The New York herald., 1870-07-25
UslvERssLlsT CHURsu, rLlmPToN BUILDING.

Tho Christian View of War-ssAnd Ye Shall
Hear Of Wars and RumOrs Of Wurs'-Ser.
mon by Rev. Charles r. Leo.
Yesterday, at Plimpton Building, the Rev. Charles
+. Lee preached 10 q considerable congregation on
1.-THE Christian View of WARP He took for his text
s.And ye shall hear Of wars and rumors Of wars,n
and spoke as foilows-
Just as
THE BATTLE SMOKE
OF the greatest civil OF modern times Ia rolling
away and the serried legions Of the great republic
have returned to their welcoming homes Just as the
Howning guns Of Sadowa have grown cold and the
catered ensigns OF armies are rured
and laid away; just as the world is sinking into
fond dream Of peace and the nations clasp hands In
fraternity again, from the distant sea come the
sad tidings OF new enmtty and war, and we hear as
itwere, oatin2 on each Atlantic breeze the can Of
tne bugle and the roll OF the drum the word Of
stern command, and the heavy tramp, tramp Of
MILLION OF ARMED MEN,
Again are our hopes Of International union and
sympathy all dspelled; again must mother earth be
torn BY dissensIon and wet with fratricdal blood;
again must the brave lay down their lives and the
sky Of evening be red with burning harvests and
homes. The battle ground is one Of historic inter-
est. Here, many time In the days OF old, has the
fate Of Kingdoms. and empires been decided. Here
twenty centuries ago, the leglons OF Roman Caesar
back with cruel slaughter. Here. centuries later
the field OF strife in the time of the great Char
lemagne. Here in the Old age OF feudalsIn tile war
like 6arons OF France and Germany fun often met
Was ne9e ass Sess 'ss sso sSo
impetuous Charles OF Burgundy led on his
MAIL~CLAD THOUSANDS
to battle with the might OF Austria and the hardy
Swiss Of the Cantons. Here, In more recent times,
fourteenth Louis to oppose the warike genius of
Marlborough ana Prince Eugene, and here In the
the p1s oo 'Vs
way to Jena and Austcrtz. Truly, then. this Is an
historic grouud. one which has continually trembled
with the tramp OF conbending battaliOns and the
have been poured here that the pride and ambi-
% lion of princes might be satisfied with some new
Dauble or power or renown. Sunny aud favored of
God, yetIt is q land of death.
its soil Is watered with tears OF blood ana anguish
and wDitened with the bones Of millions millions
Of men, and all this since the advent OF the blessed
Christ all this since the dawn OF the reign OF love-
al tins since tne angeissang on tnat wntry evening
earth peace, good will toward men,
Truly the Saviours words IN our text are as pro-
PneticM now as they were IN the days OF his apos-
HEAR OF WARS AND RuMoRs OF WARS"
HOW We startle as we remember them. We
0reamt OF peace: We had pictured the earth as 1t
prospered under the reign OF kindly love; we had
sung Of Its peaceful homes. Its ripeng harvests and
Taking Christian standpoint, what Is warp 1t is
relic OF the dead and terrible past; relic of those
them, delighted in scenes OF horror anu bl0Od. War
Three thousand years ago meant
RAPINE FIRE AND SLAUGHTER
Tnat Is what 1t meaus to-day. Its terror5 have
been mitigated. allow, to large extent, but 1t
practically means the same thing now. War can he
0Sgu guised and made to appear grand and ennobling
But this Is before the rich uniform becomes tattered
and torn, and the sword wet and discolored
with human blood. To see regiment of soldiers,
with their muskels shonldered and bayenets gsten.
ing and swords shining, and to hear Che drums roll
ing sfs the enthusiasm OF Gil, and II it were con-
0ned to u holiday parade all would pc well. But
where Is that regiment tomorrow, where are those
hopeful warriors who but yesterday were in our
midstY Squadron alter squadron had charged the
enemy and had gone down, ana q score OF painting,
weary refugees Is all that Il lett OF that grand army
whose march to death had furnished us all with u |
pleasurabe excitement. IL ID necessary TO dsttI-
gulsh between the pOlnp and the horror of war; War
nsed to he, and Is, the pastlme Of savages, and 1t
should not be the practice OF civilized, Christian
men, See the homes destroyed,
THE AFFAIRS DESIGNATED,
tne wives widowed, The fathers ana mothers made
Cnlldess, and the children orphaned. Look on tins
sad picture and ask yourselves II nations false
honor or additional glory Is worth the sacrifice OF so
much blood. There can be but one answer. No, o
nations true glory Is In the cultivation OF the arts
OF peace, and soon be the time when wars VIII cease
and all the Kingdoms OF the earth Will live In peace
and unity with one another
At the conclusion Of the sermon Mr.. Lee prayed to
IOa tnat the contending armies now about to pre-.
Clptate themselves on each other might be touched
with Gods grace aud return to their homes without
couimlIting the ravages attendant on long war.
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