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The Weight of Testimony
The will ofGod prevails. In great contests
each party claims to act in accordance with the
will of God. Both may be, and one must be
wrong. God cannot be for and against the same
thing at the same time. In the present civil war,
it is quite possible that God's purpose is
something different from the purpose of either
party; and yet the human instrumentalities,
working just as they do, are the best adaptation
to effect His purpose.
-- Abraham Lincoln, 1862
In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom
That transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy
Let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
-- Julia Ward Howe, 1862
I am glad to see so many ofyou out to hear
preaching this Sabbath morning, and I would to
God, that all the men ofmy command were true
followers of Christ Jesus, the Lord. Soldiers,
allow me to express with your chaplain the
sincere desire ofmy heart, that we may meet at
the right hand of the Great Judge in that day,
which he has described to us.
--Major General Oliver Howard, 127th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1863
I'm not at all concerned about that, for I
know that the Lord is always on the side of the
right
He paused.
But it is myconstant anxiety
andprayer that I
--
and this nation
--
should be
on the Lord's side.
-- Abraham Lincoln, 1863
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