Clear the place where he stands?--give him room and help, but no hinderance, as he equips for eternity!--loosen the bonds of man, for God girds him!--take off all impediments, for it is his life and death and struggle for immortality!
In this passionate call, Beecher urges the removal of obstacles that hinder individuals from pursuing their eternal purpose.
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But I think that God sent New-England to these shores as his own messenger of mercy to days and ages, that have yet far to come ere they are born!
But the North will be an utterly dead force in the American nation.
For fifty years the imperious spirit of the South has sought and gained power.
Is it my excited ear that hears an airy phantasm whispering? or do I hear a solemn voice crying out, "Arise?