A Discourse on Our National Affairs: Delivered on Fast Day, May 9th, 1861 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Discourse on Our National Affairs: Delivered on Fast Day, May 9th, 1861 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. II Samuel, xv: 31. And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, the counsel of Hushai the Arebite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord has appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom. II Samuel, xvii: 14. I Lave not read these passages of Holy Writ with a view of entering into a lengthy discussion of the occasion which gave rise to their utterance, but because they indicate the course we should pursue in the present aspect of our national affairs, which are strikingly analagous to the condition of the Jewish nation at the time referred to in the text. Now, as then, there is an armed rebellion actively engaged to overthrow our government and destroy our national existence. We are assembled here in the House of God in obedience to the civil authorities of our city to humble ourselves before the Divine Majesty, and to implore Divine assistance to enable us to ascertain what is our duty as citizens, in view of the storm that appears ready to burst upon us, and in view of the diversity of sentiment entertained in regard to the impending crisis. This I suppose to ho the object of the City Council and the Mayor in requesting this to be observed as a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer, and that the pastors and people should assemble together in their several places of worship. I suppose it will be admitted by all, that our Government is either right or wrong in its present attitude towards those who have defied its power and are in open armed rebellion against it. If the General Government is in the right, then every man and every combination of men. whether the number be five hundred or five millions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.