Daily Republican., 1881-02-07
sEaMOR 10 FIEEM ga.
\ ByBGpsis OF the BissOnFse by
Asv. II. B. Da Val Lest Night.

arR' II Vi. ba Nnt lest AkH ~
Rev.P. b Dgvi, pastor of the Frat
Prssbytsrisr church, preached ser
t0on 10 the fre department last evening
| Tie attendance was large. The GeT-
rrsud geGtl amen selected his text from
the thirty fourth verse Of the eleventh
chapter Of Hebrews: "Hs qReuohed
the violence Of lEe by faith"
There are, said the speaker, a great
na2y my sterious things in this world,
Fire is a very mysterious :hiDg. We
know some OF its laws, but We do not
Know what 1t is. fypdall defnes it as
mode of motion. The ancienss said
the Stoics brought IL from heaven. Fire
is q good friend but wicked foe. 1t
Is q good friend when little children
are shivering aud cold; it is d good
friend when We Wsu: TO prepare looi.
l. has destroyed woodlands, homes and
cities. |. has brought distress TO the
poor man and has ruined the ra.a!iai
homes of the rich.
There was fire engine (G0t steam
9E) i'll Egypt i'll the second century be-
fore Christ. 1t vas som5thiGg similar
70 hand engine, it having double
pumps that threw out streams. Down
auth the seventeenth century fire en.
giues were forgotten. The City Conn
oti OF London, in 1867, ordered the use
Vt leather buoka 8. A hand engine
ths, would throw water was invented
in Germany In 1915. The City Couu-
oil OF London, after the great FIRE CT
llG6G. which burned four-t'ths Of the
lofty, ordered that the town be divided
into foar sections, and tina: each be
provided vito tvo byaz1n tQuirts
There was great rivalry in engineering
lin London in 1884. In 1879 steam was
introduced, but this was declared TO do
more damage thsn ii did food. The
people said ii threw too much water,
These engines we're imported TO New
{ York in 1881. Their use was ordered
by Council. They were tinkeVed 81
until lS40, when they were completed
I as lhey ROW are. In soms cities, at the
click Of the bamtuer In the City Hall
the easine house doors will hy open
. the horses will rush from their sable
10 the eugins, and in less than ont
} minute after the alarm hSs been sound
ed they will be on the way to the fire
The perfection Of ire engineHy IN thi:
country ia the wonder Of the world.
0 Men have organized themselves Il
oom bat ths fire. What charm is 1t tina
brings men together as frensn Tn
answer can be found in an article il
= ths January number Of Harper'6 Msga
e liue, written by the old chiefs OF th'
, New York volunteer fire department
| Nearly alI the 2biets joined in 9ayirt
that the t4eling l. pretty much tbat o
, patriotism: the spirit Of dstense TN
70 love OF 80 Jel;Hre. OIe old cL.et j0l'
I LOW lard il was 10 prevent him on th
. evening Of his marriage from rushing
70 ont wien he heard the Ere bells ring
r ing.
L Enthusiasm Is necessary 70 max
snythiug worthy. /! is that whicl
It makes our frsmen so effective. Th
q spirit OF enthusiasm in defending 0U
! city and homes has done good. Wha
y makes the people sleep so easily a
II night II is the cor ridencs they hav
= in their flremsn. "Whep was a hoy,
said the speaker, Everybody ran to
/. fire now that matter is left TO the fire
e men," Where thsre is an institutio
e tha. can be trusted by sleeping people
u it ought 70 be hOnoTed by people VII
L are awake.
II The speaker referred at some lepgt
) 20 the burnirg Of the Smithsonian II
h stitate iu 1865, and said that ha wa
e inspired by the bravery Of the fremen
r Hs told also Of the burning Of Dr
Sprins's church, 10 New York, in Isl.
IS A sailor slipped through the crowd
r climbed the tower aud saved the build
10 ing. The next day reward was ofe'
" ed the sailor, bat he could Not b
5. found.
= TIE volunteer has more enthuSiasl
II than the pSid ire department. "lASv
+ been ashamed at the criminal indt
= ference OF the Philadelphia frsmeI
d ssid the speaker; there there ia a ?
'c VblIy az " NHV ehaiA bS' "S sAO -
d irSt."
81 Ficctnsn have their temptations
is There is pead that fires should
2 quenchad beside those raging in ou
J. cities. There are fires that burn in Gu
p hesrts. The association Of men alon
d together leads TO temptation. Wsshoul
ir wipe away trom a noble name wha
a ever is ipglOrious. The old chiefs
Ne New York found that when the engin
l. houses were used as dormitOries In
morality rapidly developed, and afte
b. time a paid fre department was q
le sabljshed.
t. Firsmen are generous. When one I
,e their nun Der dies they will send
q. coach 10 the funeral and aid the wit
owed and orphaned. "hy hearts d.
sire" said the speaker, sis that 20
may be saved" Christian virtu
1t does ROT take bravery or eujoymer
O. from the fireman. Il purFiaes and ell