The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-09-25


His wonders to perform,
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Blind unheief is sure to err,
And sean His work is vain:
God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain
Then | continued: "Mr. Lincoln, ON the
first Sabbath of July the battle of Bull Run
WAS fought. There was Il period III that
battle, about 3 o'clock F. NJ, when General
Mcdowell rode along his lines and CON
graduated his troops on their splendid vic
tory. He had not regained his position,
when the Confederate commander, with Il
large reinforcement, rushed down upon our
ranks, and never on this continent was
there so disgraceful Il route. Our brave
boys fed for suCcor and for safety. Why
some of them did not stop until they found
sateryin this citv. The next sabbath a cele-
DRAFTED divine of New York preached III this
city and he advanced this propositions: His
tory, said he, has recorded the fact, that
III every battle fought upon the sabbath, the
party bringing on the battle has been de
teated. Mr.. Lincoln, that WAS II bold asser-
tion but look into it and that it is true
Mr.. Lincoln, is this true? Let lis look ut
il. The tattle of Waterloo was fought on
the Sabbath. Napoleon brought on that
Gt'lit anu W as ttltaltil. ne bdiI IT, OF New
Orleans was fought on the Sabbath. The
British brought Oh that battle and We're de-
tratrd; and So Oh throughout, history has
recorded the fact
further said tn Mr.. Lincoln in that con-
verSation: " Mr. Lincoln, | have observed
one thing i'll this war. There are very many
notable men come over here from Europe
and they, many of them, 80 down South to
see orr armies and they often choose the
sabbath for this purpose, and our command
ing officers, TO compliment them and show
our brave boys in the best light, put the
armies on the field and march them around
Mr.. Lincoln, this is all wrong; many of orlr
soldiers aud officers are God-traring men:
besides this, they fatigue them to crafty
those strangers. 1t ought to be- stopped.
Well" said Mr.. Lincoln, 81 had not
observed this: it must he stopped" This
was in August. and in November IL general
order appeared tram tl,r War Department
putting stop 10 il, have not sci down
here all OF the conversation: it was quite
lengthy. After returned home Was mar
rating this to one Of our Methodist minis.
terS, and he said to me hat a man, of whom
he had been purchasing his supplies, was
always out of his usual supply ON Monday:
and he further said that, although he was
wi;Ea,, inan. he would not kill on the Sab
bath, and CAV" as !! f.ason: - was i'll the
army during all the wat, AID | observed
that when we fought upon Sabbath, we
We're sure to he whipped
The proposition of the New York minis
ter is true. was once, when in Washing
ton, at an oyster supper, and a friend OF
nine Felaied this singular fact about Sab
bath nyi.tin4. and wHiie he was speaking of
it Us Il general rule, an .sa,..,T.,I:y If the |
Navy being one of the guests, and there
was pause in he conversation, said the |
battle of Lake Erie was an exception to |
that rule, for that battle was fought upon
the Sabbath. Perry brought on that battle |
and vas Successful. 1t was not for me to |
speak, n", :. E,..i ! 2at hGHe eyanined the |
proper authority, and found iha. dat hat |
tie was fought upon Friday, and not upon
The Sabbath. So the truth of the propoSi- |
lion was sustained. And tina; proposition
proclaimed by that New York divine was
his: - History has recorded the fact, that
every battle fought upon the Sabbath,
ne party i,rngihe plt The hlttlr has been
letrated'i
Remember the Sabbath day, Ia Keep it
loiy. He that honnreth Me, | will honor;
MT he that dr>li>rfh Me shall be lightly
lSHmff!, ;: IN.
Yours, i. j. SAMPLE.