God's Chosen Ruler: A Sermon, Delivered on a Day of National Humiliation and Prayer, in the Presbyterian Church, of Frederick City, MD (Cl

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Excerpt from God's Chosen Ruler: A Sermon, Delivered on a Day of National Humiliation and Prayer, in the Presbyterian Church, of Frederick City, MDThese are the words of Adonijah, who was at this time plotting the overthrow of Solomon, for the purpose of Ocen pying the throne himself. Adonijah, after failing in some of his plans, seeks to marry Abishag, thereby, gaining her friends and relations to his side. But he could not get [pos sess1on of Abishag without the consent of Solomon. This he thought he could get, through the interposition of Bath Sheba, his mother. In his speech to her, Adonijah insinli~ ated that the kingdom was his by right of primogeniture, and that he had been ln possession of it by the consent of all Israel. This however was false for it was Solomon's from the Lord, and Solomon the people favored. But he meant to induce Bathsheba to compassionate his case. H, To make a merit with her of peaceably receding from his claimhand that she might not suspect any ill design, he, at length, con ceded that it was Solomon's from the Lord. Although'thes'e words were uttered by a man whose heart was full of deceit, yet they were true words. Solomon's right to rule was from the Lord. Solomon saw through the designs of Adonijah, and was fully convinced that he was aiming to overthrow him. He perceived him still restless, aspiring, and schem 1n g. To show the inefficacy therefore of every application in his favor to convmce Bathsheba of the impropriety of the re quest, and to declare the necessity of his death in order to se cure public peace, and the establishment of his authority, he spoke with great earnestness and decis1on. He declared, As the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David, my father, and who hath made me a house, as he hath promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. And King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Tehoiada, and he fell upon him that he died. Solomon felt that government cannot be secure, while they who aim to subvert it remain unpunished, and such as haveibsen convicted 'of treasonable designs are proper persons 'te be sacrificed for the public good, and for an example to oth ers. Apparent severity to them may eventually be mercy to thousands. As we come to contemplate the virtues, and mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln, let us remember that lig'rod placed him in the Presidential chair. We can say (but not with the same spirit) as Adonijah said of Solomen, It was his from the Lord. We may all use this language to day in sincerity. And the traitor, who has been brought to 'grief, and who now lies in the prison, whose name is not Worthy of mention, feels, whether he acknowledges it or not, *that, our President's right to rule was from the Lord. When 'weconsider the complicated machinery of society we see many, multitudes of agencies at work to bring about results. Men, acts, words, thoughts, emotions, all work and interwork to make history what it is.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.