The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-26

HAAhM ata - tlh HHSN kt'aAtN ~ taN
shore AZ the feet Of Israel we, remember.
Ing hIs portion lor The future coming 10
him ia the visions Of the drowning hour,
We begin to realize the tremendous fac,
that Vengeance Is Nine" will repay
saith The Lord
From The scene Of death, our hearts are
gladly lined by the song Of rescued Is
rael. II there T. power la dramatic effect.
II the grandest deliyersuce that was ever
known can move the sensibilitics to c1.
ultatiou in deyouon,it was felt in The song
the millions sang, I'VE will slug unto the
Lord, for lie hath triumphed gIoriously. :.
Aud Miriam led the daughters OF Israel
with timbrels IN that marvellous dance,
where the song swept over the waters
"Slng We 10 the Lord, for lie hath tri-
umphed gloriously; the horse aud his
rider hath tie thrown into the sea- 1t
was something more than personal deliy-
crauce which inspired the song. The
hours had been years ia their lives They
bad been lifted ia soul, for the ordeal had
been fearful. They had come nearer TO
the Divine than any conscious approach
could mark Aud as they filled the sub.
lime moment bow was the sense Of JUS
tice intensified in their apprehensions. 1t
was not delight in the disaster Of foe,
kpt IL ,s.ns that st.rp rsat Il, tka fact thai
the divine justice was not fancy merely
since II stood forth in such awful grand
cur before the world
Our lives, brethren, are moulded more
than we think by these significant hours,
We may deem that God had some special
interpretations for Israel which have not
beeu shared by the ages since But we
greatly err. We fully believe IN His inn
partislity aud unchangeableuess. lie has
proved Himself the Eternal God IN every
circumstance and situation pertaining to
human affairs. There are Red seas all
along the line OF our movements. If We
have the qualities Of the lsraeites-purity
OF purpose, devotion TO duty, and re.
lance on God--we shall sometimes find
ourselves IN similar passes of trial aud
shall see like justification of the Over
ruling Hand. 1t may be that we shal
fail sternly to stand by the waves unit
they divide; il is possible that instead o.
the supplicating look heayenward, We
may fly TO the coyerts, Our lives mast
then be in confusion and we shall not
bring ourselves to the nobler sacratlce ol
God. We have then, 1t may be, purity O
heart and devotion TO duty, but we lack
firm reliance on God. Better il Is true
1 10 be thus than TO share the malice
of those who persecute. Better be th,
smallest Isralite than the prince of Pha
raohs host. But IL is this assurance, thii
faith IN the Justice of God which addl
the complement TO character aud bids III
stand until the waves divide and tn,
pathway ID the just appears.
| At the close of the discourse the foil ow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed
Whereas: Our pastor, Rev. VIM. 5
Blaisdell, has declined to further minister
to this church aud congregation in spirit
ual things, therefore,
ReSotved: That we accept his declcn
sion with sorrow and regret, and hops
that our loss will be his gain.
ReSotved. That we hereby extend L
him our heartfelt sympathy and conf
dence,
ReSOlved' That in whatever place tb'
providence of God shall call him to labor
our prayers, our affection, our esteem
and commendation, will go with him.