, 1879-06-30
n Political Sermon by the Rev.
- ], :. MIR. Rayfin.
The Impending Issue Between State
Rights aud Nationalism,
4 Rcrly to lngersoil by Prof. Samuel
=" Ives Curtfys.
The Ren Dr.. Nororosa, Of Carlisle, Pa.,
Addresses q Chicago Audience.

Free Church, corner OF Washington strcor IN
tho subject, "Tftc Rebellion Nnt Dead, but 1ts
Spirit Bill Scaklng tho Destruction Of Tia
United Htatus:, Government" Tic text wss
seremiasi, will, it," We looked for peace, tut
no good cnme; aud for a trne Ut health, AMI bo.
held tronbto NJ .
On the 18th day Of May, 1850, hlr. Lincoln va,
nominated for President by the, Republican
National Convention, then 10 session at Chi.
cago. On the 9th of November Of the tatua
,yenr hs 'was fairly and couatItut!onallv elected
ito tho highest Office in the gift OF the American
people. Tho result Of this memorable eIectfon
ua.. trodc VI, rre,,v4 ~ ,s.o..;o. t.s"a
.,,a m"ssu.,s 'o ,rs,. sseeA''ou ,'om
luz feoeral Union py .tne' southern.
atRtce. On tho 20th Of December, 1860,
South Carolina unanimously paa,cd the
orf1inanca of aerssafon. nni1 m fho 9TH ,,,o
1,ov.rno- tssu,, NJ n-n.,.r..t,o,, M .so
n..s sosua ,ao p,ue'a.1atiou uec'"ll'e LILO
state OF south. Carolina to be separate, free,
sovereign, and independent State. Mississippi
rasged m ordinance of accession Jan. a. 1871.
! Alabama and FIorf1n fo1towed tntt Ian. ~.
1n;,ts.an, ~, so. a,,,, rs"s. r.,, a"' ~,
Southern confederacy was Immediately formed,
the Convention meeting ut Montgomery an tho
4tt Of February. Under tic provisional Couan-
tntfou oontcij at thta Convcntfon. NJ .Tofrerso,,
....,,. ".r ,a..s .",1 1,u',, "4'' ~
law nav,s "as elcesea ffesldcht, anu A. II.
etephcns Vlce-iresiuent' Tic new ConfederacJ
thus formed entered ak once upon active prcpa-
ratfons for yar. nu,l on tha nh uf March. ony
1, W. uass naseF tne '"aue1sa''ou o. ffesaent
1'aco'n' Me oon'caesase tongfese PASSED. an
act authorizing military force Of 100000 men.
On tho 1oth Of April tho bombardmcnt Of
Fort snmter was cnn,mencct, nv ;en nc,nro.
rsrs sn1 nfta. = ;,s,1.nt ss.t.,ns,a -, .h,s...
s@'u' anu a!set sa1a'lt sch'a'taee VI t"FIs-
tbroo hours tho hall'ssarvod garrison were COM
gs,sd to surrender t to the oonfseEnts % @ iorses
Lincoln Ind toten hss oo,b ~ of,co nc,,a,
1nto'n ""u .aaen 't's out1 VI o"'cu ue1aa4
ooen WIT, hao oeeu commaucea hRa!nsL tto
constitutional m authority q tlle United States
dlstotVeu, 'ta nrms anu !nunit!on5 qf var stolen
pfov19ustY " Tug pfcmea!tatca acsl9n OK
tfaispfsl n! anu lis !o.ts seIzea. ,,,,., .-,,.
t!'eee first overt asts' Of this armed rebellion
u without parallel ~ fhe history Of etyll
ieatis. ~ eost tht ,t county hnnareds Of thou-
s o. a 81. VGs q @ ioas sa G1 trsuf
az Tic march. Or tiaryeato death IN Southern
prison pens: was taksa from the pursuit ct
peaceful Industries aa murdered BY tl1e traitor,
ous hots tnat hau reserved o. On the destruction Of
save their impcrlled country, rushed to thc
rescue, forsnknE Their business Mild sll tlIe
sacred nnu -, lond enacnrments of home mn!
wlnt for' rnsy had neen taught TINT tlts was
than the sun ever ehone upon; that the Federal
, ion y VIZ e., fnts t,n .i., =! ;n
ou's, ~ w ~. - uosst" I'tis ruiou
Has .ne a1tS o. evSsY sai c.t'hen anl WIZ 70
1sInnsnt ~ Ios.c.1sy uo..npa.lsu ., .!u utitrn
; 2sates uoYofu.nen1 "a' s'o''ous 'il'''s ~ a'o
toT.
!, lp tn!s oelie., ana fol TINS purpose they toox
tneif HYts ~ the;r Gaat!s anH went iofth; lhe
eonnaent aopo q M!tate vetarY cneered .'.e .Mes
u tnelr IanE anu tiFeeuMo mafcncsI ncrqeu ti'e!1
tor the terrible SHOCK OF oattle, enanicd thsIn 10
pGaE tas TeasX ~, moG2tony o. eanp.liia Wtnons
murmnr, anu. .evoni 10 s,owly Waate nraY ~
exposure ann s1aEvation ~ .Anaersons,i,e gni
iopy. A. VIZ t"c'T coua'fY @ tteY Wcss sm!ie.'
w anu aY!ns ioF ~ "as anf Inc III nteaessation
OF the glorious feaesal ut,ton. IIle fepeatea
cr vsrn ,
again. Darling sons, too yot'ng for service III
beos tue o s wss 'oSs o1s! to Sae md Ito to
die, offering up their lives in the bright opcnfng
Teafs T Of tleir manhood, and f9r what TO save
| thelr country, Whoae very eIistonce was nov
| mennced bY az armed rebellion Of gigantic
| proportions Iia fsnelllon overthrow, ana
| t1e Va'on preserved, postetity ~oaIa neSes