The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
Safety of Peace Principles.

From book of over 500 pages, pub
lished by the American Peace Society
in 1s45, entitled, "Book of Peace, "
we make the following extracts. in
illustration of the safety of peace prin-
ciples to those who put their trust and
confidence in God, and who prefer to
lose their life for Christ's sake, rather
than offend Him by violating his
plainest and most positive commands
and imbruing their hands i'll their
brothers blood:
"rhe natives Of the South Sea IS
lands once came down upon the mis-
sionaries with the intention of killing
them, for the sole purpose of seizing
their property, which they coveted.
The missionaries eXpoatulated with
he m in vain; they persisted III their
bloody design, and seemed OH the
point of carrying it into effect. God
was the only resort; and the missiona-
ries, turning toward each other, knelt
in PRAYER, and expected every moment
the war club to dash out their brains.
They arose, at length from their Knees,
and the natives We're gone! lhey
fealed an ambush, or some other STRAIT
agem, aud searched for them with
care, but could discover no traces OF
their assailants. They went TO the
seashore, but the natives were not
there. At length they met little boy
of whome they inquired, where are
all the people:' Why said lie, don't
you know? They are gone to the
other side of the Island to hide them
selves in. the Wood And how came
they to do that?' when they saw
you prayiug,' replied the boy,, and
heard you call on your God, and knew
that he is 4 great and mighty Gou,
they were afraid that he would come
down and kill them all, SO they all ran
away to hide themselves
"a case still more remarkable occur
red at the siege of Copenhagen, under
Lord Nelson. An officer i'll the fleet
says: Il was particularly impressed
with an object which I saw three or
four days after the terrific lombard
ment Of that place. For several nights
before the surrender, the darkness was
ushered in with Il tremendous roar OF
guns and morlars, accompanied by tle
whizzing of those destructive and burn
ing engines of warfare, CongreVe's
rockets. The dreadful effects were
SOON visible in the brilliant lights
through the city. The blazing houses
of rich, and the burning cottages OF
the poor. illuminated the heavens ana
the wide spreading flames rejecting on
the water, showed forest of ships as
sembled around the city for its destruc,.
ton. This work of corflagratlon went
ou for several nights but the Danes at
length surrendered, and on walking
some days after, among the ruins, con-
sisting OF the cottages OF the poor,
houses of the rich, manufactures, lofty
steeples and humble meeting houses,
| discovered, amid this barren field OF
desolation, solitary house unharmeu; ;
all around it burnt mass, this alone
untouched by the fire. u monument OF
mercy. Whose house is that?' l
asked. THAT said the interpreter,
belongs to Quaker. He would
neither fight nor leave his house, but
remained in prayer with his family
during the bombardment.' Surely,
thought I, it is well with the righteous.
God has been shield to thee in battle,
wall of fire. round about thee, very
present help in time of need" J"