The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-19
CONVERTED CAPT. Philip
Incident Recounted to Young Mems
: Christian Association. Brooklyn, by DR..
Tupper.
IN. Y. Times. J

The Rev. DR.. Kerr Boyce Topper
pastor of the First Baptist Church OF
Philadelphia, in an informal address to
the Central Branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association, at Fulton and
Bond Streets, Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon told how he converted Capt. John
W. Philip of the battleship Texas, who,
a few hours after the recent naval engage
ment at Santiago, called his crew togeth-
er and offered prayers for the glorious
victory. DR.. Topper said:
" A few years ago when in Brooklyn I
preached in one of your churches, the &C.
oasion of which remember very happily.
had selected a very good subject, and in
consequence was greeted with fair
sized audience. BE born again was my
theme.
''Sitting in one of the front pews was
fne-looking man, who seemed very
much affected at my remarks At the
close of the service this tall gentleman,
who was Capt. Philip, walked up to me
and grasping my hand said: want to
be born again. I want to live in the
light of Christ. I took him into the
vestry, and there he told me that b 9
could not live without the love of his
Maker. 81 want to be Christian, and
live good life, he continued. I have
lovely wife and good children for which
I thank my good Saviour My heart was
touched, and my friend left me promising
to call upon me again. az
"The next Sunday preached in the
same church. and after the service my
friend rushed up to me, and said he had
been born again. 81 gave myself to
Christ he said, and Il will always
preach for Him wherever I 60 He left
the church and went Immediately to the
navy yard. and on going aboard the
told them that he had given himself to
Christ. "We shall have religious services
on this vessel every day while am in
command" he said. 1 will in no way
interfere with your belief, intellectual or
religious liberties, but shall do all can
to bring souls to Christ wherever may
be- -
DR.. Topper said that Capt. Philip had
carried out his promise, and was thor
ough Christian as we'll as hero, loved
by all his conn AIDES.
DR.. Topper preached at the Emmanuel
Baptist church at both the morning and
evening service. "Our War with SPAIN
was his theme. at the evening service.
Among other things he said:
"Happily the war which has stirred the
nation for the past four months Is at an
end. 1t was peculiar war, and believe
there has been none like it in 1.-THE long
history of the world. 1t was not war
for conquest like the conflicts that Caesar
waged, nor like those with which Napoie-
on scourged Europe. On the contrary, 1t
was war waged for humanity s sake. and
to extend the zone of human liberty The
purpose of this struggle was to lift with
one hand intolerable burdens, and with
| the other to drive back bloody tide OF
cruelty.
"The Spain of Alva and Philip II and
of the Inquisition has demonstrated in the
Western world her utter unworthiness to
govern the people who have SO long
groaned under her oppressive rule. Th35
blood of the martyred Cubans cried aloud
| to us, and in Gods name we needed the
cry. The war was not waged to ayenge
the Maine nor the brave men who went
| down with that noble ship, but to give
Cuba the boon of freedom" DR.. Topper
paid high tribute to the soldiers who
sacrificed life or limb in the famous
charges at San Juan and El Caney, and
declared that the hand of God was mani
fest in our victories at Santiago and in
the triumph of the American fleets in
Cuban waters and at Manila. Speaking
of Lieut.. Hobson, he said: "That gallant
young American and his heroic comrades
were as miraculously saved as was Daniel
of DID," He concluded by declaring that
our Government should see to it that the
isles wrested fromiSpain are assured civil
religious, and political liberty.
At the close of the service the congrega,.
ton sang my Country, lis of Thee. "
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Three spectres that threaten BABY
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery, ola,
rrhoea. DR.. Fowier's Extract OF WHO