Year: 1859

NCNs Se De EhIbOubs


Smith h Nixon's Hall was about two-thirds
filled last night by the audience attracted to
the lecture, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Mercantile Library Association, by the
Rev. g. b. Parsons, Of Louisville, on "The
American Union its Divine Origin and De-
velopment, as Foreshadowed in Prophecy" Mr..
Persons Is largo and robust, about forty five
years Of age, and In his manner digniHed and
agreeable. He began by saying that the mys-
terious Hypostasis, or Trinity In Unity, affected
both the nature Of God and the manner Of his
existence that variety in unity was the divine
reflection, as seen In all the works Of his hands.
This is made manifest In sll those exhibitions
Of wisdom and power with which ho governs
and directs the affairs Of men. And yet, how
ever varied, diverse and multiform the prao-
tice' and powers Of human pursuit, the variety
concentrated at last into the single principle
the unity Of Gods purpose. This Is true in re-
gard to indiyiduals-itis Ia also true In regard TO
nations for a nation is but the aggregate re-
suit of individual combination. Especially is
this unity to be observed in those nations whose
governments have so clearly exhibited the inn
press of Gods special instrument for tho ac-
complishment Of his own great purposes and
such an one is the American Republic. If It
has not appeared, 1t Is because Of the lack Of
grace Of truth as reflected from God. Tho
Republics Of Greece were deficient In this,
and they fell ignobly-they perished, and the
glowing blaze Of their splendor has gone out
forever.


The consolidation Of this principle, and its
application to government, constitutes the true
Higher Law. Urged by a false ambition, which
knows not God, sectarian and sectional divis-
ions have been promoted, Treachery and Trea-
son have taken the place of Truth and Pat
riotism, National Unity has been enfeebled,
and all this in consequence of the internal dis
ruption of the State. ......


The motto which rims the Old Bell of the
Capitol, 600 and proclaim Liberty throughout
all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof" /"
is striking coincidence with the Divine inter-
position in the affairs of the nation. Little did
the genius of that Spanish foundry dream when
they mado that bell, that it bore secret COM
mission to proclaim Liberty and Freedom to
the world. This was Of God, and it was in
tended as the natal bell--although formed from
q Papal Furnaoe--of universal and eternal
emancipation to the nation whose advent was
in l77e; and the light which then illuminated
the first Temple of real Liberty the world had
ever seen, was the same which should lead the
whole family of men back to their original
rights.


The lecturer here said that the oneness of
American government Is evolved In its mission
of liberty to all mankind. He then spoke Of
Jesuitism and Disunion, and said there was
not blacker fend in the precincts of eternal
dom than the latter, and that when the ex-
tremes met, which was the philosophical result
Of all ultraisms, the Jesuits and Disunionists
would be found together. But although this
might happen, that which God had planted
He would protect, and because of this, Ameri-
can unity would become source of common con-
Germ at home, and of common interest abroad.
He then reverted to the attitude of hostility
precated this, spoke of the historical fact that
almost simultaneous, or within the same Cycle,
at Plymouth on the North, and San Angus
tine. on the South-the English Pilgrims at
ono place, and the French Huguenots at the
other-landed the first settlers of the country,
and planted the same banner in both extremes
of the country at the same time. He spoke of
slavery, of the compromise of 1850, and closed
with a peroration which was very eloouent
The delivery of the discourse occupied about
an hour and a quarter, and was listened to with
marked attention. Our abstract is meager,
and contains but few Of the points of the lee
ture; the latter portion of which is unavoidably
lost to our readers for want of space.