The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

tlanta than in any BODY OF men ever
ssembled in the United States.
These veterans all look alike :" me.
lard service has hammered them
lown liked steel used to be hammered
tut OF iron. Their faces, the breads,
heir walks, their sOlidity, their con-
,idcrate conversation, all mark them
IS men who have been tried and re-
fincd in the cruciblc Of war-the dross
expelled aud the pure gold left.
But war Is a bad thing-the worst
thing in the world. A phil0sophlc
friend of mine says no, and he argues
that periodically nations must have
war, pcst.lcnce or famine, to purify
them, to purge them and to kill on
the unproductive surplus and give
quiet to the government. l don't be-
leye that, but am not going to argue
about IT. John Temple Graves and
Simon Peter Richardson and Joe ON
have written strong letters about war
and how it ennoblcs a nation. These
men are thinkers and make the best
of IA bad thing, but still we can fall
back and entrench upon the teachings
OF the son OF man who said, MY
kingdom is peace :" Peace on earth
and good will among men," Only a
few months have passed, but there Is
many hcartbrOken mother now
weeping for her soldier son, whose
shallow grave is in a foreign land.
The tears OF these mothers are
worth Thousand. victories. But thest
preachers pcrplex me. Most OF them
are for the war to go on until we have
taken all the islands Of the sea ant
planted missionaries there. One o
\ them said, "My friend, the kingdom
of heaven suffereth violence and th'
violent take it by force" but neve
heard before that 1t meant guns ane
cannon and dynamite. l fear tina
the zeal OF most OF these preachers II
inspired by their hatred Of the Roman
Catholic religion. l used to have
horror OF that religion myself, Tor
, had read Fux's book OF martyrs, ant
. imagined the Spanish inquisition wa
about to be revived, but time and cd
ucation have removed my prejudices
and made me tolerant OF all III
churches. en-.
, Observation and experience nav
taught me that there are good peopI
a in all the churches, both Jew an
4 Gentle, and II l was far away irol
S home and in distress, Sister OF Cha
e ity would perhaps be my drst v'slto
d They found my mother when her p'
e rents died OF the fever 10 Charleston
and they took the frlendless ophan
d their hearts and cared for her, and
have no patience with these preacher
y So called, who slander them or the
i church.
r But my old friend, Simon Pet
" Richardson, Is nothing II not orlgIna
p lie is a strong man in every way az
n our people here like him and love III
% for his honest sincerity. He preac'''
1t here for several years and Is a man
l. nnyictions. lie is rightly name
~ and would have cut of the other e
III of Malchus II he had been there.
le belongs to the church militant. ane
lc would be willing to take bis chanc
!" for the church triuphant. lie "
is telling me once about a great revl'
n. he attended over on Peedee river a
,e when | asked him how many CONVEX
~ they took in, he said, Nary one' ma
ne one. my friend; but we turned seve
Ut teen out and purged the church. L
nt revival was altogether sanitary"
he We had great treat at our to'
lie this morning. Col. VIM. J. bryi
lie with his Nebraska regiment stopp
Oh here for an hour, and electrified eve
ng hody with their presence. It's by
,es tho best regiment we have seen'
on best looking, the best behaved, q
re. they love and idolize their colon
et They feel elevated and refined oy
re- commanding presence, and wou'o
ng do ANYTHING that would mortily
ny or wound his feelings. What a Hr'
Tut and noble man he is-how majestic
Ter. person, how gentle In manners
on. inspiring in language and conVe
can tion. How our hearts did burn "
OK. In US as he spoke.
ln- l tell you, my brethren l We
trust him with all my interest IN
ing tional affairs. He is Daniel wen
his and Henry Clay combined-a 9
boy man. May the good Lord keep
ut and preserve him. would
3 to have him killed 10 battle 10
rms million Of dollars. The silver 9
bis tIou may pass away aud be foraot'
ung the tariff may settle down. on. ~, .,
rom md orander issues will grow ou,
EN-. tie war. and the nation Will neeu !,
,hip ]. Bryan. This Is .nv ~"
aud II, and ! cannot ne'p :" p,,n AR
way
o1e rouran