The National tribune., 1884-03-20
LOYAL W0NBN'S WORK
Line Upon Line Experience Meeting
and Relief Corps Work.
tooaduetod BY Kate B. Sserrood.l

Hebrew sage among the mountains of Palestine
many generations ago another illustration
that the human mind is the same in all ages,
and that as it is nodded in youth, so win its
future be.
a child must creep before he can walk" is
said of his infant body. The infant mind must
have its creeping days as WELL when truths
and maxims must be administered in homeo-
pathic doses if progress is made at all.
A little child is not taught to read page at
once. He begins with a stands for apple"
which be is expected to master fully before his
mind is taxed with B stands for bear"
lie puts his little hand too near the fire and
learns by experience that the act will bring his
body pain. In the same way, slowly and by
degrees, he learns that wrong-doing viii bring
mental pain that to steal his mothers pre-
serves and then to deny it will bring punish
ment. for which he must suffer in both body
and mind.
SO day by day he progresses until, grown
older Ia age and experience. he is prepared TO
grapple with the deeper problems of life.
The Christian missionaries afford perhaps
the most notable examples of the line upon
line method OF instruction" In some places,
as. for instance, the Sandwich Islands, they
found the natives so wholly barbarous that
they were obliged first to impress upon them
the lowest form of commandment, Thou
shalt not eat thy brother" before they could
render ineligible that higher injunction,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselt
Many indeed, were the lines upon lines writ
ten on the hearts of the people before the In
structor could feel that he might pass safely
among his pupils without running the risk OF
being drawn and quartered for their noon
repast.
The Bushmen of Africa are first made to
learn, Thou shalt not kill, before they can
understand that grand bond between humanity
ana divinity Thou shalt love the Lord thy
Sod with all thy heart" But we need not go
10 heathen countries for an application of this
injunction. There are morals at home that
need patching and precepts that can be applied
10 I'll up the rents.
Every one may make his life a beautiful
mosaic, whose settings wrought line upon line
by Christian precepts, shall be generous deeds
and kindly thoughts. piece of workmanship
polished and inlaid and worthy to adorn the
temple Of our God
Literally, it should be: "Line upon line and
preeept upon preeept; here little and there a
little" ifou lives are well set and nodded.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
" B. Harrison, resident of Andersonville
! Ga. writes:
! Steven Kent of AndeTsonville found in the old
4 stoel1ade a lew days ago an Ohio veteran medal
inscribed: Edmund Root, company b. 18th y. V.
4 v. Infantry. The owner or his relatives can pro-
cure same by corresponding with Steven Kent
( Ailaersonv4lie, ia.
! NJ Loenshal Toledo, Ohio, has in his posses
sion the veteran badges of Valentine Weber
company 6, 37th O. Y. Y. l., and A. ]. Lang
worthy, company B, 18th Q. V. V. l. Owner;
I or relatives of above can procure them By
! proving property.
VIII some one please send through THE TRIB
UsE. On The Field OF Monterey. ."-Mollie Starlin
Don, Belmont county, Chic.
Anna Morse. Lanesborough. Pa: have copied
just Before the Battle. Mother now, who vii
send Old Shady. Katie Cumnins, Upton, Iowa
Will our little friends please remember t
I begin every sentence with a capital letter anC
4 close every sentence with period.
4 Our correspondents should remember tina
the commercial * is not used in lette
writing They should spell it out-a-l-d.
n T. VIII remember there is no gu" il
soldier.
VIII L. n G., Pennington. ILL.,. send her sor
throat remedy TO Mrs :. A Lowell, Corning. \.
Can anyone send tlleSsF of Benjamin Hoose
who a sailor IN the navy during the Nvar.-wa
formerly from Winooski Falls. VITO an old com
rade who shared blanket with him while i
4 Libby prison IN November. lo52.-Doc Z.
Aubery, 72S NaDbHren St. Milwaukee, Wis.
ophie NJ Cilgore. Washington Iowa: Th
plural Of corps" is written and spelled jus
the same as the singular. The word corps
--e-~
Charles II. Shook. TYLER Post. No. IS. Ind.
you viii address letter. viii send you cur
for eaiarrh in the head.-Eron old soldier of Tia
reballion, DR.. A Q. Mzener, Bryant Butler Co
Kan
One hundred and eighty little boys and girl
letters are waiting to speak at the next expe
rience meeting.
VIII some comrade send the name and reg
ment Of the veteran ifer who marched Wit
a 49, gs,fAE
squads IN the procession at the time Of th
Army Of the Potomac Reunion in Detro
Mich IN the summer of 1892. He wore a gra
suit, was thick set, and hmped badly.
Oar Weekly Experience Meeting.
TIE CHARGE At cHANcELLoRsvILLE-o
YoUNG REcRUIFs-JUsT BEFORE THE BAl
TIE, MOTHER.
AAlter Veteran (" would like the Editor
the WOman's Department TO celebrate in poet
form the deeds Of the brave men who made til
charge at Charlottesville, as noted in tl
portion Of his letter which follows. The sui
jeet as presented is certainly an inspiring on
and If some c0mrade coBYersant with ali til
facts (nane of command, colonel. etc. wi
forward the same % Mrs. Kate b. Sherwoo
Toledo, Ohio, she will carefully consider then
and If the Muse of History lends an assurin
: smile, viii hope to produce something worth
G DENVER, COL. Feb. 25, 1881.
To the Editor NATIoSAL TRIBUEE:
q As a former pupil Of Motkes and soldier und
: Grant and sherman. 1 may venture opinion
= 10 the heroisln displayed May 2, 1863 at the bait
4 OF Charlottesville. As the rebels pressed ioFwa
and crowded our forces back, portion OF the r
: serve corps received the order 10 charge, as Il
artillery could make but little progress accom-
4 of the uniayorable position we found ourselves
The infantry advanced slowly 10 reach the co
fronting hills AT this moment the commandil
officer ordered colonel OF Pennsylvania caya
Is II think his name Is fsre-r-, although j do n
: know the name Of his regiment, and not su
; of his own 10 throw his command OF three hu
dred hoTSsTDen upon the foe.
q Il viii do so. General" was the brave reply, al
> forward they dashed into this seething mouth
n hell Not one returned, but enough time w
gained and the battle 70 Il standstill. He
gberDopyl3s was outdone Every of the
i men was a hinkelrsed. lie dashed the spears in
his own breast TO force passage for the Swi
through the columns of the enemy; these men
4 Charlottesville built a wall with their bodies
1 catch the deadly rain Of shot and shell. SIN:
- chance had they TO return the fire under the &c
1. rents Of powder and lead that laid them 10
Israver they than the Spartans who were prepar
f0T their famous struggle and fell fighting joyous
~ and selling their lives dearly possible to tht
=, more powerful foes.
i. Even the charge OF the English at Balakla
does not compare with this event at Chancello
he vile, for two hundred Of them returned while Il
hundred lay on the battlefield, and the renaini
two hundred were captured by the Russians.
does the charge OF the German cavalry at Mars
10 Tour August H. 1870, compare with this, althou
as vile. There the French gained ground In
center, the German artillery had exhausted tn
ammunition and the reserve battery could not
, INTO action speedily cnongh. The 9th reseI
"a corps was expected inomentarily, but the enem
OF advance must be checked, If il cost the liz
OF the whole regiment AoltlSe took in the sitl