Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-25

Vermont drawicd out no you heiob,
10 the CarcyHT and my friend nodded
his head. and the Ncrmonter said. 4
know the fellow that took TINT silver
and ho married ono OF the incest slris
that ever were born In Virginia n
funny how war brings out romance.
"rhc gentleman from Vermont won't
on 90 say that when be- started out In
nght the gentlemen from the south
years ago his mother gave him Uma
In which was written on the nrrt rars
his name IN FUN At Hull Run. whafe
some little accident happened o. ra
Union army. u was icu Zoo hurry. fr
as well as I can remember. BE- mu.t
have been rn eager 90 leave that rn.
healthy nclrhharhold that be- Iaft .v.
crything behind Including the BbIs
tiny r.fl who lived near went over No
battlefield some wociH after and nick.
cd up this Bible Being q child Of ~.
llglous tendency she gnid 10 her moth.
or. I ON rplng a. keep this Bible until
I cnD give IL 60 the mon 10 whom 10 DO.
lonrH' Aftcr the war confederate
northern capital went south. amt WIN,
M frat IL did not attract the mon from
the minute OF Zee arrival u was CON.
uuftci hy the women. One ~ the mon
who had grown very rich mnrsIrI fbs
little glrl who found the liihip. s LONG
iimc nftcrwnrd be- was ruins o.
meeting Of the q. 4. H.. and shr art.i
him to put the nlblc In his pocket fur.
aH she suld with great sense. among
some ~ the veterans he mirii como
across ita owner Now Just thlyt how
little The world a. The man who saa
elected secretary was the or.rinrl us.1.
or NJ tho Bibic. and the man who hat
had the good taste 10 marry % southern
rirl also had the pleasure N telling tho
story rght out In meeting ana thsn
presenting the little book 10 ~ oHFlnai
owner. The mother who gave ID h1i
been nFiocp Tor many years. and 40 ths
sight m the book the tears came into
the eyes of the one who remembered
the day when he left home. taking with
him mothers blessing and the good
book.
Sometimes We talk about roiIrl5n.
and TOW ~ the men advance VIVA
theories In which nobody u 90 Or nun.
lshci Tor his sins and everybody b. 10
ana happiness horo and hereafter. 9th.
ers arrange "a future whore everybody
II 60 be- frozen or burned. generally
smoke and keep quiet when they talk
Of religion. Dear. I do not possess a
Bible. I have that quaint little copy y
Holy Living you gave me so many
years ago. II rests against my heart
Molly, and " n bullet II aimed there Il
will have 10 go through tho book before
II touches me. The other nlrht when
was on guard I turned through mo
book and read by the HIGHT ~ me noon
the little prayer that I know 500 ny
every night. the prayer for thorc who
Ne under tho rod ~ war. l know with
what Intensity you Whisper on, En-
cious Father and mercifui God u -
thy VIII say unto the destroying nngel
1T IL enough" and. though We nrc mol,
better than our brethren. who are nmlt'
ten with tho rod ~ God. but much
worse yet may II please thee. even be-
cause thou art good and because We
are timofouH ana sinful. not yet ftiei
for our appearance. 20 set thy mark
upon our forchcnds. that thy angel, the
minister Of thy Justice. may pass over
us and hurt ~ not si.ot thy hand cover
thy servants and hide ua In the clcfi1
~ the rock In tho wounds of the holy
Jesus. from the present anger that hnH
gone out against a. that. though We
walk through tho valley OF the shadow
NA N'AANf w ANNHN hNHAA AAN W. hAfHA we
Ter none. Amen"
Molly chokcd a little as she finished
tho letter. and her Amen was not
said alone. for an of ua had some one
away on IN tho southland fighting fnr
the good cause. and each one u az had
prayed either by words or In silence fnr
their safety. You, who are my nclrh'
Dor. may have said your prayer out.
right 1. who surely am your n0igh.
bor. never oven whisper mine. II e. IN
my heart. but II IN the prayer N silence,
though. after All, what IL the differ
cnce9 We nro each asking In the hour
Of trouble that help may come 10 ~. as
We are each trying In our own way TO
reach tho land ~ everlasting happiness.
n your path II a different one from
mine. do you think that one or the 9th
or prayer NJ admission viii have mo"
said In answer % II when We reach
theref People are fond of saying that
God In Just; but. Tor mo. I like 90 think
~ him as morclfll That II tho belief
~ ~ least one poor sinner, she whom
Molly calls