Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-06-24

ton to generation without sufficient
protest on our part and the pronounced
eXecration of people on both sides of
the Atlantic, but that bursting volcano
of destruction in the harbor OF Havana
fired the nation and shocked the whole
civilized world. All nations will learn
that such an act can not be repeated
without the anathema of all Christen-
dom. As individual criminals must be
punished for the public good, and we
have for them courts of oyer and ter
miner, and penitcntiaries, and electric
chairs, and hangman's gallows,
SO governments committing high
crimes against God and humanity must
be scourgcd and hung up for the
worlds Indignation. When in Span
ish waters our battleship, looking
after our commercial interests and in
tending nothing but quietude, was
hurled into demolition, and the men
on board, without time to utter one
word of prayer, were dashed into the
eternal world, the doom of the reign
ing house of Spain was pronounced in
tones louder than the thunder which
that night rolled out over the sea.
Another alienation is the fact that
we have God to go to in behalf OF all
those of our countrymen who may be
in especial exposure at the front, for
we must admit the perils. 1t is no
trifling thing for 100000 young men to
be put outside of home restraints and
sometimes into evil companionship.
Many of the brave of the earth are not
the good of the earth. To be in the
same tent with those who have no re-
gard for God or home; to hear their
holy religion sometimes slurred at; to
be placed under influences calculated
to make one reckless; to have no Sab
bath, except such Sabbath as in most
encampments amounts to no Sab
bath at all; to go out from
homes where all sanitary laws are
observed into surroundings where
questions of health are never dis
cussed; to invade climes where pesti-
lence holds possessions; to make long
marches under blistering skies; to
stand on deck and in the fields under
fire, at the mercy Of shot and shell-we
must admit that those exposed need
especial care, and to the Omnipresent
God we have right to commend them,
and will commend them. Postal COM
munication may be interrupted, and
letters started from camps or homes
may not arrive at the right destination,
but, however, far away our loved ones
may be from us, and however wide and
deep the seas that separate us, we may
hold communication with them via the
throne of God.
A shipwrcclicd sailor was found
floating on a raft near the coast of Cali
fornia. While in hospital he told his
experience, and said that he had com.
panion on the same raft for some time.
While that companion was dying of
thirst he said to him: George, where
are you going?' and the dying sailor
said: II hope | am going to God. "
IF you do" said the rescued
sailor, twill you ask Him to
!
death of his companion, the sur
vivor said the rain came in torrents,
and slaliel his thirst and kept him
alive until he was taken to safety. The
survivor always thought it was in an
swer to the message he had sent to
Heaven asking for water. Thank God
we may have direct and instantaneous
communication with the Lord Almighty
through Jesus Christ, His only begot-
ten Son. and in that faith we may Sc
cure the rescue of our imperiled kim
drcd. Is that not mighty alienation
Until this conflict is ended let US be
much in prayer for our beloved coun-
try Do not let us depend upon the
friendship of foreign nations. Our hope
is in God. Out of every misfcrtCnc lie
has brought this country to a better
moral and financial condition, and SC
let us pray that lie will lift US out OF
this valley of trouble unto higher
mountain of blessing.
1t is mystery that just as this coun
try was recovering from long season
of hard times, so many of our indus
tries should now b. halted; that bust
ness men who thought they could SEE
their way to pay their debts and build
up more prosperous enterprises and ca
dow their homes with more advantages
than should have to halt and wait UNI
til the pertidious opprcSsor OF Cuba
shall be turned back. But individu-
al and national life is always
clothed with mysteries, and we
make ourselves miserable by stab
bling ourselves with sharp interro'
cation points, and plying the everlast.
ing questions of "Why?' and "lIow?'
and "What?" and "When?" While W.
must, of course, try to be intelligent or
all public affairs, it is glorious thing
to do our duty, and then fully and con
fidently trust all IN the hands of God
who has proved Himself the friend o
our country from the time when tn,
Spanish government fitted out an eX'
petition to discover it TO this time
when the SpaniardS would like to de-
stroy it.
Morning, noon and night let us com
mend this beloved land TIC the care of
gracious God. That He answers prayc
( is so certain that your religion is al
, hallucination if He does not answer ii
Pray that in reply to such supplicatioI
1 the farmer boys may get home again il
| time to reap the harvest Of next July
S that our business men may return il
, time to prepare for fall trade such Il
+ has never yet filled the stores an
t factories with customers, and tina
e all the homes in this country nov
f saddened by the departure of father o
v brother or son may months before tn
e Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday
4 be full of joy at the arrival of thos
e who will for the rest OF their lives hav
Q stories to tell of doublc-quick marcl
, and narrow escape and charges ND tn