Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-29

AOiS iNO tuCiI UdI DdIOuS CllclllicS, VIC
cannot forget it,-aoe ,aeUer shall forget.
The very thought of Andersonville
wrings the heart with such a pang of
horror, that unutterable indignation and
tears overmaster u.s. But we must not
forget this has been the bitter expert
ence of thousands before our time, for
the same reason. As the adversities
which arise in national progress bring the
good and loyal into straits, there is sure
to be this. collision when the claims of .
justice are presented, and in this class of
men, of whom Nabal is a representative, |
there are men so Ignorant that they can
not even write their names; and it would I
be great favor to them if no one could |
write them, for then. their meanness |
would not be brought to light.
AS they cannot look at men or princi-
Piles, only through the medium of their |
british natures, as great events, and |
great and good men move onward in the |
path of progress, and into a higher type
of civilization and a purer Christianity, |
we unavOidably come in contact with
them. Justice is not an article in their
creed.
Here is a man distinguished alike for
his bravery in battle, wisdom in council,
and with talents of the highest order, as
a scholar and poet. He was the great
man of his times. He had not his equal
in all Israel. He was young man, yet
already had his victory over Goliah filled
the land with his. fame, and his name
and deeds of patriotic valor were blended
with the history and poetry of his
country. Even in his exile, hunted as
fugitive, he maintained his literary and
religious habits, by writing some of his
most beautiful Psalms, as, for instance,
the 18th, 57th, 63d, and 1920. He was,
| moreover, the Amounted of the Lord
the man selected as best qualified, by his
|. sagacity and statesmanlike abilities, to
defend his country from its enemies, and
! to advance it to that commanding posi-
| ton among nations God designed 1t
should occupy. David combined in his
! character the statesman, the scholar and
| the Christian. In their blended glory,
! he stood above every other man IN the
nation. He was the Washington, the
Webster, the Milton of his times.
Though an outlaw, he was true patriot,
driven from his home and cheated OF his
rights, patiently biding his time and
waiting Gods will. Compared with the
churlish Nabal, how superior And yet
this rich ignoramus puts on arlstocratc
airs. and asks, 10h0 IS Ddod? There
have been times in all ages of the world
history, when patriotic suffering and
exalted worth have been treated in this
manner. Ignorance and pride have as
saulted principle, patriotism and religion,
when represented in the character of
Moses. of David, Paul, Luther, and
esnccialIv so when embodied in the per
feet character and life of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Wealth in the hands of
selfish, unprincipled men, is the milestone
on which they grind the faces of the
moor; and. in politics, the great party
battering-ram. The time has been,
thank God those times are past, when
opnression and treason held high carni-
val in our Capitol when justice was
hooted. right ignored, and loyalty
spurned.
II. Let us notice the hostility towards
humanity. Every age has furnished
great occasions for the real claims OF
humanity. Nations struggle into birth
and to the possession of their rlght
through much opposition. Israel did
, America dId. What a travail was the
national exodus of Israel before it c0ult
: Law the foundation of national pros
,.eritv fit to be hOnorcd with a Messiah
descending, rs to his human relations
from race of kings, Of whom Davi'
was its princely head. Yet We behold
the man whose arm and whose vision
was to achieve such victories and enac
~ such laws that would raise the nation a
= once to a commanding position; VIII
xtrove to imbue it with his own rea
patriotism and thclove of God, begging hi
bread at the door Of churlish ignoranc
! and pride His appeals to bis humanlt
!. met with british repulse. How keenl
y that refined and sensitive soul of David
. that waxed strong in the mountains !
. communion with God felt the insult
= Ae Sc honOred representative Of oCi
rsgad ap;9 suffering humanity, he wa
hnffeted nv thick headed dott, Prld
armored with wealth; pride destitute Q
o brains. drove heroic greatness aud hIhgf
4 worth from his door. r.
q Such opposition does humanity ore
= receive when nations are passio9 lhFS"S
n those severe conflicts and crises, Tr"f
: which arises a purer and healthier pr"
a.. neritv. When the beam OF thus sam
# nations existence lay trembling IN u
hands of the Great Arbiter OF Hatlon
h and Humanity, appareled with innocrnc
~ and love. stood a suppliant before !
NOT having where to lay His head, prlt
, and ignorance raised their defiant voice
,e and shouted. "Away with Him Cruclf
h Him! !" And since that hour. whe
/ Israel sealed its doom, as Nabal did hi
d Christianity, as it has presented Il
,e claims of humanity in the spirit OF ~
,e Divine Master and David's son and LORI
N has received the same treatment.
~ And we know too well, what a Co
IF fest humanity had in our own COUNT
IN with these forces of evil, and what su
h. fprinrs and sacrifices were endured u
" til oppression was dethroned. NO mo
to. shall the stars and stripes witness u
pr bleeding wounds Of adefenceless hufna
ID ity. Nabal is dead and humanity she,
her grateful tears at the tomb OF u
al martyred Abraham the Just NO long
OF does oppression and pride say, VINO
al David ? Their Goliah lies low in Il
n dust. his head cut off by the trenchal
or sword of LOYALTY and, as soon as over Il
" nlains the discomftted hosts of rebt
~ lion flee. an emancipated race rise
- their full strength and rights and sho
az when the Philistines fled before 9
n ~'otorious armies of Israel-they fl
~ t W. 4y! Victory, victo7y, VICTORY
a. They ia ke the seats Of their ., oppre ESQ
e, and represent the states ,d 9na anr; oh
lie reckoned them as 80, ,,,,raer,itcd :,
re their treasury by tn,en1 ,i HmlSo''o =
" and sale on the auction 'Hlock,
Sc III. But my subject wou.' q be IN n ;s;n
of plete if / should not include 'elis ag
n Justice and humanity are the serN d
e. of religion The greatest, the most U
ks compromising foe of selfishness ana
n preston is Christianity IN its aggressl
ey and reformatory character. The weaRE,oc
,ir Of its warfare are mighty to the ,pullrll
On down of the stronghold of evil +
strong fortresses of heathepism fall
be. to to- make way for the chariot of her I,
y. sword on His thigh. Christianity in b
Is principles and mission is aggressl,
b, against all forms of sin, whether uno
on the form of imperial enaetments, b'
is, barous. customs or ecclesiastical dogn.'
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