Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

Il Is for the advancement OF the sublime
principle Of lit >rty, which will yet engirdle
tns Cuba s15sa saa ,nan ls s SPAIN. aims T By What
right does dynasa p that stand, and
corrupt court dominHt.3S people for cen.
turies, taxing them toTsaath, riding in
gilded chariot over the necks OF beggared
populatiOnfSA
with great victory for the United States.
In the most jubilant manner let the victory
OF our navy be celebrated. With the story
of the destroyed battleship fresh In the
minds of the world it would require no or
dinary courage to sail into the harbor OF
Manila and attack the Spanish shipping.
That harbor, crowded with sunken wea-
ponry OF death, to enter it was running
risk enough to make all nations shlver.
But Manila is ours, and tine pioW mas
shaken to the foundation the palaces OF
Madrid, and for policy's sake the doubtful
nations are on our side. For Commodore
Dewey and all who followed him let the
whole nation utter its most resound1ng
huzza; and more than that, let US thank
the Lord of hosts for his guiding and pro-
tected power. ''Praise ye the Lord! Let
everything that hath breath praise the
Lord!i'
Another alleviation is the fact that in
this war the might is on the side OF the
right. Again and again have liberty and
justice and suffering humanity had the
odds against them. 1t was SO when Ben
hadads 81 Syrian hosts, who. were in the
wrong, Mt Aphek, came upon the small
regiments OF Israel, who were In the right,
the Bible putting it in one OF those graphic
sentences for which the book is remark
able-"The children of Israel pitched be-
fore them like two little hocks OF kids, but
the Syrians filled the whole country" 1t
was so in the awful defeat OF the Lords
people at Gilboa and Megiddo. 1t was so
recently when gallant and glorious Greece
was In conflict with gigantic Mohamme-
danism, and the navies of Europe lowering
about the BoSphorus were in practical
protection of the Turkish governm ent,
fresh from the slaughter of one hundred
thousand Armenians. 1t was so when In
1776, the thirteen colonies, with little war
shipping and u few undrilled and poorly
clad soldiers, were brought into contest
with the mightiest navy of all the earth
and an army that commanded the admira-
tion of nations. 1t was SO when Hungary
went under. 1t has been so during all the
struggles heretofore for Cuban indepen-
dence. But now it is our powerful navy
with enough guns to send the opposing
fleet as completely under as when the Red
Sea submerged Pharaohs army.
Another alleviation is the fact that we
have God to go to in behalf of all those
OF our countrymen who may be In especlai
exposure at the front, for we must admit
the perils, 1t is 40 trifing thing for l00,-
600 Young men to be put outside of home
restraints and sometimes into evil COM
panionshp 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 regard 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 Sabbath, except
such Sabbath as in most ampmentS
amounts to no Sabbath at all; to go out
from homes where all sanitary laws are
| observed into surroundings where ques-
tionS of health are never discussed; to in
wade climes where pestience holds posses
| sion; to make long marches under blister
| ing skies: to stand on deck and in the
fields under fire, at the mercy of shot and
! sheil-we must admit that those thus eX-
posed need especial care, and to the Omni-
| present God we have right to commend
them, and will commend them. Postal
communication 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 hUld COM
munication with them via the throne OF
| God
A shipwreeked sailor was found floating
| on a raft, near the coast of California.
While in the hospital he told his expert.
enee, and said that he had a companion on
the same raft for some time. While that
companion was dying of thirst he said tc
him: George, where are you going?'
and the dying sailor said: 81 hope l am
going to God" ''If you do,'' said the res
cued sailor. "will you ask Him to send
some water?" After the death of his com.
panion, the survivor said, the rain came IN
torrents, and slaked 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
peko n<,r mi
cation with the Lord Almighty through
Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, aud in
that faith we may secure the rescue Of oul
imperiled kindred. Is not that a mighty
alleyiation?
Morning, noon and night let US commend
this beloved land to the care Of II gracious
God That He answers prayer Is so Ger
tain that your religion is an hallucinatior
if He does not answer it. Pray that in re-
ply to such supplcation the farmers boys
may get home again In time to reap the
harvest of next July; that our bushes:
men may return in time to prepare for
fall trade such as has never yet filled the
stores and factories with customers, anG
that all the homes in this country now sad
dened by the departure OF father or brothe
or son may months before the Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas holidays be full OF joy a
the arrival of those who will for the rest o
their lives have stories to tell of double
quick march, and narrow escape, ant
charges up the parapets, and night set OF
fire with bombardment. and our flaf
hauled up to places from which other flag
were hauled down.
At Plymouth, England, on the 10th O
July, the prominent officers Of the nav,
were in bowling alley, bowling with grea
glee-Lord Howard, the High Admiral
Sir Martin Frobisher, the daring explorer
and Sir Francis Drake, the first circum
navigator of the world-when word came
to them that the Spanish Armada was I'D
vancing. The officers continued at thu
game OF the bowling alley until the gam
, was finished and then went out to investi
gate the tidings, and, sure enough, tina
mighty fleet, which was considered irwin
chile, and which was to lombard and over
; throw England. was approaching. but tn
? invading navy was destroyed, for the Lore
Almighty appeared in the fight.
, A storm such as had never swept tn,
coast of England or aroused the oceal
| swooped upon the Spanish Armada. Mos
of the ships soon went down under the sea
, while others were driven helplessly alon.
to be splintered on the coasts Of England
Ireland, Scotland, and Norway. Anothe
, Spanish Armada is crossing the Atlantic
aud we are ready to meet them. The sam