Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-21

A Sunday in Washington Nearly
Twonty-Four Years Ago-A Pro.
phetic Sermon.
How Conservatives Idly Dreamed Of Es-
Gaping Wer-A Letter from a Son
to His Father.

Gaping War-A Letter from Son
to his Father.
! 10 the Edllor OF tho Gazette,
have discovered among old papers
and letters forwarded from my home,
OF lsGO.6l, package Of letters written
from Washington and never printed,
OF course. How strangely they sound
when read In the lurid light cast upon
their vague prophecies by dismal fires
of detestablc revolution. Henry w.
Hnllard OF whom this letter speaks,
was one Of the commissioners, be-
llevc, from the Montgomery govern
ment, who WIS sent by Jefferson
Davis TO Nashville to invoke the CO.
operation Of Tennessee In the secession
movement. He was once minister TO
Brazil. My old letter tells of his Aar-
mon IN this city, and then of the
miss Nancys" of the solemn peace
conference Of the period.
nHowS'B uOrrL, wAgIiSaroN, Feb. 10, 1861.
nos. II. W. HtLLIARp's SPEECH.
was at the Southern Methodist
ilANlti AN-hAN Nhtlt II. W. iillllhIh
of Alabama pronounced an eloquent
discourse. His subject was the pocul-
lar character of Christian faith; not
that based solely upon the reason and
understanding of man, but that which
whom satisfied that the Bible
IN OF divine origin, accents,
thenceforward, with childlike conf
dencc, every utterance OF revelation.
The eloquent and graceful gentleman
made no effort at display, there were
no rhetorical ilourishcs, but the ser-
mon was perfect In it's sublime sim
plicity. He illustrated his theme by
detailing incidents connected with
the death Of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop
Cobb OF Alabama. The simple faith
of this nan ri the moment OF
death, with all his faculties uuClOuded,
enabled him TO meet the grim
monster without an emotion OF fear.
| knew and loved Bishop Cobb In my
boyhOOd, and then, too, MIR, billiard
was bellies lettres professor In the IN
stitutlOn In which ! tasted merely the
pellucld wnteA Of that Pierlan fOunt-
ain OF which we are advised 10 drink
deeply. While Hilllard was ascend
Ing the heights ON which "Fame's
proud tOmple shines afar, - had Nom
oriaed a translation Of one of Auacre-
on's Odea.
"BOhold whom mother Garth IN dry,
she drinks the droppinss OF the HEy
Aud then tho dcNy cordlnl gives
To every thirsty plant that lives,
Tho moon too QuafN hor paly stream
OF luator rom The solar beam;
Tho ynpOrs which NJ evening weep
Arc beverage to tho bOlHtoTous deep.
Then hence with all your sober thinking,
~ natures holy law be drinking,
III mako Tic laws uf nature mime,
And pledge the unlVorae I'm wine
In very truth those too fond of social
pleasures never think seriously OF
their own interests or contemplate
with satisfaction the qualification OF
that ambition Inherent In the nature
OF man.
"Dum viyimus,n No., IA the motto
inscribed upon the hearts and habits
of the auditors Of MIR. billiard to-day,
and when he exclaimed that n nation
became sinful and rebolllons lust as II
became prosperous and powerful, there
was not a congressman or statesman In
The crowded church who did not apply
the remark TO the present unfortunate
condition OF the country, When, after
referring to the growth and greatness
OF the empires of the old world
and to their overthrow, he
said ~ have lost confidence in the
wlsdom aud Virtue of man, but can
still reposO implicit faith In the provi.
dence of Godh al have Witnessed the
greatness aud glory of my country, It's
boundlcss prosperity, its power reoog-
niZed among all the nations of earth,
but even before tho dome la finished
on yonder capitol, its grandeur and
greatness may be no more and desola-
ton may reign everywhere "SuCh
Ia the folly OF national ambition, and
such the vanity of human greatness. -
God alone can restore peace and liar.
mony, and II will he done
at His own time and pleasure
When expressions like these
escaped the distinguished orator and
statesman every politician aud Ofllce-
holder confessed their truth and jus.
tice illustrated Ia the actions aud pas.
slons of the senate and house OF repre-
s0ntntivts,
THE PEACE UoNFERENsE.
The news from Tennessee has given
renewed confidence To the oonserya.
tlves Ia songress and 20 the peace CON
ference. Men begin 10 believe that
the great national sewing society in
augurated by the "nother OF states
aud statesmen viii accomplish Ia
purpose OF stitching together with
stronger cords than any before known
the torn and tattered garments
which constituted the pride and glory
OF Uncle Sam. There IL AN awful rent
IN his neither inieguments away
down SOUTH but this will doubtless