Sermon On the Occasion of the Death of President Lincoln Preached in the South
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But not only does the tragic event which we are commemorating betoken the fiendish nature of the rebellion; it was needed also, perchance, for the suffi- cient atonement for it, and proper settlement of it. If I am unwittingly blasphemous, forgive me, — but when God would bring an apostate humanity into reconciliation with himself, the sacrifice of his only and well-beloved Son was requisite to the realization of his purpose and desire. So, when our national government would bring back to alleg...iance to itself its millions of apostate subjects, it was requisite that he who was dearest to all loyal hearts should be offered in sacrifice. We had already given our treasure, and our husbands and fathers and brothers and sons. They had been laid upon the altar and were consumed. We thought our offering was costly enough, and that none cost- lier would be demanded. But there was a man, occupying the highest office of state, dear to all loyal 17 hearts, the nation's father and brother and son, more anointed than any other with the holy chrism of a great people's love.
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