St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-23

dashes away, a perfect master of the
the horse he rides; like fash Of light
he ruSheS on while the SharpShooter
comes a little closer each time to
his mark; but he grasps the
flag, and in the midst of
whistling bullets turns to his COM
mand, and when Sheridan catches him
as he falls from his saddle, the pale
face and closing eyes tell the story
OF his sacrifice. When the nation said
I'VE must have thousand more" they
marched away, and on the altar. with
out one word, they yielded up their lives.
War may be rough. but there is so much
that is in the nature OF sacrifice and
devotion, that it is a ever popular
theme, and true soldierly courage is
ever admired.
The time allotted to a sermon is so
brief as to make an exhaustive history
of a mans life an impossibility. The
purpose of sermon makes it necessary
to gather the principles which have
been under consideration into such form
as to make definite impression of in
Struction, advice or warning to those
who may hear. And in making this at
tempt let me imagine that you have
son or brother who is soon to 90 out
into the world to do battle with condi-
tons that may be favorable or adverse.
What may we say to such one to-day?
He must
Either BE Hammer or Iron.
He must either assist in molding the
life he touches. or he must be nodded by
that life. Shall we teach him that war
is to be desired. and the machinery
thereof developed? Or, if we teach him
that the noble principle of arbitration is
to take its place, can we appeal to the
rugged element in his life?
L hope for the time when arbitration
will settle national and International
difficulties. 1t is terrible thought to
me to recall the meeting Of columns
where brother stood before brother, the
flashing sword, the blood-Stained bay
onet, the murderous Calling guns deal
ing out death from behind the rock or
the rampant the wall OF mothers, the
sad face of the orphan looking day by
day at the picture of father whose
body is sleeping on some distant field
where he died in the shock of battle.
Instead give me the hum of the in
dustrial world, fields rich with grain,
boys with happy song driving COWS
from pastures red with clover. youth
and maiden singing the song of love,
cheerful firesides, trains laden with the
fruits of the harvest, factories turning
every wheel, depots filled with the re-
suits OF industry, art, literature and
music developed, and the happy result
in life and character that would follow
such condition. But | would have no
homeless and nervelesS life. L would
have no sentimentalism devoid OF
strength. | would apply in daily life
the rugged strength,
The Energy of Decision,
the persistence. the disposition to ac-
cept chances, the sacrifice that crossed
rivers, climbed mountains, stayed for
no obstacles, but went on until, like the
Greeks OF old coming in sight of the OBJ
jective point, this enthusiasm took up
the cry of 1.-The sea, the seaw
would have the same martial spirit and
manly bearing that We have in the
soldier. | would have the same sacrifice
in life. never parading itself, never
seeking for any reward, that sent men
to lead forlorn hopes without word,
to storm redoubtS without hope of safe
return, to leap in boats and row away TO
a distant ship with an important mes
sage when the river WAS filled with
torpedoes, and they knew it well. Such
a man must command our regard. He
must have. as we sing, native worth
honor-clad." He IS just such man as
Mr.. Kipling would have for comrade,
for if you are dying he is such as you
would like to hold your head. If you
are in trouble he will go into the deep
waters with you, and will never think
of reminding you that he is doing favor.
He follows his conscience as he would
follow compass. Knowing that men
must differ, he stands by your side, not
because he agrees with your every
opinion, but because he believes in your
sincerity, Christ is his model, duty is
his watchWord, God is in his life, and
he is therefore clad in the panoply of
the true soldier and ready to fight the
battle to the end.