Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-30

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hundreds more, and not an Israe-
lite vessel lost, not a man injured,
how infdels would yell, 'Absurb;'
Pack of lies Nevertheless, Dewey
and God did that, and it is not in
creditable either. And what if the
Biblical account stated Israel next
annihilated the enemy's fleet, slew
multitude and captured 100
antagonists, without a disabled
ship. with loss of one man? Would
in6delity not go into spasms? Well,
Schley, comrades, and God did
that at Santiago, and we are salts
fed as to the truth of it. Bring un-
to the Lord a new song, for he hath
done marvellous things. His right
hand and His holy arm hath gotten
Him the victory. Let US close with
quotation from Rev. Frank Brls-
tol: "In the olden times men and
nations allied themselves with
Providence, by faith; today by
knowledge. Has God been teach
ing man the necessity of mastering
the elements and forces of nature,
and yoking them to His purpose?
Was He teaching that he who has
the laws of nature on his side, wins?
and that he who contends against
the right, fights against the stars,
against the law, order and every
constitution of things, and must fail?
Is this less providential age than
that of Moses? Was the declaration
of independence less providential
than the decalouge of Sinai? Were
the guns of Dewey and Sampson
less providential than the rams
horns Of Joshua? Were Manila and
Santiago less providential than
Jerrico and Al? Is Chris
tian civilization less providential
than was Jewish barharism. If God
ever had a peculiar people he has
them now. They are the product
of all the struggles and aspirations
of the past. The men who stood
before Santiago are not the product
of day or century. They are the
rich consummate flower of the ages.
They represent a manhood which
has climbed century by century up
the steps of light and liberty and
now stand in the light of the glori-
fed SUBMITS of universal freedom
and brotherhood of man. These
men who offered their lives and
liberty on the altar caught their
inspiration from the men who
fought for their convictions in our
civil war, and those of the civil war
had heard of the revolutionary he
roes, but the men of the revolution
had Inherited the spirit Of the pill
grim fathers and mothers. The
Pilgrims had the nantes OF the re-
formers resting upon their hercule-
an shoulders. The reformers re-
membered the MARTYRS, and the
martyrs had seen the apostles, and
the apostles had touched Christ:
Thanks to the Christ who came to
set the captives free. Thanks to
His servants, the teachers OF the
past and present. Thanks to all
who in Offices of state and on fields
of battle have caught the split of
the heroic Christ and have pledged
their sacred honor, their fortune
and their lives to realize the king
dom of righteousness and peace
among men.
"He that saveth his life shall
lose it and he that loseth his life for
! Christ's sake shall save it" Com
hitting our cause to Jehovah, we
shall once more sing the ancient
song of Moses, the servant Of God.
Happy are thou, oh Israel, who is
like unto thee, oh people saved by
the Lord, the shield of thy help and
who is the sword of thine excel
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