New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-05
Plain TALK TO THE SOLDIER BOYS.
CHAPLAIN TERRY's sERMoN-A BEAUTIFUL DAY

CHAPLAIN TERRY's sERMoN-A BEAUTIFUL DAY
IN CAMP.
Peekskl, n Y, Aug. SpeclaD-" IIeah chile
look a-heah - exclaimed Old jake" one of the colOred
servants, who has been here long that he Is almost
fixture, he stood the bluff overlooking tho
river, behind Newspaper Row. this morning. The
writer went out there. observing at the same time
how wonderfully clear the air and how near the
surrounding mountains seemed to be.
Jes look daro continued Jake" al clare to
goodness chile Ise sinner 4 de wet weather amt
bleached all dc freckles out OBJ Anthony's Nose!'
The day has been a perfect one. The blue of the
sky overhead was only broken by a small bank Of
reacherous looking clouds low in the horizon between
old Dundcrburg and Bear Mountain. A cool southern
breeze climbed the river bluff and made tho camp a
spot so pleasant that those friends of the 18th Regi
mcnt boys who unable to leave the city may
well envy them their weeks outing.
Colonel Barber's West Point training IS in
every movement which the regiment makes They
not only form on the color line and march company
front to meals but each company fell In and marched
10 church this morning. The weather and the pictur'
csoue SPOT in which the services held enough
10 inspire any one to be eloquent and the chaplain,
The Rev Dr Roderck Terry, of the South Reformed
Church, Finh-avc. aud Twenty -hrst-st. preached a
sermon which was timely and appropriate that 1t
was the talk Of the day. The text was taken from
I Kings xii :: But he forsOok tho counsel Of the
old men, which they had given him. and consulted
with the young men that grown up with him and
which stood before him. The mistake OF King
Reboboam in taking the counsel OF young men and
disdanlng TO listen 10 the advice Of tho old and expert
cnce1 ones was, he said. the mistake that many young
men were making to-day. In the words OF Adam
Smith The overweenng cOnccit which the greater
mart Of men have of their own abilities Is an ancient
tbe mill q
was especially true OF the young men of today As
an evidence Of the truth OF the assertion he drew al
tention TO the many young men who came from the
counry districts to the CITY each year, having, before
they arrived in the metropolis idea that they knew
all about city life and the snares which they were
s,,. 10 fall into And what trouble that ignorance
and self assurance often caused them. Young men
,rcre fine strength AMI backbone OF nation, TO be
,,r bur he warned them take heed of the expert
ccc ~ the elders AMI not rush headong into trouble
nv imagining that thor judgment was lntallipe
,bont nlne-tenths OF the men In the regiment az
tcuded the services. The chaplain du MOI uSo ho'o
inf came ont I'm front of the altar made OF siaoh Vi
drums with flag draped over them, and SpoAo OK
tcmpOre $780, VIM, sra, tho one who
refused 20 halt at the command of gland guarsnd ~
one night some time ago. and received l al
roudcr ON his wrist for his dtsObodience. NcdliS ''
~ be grand guards which have left camp nay
na.t his house and Yesterday he served inc G
LIN a notco that the next one that trlel 10 pass Ms
T,aco must look out for himself he had oauerS .
ronsisnc of blunderbuss which his grea sTsi va IL
used at tho battle OF Lundys Lane oud e,arj
attic window rcaly to annlhllale lho hoA' e'
that made is appearance