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Certainly; why should they not "preach, pray, and work," as never before; and especially, when the prospect is so good for counting on the direct "interposition of God" in their behalf? As the circumstances of their extremity "would seem to invite the interposition," can God withhold it from those whom Dr. Smyth regards as his "chosen people," and from that "nation" here specially selected "to take ground for God AND MAN under the banner of the (Southern) Gospel," and to usher in the "Millennium" of universal negro-slavery, a "nation" that has "so decidedly distinguished herself in this behalf ?” God cannot withhold it; He certainly will interpose by the direct might of His omnipotence. See how it is to be done, as pictured by Dr. Stiles:

Oh, how far you live from the light! Why, let the North march out her million of men on the left, and array upon the right all the yeteran troops of England, France, Russia, and Austria; and bring up the very gates of hell in all their strength to compose the centre of her grand invading army. What then? Why, every thing in God and from God assures us that these Confederate States would hear a voice from heaven: "The battle is not yours but mine. Stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord." If they dared to advance one step, a righteous and an angry God would fire off upon the aliens terrible thunder that angel ears never heard, and shoot out upon them vengeful fires and lightnings that cherubic vision never saw, and fling down upon them cataracts of angry power that hell herself never felt, and if necessary to our deliverance, shake the very earth from under their feet!

A NEW SIEGE OF JERICHO.

It is somewhat difficult, but we finally recover our breath again!-and being able to speak once more, we have a suggestion or two to make to those Southern Christians and to their preacher, founded upon his own words: “Oh, how far you live from the light!"

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Our first suggestion is this: If "every thing in God and from God assures" you of such an easy and complete victory over your foes, and by such means, why don't you lay aside such expensive and cumbrous things as shot and shell and canister, and imitating your prototypes, God's ancient chosen people, march out with "rams' horns" as they did at the siege of Jericho? You would be saved an amazing amount of "transportation," and the whole. thing would be done in a single week, and then we should have "peace," for which we all sigh.

You of course, as you read your Bibles, know how it was done in the olden time. "Seven priests" were commanded by Joshua to "bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns." Let General Lee, your modern Joshua, select Dr. Stiles to head the list of "priests," with Drs. Palmer, Smyth, Sehon, Fuller, Adger, and Moore; we should certainly name Bishop Polk and Dr. Thornwell, had they not gone to their final account. The "ark" will of course contain a copy of the Constitution of the "Confederate States of America" which founds your nation on the "corner-stone" of human bondage. As the whole thing would have failed at Jericho had not the priests. taken the "ark" into which God had previously commanded"the testimony" to be put, so it is essential that your "ark" should contain "the testimony" which you have given to the world in your Constitution. The ancient "ark" was "overlaid with pure gold within and without." As gold may be scarce with you, it may be covered and lined with "Confederate Scrip" of the latest issue.

Thus prepared, let the Confederate armies "compass" the camp of their enemies, followed by the priests, "bearing the ark and blowing the trumpets," once a day for six days, and on the seventh day go round seven times; and

having done this, you may be able to hear the voice from heaven, which Dr. Stiles said you would, and be able to witness the destruction of all the Yankee armies by those "cataracts of angry power" of which he spake. It may be-have you ever thought of it ?-that the reason why you have not already been completely successful over them, is, that you have counted on God's "interposition" without using God's means. Beware of such presumption, hereafter. We recommend this amendment in your "strategy." But one thing, especially, bear in mind. Don't "shout" the victory too soon. This was a point on which the people were particularly cautioned at the taking of Jericho under the ancient Joshua.

THE CONFEDERATE ARMAGEDDON.

We have another suggestion, which will still further illustrate the good policy of your adopting this ancient mode of warfare. As "every thing in God and from God assures" you that you can whip all mankind and Satan's hosts into the bargain,—with the United States composing the "left" wing, the great European Powers the "right" wing, and “the gates of hell" the "centre" of the grand army, why not call the "priests," get the "rams' horns," and make a final end of all your enemies at once? You will then have a fair field for your Slavery Propagandism. You can then carry out universally, the "Christian Slavery" which is so pleasing to the mind and heart of Drs. Armstrong, Thornwell, Palmer, and the rest of our Southern brethren" who mourn and pray over "free society;" making masters of whites who are "rich," and slaves of whites who are "poor."

And there is another element of encouragement. There would unquestionably be a wholesale desertion to the Confederate standard. The moment the rich music of the

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blast from the trumpets of the priests carrying the new "corner-stone" faith in the "Confederate ark," should reverberate along the line, the entire "centre" would go over to you in a body. They are one with you now, in heart, and only want the opportunity, to be arrayed with you bodily. You would then have a triumph which would cast all the Jerichos of the world into oblivion. Would it not be the battle of the Millennial Armageddon?

One of your preachers, you know, the Rev. Mr. Baldwin, wrote a volume, a few years ago, entitled "Armageddon." He imported the plain of Esdraelon from Palestine, and located the scene of the battle in the Mississippi Valley. According to Scripture, God's "chosen people" are to fight this battle, and against them are to be arrayed all infidel nations and all the corrupt ecclesiastical hierarchies of the world. Now, as you are the "chosen people," as you regard your nation the only righteous one among men," whose Constitution itself approaches God with a reverence never similarly expressed by any other people," especially the "corner-stone" article, as Mr. Stephens claims, as you regard all other nations "infidel" and all other Churches " apostate," because they are wedded to "free society," and as you are to bring in the Millennium, you undoubtedly believe you are to fight the battle of Armageddon. The "terrible thunder," and the "vengeful fires and lightnings," and the "cataracts of angry power," of which Dr. Stiles speaks, exactly corresponding with the imagery of the Seer of Patmos, and the "direct interposition of God" which is claimed, all show that the great Millennial battle is meant by the preacher. Only amend your "strategy," then, in the manner here respectfully suggested, and,-with the desertion to your ranks of the "centre" in a body,-you undoubtedly will triumph.

Then the whole earth will rejoice that the long-wished

for Millennial Day has dawned!—with universal slavery for the "poor," mastership for the "rich," all Yankees destroyed, the Confederates everywhere triumphant, and Jefferson Davis God's Vicar-General over the world!

But seriously,-Do we need any better evidence that the leaders of the rebellion are demented, than that here furnished, in such religious rhapsodies as these leading divines indulge in? If these were emanations from ordinary men, they might be passed by as idle breath; but they come from the greatest intellects and the ripest scholarship among Southern Churchmen. That they are uttered to "fire the Southern heart" is undoubtedly true; and yet, that these men are sincere we as little doubt. That they have had more influence over the more serious portion of society, in urging on and keeping up the spirit of the war, than any other class, is confessed by Southern politicians and patent to the world. Our solution of the matter is, that they are judicially blinded; given over to strong delusion to believe a lie, yea, even a legion of lies; and that, through their delusions, the God of universal providence is working out great purposes of good to mankind and glory to His name.