The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

mAneser, ana NebuchadneZLar. The
high priest would stand at the head Of
the army. and say: Hear o Israel, ye
approach this day unto battle against
your enemies. let not your hearts faint
fear not. and DO not tremble. neither
be ye terrified because Of theml" and
then the officers would give command
TO the troops. saying; What man IL
there that hath built a new house and
hath not dedicated ~ Let him 20 and
return 10 bis house. lest he die In the
battle and another man dedicate II.
And what man Is he that hath planted
vineyard and hath not eaten OF Il?
Let him also go and return unto his
house. lest he die In the battle and
another man eat OF Il. And what man
Il there that hath betrothed a wife and
hath not taken her? Let him 20
and return unto his house. lest he die
In the battle and another man take
her" Great armies marched and
fought In time Of Moses and Joshua
all the men were soldiers when Ia
rael came out OF Egypt they were 6OO.-
600 fighting men. Abijah commanded
100000. Jeroboam commanded s00.-
900 men. Of whom 500. 900 we're slain In
one battle. Some OF these wars God
approved. for they we're for the rescue
OF oppressed nations. and some OF them
he denounced. but In all cases II was
a judgment upon both ylctors and van
pushed. David knew Just what war
was when he wrote in the text:
Though war should rise against me.
In this will be confident"
David Is encouraging himself 10
stormy times. aud before approaching
battles administers 10 himself the con-
eolaiory. SO today my theme Is the
"Alleylatlons Of War" War Is organ
ized atroclty. II Is the science Of as
sasslnation. II is the conyocation Of
all horrors. II Is butchery wholesale
II IA murder glorIhed. II Is death on
a throne Of human skeletons. II Is the
coffin In ascondancy. IL Is diabollsm
at a game OF skulls. But war is here.
and II Is time now to preach on It's al
leylatlons
First. find an alienation In the
fact that II has consolidated the north
and the south after long continued
strained relations. II Ia thlrty-three
years sincd our civil war closed. ans
the violences are all gone and the Sc
verities have been hushed. but ever
and anon. In Grafton, In sermon, In
newspaper editorial. in magazine ar.
ticle. on political stump. and In con-
gressional bail. the old sectional dlf-
ference has lifted its head: and for the
frst time within my memory. or the
memory Of any one who hears or reads
these words. the north and the south
are one. BY marvellous providence.
the family that led In opposition 10 our
government thirty years ago. Is rep
resented at the front IN this prosen,
war. Nothing else could have done
the work o. unlhcation 30 suddenly OF
so completely az this conflict. AT
Tampa, at Chattanooga. at Richmond
and In many other places the regi.
ments are forming. and II will be std,
by side. Massachusetts and Alabama
New York and Georgia. Illinois and
Louisiana. Maine and South Carolina
Northern and southern men will 10
gether unllmber the guns and rush
upon the fertilization and charge upor
the enemy and shout the triumph. Tn,
voices OF military officers who wer,
under Sidney Johnson and JOSEPH
Hooker will give the command on N,
same side The old sectional grudge Il
forever dead The name Of Grant OF
the northern side and Of Lee on tn
southern side will be exchanged foI
the names OF Grant and Lee on N,
same side. The veterans IN northern
and southern homes and asylums ar,
stretching their rheumatic limbs 10 Sc,
whether they can again keep sten In
march, and are testing their cyeslgh
20 ind whether they can again lool
along the gun-barrel 20 successful,
take aim and ERE. The old war or,
OF ION to Richmond" and ION I,
Washington! has become the war or,
OF ION TO Havanai" "On 10 Port
Rlcol" ION to the Philippine islands,
The two old rusty swords that In o,he
days FLASHED at Murfreesboro an,
South Mountain and Atlanta. are noy
lifted to strike down Hispanlc abom
nations.
Another alienation IL the fact tina
in this war The might ia on the side q
the right Again and again have llbei
~ and Justice and suffering humanlt
had the odds against them Il wa
70 wher Ponhadad's Syrian hosts. VIII
were IN the wrong at Aphek. cam
upon the small regiments of lsrae
who were In the right. the Bible put
ting Il In one Of those graphic sen
fences Tor which the book 81 remark
ablo-"Tho children Of Israel pitcho
before them like two little nocks q
Kids. but the Syrlans filled the Who'll
country" n was so IN the awful de
feat OF the Lords people az Glbo
and MogIddo. II was 30 recently whc
gallant and glorious Greece was q
conflict with gigantic Mohammedl n
ism and the navios Of Europe hover
ing about the Bosphorus were In prlc
teal protection OF the Turkish Cos
eminent. fresh from the slaughter d
one hundred thousand ArmonIans !
was so wheE. IN 1916. the thlrtce
colonies. with no war shipping and
few undrllled and poorly-clad soldiers
werc brought into a contest with IN
mlghtiest navy OF all the earth and al
army that commanded the admiration
OF nations II was so when Polan,
was crushed. II was so when Hungar!
went under II has been 80 durinl
all the struggles heretofore for CubaI
Independence. But now II is our pow
erfiil navy against feeble group oi
Incompetent ships. crawling across the