The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-25

nv aNtNi'"N' W Ant QuAlluNAllohh Ni
he applicant for the places applied
or. You sign the application because
he applicant Is your friend. People
want that for which they
AVE no qualification. as we hear peo-
pie sing II want to be an angel" when
hey offer the poorest material posi-
Die for angelhood. Doors waiting 10
be sent to foreign palaces as ambassa-
Tors. and men without any business
qualification wanting to be consuls 10
foreign ports, and illiterates. capable
In one letter OF wrecking all the laws
N photography and syntax, desiring
10 be put into positions where most OF |
the work is done by correspondence.
II divine help Is needed In any place |
In the world II Is In those places where |
patronage Is distributed. In years /
gone by awful mistakes have been |
made. Only God. who made the world |
out OF chaos. could. out Of the crowd
ed pigeon-holes OF public men, deyel-
op symmetrical results. For this rca-
son pray Almighty God for all those
In authority.
Then there are the vasier perplexi-
ties Of our relations with foreign gov
ernments. For directions In such az
fairs the God OF Nations should be
implored The demand OF the people
is sometimes 30 heated, so unwise.
that Il must not be-heeded. Hark 10
the boom OF that gun which sends from
the American steamer San Jaclnio q
shot across the bow OF the British
merchant steamer Trent November s.
1861 Two distinguished southerners.
with their secretaries and families. are
on the way to England and France 20
officially enlist them for the southern
coniedeucy After much protest the
commissioners. who had embarked ior
England and France. surrendered. ami
were taken 10 Fort Warren. near BIOS
ton The capture was q plain invasion
OF the laws of nations. and antagonists
90 a principle for the establishment OF
which the United States government
had fought In other days However
go great was the excitement that the
secretary OF the United States navy
wrote an applauditory letter 20 Capta.n
wilkes. commander OF the San jaclnto
for his prompt and decisive action ="
and the House OF Representative
passed resolution OF thanks ;or
brave. adrolt and patriotic conduct.
and the millions Of the north went
Wild with enthusiasm. and an the news.
| papers and churches Joined Ia The hug
"a. England and France protested. the
former demanding that unless the
distinguished prisoners should be sur
rendered and apology made Tor insult
10 the British Dag within ten days
Lord Lyons must return 90 London
taking all the archives OF the British
legation War with England and
France seemed inevitable. and val
with England and France az that tim,
would have made a restored American
nation impossible Tor a long while. O
not forever. Then God came % "a,
rescue and helped the president ant
. bis secretary OF state. AFaiur, the al
most unanimous sentiment of the pco
pie OF the north the distinguished cen
iciCratcB were surrendered. the law %
nations was kept Iuyiolate. the Lion
paw was not lifted Co strike the Ia
gle's hsak. aud perhaps the worst DIS
astor OF centuries was avoided
You Gee there are always In place
90 authority unbalanced men who wan
war. because they do not realize Uha
var ls. or they arc designing men. wh
. want war Tor thc same reason thl
Wreckcrs llko hurricanes. and founder
INK ships. because OF what may noa
ashore from the ruins You see tha
men who start wars never thcmglNc
rct hurt They make tho spoc hes au
others make the Ecli-slcr.dccs No
tiev that an those who ius,igltCd ou
civil war never as a consequence gJ
zoo much as splinter under th
thumb.nall and they 40 died pcac,
, fully iu their beds had two friend
, as thorourh friends as old men cl
. bc Co "a young man Wendell lhilliI
' and R0bor, r0ombA They were o..
' among those who expected anyth.u
% advantageous from the strife but tol
their Positions cousc.cntIously The
y both had as much 90 DO with the star
ing oi the war between the north an
, the south as any other two men.
7 million brave northern and souihcI
y dead were put IN the grave tronche
:. but the two lllus,rlous aud honest on,
- ] have mentioned we're In good hcllI
long after the ending oi things az Al
y pomattoN. and II those who adyocaI,
o. measures recently that would ha'
brought on war between our COUNT
u and Spain or England or Turkey. b.
% been successful 10 bringing on q
- Wholesale murder they hemsclv
y would nov have been above ground.
~ ! hope they will be. to celebrate q
birth OF the twentieth century,
IN God had not in,criercd We would ha
u had three wars within the last "
'r ycars-wnr with England war wi
.p Spain, and war with Turkey. N
" last Joined by other natio
W Tmnslantlc To preserve the poacti
y eQulpolse which such men are distur
~ INK, We need a divine balancinr. Z
which all good men on both sides 4
y sea ought TO be every day praying.
Again, prayer 20 God for those
~ authority is our only way Of bolng
l any practical service 20 them. q
" personal advice would be 10 them.
I, the most part, an lmpcrtinonco, IN
' have sll the facts as We cannot ha
u them. and they sec the subject in
' Cos BEARINGS. and We can bo ot no D,
to them except through the suppli,
, tion that our text advises IN Oh
l' nav t.n frtne. Ha InHnHfa rHIn flrnnrfn