The New York herald., 1870-08-29
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Let Us Have Peace-A Sermon the Franco
Prussian War, by the Rev. Charles Smyth.
Quite large congregation, considering the sea.
son, listened TO the Rev. Charles Smyth, IN Thr-
teenth street, yesterday when he preached with his
usual eloquence on the theme OF the "Franco-Prus-
war; The text was:-''We have peace with
God, through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans ". ~
"Let us Have Peace" Tins noble sentiment may
be found today swelling the generous bosom not
only OF lllustrous President but or every
humane person who reads with horror the daily
record OF the sangunary scenes which are enacted
beyond the Atlantic. Could the stined OF
gagged and PROSTATE France be heard, as she lies
bleeding and ready TO expire al The feet OF the two
monsrchs VINO nghring for IAN idea" over her
trampled body, she would be found to utter the same
cry.
'LEr Us HAVE PEACE
Peace TO ashes, peace to our widows ana
orphans cries from the earth the blood OF half
million OF braves who have been offered in sacrifice
10 appease the anger and reconcile the mutual
hatred OF those TWO despots. LET us have peace"
AZ ioaed on the waves OF the ocean and carried by
the winds OF heaven, which bear TO shores the
groans OF dying men, the walls OF widows and
mothers and the helpless prayers for bread OF fam
ished orphans and starving grandslres. But what
care despots for these thingsY What widows
tears or orphans cries, groans OF the wounded,
or the agony and throes OF tne dying, blood or
thousands. or starvation, disease and destruction
Tor millions OF mobiles and piebeians, long the
royal persons are themselves safe from harm
There SHAH be no peace says the one. 80 long
eneIny's loot is our SOIL There shall be peace
iHeitales The other, Untll
TnE PnussiAN FLAG WAVES FROM THE TUILERIEs. |
Should the nations OF Europe nos learn lesson
Of popular ability rom TINS war, and II with ef.
iect. they would deserve 10 be slaves When seated
In carriage drawn by powerful stetds one re- |
hectS what great things these animals might accom-
pish IL they were aware OF Their strength and knew
how 10 use IL. bit aGd relns could not hold them,
hon ,lI1t et.l
msstor their masters on dld the peoples but |
know how impussant are they who sit In the char
lot oi crowned state, and what mighty resources
among themselves, would they tacitiy submit, not |
even TO ne driven with harness AS highbred steeds,
but ANONYMOUSLY 'hUrrsh, hurrished," Hiber.
man propels hurd OF swine 10 Wholesale slaughter?
The great resources Of France, which now, as snow
lneits beneath the sun, are giving way even unto
destruction before t1e consuming forces OF Prussan
artOr auu military skill, have been long strong
enough 10 hurl hundred usurpers from the throne
and put the people IN their place.
THE TIME is COMING
when they VIII know their strength and use it, too
iMeantiie whence ur through whom shall peace to
that ruined country conner There is great obstacle
tl,at stands IN the way 10 peace between the comba
fdnfs-to VII, Napoleon gave 10 William an insult
and commenced injury by war, FOR which, yet,
IN tie estimation of tue latter, no atonement has
been made or satisfaction rendered by the former.
Both are obstinate. The one refuses 10 yield; the /
otner 10 pause IN his victorious career. The result
ls plain.
NAPOLEON LII BIZ CRUSHED
But should IoClu Who j. now acting Governor |
OF Paris, form a PROVISIONAL government, or the |
Corps L5gsiduf appoint one, which would be |,
achioW leu4eG by hlng william az tue substitute for
the Napoleonic IT might gain an audience with the
KING and treat win nm upon terms which he |
woud consider and accept of rs sufficiently atom
Ing and satisfactory, and after that Napoleon him
sr ana the generals, and all VINO have co-operatcd
wlih ANA against William might come IN Tor pardon
under
THE TERMS AN AMNESTY
10 le proclaimed by the Prussan monarch ana thus,
through the good ohices OF medatorial provisional
government might the offended dignity, the self-re-
spect and scll-deience and wrath OF the cohquerng
hins DC appeased ana his honor vindicated recon.
citation between iiiin and The people OF France
COM nIpshed. ana pardon ana peace procured for
nll, rvacntng even 10 hu, the proud and naughty
monarch VINO gave the unprovOkcd insult, as well
a. 10 every individual soldier who fought Tor his
ana to every individual inhabitaat OF the and.
fhus would the people of France and all concerned
IN levy ing ana conducting this most unproyOked
and Ubiquitous war have peace with King william
through the provisional governments But with
ont ihs tis pain mat defeat TO the
Ficncil viii follow after defeat and desiruc-
ton upon destruction 10 Inc utmost Humiliation.
Ana now. my dear friends, you mag see how that,
~ we contemplate passing events they tee-
Erapheu 70 us ana placed In print daily record
may be found to b. illustrative oil one OF the sub
libesL
MT2fERlEs REVELATIONS:
ior may mol these reflections make plain to
us tne ineann. OF The text, ave have peace with
cod through our Lord Jesus Christ ?' Have you
ANY difficulty IN conprehending what is meant by
peace when We speak OF IL m connection VITA the
existing war Ana why should you when we refer
10 it In connection WIN that great warfare, more
Ubiquitous sun, which was declared In Paradise 10y
man against Iust Heaven and which has ragged
since : Bur Christ ~ Our mediator III the struggle
which the OF Adam dared wage with God,
and through that divine mediation we may hone TO
e1jJf beyond tnls life ana The struggles Of this
World That peace which passetn al understandings
ChlRsN OF TAiE TRANSPORTATION.