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Excerpt from The Southern Soldier's Duty: A Discourse Delivered by Rev. J. Jones, to the Rome Light Guards, and Miller Rifles in the Presbyterian Church of Rome, on Sabbath Morning, the 26th of May, 1861 The following chapter was read before sermon: Joel, 2d chapter, 1-24, and 27th verses. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; (2) A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of cloud and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even the years of many generations. (3) A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. (4) The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. (5) Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle-array. (6) Before their face the people shall be much pained; all faces shall gather blackness. (7) They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: (8) Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path; and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. (9) They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. (10) The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble; the sun and moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining; (11) And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army; for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? (12) Therefore also now; saith the Lord, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: (13) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (14) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat-offering, and a drink-offering, unto the Lord your God? (15) Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: (16) Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet: (17) Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Full title: Southern Soldier's Duty
• Subtitle: A Discourse Delivered by REV. J. Jones, to the Rome Light Guards, and Miller Rifles in the Presbyterian Church of Rome, on Sabbath Morning, the 26th of May, 1861 (Classic Reprint)
• Author: J. Jones
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• EAN: 9781331589952
• ISBN: 9781331589952
• ID: 09766560
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Weight: 59 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 2 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. July 2015

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