The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-27
riday, May 27, 1898.

Cuba, but finally will free Spain. Dy what
R riSht does dynasty like that stand and 3
corrupt court dominate people for cen.
turies, taxing them to death riding IN
gilued chariot over the necks OF Il beyynre,i
=. population?
Auother alloviation Is that the war opens
. M,th great victory for the United states.
= In the most jubiiant manner let the victory
OF our navy be celebrated. With the story
t OF the destroyed battlesbip fresh In the
s minds minds OF the world it .axeaid reqairs no or
naTy Manila courage and to sui Sto The hagbor of
! Ihat harpor, crowded with sunken wsa-
: ponry OF death, to enter it was runninc<a
! FISK MrisS enough to make all nations shiver.
, shaken to tho foundation the palaces of
! Madrid, and for polcy's sake the doubtful
> nations are on our side. For Commodore
pewey and all who followed him let the
WhoIe nation utter it's most resoundino
huzza; and more than that let us thank
the Lord of hosts for his guiding and pro-
tected power. praise ye the Lordl Let
everything that hath breath praise the
Another alleviation is the fact that in
TINS war tho might is on the side OF the
right. Again and again have liberty and
luSt,ce ana suffering humanity had the
ouds against them. IT was 50 when Benz
hadau 5: syrian hosts. who were in tho
wrong. ut AphcS, came upon tho small
regiments or Israel who were in the right
the Bible putting ii in one of those ,,rnnhir
sentences for which the book is rrmark
nblc-"The children of Israel pitched he
Tore them like two little iiocks OF kids hut
the Syrians filled the whole country" II
was so III the awful defeat of tho Tori,s
people at GilboG and Negiddo IL ,rus sn
reSrnt'y when gallant uad glorious Gren.s
was in conflict with gigantic lIohamn,e-
uanisu. ana the navtcs of Europe hovcrin;.
ABOUT tho Bosphorus wcra in practical
protection OF the Turkish government
! iresh from the slaughter of ono hundred
tnouSahd Armeniaus. 1t was so whom, in
100, the thirteen colonies, with little war
| snippinE and few undrilled and poorly-
| clad soldiers, were brought into n contest
with tho mightiest navy OF all the earth
ana an army that commanded tho admirn-
ulon Oh nations; 1t was SO when Hungary
went under. 1t has been so during nil tbe
struggles hcrctoforc for Cuban indepen-
| uence. But now it is our powerful navy
M witn enough guns to send the opposing
Ieet rs completely unIer as wnen the Red
Sea submerged Pharaoh's army
Another aheviation is the fact that wa
nave 4 Itod to so to in bchalc OF all those
! Oh our coUntrymen who may be in especial
exposure nt the front. for we must admit |
the pnr!lS. 1t is no trifinr thinp for 100
GOO young men to be put outside OF homs
restraints and sometimes into evil com |
Panionship. Many of the brave of the
be IN the same tent with those who h,v,
no regard for God or home; to hear their |
hoiy religion sometimes s,urred Mt. to ho |
piacci under influences calculated to make |
III a rlt
Sucn SABBATH as in most encam pman,.
amounts to no Sabbath at ali: to 20 ont
from homes whera all sanitary laws nre
observed into surroundings where uues-
lions or hcRlth are never discusspI. To in
Naue ciimes where pestilencc holds possns-
SION; 70 make long marches under blister
ing skies: to stand on deck and in RI,
% ne.n' hnder IRE, ut he mcrcy Of shot and
Su'ii we must admit that those thus ey.
posed need especial care and to the Onni
present COD we have Il right to commend
them, and will commend them. Postal
Io...ninuhication may be interrupted, and
letterS started from camps or homes NAV
not arrive at the right destinations but
however iar away our loved ones NAV be
from us, and however wide and deep th,
sets sets thht separate us, We may hold com
God. '"' VI
shirwr"cked sailor was found floating
Wh,in i"'. near the coast of California;
Nhtlc III the hospital he told his eynr-i
ehcc, and said that he had Il companion on
me same raft for some time While that
.otn npanion was dying of thirst he said to
and 'nd the I,Ji"rse, I.i,,, where are You gons?'
tna the lying sailor said: II hope [ nm
SONG 10 Goa. III You do" said the rss-
,ucu sailor VIII YOU ask Him to send
some "ater!' After the death OF his com ,
,.tnioh' the survivor said, the rain came in :
orfents, and slaked his thirst and senr
nm ailve unit! he was taken to eafrtv. '
ne SURVIVOR always thousht it WAS in an
'Wcr 10 the message he had sent 10 heaven
aNihG ,,,.i ior water Thank God We may =
'aEe direct and Instantaneous co;rmuni !
aiioh with the Lord Almighty through {!
cSuS thriSt, His only bcGottrn Son and in !,
nat falth "" may secure the rescue of on
'S'' ,
Morring, poon and nigh. let us commend :;
iis peloTed land to the care OF II gracious y
'od That He answers prayer is so rrr, &
~ that your religion is an haliucinution Il
ne uoes not answer it. Pray that in re- "
y 10 such supPlication the farmers bows 49,
ltS get nome again in time to rpaD the -
arFest OF next July; that our business !.
,II En rnuy return In time to prepare for a. y
III trade such as has never vet filed the =,
ores ana factories with customers. and :,
''' n'i tne MONIES in this country now snd- u
'hcu by the departure of father or brother tit
son may months before the Thanksgiv- hi
ana Christmas holidays be- full OF ioy nt r,
earrival OF those who will for the resi- or
:ir H'cs nave stories to tell of double I!
'ich mhrcn, and narrow escape, and o
'arSoN up tho parapcts and night SET ON -,
. with bombarlment and our Guo VI
iui"d up to places from which of her nn,s yt
ere hauled down. '''' NJ
At Plymouth. England. on tho 18Th Of nc
,.n ~ I,n prom hrnt officers of the navy W
re IN bowling alley bowling with great W
Lori Howard, the High Admiral: nd
Martin ErohiSh"r. the daring eynlorrr ro
q SIR Francis Drake. tho first circum -,
t,Shtpr "t inc w"rid--when word came
thnm tnht the Spanish Armada WAS nd In
'"ihS. The officers continued nt tb, IF
me OF the bowling alley until tha yam. nm
- hni'hei, ana then went out 30 iny,sti-
~ ~ udihSS. ana, sure enough, that "''
*htY hcct, which was ronsiicrrI invin RAJ
'le. ami which wa1 10 bonbarL ana over r,>,
-ow England. was apTroaching but the ,;
'aulhS navy was destroyed. fo- tho Lord W.
mighty appeared in the lphf ar
. storm such as had never swent tLo ii,C
iS1 "I England or accused the orcnn v.i
ncPri upon The Spanish Armada. Nos W.
IN" ships soon went down under th" sea-; Toy
Tie others were Ir,Vs,, b.,i,I.....I,, yC.