Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-28
THE SOLDIER ON DUTY.

TWlscheu of the Second
Regiment Addresses His CoDgrega-
ton Regarding "Christian Ser
V1ceo as illustrated by the Soldiers
Life-Geod Words From the Chap.
lain Tor the Conduct of the Second
Regiment as Men and Soldiers
Camp Life at Mantle Means Disci-
pline and Work, NOT a Pleasure
Holiday.
Rev. DR.. Twitohell, who as chaplain of
the Second regiment spent last week at
Oamp Morris, gave his congregation yes
tssday morning an excellent sermon on
christian Service" illustrated by the life
of the soldier on duty. His text was Ii
Timothy, 2,3: "a Good Soldier of
Christ Jesus"
This text" he said, "hss been forced
upon me for consideration to-day by the
experiences of Last week. Ny custom, as
you know, is to keep you familiar with
such scenes and services as fall to my lot
while absent, hence I come to you this
morning with thoughts and lessons drawn
from camp life, in which some of your
sons and brothers have had part, and
from which they have returned in health
with moral and Christian princ.-
ples unimpaired. Some of you
are acquainted with the general
features of military encsmpment. But
most of you are not, and very likely have
a mistaken idea of 1t, possibly thinking 1t
week or more of unrestrained hilarity in
which every sort of iniquity is witnessed,
If not praoticed, by the majority, and in
which the soldier Is fearfully exposed to
moral and spiritual contamination. OF
course an enoampment numbering nearly
1900 men will have In 1t men not over
scrupulous as to their words and ways.
But for seven successive years I have
camped with the Second regiment of this
| state, and desire here and now to bear
testimony to their manhood as q class, to
their evident remembrance of the relations
! they sustain to mothers, wives and
| sisters in the home, to their 10y
| atty to the church with which
| they have connection, and to theil
! uniform courtesy to their chaplain, who
will ever cherish grateful memories Of
| many kindnesses shown him. This seemi
| an epportune time for me to tell you tina
| while camp life for the soldier has many
| pleasures, 1t is no mere holiday occasion
| but a week of work and of real dIsciplin,
| along lines exceedingly essential and sug
gestive. DR.. Twitchell here described IL
detail the duties of q single day fron
"Reveille" with the rising of the Gun t.
| the last bugle call at night, and then pro
ceeded to give his hearers suggestion
from camp life for the guidance of thei
| Christian character and conduct.
The rules for the government of tn
camp and the necessity for unquestioninl
obedience to these rules, the duties o
guard amounting, etc, the watchfulness
the readiness for service, the love of coun
try, and for their oountry's emblem, tn
flag, the condsct of the soldier durin
storms or hard experiences in camp or o.
the field, the varied requirements of tn
soldiers life up to the grand review, wer
/ eloquently and graphically used to Illus
trate the true life of the "good soldier @
Christ Jesus" what is more command
ing," said the speaker in closing, "tha
soldiers on duty, or In servicei Ever
man wstohful of orders, every man quie
to obey, every man, every step In slime
every heart in sympathy, every hope Ger
tered on the success of the regiment, whe
1t shall pass In review.
Now, beloved, above all things else de
sire in you, every one, the spirit of go
der. l pray that you msy be guardfu
watchful, may love the Captain of you
salvation; may be ready for service, ma
be sympathetic, may be ever loyal and ma
not desert the Christian standard whe
storms prevail around you and that 20
may never forget the day of service.
If we all had this regiments standsr
what heroic and service loving Christian
| we should be.
Victory would be written on our bsnne
and Christ would be acknowledged OF
| King.