A DISCOURSE JDELIVERED LN’ .N’EW.B URI’PORT.; JULY 4, 13145, IN‘ 0' OJIMEJI 012./1 TI ON W AMERICAN INDEPEND ENOE, Mm M on THE DELIVERANCLE 01:‘ EUROPE. BY DANIEL DANA, A.M. Pastor of a Church in N ewburyport. :t~IEWI3UR'YPOB.'1‘: AA xmmmzu BY wxLLm.M: n. M,1.mN,, 3:: co. mm non SA1'aE % AT '1-ma NI:HVBU.RYPOR'1‘ 13001:.-aroma. 18144.. DISGOURSE. "’ M ----.I!W!' *:».:' REV. XV. 3, 4a,. V Great wml marvellous are thy worlcs, Lord Gail Almiglzty; just and true are thy ways, than Ming qf saints. “I/Vho shall not fear these, 0 Lord, cmcl ‘glorify thy +name.? fczrr thou mzly art holy: for all nations shall come and worslzip before thee ; for thy juclg- vnents are made '1n(1,*rL'2;}"e3t. t AMID'tI1e flluctuatiolns of hL1mal1tllil1f_."§S, and the l‘:ala.1nitie.s Wllitth 0pp'rcsss m11* s1)eci&$, tlw C0l’l‘l3(J5IIlplil... tive mind it-3 often perplexe-«.1, mzul the fmelillg l.x.ea1*t 1°-eeuly to sink. A 13:11; how ccms¢)1i11gistlm tlnlotxglmt, tlmty the Loml ra'ign$.' tlmt the {same 1)ow*m*, Wisdom and love which mzule tlm World, are employed in its gov. cawznzentl; ilrldlllthat ltlml final iS:3‘:Stl(3, even 01" the xlzxrkest dispensations willbe. lnrig;l1ta;11d glorious! How z1;n.i-l mating the I~eflection, that in this tumultuous mgioxl, film PRINCE ox» PEACE has erectetl his benign empire; tmdwill extend it, until it slmll embmce the Whole family of imam. A A JSL1chlla1*e the reflections wl1icl1 this i115-31)'lI’G(l. pas... lesagalawakensg and which, While they afl'0rd to the lmnevolent lmarl; a. <2011st:.1nl: feast, are calculatecl at once to enlivenlancl to »I'(:‘;gl1l£!.l'.(:‘. our feelings,,0n tl1'i:e2: gweztt occasion. ~ A A A eh The crisis at Which We assemble, is of a peculiara. character. It has much to animate. It has much to depress. Reflections crowd upon, the mind in an o- verwhelming variety. Emotions spring up in the heart, too bigfor words to express, and almost too. strong for nature to support. ‘I feel, my respected hearers, that the task assigned me is impracticable. The sensations of the moment impel me to abandon it in despair. But the occasion has other claims ; and I submit. . Though the day of our nation’s birth returns upon us shrouded in gloom, it is a day dear to the hearts of i'reemen. ]_Zt calls us back to scenes ; on which memo-. i try loves to dwell. A The fourth of “J uly, 1776, fcongti- tutes a distinguished epoch in the annals, not only of our country, but of“ the World. The ‘Revolution to ‘which it gave birth, was in every. View extraordinary. p In the purity. of: its principles, in the grandeur of its design, in the magnitude and extent of its consequem ces, it stands unrivalled on the page of histo.1'y. . Behold a youthful nation, boundtothe parent state by the strong ties of interest and afiection; submitting to maternal severity, until remonstrance is vain, and redress hopeless. See her at length casting off her allegiance, notin‘ a delirium. of rage, or despair, but under the tranquil, congvictiollx Of duty, and with firm confidence in God. See her, for the purelove, of lib. erty, meeting everyform of danger, of? privation and . distress ; see lreracrrising stronger from defeat; draw», ing courage from the depths of despair; and lfinallyrt reaching, through. at sea “of blood A and rsufiering, A the haven of independence and peace. 5 l Hemusthe an atheist, who in scenes like these, (liscer’nsir;not the finger of God. ‘‘ No people,” said tl1e.Father of this country, “ can bebound to acknowl. “edge and adore the invisible hand which conducts on “the affairs of men, more than the people of the Uni- 9‘ ted States. Every step by which they have ad... “ vanced to the character of an independent nation, “ seems to have been distinguished by some token of 6‘ providential agency.” a Among the strongest proofs of this divine interpo.-i sition, we notice thatassemblage of sages, of patriots and heroes, who have acted an illustrious part on this vast theatre. They were some of the choicest gifts of Heaven to our favored country. Their falne su'li"ers nothing in comparison with that of the iirst Worthies of Greece, of Home, or of Britain. While their talents and services achieved the freedom and felicity of the nation, their virtues shed a glory round it, which the lapse of ages cannot obscure. V ‘. V Where, in all profane history, ancient or modern, shall we find the warrior, the patriot, who vies with the man whom a1 just andgrateful country has pro»- nounced ?“first in waryfirsti in ipeace,i fir-st in the hearts i‘ of his felloW—citizens.”f , Our Revolution should be endeared, to. us by the thought that it elicited the great talents, and displayed to the World the unrival- led virtues, of WASLIINGTON. It should endear our freedom andindependence, that theywere given us byfleaven through his beloved hand. it It should en-4 dear ourgovernment,thatit rose under his auspices, anti was long a1ln1ini.stereLl with unpa.1-alleledsuccess; e by his Wisdom and pet'1*iotis111 ; While his example and precepts f111’IllSl’l—t-‘ad. the nmxims by which rulers ougllt to govem, and nations nmyhecome great and happy. It ehould e11clee1' 0l11‘N(50unt1'y, that it is the place of his 13112511, the depository of his a.shes---«-th.e countrjrfor which he toiled, and watched, and wept, and prayecl; end for Wl1ieh11e ffllltlly hoped, that her liberties would be inmiortal, Can it, my lteerere, he believed, that a. nation tlme munitieently bleet by Heaven, will be at once a,ba.I1- ~~tl0116(l? Hate the temple of freedom and e1I1pi1*eVbeen. e1*eeteclinthie Weetem World, by such hands, elul 'Wltl1pS7l.1Cll bright omens, only to he; tlemolishetl 3‘ Have ou1'pe.triots toiled, mlcl tom-litlleroes blediitet vein? Shall the hopes of our country, and of menm hind perish together? Let it be 1*ememhere(litlm,t the settlement of a; eon-= .-eide1°ehleportio11 of tlfle eommmlity ojx-igitmted in the most exalted motives Wlxieh em-1 influeneei the mind of vemo. Religiotnweetlleobjeet. ‘ To 0]L‘)”‘i8t cmtl ibis :t3%et7*c}*'z., the pious pilgrimeteolmeeeretetl their lelyom, gtheir set1fl’e13ing;e,t their ell. They thought little of =eou11tIcy, of friemle, of emrtlzlyt delights; and little o.§:'" the ocean and the W'lltl6I‘l'lBS2§, so they 1I1lgl1l},S(5l:3il3l1fLt ermse flouriela, which to tl1em wveep pd62l«;1"0.,1ip' tl1a.n life. 4 They jlaicl the foundtetioneofreligious, a:151{l of civil lihertyecpleep epn(l”firm.t A Wo11tle1'fu1ly c1idtGorl prose per them ; *4 and not them only,’butl their A c:;ltild1'e.n, .-ztml; 1 their l0l1ll£l"l"BI1’_S,_(3l1ll{,l:I‘G11.g Wegt ,e.tp tl1ieeéI.ieten;t lnement,‘ reap the frutiteeof tl1ei1' piiety, eml peptriotipemt. Anal lnmy We" npothope , that out A ;'poeteritypt will A 1'ea-1? flielii too? May wefnotihope tl1a;t=fer‘t'h.isliregion~, siga. I1a,llyi:::fa.v0reldlfrem the fir-st, God has is tillllldeeigxls of mercy? = §lMayvwe not“ el1e1~isspectsi:ii<»f4i A iropej " two A ye—ars’isiiiic4e. % iS’1’1i3h%% the evils‘W11icli Voppressed, hsuclii thealipialling iiangers which BflC.(45m»]_.)iLSSBdLh€‘«1‘. ‘Those, i”1idé.ed, who Thaive Matteilded to %t11“e+ p1'0gi-esvs* or events, 1n1isAfVii'p.ercieive "t11*a‘t" thiefpiortraiti is, in: everyiviiewg ifaint ii-till :i?mpeiffect.4 Letit be adde-d, itl1ia‘t;t¥?11is': fearful‘ sys- mm of despotism; wshilié; it‘ enslaved man’1:im1, §élim'6‘(1,. mid v{rith%f.iita1 suécessyto depravei their?s\eI1«tim.e1it‘é, tow (:01-mpit tl1ei1*1ir1o1*a,1s, zmitl clestroy tlieir souls. Itivva;gecI~ implacable War with efve,1'y princziple of religion and- vi1*‘%tue-. Iitsprimeé agerits ;inid»suip%1miete1~is weiregeneml1y'v% ii10nste1*s%iofimpiety a.fidvIce*. ~ AXT11ey’I'a.uig1iet1ia§t precéjfats and s%a.n«cti0ns ‘of relrigitinvg ?ai1~d they % steeled» iiiei~riiem-is ‘against the sensibilities oainiiurei '1‘iiey feasteil orithe groans, iiheyriotetl %i}n14fhéb1’o0d, of tlieir felloiv-—c”reatuVres. iThey" tlierefore %fdiin’di“ “a; cdiiifléint 'i“1zte*rest«efi'a.(:i11gfr0I'I1 the miniisioimen eve1*ymor; £1.14 ”impressi»on‘.V'1VIankindi must in-; deliraveidtoii the A iI‘fIf10St, lest they shou1d,1ia regardeil with détestation ;e,11.L”-l hortmxu M , Every vestige of virtue must be ttbta.:;is.115 .e(1fromttli_e glow: that they n_1ig.;ht _rule it Without turbenee. A A A "Who can doubt, that could A ‘a voiume be wvritt.&I15»tC16~ tailing the _hiet0ry of Europe for the last twenty yteexvs, the would wou1d’stanr1.egh;a.s:t? would display such Va;-iettites A of sufl’e1*ing, such refinements in wickedness, e.s%wou1c1ta,ppa.1t.tl1e imegina.tion,t anal sicken thelxwrt. Howderk andt r1eee1ete., my bretluren, the prosgecte :wl1en this ‘state of tlxings see1ne11fixe.(1end permanent; and when, 1001: where We W0l.11(19t1l9_'l1_QPB,;aIld ';a«*p0SSiI'b.i].ityF of relief, presented itself tothe mind}. But joy to tEuro1)e ! joy to the World ,2 ‘The G.0(1 of Mefey llzts looked ulion his suffering humenfemily. Frometlze heiglat of his tsanctuary the has loolcecl down, ttotthear the tgroaznitng of ,t72tegW;’5,-$0?1ea*, and to lease those »t_tIz.a,t were appointed death: He has cmlfounded the ep,pt,xess0r, delivaeered the Oppreseecl, Hltuesvia, jwl1eme t1;1e tymnt hedfondly Vantieipatetl his pi-Wouegleet t_viettory, was the eeene of his defeat and l111mi1iati0p. There “the tideef conquest aml of empire tlyegell to H311 them Jof an emsperatedftrep aidmlby famine and eold,ds00neg1estrp%yed that immense ernny, twtthis-‘ch llacl carried tamer a-ml death inits.tra:i.11- Its ,‘ha.ug;,.11At_%y 1ee,¢;1e~r: stung with £1iSa11pointment,grief mild 3113:1116, ese.ug‘1:_lt his;-iafety in Va. £1isg1*eeefL11t'flitght,. ' V The .B.ussia11s, A1v1oteVo11ten,t w%Aith% _’de’Tliv-eerencet zfmd esafety4for tllemselwfes, meditate H13 sublime élesignof agivinglzibertyt :tI1dt1)ea.ce toEu;~.ope, A eLec1bytl1e;i1— s111S1?I’i011SALEXANDERW‘ theyt.mat1*¢hf°1’thts W1‘V1W’€* Vt ';""% Itis dgflighltful to retnerk, that this amiable and magnmnimoxxs Sovereign; the 1?)¢rZz't'¢=me-r amt 4 5? Of Et'-3;1V'9P4i:- 'di$fiii§gui§h_e'LI fer his r!3vee:x'encAce%ot'tVIie King Q/‘lfirzga. ewitnkrse me tsnexw 1%. ever they 1na1jeh,p1*o_strate nations rise, and hail llllfilfl; e as their delive"re1=s.l Gemiaily, Holland; Switzeingi land burst their elxains. A;com_n1o11 impulse a.ni1na.teej_ V Europe. F1~a1'1ce‘“herself 0]_)1'-3IlSl1B?L‘-‘a,1.";l1‘1.;S,‘2L1'1(.l BB1l)l‘a.~ oes theeo:1q_‘ueI-oi*s es frientls. A bloodless Revolug ision accomplished. ‘The ty1"a11t is llU1‘lBl1 from liie Iisurped. emilienee, and shipped of his guilty hollaore. iTl1ema11 who so lately llad iillrones and crowns at lllil diepiosa.l, aticl whose Wofdieonveyed ter1'o1~ to (listanl 11iatio11s, is compelled to owe his life to the vietor’s inerey. igletooisliiiigcliange 2 Let us, my hearers, look bieyonbcl all liumali inist1*u111ents,'a.nt1 adore, in these stupemlous seenes;, the iwondelrj-working lmntl of i_G?rod. “ iBVel1ol(ltl1a,t iA.‘LMl(‘}I~1'I“‘Y:BEIMNG who haslecie» eleregl 17Le‘lool£fs_iofman shall bellhunzllecl, aml the lziau;g‘lLli1;esSiofmé7zV shdllihelhowedvl clowin, "a.ml'the Illowlialoazie shall he efialtecl.-—h-—i-~Greafit‘ mid marvellous are thy. zeolrlcs, Loéécli Gm; fllmighty; jiustii and true are thy wag/sgthou R'i7icg-iilof sainvfs. ‘ l’\Vhoi shall not fear thee‘, 0%” Loa'1l, on-ml’ glorify thg/"name for thoféz. only/A art h.olg/ ;A face all Vnatione lshull come (mil wocrl ship before ‘thee; for tlzg/jmlgwnmzts are made ma17A.-A éfest. A A " V Could I si1pposetl1a;_ttl1e1*e is :3. single peifsolji in tliie A assembly who doubts Whethet? the ehange We have ebeeneo1i1si(lyeriI1g,be‘ aluspileiotis not: I would sugg new Leipsic; iuiherenfeifind hil"o,°with his royal ‘brethron,ion bendedlkliees, in the open air. giv- ing: thanks toietlieffiod ofvihtory. ‘ 'Wimessl t.oo.,11is .1?roe1ametiiong occaéibnied byltlze invasion of his empi;-e bjyothe French--2:4 proclamation which closed with this remarkable prayer: “J1£m.ighty Gad! “'f'i1r%n thy iimerciftxféye is‘; ‘thy éuppliecnniengRtlssian Clluwlh Vi V0F1¢h3$%f¢ Ff courage findipatiénfilfllito thy. people; sn-ugglijng in njust Acaushe ;, so that they ma)’ them”? “"ov-ierconue the iénemfmelazidii inléaxiirig thethsélvérs, midyl also defend the f1.-eedomihaf kingsand “ nations.” A » _ _ 2‘ o f M ,' ‘A ‘__ * A. j ,. It .i ' The writer confesses that the perusal ofitlxis proclamntioni and prayer darted into his mint! the first 1~ayVof'Ixope for the libertieslofillitorope; Péuet Whodouiltl ‘have anticiiP3l?i‘l1i‘“'finalvallbll {so audition. and so complete? i i gest the "single ‘fact ;* that it g;ives to Europe the bless» ingof “peace. iHow inestimably precious must this blessing be to those who have su“J:l"ered the accurnula-1 ted evils of’ a protracted and most bloody War 1 Our conceptions, my hearers, on this subject, are extreme- ly inadequate. Is it not a prevalent sin, that we have been too little affected with that Waste of human life which the *recent‘war has occasioned in Europe? Place yourselves a moment, in thought, on a field of battle Where the ground is ‘strewed with i more than twelve times as many human beings‘ as inhabit this town ; most of them lifeless corpses ; and a con- siclerable portion of the remainder, in the agonies of death. Such a scene was actually witnessed after the memorable battle ofBorodino.---—-It is stated as a fact, that in the course of the tvvolast years, more than a mil- lion of soldiers were raised in France alone, to recruit her armies. Of ‘these more than one half have probably perished}. r And when it is considered how 1*egard- liessiofrreligioni, how unprepared for their final ‘audit, soldiers too generally are, surely every feeling heart must exult with unutterable transports, that this tre- nmendousevil is arrested. l e Peace will undoubtedly have a faviorableinfluence en science and literature 3 and still more emphatically, it may be hoped, on morals. The deleterious effects of, War on Inorality could scarcely be delineated in ya jvolurne, It directlytends, in various Ways, to pollute the mind, to harden the -heart, to weaken the nioral e tsense ; in a Word], to cherish all the Worst passions of thelininan lwreast. A A 'l_Tl_1e War just closed wasipree1n—- 141+ inelltiy oi‘ this description. ’ For iteonstantly exilitbih. ted to View a character stained with enormous crimee, yet decked in all the embe11aisl1n1ents~0f power, of bravery,-e~f success, and 9f ad1nieati~otn; What a 1301.. luting spectacle to Europe and the World, was the edg- zulatien lavishetl en such a character, by erators, ancl poets; by rank, genius and learning! A In fine, may itnet be hoped that the recent revolu... tion Wit} have :a most auspicious influence on Reli- agion P Weill not that infideelisty and atheism Whiflll have so long; filled the world Witil crimes, with blood it and v(1estmetio11, be 1'ega1*(1e(1 wvith universal disgust and horror? "Will not the natielms oft Eu.rope, long sc.etu1f:g- ed by so many eeaiamiti-es, and now Meet With} tench en1*prising *mie1vety, be purified, be reformed, and brou ght to lie humbly at the feet of the Sovereign of the twerldt? 7 May it anoint be heped that some "portion 10f these immense treasures recently d-eveterl to the des. ttrtuetien of man, will be eollvertetl into an inastmmelxt ref spreading; i3i1'Btg'~()SI)(‘.1 of peace and salvation rouxld .the globe P at As, immecliately before the first advent aef Christ, ‘ tl1e»te1np1te of J anus was ehnt, andpeaee aoversprearl the World, may it not he believe-d,=, that tithe Vpresent peace will prove no distant harbixlger of his earning again, in the power etf11isg1'aee,ant1 ttliennim 've‘rsna1texitentofhis kingdmn A " h if V Tflaveiiany indulged a eertgof jattaehmentiito t11e‘B;nle1*~ bi‘ ‘France; we are ttheynow 1-a,«.;1m~ grieve (1 than grata ifietl ”at”’hie em ;i’and**thiis nntler the tiitlea that 1m‘wa_s a eh0seneinsti'um_en‘t of themost High, to aeeoimplieth “ great ’efi‘eets,iies§peeial1yi "i-ntzii punishing the naticmrs F We admit tithatt‘ he‘ was an awful scourge inf VGOCU e n1ini'stc‘rttot‘ his wratla ngeinstgnilty netiefiafs. ‘It is one of ntlie glories of thetlivine gover11ment, thagit it een? ztI1de‘doecs ayccomplisth its pox-p os es ofpnnishlnexnt tl1re11g;l1.e the n1ed‘i11nd of sometof the guiltiest of the especies. Jtisteso among men, the ~execution of malefectorst is ogenetc1*e11yeassi«gnedto perseeneseseteken from theVtdregs of gogigsyo, at when 7the'sr11*eedt‘n1Werk accomplish- em and the executioner‘-c~1a,id aside, will note-very good? minclrcjoice and be thankful P‘ % A A e A A e A W Do any object, tlmtttto rejoicesinet11e‘reeent _t*1*iu1nphs= of the a.11iedpowte1*s, is to rejoice e.ttt11e' tsn:c*cess"=tof our enemies? Let me ask : Suppose it were almowngor‘ ta. ‘highly probable fact, ttlmt these successes would tees mina.te%in our injnury; still, are We on tlmt account wholly excused ef,m'on1~ A rejoicing? Am I pernulttetd to grieve that 5e g1*eet.good has come to n1yenteig&11'bo1§, on to the e'on1mu.11‘ity, beeeus»e thee~rebey some clegree of conventience accrues to naytselif P No; the gr-eettlew of teveeeaglls me to rejoice. But the fact just suppo‘sed;.g. is by Ixottmeensetlmittetl. We believe, and are con-» A fitle:nt, t11etou1*pri11eipe1 dzu’c1ge1*s have 1~etsn1*tecl frem theetgsneet enemy »iof~~1ibe1*ty, of 1“£}')l1b1i*C£9, and of human txsplainness. We Ienow’ tltetecenmoleted injuries snot! .in:s111ts“5‘3].1a;Ve been o1'eecivted f1°0m11im§t‘«a.netc1 Wetmey “welltsnpposee ottmte more were'n1editeted;o Our joy, then, at his dow11t’zflpet'fect1y becomes us, not only as p9hi1a.nth1*opinsts m1d Christtiens, but as patriets..-~—- The effectwlxicehthis event may slmve upon our nego— A cietiontsewithoGr1'en;t Britain, wecannot certainlyesti; A mete. .Sotfrcqne.nt1y,ua,nc1 so*entirely lmve all %11un1t*.~n ee1co1atio11s been tJ:e‘fliedhtof 1e.te,t11e't they pereheeps are the wisest, who .«,.u~e em least eeoixfidtentt respectinggt shim. I . 16 "future course of events. a One thing is certain. it peace iS.t_"l1B blessing for _ which aboveall others, our country pants,’ the late Revolution in Europe is calcu-Q lated rather to‘ hasten, than to retard it; y A M A Letme novv invite you, my heareifs, to ‘ behold, in tlrefgreat events We have been meditating, a signal and aniinating proof of the divine government over our 2earl,cZ.pWit11 aching eyes, We have seen in Europe, for rnany years, the triiimphs of uiiblushing vice, and un—-, bridled power. We‘have'_seen a bold, unprineipled adventurer, vaulting; into the most brilliant throne up-« on the globe, 3.'1;1~(l exe1*cisi11gl a despo’jtisn1_ove1*, man- kind, equally unexarnpled and intolerable. Under its balejful, blasting influ,enc%e,-‘thrones were ‘ subverted,‘ republics blotted out of existence, and thedirest ravg avages made on’ htuiman virtue, freedoln an”d happiness,‘ Europe was bound’ with fetters of iron 3] and every ef-— fort. of resistance S4l§‘BmB(l' but the more closely to rivet her chains. Ilideed,theusurper, fluslifed with repitera- ted victories, was p1*essin:g, with rapid strides, to the r subjugation of the world. The nations trieniblped at his approach. Horror l)1“‘00(l(’.d on every countenance,‘ and despair‘ benumbed every heart. Liberty seemed: breathing her last sigh ,3, and hope herself was ready to bid adieu to’ the world. Such was the tremendous crisis. But in a moment, the scene is changed, and the" tyrantiseast down. " Are We not constrained to ex-; i cl_airn,,Th.'£s is the Lord’s doing, and it his drzarvellpous V in our eyes. Can we doubt that A the Majesty of the-.’_ universelias interposed iflorthe texp1*ess purposeofi vindieating his all~governing providence, his eternal justice, in the eyes ofthisr.ereatu1'es? H=e11cei'ortl1, let 42*?‘ ‘the guilty great feel theirlueanuess, and freruble amid flleil’ higl,1esmte4leVa.ti0ns. . Let the ungodly, who prosg 1937* the zuorrlcl, ybehelcl the fate xvhieh soouer o1'la.te1*j mtlstebe tIieirs.~ V Let: Aetheimpious eppressor, file lm.ugl1ty tyfir,aut,%k}1e%~V th.et,t},1Le,*re is eG-ed, iu heaven 3 a,11d~tha,t thaée who; walk‘ in 2.’7’)"'?:CZ8,.}:L8 is able t0 abuse. Nor let the uppxfeseetluud u~Sufi'eriug% evereruore dee- pond. 'I‘l1eefé isen j eat 1>eho1dé *‘IeiWI‘011es4 '1?11e1*ee is -Mfr armuto 1*a!i1‘<%SS them? They have 3» F1‘ienf1 -ml Patton in, the SOVW-*ie'fi, owe World afiiinuehié zumointed times He Wi11,rfli5¢.fl13h111Pe*f1;9m,,fl1°VF1fi5,‘3+eM, What mi zumtinecomment is fl-11'I%iiS‘114~=t1b:'>* the re~ cent state and euiferings of Europe, bu depravity] Qfhuumun matwre. For twenty ye-u1*s,,lms this fair zuul cultivated portion of the globe be1eu“i11vo1Ve(1%eiu Vvem Du’riugt11ie pe1*ioc1,:emo1*e thall ten uiilliusur-3 of human beiug;e have been pr*eumtu1*ely h111~1~iec1into the eternal ‘world. Such are 'tl1eeeWfL11f‘i‘7uiuts of Sill.‘ Such the Iferoeiou.s tlispoeitiousef 01,11‘ *fa.11eu*11etuL11*e.u A A A —e A A i Accfrliere as Im_jlesh’ in 1nu1i’s obdumte heart .: A ‘5‘fIt.d()e$ not feel for n'iun.’” : A ‘ Iud“eec1,'vVha,t 1"msA 5uu;1* w'or1c1 been from thefirst, buij % uh aceltiama°?,ueWhatis t1,1ee,l1ist01'*y of mankind, beuta. 1*eeitu1u dfutheeeravages of a.n‘1°biti6,u and cruelty, on 1111.4 mduuhappiuess anclulife? It ‘is a fact‘ uot tube men... ’tio”1"1ed,‘0r thought Mou, Abutewith ~l101*1'o1',et%1m.t‘t1u1e uuem‘-~ hex‘? of menkinde which has pe’rished, since the erega.» tiuu, War, is mere tha.11 oue1111nc1r,e(1tiIues,ae greet a.£§t11e.t of all the miflions who now “i?nha§bit thgglobeeiu » ity of man; :9. Receivcit in was me-t:,,t«11atlaeroeszmd conquerors, A who ?have gene1*a11y‘ubeeuun flan. kinflxof 3 \ Douyou. AI'eq11ire“a.n‘othe1*pmofof the dire dep1*a,v4' 18 feesionel butchers of the human species, have almost; engrossecl the zulxniraxion endepp1e.use of the Worlrl, These e.1*ethe beings who have been eulogized by or. mere, celebrated by poets, and who henve b1eek.enefl, Wifll their guilty fame, the pages 0f*l:1‘ist01*y. O Wlxen Will the world be Wise '9 %VVhe11 W 111 it1ea,rnt11ett1*ue g1e1?y’ lies not in de3t?7*oyi92.g men’s lives, but in com- fertizzg and sevieng {;l1e1n---eini irtnitating not the Prineee of da1*knes"53, but the Prince of peace? VVhe11 Will} it perceive t11a,i:,V A e01npe1*e(11%Wit11Wthe guilt of tlmse he» mes When: tlxey Jere prone to eilmei1*e, the g;ui'l:t‘0fMtl1e 0e1°dine1~y murde‘re1*,, w'11e dies etthe gibbet; wliitenef i1:‘toinneee11e6e?‘ fl V V % ‘A e V A M A ; 4 Furtheer.’ < Elet es e 1am: the ' et1~ueesem~ee oeealetienex proe1)erity a.1_1d lmppi11ess.A Ellepiretioll dee1ee1*ee~:it,i13, eeword. L eR1e21*L'eoUsNesseee e.:._e-elteth mzaticm. Axlflflle er’ 1essen,it is true, lies been‘ "betiglxt in Europe. Med»: em philosophy,‘ t1:a.1n1)1i11g011 this sacred maxim, anti the book Vvhieh eenteins, it, ulzderteoli to diflltse hep.- piness eme11g;etIe1e ne.tio11s, and to 7wge1zemtetheeW“e1*1d, by a, system of rank. etizeiem. The experiment has been made. And new behold ‘the result. Reecl it in ‘diet scene ef Meoczl, of xlevestatiolu, of Vzwied, de- cumeuleetecl xnisery, xvlxieh Europe lms exhil)ite(1e‘t'mr=e D1;O1‘e tha11e Em1fan egg; =2. W"l1a,t[1eue<.1 and s01emn wz11ina ingeist11usA g;i3{eenee%to e the VVO1T1(Hb__.A.fld; h‘OfW emphetieelu 13°’, iS~-fl1iS4v,W:a.1’I1_il1g.?3‘ ed_cf1*essedeto use as a.pe0p1e! 1*"01*~ We elmweebet tee 1‘eedi1y eeughj; the %ee:t1tagei011 eff Eu-1+ 1°opee11e infidelity eend 1}iee11tious13eAse.. As zp11e;ti011, We we e<1iS0beyedhie voice 5 and 151% have ferse,13;eI1etl1eMG%ed of our ffl,tl1B1fS§; and He llae fora {ID has suffered us to Walk in our own infatuated counsels, We l‘ltLV(B\lJI‘:‘11I1I).lB(l on the holy niaxims and precepts of ljns Word; and We are now reaping the bitter fruits of t1*ansgress1on. My hearers, if there be any hope forour agonized and bleeding country, it must spring ‘ from repentance ; deep, tll01°‘0l.1gll, generalrepentanee and reformation. ‘Without this, peace itself, should it eome to us, would scarcely be a blessinm. Return- .i11g prosperity would but too probably harden us in sin, and precipitate us in the downward path of ruin... Oh, shall we not, as a people, liumhle ourselves un.- der the miglity hand of God? Shall We not, While his jmlgnzents are made so mamfest, come and zoorship before hirn, marl gl07"'I;]E:?/ his name, and hallow his sab- haths, and keep his jutlglnerits, and his or¢:liluanees? Might but this he the issue of our ealaniities, our pres— But despondeney would vanish, and hope, like ilighb ni‘ng in the gloom of rnidnight, would again eheer our diseonsolate nation. i To (:.onel;u(le : we may see what is the only 1‘@l’11e- dy for the sins and niiseries of our restless World. It is the gospel. i It is real Christianity. Tlie gosu pel While it reconciles man to God, sets him at peace with his brother man. It suhdues tlioswe turbulent passions of the soul, whence Wars and eontentions a— rise. Thus it cuts oil’ the streams, hy dryinvgup the fountain. It inspires the dispositions of kindness, compassion, forbearance, equity and universal love. Did it every where prevail, in its purity and power, the world would be in perfect peace. Mankind would constitute one afieetionate, united, happy fan1- , ily. Earth would resemble heaven. How iI1S[bl1‘IlIl§; "tille thdluglat, tlmft such si deliglltful periotl is p1'e111i:&im"l+ ed in the infallible W0'r(l; tlmt 4 it is hastening on aml t.ha.t even the Llarlies-st, diresst events tl).a.tp'a.l11 tha . 11¢-zagrt, slmll fhelpi toil irlmcodnlce it! 0 colmei, LQ1*d Je_ sus, come quickly! DESIRE OF NATION:-3! Ascend thy universsall tlxlmlei SW:~::,y my resistless sceptrei Heal ya, bleedillg world 3