Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-18

ing, there were 81 men accepted, and
they arrived on the 10 o'clock train.
Sunday morning, under the command
of Lieut. J. w. Dutton who will be the
"a lieutenant of the battery.
The men who will complete the
make up of this battery, will arrive
this morning from Bangor, while sew
eral more will come from Waterville
to be examined for the battery.
1t is thought that it can be arranged
so that the mastering of this battery
VIII take place about noon, today.
The first to arrive for the makeup of
the battery that will represent the list
| Battalion, came on the 10 o'clock train.
Saturday morning, from Skowhegan,
and from that company came the
largest number that any one company
has furnished thus far. Out of the 81
men that were examined AZ passed the
examinations, and they accompanied
the officers Captain w. B. McPheters
and Lieut. Spear. who will be respec-
| lively LIST and I'd lieutenants of the
battery which will be commanded by
Captain W. r. Kimball of Bath.
Thirty-five of Captain Kimbalrs
men passed the examinations and he
will come to the city on the morning
train with them and possibly bringing
more, 50 that that battalion will lack
obtained.
The men of the Battery B, were not
| placed under strict military discipline
al once, though they could have been
had their officers so chosen, and no
guard was placed around the camp.
The guard will be mounted this morn
ing. and the camp will at once assume
a more military aspect. Though there
has been no guard, and the officers
| have exercised no authority, the camp
| has been almost a model one. there be-
ing no littering of papers and rubbish
around the streets, the tents have been
kept orderly. The men have not left
the camp in any larger numbers than
when the guards were on, during the
first of the last tour of duty in Man.
When it came time for church SER
asked to attend, they at once fell in
and marched to the headquarters
| building, where they We're given seats
on the piazza and on the grass, in the
shade. The number who attended was
| far in excess, according to the number
| in camp, of the number who used to
attend the services in May.
The services We're conducted by
| Chaplain Cochrane Of the ID Regiment,
and commenced at 2.45 p. NJ.
Misses Flora and Minnie Cross of
Hallowcll, sang sweetly two songs, the
latter one being especially touching,
and being given after the sermon.
there was more than one man whose
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The services were short and the adj
| dress was clear holding the closest
| attention of the soldiers Chaplain
Cochrane took for his text Genesis
xxxi:49. ''The Lord watch between
thee and me. while we are absent one
from another which were the words
spoken at the parting of Jacob and
Laben.
He told simply the story of the
| journey of Jacob; of his meeting
Rachael, and of the period of seven
years that he was made to serve for
| her.
Love makes all burdens light" said
| Mr.. Cochrane land the seven years
with many more that followed were
short ones to jacob Mr.. Cochrane
said that the thought that the Lord
watches over those at home as well as
over us here, will often bridge over the
inconsistencies that comes to all when
they are feeling all alone, and often
we feel alone when we are in a crowd.
| He pointed out that there are many
| temptations in the way of the sol
diers, and they will often do things
that they will refuse to do at home.
Temptation makes us strong, and the
man who resists temptation is stronger
than as though he had not been
tempted.
I'VE should bear our burdens cheer
fully" said Mr.. Cochrane, land put
our trust in God. Remember that
nearly all the heroes in the present are
Christian men, Dewey is a member of
the Episcopal church; Hobson in
letter to his sister just before he
| started for Cuba, said he should leave
all with God, who ruled all things;
Captain Phillips of the Texas called
together his crew after the battle of
July 9. and gave thanks to God"
A squad of men will work oR the pit
at the rifle range. today. and practice
Will in all probability begin, Tuesday.