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 " Be strong mid i:oiiriu/€<,u.i, be not afraid nor dlsmaijcd for the Khu/ of 
 Amiria, nor for all the tiniltitudc that is vntli him : for there he more vnilt 
 IIS Jhau ii'ith him ; with him is an arm offesh ; hut with us is the Lord our 
 (tod, to hrlj) us and iojir/ht our battles." — [11. Cliron. xxxii, 7, 8.J 
 
 My Fkiends, — Of all means of civilization, the roughest 
 and most cruel, yet often the most rapid and efficient, is 
 U'rim and terrible war. Yes, war, tlie destroyer of tlie na- 
 tions and the desolater of the earth, is often the forerunner 
 of changes the most beneficent — clearing away the ob- 
 stacles in the path of homan advancement, exalting the 
 valleys, and causing the hills to be brought low to pre- 
 ]iare a highway for the coming of tlie Lord. 
 
 We do not forget for an instant, the fearful atrocities of 
 war, its horrors and its crimes; nor do we excuse the 
 wickedness of those who begin it lightly for their own bad 
 ends. But what man aims at is one thing; what God 
 designs is another. He who uses the lightning and the 
 tempest as His ministers may accomplish His will even by 
 this awful explosion of human anger. He can put bounds 
 to the rage of man as to the fury of the elements ; and 
 under His control that which seems to work only havoc 
 and ruin is often made to purify while it desolates, and 
 renew while it destroys. 
 
 Thus war, although in itself an evil, often tends to quick- 
 en the life of humanity. By nature man is sunk in sloth 
 and brutishness. Before he can accomplish anything great, 
 he must be roused from this lethargy. This is most readily 
 done by the strong excitement of the passions. Then in- 
 
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 tensity ()ffeL'Iiiifjr calls out the streniijth of the hnimin will. 
 13y nations, as hy individuals, the things which the world 
 counts great — those which live in history — are wrought 
 under the stimulus of some over-mastering passion, fear or 
 and)ition, the love of country or of liherty. Now, war 
 is the great exciter of human passion. It is, in conse- 
 (juence, a poM^erful stimulant of human energy and hu- 
 man effort. It rouses to great efforts and great sacrifices. 
 It teaches the necessity of combined action by the force 
 of common danger. By it a i)eople are compacted and 
 nuide a nation. Besides, the sufferings which arc in every 
 case, to a greater or less extent, its concomitfiiits, enforce 
 lessons of self-sacrilice, courage, heroism, ])atience and en- 
 durance ; lessons \vhich do not serve their end, except" in 
 leaving — what they are well fitted to do — a powerful ini- 
 ]>i-ess for good on the national character. 
 
 Hence, wherever war goes, with all its calamities, it 
 carries also blessings in its train. We do not say, with 
 some^ cold-blooded pliiloso])hers, that war is the (jfeat 
 civUi:iHr • but we do say that it is often a ])owerful means 
 of civilization. The conquests of Bome were conipicsts of 
 civilization. Rashly as that mighty people Mcted — fast 
 and far as they went, they built tllose great highways, 
 portions of which remain to this day, which, from distant 
 })rovinces, converged to the ini[)eriafcity, and along which 
 at once marched Roman leaders and Konum law. They 
 ruled the nations with an iron hand ; but even by doing 
 so, by despotic and cruel force, ihey established order, 
 which is: the foundation stone in any enduring structure of 
 society, and taught a better civilization than the barbari- 
 ans ever knew. 
 
 And as war is the efficient instrument of imposing social 
 order on savage tribes, so it is the most direct means of 
 reorganizing society. In proof of this, look at that great 
 convulsion known as the French Revolution, which deso- 
 lated Europe, sweeping from the Baltic to the Adriatic, 
 and from Spain to Russia. It was like a furious storm 
 let loose to ravage the earth. Infinite suffering was 
 entailed by it on that generation. It lasted twenty-four 
 years. But in that time it cleared away many of the 
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 respect the rights, by making them dread tlie |)ou'er, ot'flio 
 poor. It was a ftery iJ^ospel of liberty, eqnfility, and fra- 
 ternity sent among tlie nations. After the storn). nad 
 swept over tlie continent, Enrope breathed a purer air, 
 and the present generation are better on account of the 
 sufferings of their fathers. 
 
 In short, there is not a nation in the world that luib 
 risen to power and greatness which has not required some 
 life and death struggle to call out its manhood and its 
 strength ; to teach it courage and self-respect ; to consoli- 
 date it and give it a name and a place in tlic eartli. — 
 Tlie Kingdom e»f Prussia was hardly known as a ])ower 
 until the wars of Fredei-ick the Great. Holland, away in 
 a corner of the cou'-'neni of Europe, would never have se- 
 cured recoirnitl a, for the d'^velopment given to it> 
 
 long course of war. Had it re- 
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 joined to resist subjugation by Spr.in. tlien the sturdy Dutcl 
 stood up like men, and every onset of tlie invader, like -< 
 blast of the north wind beating against their rugged breasts, 
 only evoked a stronger spirit of resistance. This struggle 
 lasted thirty years, and still the war went on. Children 
 who were in their cradl ^, nay, those who were not yet 
 born, grew up to manhood, and took the place of those who 
 had fallen in the ranks, and died there also. But what was 
 the result? The land was laid desolate, cities were subject- 
 ed to cruel sieges, and the poptdation fearfully wasted by 
 famine and slaughter, but the remnant became the fathers of 
 a mighty race. That long struggle had left its impress, not 
 only u])on the tace of the country, not only in devastated 
 fields and burnt cities, but upon the character of the people. 
 It made them brave, manly and self-reliant — lit to be the 
 founders of an empire. Then Holland indeed arose, like 
 Venice, out of the sea, and became a power among the 
 nations. That long war is still looked upon as the grand- 
 est event in its history, and the effect of it on the national 
 character remains to this da v. 
 
Coming nearer home we notice, in illustrntion of our 
 theory, the result of the tour years" struggle in which our 
 neiii'lihors across the line have been enoaijcd. Jk'irun 
 l»y them tor a r^eliish purj)ose, vi/., that of forcing back 
 into the Union the revolting States, it has ended, under 
 the providence of (irod, in the abolition of slavery — a 
 system which, wherever, or in wliatevcr mode it is car- 
 ried on, is a curse to man, and an insult to lieaven. — 
 N(nc, of America, as of Enghand, it may be said that a 
 slave has but to breathe its air to be free, and were it not 
 for one circumstance, we might predicate of it, what his- 
 tory and observation would justify us in doing, a long 
 course of happiness and prosperity. That circumstance is 
 that since the adjustment of its own quarrel, it has 
 allowed, and is still allowing, thousands upon thousands 
 of its adoi)ted sons — lawless conspirators — to plot and 
 scheme, for what, forsootli, they are pleased to call the 
 liberating of their fatherland ; and to threaten, in the prose- 
 cution of Their plan, an attack on a country which has not 
 afiorded theui the smallest provocation, — I mean this 
 Canada of ours. 
 
 Without attempting to surmise, wliat to the American 
 (-irovernment mi^lit be the result of its allowing such an 
 attack to be made unchecked, (as the cases just alluded to, 
 in which war was seen to iead to ultimate good, bear no 
 analogy), I proceed, pursuing a different train of thought, 
 to state, what under the circumstances appears to me to 
 l)e our duty, namely, to be prepared for defence, to fight, 
 as the ancients expressed it, pro aris et focis — for our 
 hearths and homes. And if ever, in reference to any 
 cause, we would be warranted in drawing comfort from 
 the words of the text, — " Be strong and courageous, be 
 not afraid nor dismayed for the King of Acsyria, nor for 
 Jill the muhitude that is with him: for there be more with 
 us than with liim ; with him is an arm of flesh; but with 
 us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles 
 for us." — that cause would be ours, for murder and pillage 
 — deeds condemned as well by God as by honest men of 
 every age and land — are tlie crimes which we would be 
 called upon to avert. 
 
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 (ieservin^i; of our attentive consideration. In the hour of 
 alarm and danger, lie lifted \\\) his eyes unto the hills 
 whence came his help. He spread his case before God, to 
 whose hands lie entrusted his safety, and having received 
 through the inspired prophet Isaiirh an explicit assurance 
 of preservation from the invading enemy, he not only 
 kept himself in perfect peace, his heart being stayed on 
 the Lord, but he enc'ouraged ids peo])le to ])lace their con- 
 fidence in the same Almighty Guardian. And yet though 
 thus assured, he displayed the most active, unremitting 
 energy in the use of every means calculated to weaken 
 his assailants and strengthen the defence of his capitol. 
 In like manner, while we trust in God for our presei-va- 
 tion and safety, we must, in seasons of danger, use all 
 the means which our experience or sagacity can suggest : 
 otherwise we tempt Ilim, and have no right tip look for His 
 assistance and blessing. The call issued by the Governor 
 General of this Province, under existing circumstances, 
 indicated an appreciation on his part, and on the part of 
 his counsellors, of the duty to which I have alluded. And 
 what shall I say less of the noble response made, and made 
 with alacrity, by the volunteers of our country. In less 
 than twenty-four hours from the issuing of the order — to 
 the credit of their patriotism be it said — the ten thousand 
 required were under arms and at their different posts. 
 
 AVhile congratulating you now before me as among 
 that number, permit me, in giving you a few words of 
 advice, to observe — 
 
 1. —That success in every department of duty depends 
 upon unity of purpose and concentrated action. Every 
 effective scheme of military tactics has been so framed as 
 to combine the energies of those carrying it out, and 
 bring them to bear -i one point. Plence the various 
 gradations of rank, and the peculiar duties belonging to 
 each, yet all tending to the accomplishment of one ulti- 
 mate object. The distinction of rank, strictly speaking, 
 is an appointment of God, wisely designed for drawing 
 forth and cultivating the latent virtues of the heart, and 
 consolidating the framework of society by reciprocal acts 
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 an Jinny purticnim-ly require tluit those distinetions be 
 strictly oh^orverJ. Wliatever, therefore, be your ret^i)ective 
 stations, strive to know and faitlifuUy to fulfil their duties 
 alike from a sense of honor, from i regard to the public' 
 service, and troni obedience to tlie will of God. 
 
 2.— That the same just conception of duty, while it will 
 nnite you toother as one man. In ail that relates to the 
 honor and efficiency of the service, should also lead you 
 to take a deep interest in the welfare of every individual 
 ot iJie corps to which you belong. You lepresent the 
 
 leading rehgious sects,— Episcopalian, Presbyterian,Metlio- 
 (list— and to their honor be it said— Roman Catholic In 
 tlie exercise of generous and Christian feeling, carefully 
 avoid everything that would interrupt the irarmony or 
 disturb the peace which should prevail amon<r you Act 
 towards each other in the spirit of the ApostJlic injunc- 
 tion —• Be kindly affectioned one toward another, in 
 l)rotlierIy love and honor, preferring one another." 
 
 3.- That in the discharge of public and relative duty 
 you should not forget the duty which— if it may be so 
 exjjressed-you owe more immediately to yourselves. 
 1 xec youthtul lusts which war againet the soul. Take not 
 the name ot the Lord your God in vain. Be not drunk 
 with wine wherein is excess." Here lies the root of almost 
 all tlie evils winch beset the soldier's life. Indulging in 
 the vice ol drunkeness, he loses tli<3 conridence and esteem 
 ot his othcers : he loses self-respect; he disgraces his pro- 
 tession; he offenos his God. Count, then, I would 
 earnestly beseech you, the cost of the unhallowed plea- 
 sures ot mtoxi(>ation before you surrender yourselves to 
 their power. Fortify yourselves against this vice by 
 every lesson which your experience of its ruinous issue may 
 bring before you— by every consideration which sound 
 reason may suggest to your minds— and above all, by snp- 
 ))licatmg the grace of God. In short, to secure your per- 
 fect sa:_ety, not only from this, but from moral evil of 
 every kind, and "to have the Lord ever on your side " walk 
 
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 your earthly sovereig!!. ^lany U(>l>le exauiplos tor your 
 
 Ljuidance. oceurrlug in our own day, are upttu record. 
 
 S"V('ral of tl»ose wlio fell on Ciavii pore's l^ioody i»l;un 
 
 were heard in the si"ru<jj;:;ies of death utterinji bueh j>as- 
 
 safres as these, whieh plainl}' indicatetl their nuxle of life : 
 
 •' Fear not them whicti kill the body, hut are not aide to 
 
 kill the soul. As thy d;i\ is so shall thy strength he. 
 
 iilessed is the man that niaketh the Lord his tru^t." Such 
 
 soldiers as these could ill he spared ; hut their death, 
 
 th(»n,<j;h loss to ns, was gain to them. Their course is 
 
 linlshed — their hattl(> fought — their victory won r and IU)W 
 
 the wreatlj, the laurel, and the green palm o^' iory are 
 
 theirs. Now it is theirs to tread the streets c iie New 
 
 Jerusalem ; 
 
 " And not a wave of trouble rr)lls 
 Across their peaceful jreasts." 
 
 But these remarks, while aj)plying to the rank and Hie, 
 are intended equally to ap[)ly to those of you in (com- 
 mand. Seek, then, to i)rolit by the lesson which they are 
 (;al'."ulated to convey. For your special guidance and 
 encouragement also, there are examples to which, with- 
 out travelliiig far in search of them, I might ]>oint. If 
 the lieart of B'itish Americans ever l)eat with feelings of 
 gratitude or joy, it L at the menrion of the n^une of 
 the brave and gallant General Wolfe. On the Plains 
 of Abraham, wllile in battle flghting to secure the privi- 
 leges which we possess, he received the wound from 
 which he died. Tradition and history have it that wdnle 
 lie lay bleeding on the field of battle, the cry, "they run !" 
 arose along the line. As he v/as raised from the ground, 
 he asked, "who run?" "The French," was the reply. 
 He seemed to feel satisfied ; he had accomplished the pur- 
 pose for which he had been sent. " The r-'cnch — (then 
 he added) — I die happy," and falling down, he instantly 
 expired. 
 
 Or, I niight speak of General Brock, but it is unneces- 
 sary, as the circumstances of his glorious fall and death, 
 occurring within the memory of many living at the present 
 time, ai-e well known. To those who know them not, the 
 splendid monument on the Heights of Queenstown, red- 
 
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 dened with tlie hero's hlood, erected as a spontaneous free 
 will offering by the people of Canada, can pathetically 
 tell the tale. 
 
 Or, I might go to another land and picture to yon a 
 grey-headed old chief, with keen eye and stern counte- 
 nance, moiling at the head of a handful of men from one 
 town to anotlier, to the relief of his beleaguered country- 
 men, whose lives were in jeopardy — undeterred by the 
 many obstacles that surrounded him, the harassing at- 
 tacks of the enemy, the want of sustenance and rest, and 
 the broiling heat of a tropical sun. Though pestilence 
 and tlie leaden hail thin the ranks of the redoubtable pha- 
 hiiix, still their leader never falter^. Like Elisha, when 
 he sees himself compassed about with horses and chariots, 
 no panic seizes hiin. He stays himself upon God ; and in 
 the words of my text, he exclaims, — " Be strong and 
 courageous ; more are they that be with us than with 
 them ; with us is the Lord our God to help us and t(» 
 light our battles for us." Ko sooner is one blow dealt by 
 him than it is followed up by another. Thereby he 
 strikes consternation and teiTor into the hearts of the 
 enemy, and imparts hope to the oppressed. " Man is im- 
 mortal till his work is done," was the expressive saying of 
 Napoleon III; and it was not till he had fulfilled his 
 mission, by relieving the residency of Lucknow, that 
 Havelock sank into his rest. No higher wish can I 
 express for your welfare than that, after having faithfully 
 served your day and generation, when you come to die, 
 whether amid the din of the battle-field, or the quiet 
 peace of home, you may be enabled to speak in the strain 
 of this gallant man, ?s he whispered to his son bending 
 to receive liis last sigh, — " For forty years I liave been 
 preparing for this day ; death is to me a blessing." 
 
 In conclusion, wdiile I put forward the conduct of these 
 men as worthy of your imitation, I would not that we 
 should boast too much of the prowess of our soldiers, or the 
 skill and strategy of our generals ; but remember that when 
 the hour of trial comes, (and God grant that it may be far 
 away) if we would really ■wish to secure success, and in the 
 midst of danger to be safe, we must so act as to luwe the 
 God of battles on our side. To nations, as to individuals, 
 
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 lie ever vouclisafes His assistance, if, when engaged in a 
 right canse, they look to Him in faith. Who of our sol- 
 diers and commanders in the history of the past, let me 
 ask, in proof of this, have most prevailed, and not only 
 so, but after death, have lived most gratefully in the 
 affections ol their countrymen ? Those, must he the 
 reply, who acted on the principle to which I have 
 alluded — the principle deduced from my text. Why is it 
 that British statesmen, for high-minded integrity and 
 far-seeing judgment, stand unequalled ? Because they 
 seek that wisdom which is from above. Why is it that 
 England has long occupied, and occupies still, the proud- 
 est position among the nations ; that though foes ha^■e 
 kindled fires around her with revenge and implacable 
 hatred, like the bush that Moses saw, she is not con- 
 sumed, but still flourishes and grows? It is because she 
 has believed, and believes still, that it is righteousness 
 and righteousness alone that exalteth a nation. Why is it 
 that our noble Queen is so loved and honored, that to 
 save her from insult or injury, more than three-fourths of 
 her subjects would lay down their lives? It is because 
 she lives in the fear of God and makes herself a partaker 
 alike of her people's joys and sorrow's, and takes the deep- 
 est interest in hem all, from the statesman who directs 
 the affairs of the realm down to the beggared orphan boy 
 who shivers in the winter's cold. God bless the Queen I 
 Long live Victoria ! Under her sway, in this country — 
 which is dear to some of those here present as the land of 
 their birth, to others as the land of their adoption, to all 
 of us as our home — we are allowed to worship God, as 
 our Bible directs, and our consciences approve, none 
 daring to make us afraid ; we derive the benefit of equit- 
 al)le laws, and live in peace and quiet, on friendly terms 
 with one another, and with kindly feelings to other na- 
 tions, except in so fjir as they may attempt to take advan- 
 tage of us or deprive us of our rights. Far distant, then, 
 be the day when she shall cease to be our sovereign, and 
 we ce.'ise to be under that form of government whicli, in 
 the providence of God, has secured for us so many bless- 
 iiurs in the times that are past. Volunteers! we look to 
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 tion wJiiel, it o„..ht teCiy M'"* PS'"' "*' '•'leva- 
 t'7 to seek to atd .'"o^ t , s tSftl"^ ''^'^'T >=»""- 
 us, need )i„e „po„ line or,^ L ■' .' *'"'■''' '^"'' "" of 
 Money, wind, i 1 "ee ylen i 'tf' "!'"". P>'o^'opt— 
 s'Jiome., should »lso bi^Se„t ' L P™'"°""" "^ ""'e'' 
 OS ty, in p,,„ti„g over tl'ewLob hnd"^''''';-^'^ ■«•'"'''•- 
 '■eligmn and education. As on • 1 ne of* f '"'^"'t"0"« ''f 
 and we hope it soon wilLfi^n L- i S„ •""'" ''?«"''^' 
 tlie conservative influence of P^f- ^ 'P™' to the sea, 
 a ung with it-eve "intrS •"•■;"■>' "i^"''! o-'^ten, 
 '^l^ove, and whi,.]. ™t only ,-» ' ™ '' ""'""'' '^ ''■«"' 
 reconciles then, with tlieh God '"f '" I"^«™ «»d 
 
 -«.!al benefits wherev4T ts elevii, r" f'^ ^V')""''' ""^' 
 encies are felt.-" Then slrdl th^ 'fi ■ ?'""'-'''"S-' '««'- 
 -■'1 Ood, even our God/jhtdl tei.''^'"'''' ''"■ '""''^"^o,