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


tory where might and right are shoul-
der 10 shoulder.
Another alienation Is in the fact
that such an atroclty as the destruc-
ton Of two hundred and sl1ty-siK
lives In Havana harbor in time Of
peace cannot with lmpunity be
wrought in this age Of the worlds
civilization. The question as 10 who
did that lnfernallsm IL too well settled
to need any further discussion. But
what a small crime Il was compared
with the systematic putting into their
grayes Of hundreds OF thousands OF
Cubans. or leaving them unburied for
the buzzards 20 take care Of II Spain
could destroy two hundred thousand
men. women and children. the slaugh-
ter Of two hundred and sixty-six people
was not a very great undertaking. But
this one last deed will result In the
liberation Of Cuba. and the driving
Of Spain from this hemisphere and
the overthrow Of that government
which will soon drop 10 pieces II II
does not go down under bombardment
Of insulted nations.
There was danger that the long-con-
tinued oppression OF our neighbOrs ln
Cuba might be continued from genera
ton TO generation without sufficient
protest on our part and the pronounced
execratlon Of people on both sides OF
the Atlantic. but that bursting vol
cano Of destruction IN the harbOr Of
Havana fred the nation and shocked
the whole civilized world All nations
will learn that such an act cannot be
repeated without the an1thema ~ all
Chrlstendom As individual criminals
must be punished for the public good.
and we have for them courts o. oyer
and termlner. and pcnItentlarles and
electric chairs. and hangman's gallows
30 governments committing high
crimes against God and humanity must
be scourged and hung Mp for the
worlds Indignation. when In Spanish
waters our battleship. looking after
cur commercial interests and Intend
Ing nothing bat quleiude. was hurled
into demolition and the men on board.
without time 10 utter one word ~
prayer were dashed ir'o the eternal
world. the doom Of the rcisning house
Of Spain was pronounced IN tones
louder than the thunder which that
night rolled ont over the yea.
Another alienation Is the fact that
we have a God 10 go 20 10 BEHALF Of
all those Of our countrymcn who may
be In especial exposure 90 the front.
for we must admit the perlls II Is
no trlflng thing for 100000 young men
10 be put outside Of home restraints
and sometimes into evil companion
ship. Many Of the brave o. the earth
are not the good Of the earth. To be
in the same tent with those who hay,
no regard for God or home; 10 hear
their holy religion sometimes slurret
at: 10 be placed under influences cal
culated 10 make one reckless; 70 have
no Sabbath. except such Sabbath az In
most encampments amounts 10 no Sab.
bath ut all. 10 go out from home
where all sanitary lava are observed
into surroundings where questions oi
health are never discussed; to invade
cllmea where pestilence holds posses
sion: 10 make long marches undc'
blls,erlng skies. 10 stand on deck and
In the fields under IRE. NJ the mercy o
shot and shell-we must admit tha
those thus exposed need especial care
and 20 the Omnipresent God we have
a right 10 commend them. and vii
commend them Postal c0mmunic1
ton may be interrupted. and letter
started from camps or homes may no
arrive At the right dcgtina'ion bu
however far away our loved ones maj
be from "a. and however wide and deel
the seas TINT separate us. We may hol,
communication with them via IN
throne Of God
a shipwrccked sailor was foun,
floating on n raft near the coast o
California. While In hospital be tol,
his experience. aud said that he had
companion on the same raft for som
time. While that companion was dy
ing Of thirst he said 10 him "Georg,
where ere you golng?" and the dyln
sailor said: Il hope I am going 4
God" III you do" said the rescue
sailor will you ask him TO send som
water?" After the death Of his com
panlon. the survivor said. the raj
came In torrents. and slaked his thir7
and kept him alive until he was taxi,
10 safety The survivor AWAY
thought II was In answer 10 the me,
sage he had sent 10 heaven asking 10
I water. Thank God we may have al
, rect and instantaneous communicate
with the Lord Almighty through Jesu
7 Christ. HIS only teeotten Son. and {
that faith We may secure the rescue d
: our lmpcrled kindred. l. not that
. mighty allev'atlon7
Until this conflict Is ended let n
t be much IN prayer Tor our believe
{ country. DO not let us DEPEND uru
10 the friendship Of foreign nltIorf O,
y hope Is In God. Out 81 every mis- fo
; tune he has brought this nation 90
b hottor moral and financial condlt0
q and 20 let ~ pray that be viii Do
!, us out of thls valley OF ruIbia unl
10 higher mountain ~ blessing
% II Is q mystery that just M th
b country was recovering from q loa
4 season of hard times 100 many of 1J
Z industries should now be- halted. 20.
3 business men who thought they coul
81 see their way 10 pay their debts ar
D build up more prosperous enterrrs.
, AID cndow their homes With more O.,
} vantngcs should have 90 h1It aui wa
81 until iho parhd.oUs oprIowor ~ Cu'
- shall be- turned back PPM Ud.y'lu
and national NE is always cloth5
e with mysier.os. and we may make ON
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