. Freedom and war. Discourses on topics suggested by the times . use the bolt is tofall with more terrific violence ; so it seems to methat in the impressive silence which prevails the stormof battle is only collecting, and collecting, because thegreat conflict is coming erelong like Gods thunder-crack ! When it does come I have not the least doubtas. to where victory will issue ; I have not the leastdoubt as to which side will triumph. I foresee thevictory. I rejoice in it, in anticipation ; not becauseit is to be on our side, but because it has pleasedGod, in his infinite mercy, to make libe
. Freedom and war. Discourses on topics suggested by the times . use the bolt is tofall with more terrific violence ; so it seems to methat in the impressive silence which prevails the stormof battle is only collecting, and collecting, because thegreat conflict is coming erelong like Gods thunder-crack ! When it does come I have not the least doubtas. to where victory will issue ; I have not the leastdoubt as to which side will triumph. I foresee thevictory. I rejoice in it, in anticipation ; not becauseit is to be on our side, but because it has pleasedGod, in his infinite mercy, to make liberty our side ;not because we are North and they are South, butbecause we have civilization and they have barbarism,because we stand on the principle of equity and lib-erty, and they stand on the principle of slavery andinjustice. It will be a moral victory more than amilitary victory. May God speed the day, give the victory, crown itwith peace, restore unity, and make it more compactand enduring because freed from this contamination,this poison, in our system!. VII. ENERGY OF ADMINISTRATION DEMANDED* Now Elisha was fallen sick, of his sickness whereof he died. AndJoash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, andsaid, 0 my father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsementhereof ! And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he tookunto him bow and arrows. And he said to the king of Israel, Put thinehand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it; and Elisha put hishands upon the kings hands. And he said, Open the window he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said,The arrow of the Lords deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance fromSyria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumedthem. And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he saidunto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, andstayed. And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldestha
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