Opis: A Sermon in Memory of the Heroic Dead - Sterry D. C.

Excerpt from A Sermon in Memory of the Heroic Dead: Who Have Fallen in the Battles of Freedom; Delivered in the Congregational Church at Lake City, Minnesota, June 1st, 1862

Nothing from the past worth the having has come to us without blood. Christianity was cemented by the blood of the martyrs. Religious liberty and civil and constitutional freedom have been built up by the mysterious potency of this precious cement. Let us not, who inherit what the blood of the past has built, grow squeamish at the mention of war. If the institutions of freedom, order and righteousness, cemented for us by the blood of the Fathers, are assaulted and shaken, let us not withhold that which can alone cement them anew. The blood is not worth the having which is not worth the spending. This language is none too strong, it but expresses the simple truth

But the Bible gives a significance to the shedding of blood, such as no human history ever did or ever will. It reveals to us the Christ - the annointed of the Father, pouring out his blood for the ransom of our race. It teaches us that we are redeemed, not with Silver and Gold - but with this precious blood of Christ; thus showing that God's richest gift's to man - Eternal Life and Immortal bliss - are the fruits of the shedding of blood. And, truly, without shedding of blood, there could come to man no remission of sins, no blessing, no good forever and ever.

The shedding of blood in war, terrible and awful as it is, is sometimes not only justifiable, but absolutely demanded by the Almighty at the hand of human beings. They are sometimes placed in circumstances where wot to make war, not to shed blood, would be criminally and exceedingly wicked in ciple of the Government, and inaugurating tyranny and despotism - for a Nation under such circumstances to refuse to put down the rebellion, because it would involve civil war, would be a monstrous crime against both man and God.

Thus of old, God not only commanded his chosen people to make war upon the corrupt dwellers in Canaan, but in one instance at least, when a certain city refused to help in the conflict, the angel of the Lord, by whom we understand is meant the Lord Christ himself. pronounced a leas ful curse upon the place - "Curse ye Meroz, curse ye the inhabitants thereof bitterly, saith the angel of the Lord, because he came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty." And never after do we hear of that city. Doubtless it was swept from the earth with the besom of destruction. And why Beer use they refused to come out to battle against the enemies of right-eousness.

I repeat it then - human beings arc sometimes placed in circumstances where not to make war is not merely a simple misdemeanor as in the sight of Heaven, but it is a high crime against humanity, and High Treason against Jehovah!

Such precisely, is the condition of out country to-day. A gigantic rebellion has lifted its unholy hand to stab to death the dearest and most sacred interests of humanity; not simply of the American people, but of all people, of universal humanity. It were easy to show that the assassins dagger is aimed, not at the Government only, or at its every recognizance and principle ot jusGod ssight. Thus: for a man to stand by jtice, but at the sacred bosom of Liberty herand see his household murdered, and refuse, self, and at the very vitals of Christianity as altho in his power, to defend them.even tho i well Who does not know that Slavery he must, in so doing, tike the life o!the as cannot co-exist with Justice, with Liberty, aassin this would be most wicked in the or with a pure Chirstianity It is, as everynight of God. And so, for a Nation to stand body knows, the avowed object of this rehj and allow a rebellion like this in our; bellion to extend and perpetuate Slavery country to break forth and overrun the lad, to found an Empire whose chief corner stone weeping away every just and

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Nazwa: A Sermon in Memory of the Heroic Dead Who Have Fallen in the Battles of Freedom; Delivered in the Congregational Church at Lake City, Minnesota, June 1st, 1862 (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Sterry D. C.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781331864905
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 20
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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