The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-19

He, with other young men Of our nation,
enlisted, We believe. with a noble purpose,
and he has given his life true sacrifice
in worthy cause. Whatever may be the
war, yet it will ever remain true, with sim
cere purpose our young men went forth from
this church, believing it call from God in
behalf Of suffering humanity.
One of the noble traits of Brother John
Wood was his deep love and sincere fiial
affectiOn for his mother. Certain friends OF
San Francisco. with whom he became a.
Quainted while encamped there, write: He
endeared himself to our hearts In the short
time that we knew him. He was 30 chi d.
like in his love for his mother, ard when
ever he mentioned her his voice became low
and tender He made me promise him to 90
and see her when l went East, and TIL her
what kind of boy he had been in camp,
how he tried to do right and not forget his
mother"
A young man who thus loves his mother
will not wander far from his mo.her's G3d.
In his religious life our brother. like many
a young man of his age, may have seemed
TO some, at times, to have manifested some
degree Of indifference, but yet he was true
to his church, and one of the, last things
he did before leaving was to hand to the
church treasurer a geodly sum for the ex-
penses of the church
He was usually found in attendance at the
Christian Endeavor meetings, and his voice
was frequently heard In the prayer and de-
votional meetings of the church.
While the Thirteenth was encamped at San
Francisco, awaiting orders to sail for the
Philippines, the pastor of this church received
a letter from Rev. Mr.. Coombs. of San
Francisco; in which he speaks of certain
young soldiers who had been very regular
in attendance upon the meetings OF his
Christian Endeavor society. and the first
name mentioned among them was that of
John Wood So that 1t is a comfort to know
that though away from home and friends
he did not neglect his religious duties
mont, Neb., Rev. c. W. Brinstadt, whom we
mentioned as the one who baptized our
brother, has written the following letter,
which we will read:
MY Dear Brother: Your letter Of the 18th
inst, containing the sad news of brother
John Woods death reached me this morning
l was greatly shocked to hear it, and desire
to extend to you and the Burr Street church
my sincere sympathy.
while it has not been my privilege to
know John intimately during the last seven
or eight years, I have distinct reocl,ections
of him a bright, promising Christian boy.
Well do l remember the evening, May 26,
1889 when he, together with his sister Mary
and Edna Randolph, confessed Christ, pub
licly, in the ordinance Of baptism, the first
fruits of my gospel ministry. While young
in years, he was always faithful in his at
tendance at Sunday school and church servi-
ces, and would often speak of his love for
Christ.
Truly 'God moves in a mysterious way
We cannot understand why one SO young
should be taken. But though We cannot I'M
ders.and we know that God hath done all
things well, and so bow in submission to
his holy will.
I'VE shall ever hold our brother in loving
memory for nobly responding to his country's
call May God grant sustaining grace to
sorrowing parents and loved ones. Very sin
cerely yours, &C. w. Brtnstadt.
Such is the testimony of friends to the
character Of the departed, and we do not be-
lieve that have given him. any undue
praise Faults he undoubtedly had, but the
general current of his life was in the right
and on the side of God. We believe that he
was not only a good soldier of his country,
but also, which is far better, "a good soldier
of Jesus Christ"