New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
THE COLONIES HIVE OF BEES.
QUIET DAY IN STATE cAMP-MR. PAGES
SERMON.

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SERMON.
State Camp, Peeksldll, n. Y, July 8 Especially
What the deuce that nolse7' asked General Porter
as he was sitting in Colonel storys tent after coming
from church services this morning.
ooh, that's another Of my pets" answered "Uncie
Joe" as the boys afectionately call him. DO you
want TO see IL IN lie continued, as he led the way TO the
rear Of the tent.
General Porter followed and found goodsized hive
OF bees, which the Colonel had captured They iaa
swarmed on one Of the trees back of Luxury Row ana
the Colonel gathered them In. His tent mas become
a centre of attraction to visitors in camp. He has
some tame pigeons which visit him every day and eat
bread crumbs out Of his hand.
The first day of the list Regiment In camp has been
a quiet one. Notwithstanding the fact that num-
Der of the uniforms which were worn by the men were
fshed out Of the quartermasters chest AFTER behg
discarded as worn out the regiment made good up
peaance at all ceremonies. The church services were
held in the shade of the trees the bluff ct the end
of Luxury Row. and the Rev. DIR. W. W. Page, OF tho
New-Yo Presbyterian Church at Ono-mndred-ahd-
twenty eghth-st. and Seventhave, preached tne ser
mon. DR.. Page was officer in the Coniedefdle
Army and was at one time acting aide on General
Lees staff At the present time he IS the chaplain OF
the New-York Camp Of Confederate veterans WHAT
he said in part as follows:
am not one Of those who believe that war IS an I'M
nitigated ev-that sin Sc to be soldier some
Of the happiest and most inspiring and most ennobng
days Of many life have been spent in the army and in
actual warfare Many Of the purest truest and grandes
OF our citizens were che soldiers I'm either army. Our
generals on both sides governed by Christian prnc
pies in war Whatever may be said OF the patriotism OF
General X. z. Lee and Stonewall' Jackson, neither
Grant nor Sherman Sheridan doubted their piety
and with the havoc and devastation that was wrought
necessarily by the Union throughout the South there
are all iwoven with memories OF generous words
and noble and kindly deeds which derentate Christian
from barbaric warfare, and not the least Of those
was displayed at Appomattox by the commander-n-cef
I'm his magnanimty to fallen foe. II may be tha;
il the teachings Of the Word Of God which are peace on
earth and goodwill to men, had prevailed IN all sections
Of the country and IL her statesmen had risen 10 the
height OF its great spirit the war might have been
avoided Certainly having accomplished this work and
peace declared complete reconciliation would nave IN
medately followed, and 1t IS II Is wonderful
almost a miracle, how united we are today Cer'any
through and in peace we have followed at least 70
great extent, along divney indicated lines
We are becoming too much nation OF gamesters we
are in danger here. There qulcksands and rocks
ahead 1t is all contrary the Word OF God There Is
no deeper modification keeny felt az the South
than that the gallant Beauregard and the brave Early
should give their the infamous Louisiana lottery
IL is like the humiliation OF the plain and honest English
man when in these few days has been called the name
Of the heir the English throne