15 fused among the people, creating a conscientious respect for established law. By it God is made to dwell among the people. What is right before him, what is just, what is obligatory on man towards his fellow-man, insensibly, perhaps, but really influences all legislation. Now this war has already shown, it is showing, and will yet show more clearly, that this Republic rests on a surer foundation than any other, even than any monarchy of them all. In showing itself competent to resist the evils of this great rebellion unmoved, but as a nation making those great gains of which we have spoken in its hour of trial, it will come forth and stand head and shoulders above the nations as Saul among the people, and its voice will be potent when it speaks for human freedom in the earth, for right, for justice, for mercy, for humanity. The Emperor of France, the ruling classes of England, see these results even more clearly than we do, for with them war is a familiar thing, and they have Ion" been accustomed to calculate the forces of nations. They see our nationality looming- up grandly, and desire to check the progress, but do not dare. Is not this, I ask, solid reason why thanks are due to God, to-day ? But, my hearers, as the great results we have contemplated have flowed from the patriotism of
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