The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
REv. DR.. TALMAGE.
3 EMINENT DIv1NE'S SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.


Their bravery and Devotion.
fcopyriRht, Louis Klopsch. 1890,
NtsufSaToN, ID. Cat a time when tho
Iolr nation is stirred with patriotic emo
IA nt the return of Admiral George
nyey and his gallant men on tho cruiser
ympin md the magnificent reception ac.
rdcd 10 them, the Rev. DR.. I. De Witt
Image, In his sermon, preaching to n
sf nudience, appropriately recalls for
volt and tatriotic purposes some OF the
bat navnl deeds OF oiden and more recent
hes. Text, James ILL.,, 4, Behold also
b shipa."
II this Exclamation was appropriate about
I2 years ago, when IL WAS written con-
ruing the crude fishing smacks that sailed
Ike Galllce, how much more appropriate
q an acc which has launched from the dry
a cks for purposes Of peace tho Oceanic of
While Stnr line, the Lucania of the
!, nard line, tho st. Louis OF the American
a. the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse OF the
rth German Lloyd line, the Augusta VIC
h Ia OF the Hamburg American line, and
an age which for purposes OF war has
lnched the screw sloops like the Idaho,
A Bhenandoah, the Ossipee, and our iron
ds like the kalamazoo, the Roanoke and
,i Dunderberg, and those which have al
h dy been buried in tho 5ecp, like the
Ditor, the Housatonic and tho Wee
d, vixen, the tempestB ever since sounding
b olley over their watory sepulchers, and
n Oregon, and the Brooklyn, aud tho
.ras, and the Olympia, the Iowa. the Mas
husetts, the Indiana, the New York, the
rietta of the last war, and the Scared
h erans OF war shipping, like tho Consti-
Il ion or the Alliance or the Constellation,
have swung into the naval yards to
nd their last days, their decks now ali
Mt OF the feet that trod them, their rig
z all Silent Of tho hands that clung to
If. M their portfolios silent of the braZen
oats that once Numbered out OF them.
lo ull iustice has boen done to the men
/ at different times fought on tho land,
not enough has boon said Of those who
,, ships deck dared and suffered all things.
; d God of tho rivers and the sea, help
!, In this sermonl So, ye admirals, COM
M ,dere, captains, pilots, gunners, boat
ins, snilmakers, surgeons stokers. mess
es and seamen OF all names, to use your
M parlance, we might as well get under
and stand out to sen. Let all land
., oers go ashore Full speed nowl Four
81
si. looks picturesque and beautiful to SEQ
,o ar vessel going out through the Mar
On IS, eailors In new rig singing,
IL A life on the ocean wave,
na Ahome on the rolling deep,
colors gracefully dipping to passing
ls, the decks Immediately clean and
)n guns at quarantine firing n parting
lite. But the poetry Is all gone out OF
o!tshfp as 1t comes out of that engage.
It, its decks red with human blood.
~ ielhonse gone, the cabins pile OF shat.
u ID mirrors and destroyed furniture,
ring wheel broken SIN okestack crushed.
pound Whitworth rifle shot hav.
left its mark from port to starboard,
al sbrouds rent away ladders splintered
''h decks plowed up and smoke blackened
scslded corpses lying among those who
1gasping their last gasp far away from
o aud kindred whom they love as
~ b as we love WIFE and parents and chill
rl1, men Of the Anne icGn navy returned
u" Manila and Santiago and Havana, ms
as thoso who are survivors Of the
lil conflicts of 1868 and 1864, men OF the
ern gull squadron, of the eastern gulf
tdron, OF the south Atlantic squadron
"Vhe north Atlantic squadron, of the
III issippi squadron, of the Pacic squad
Iua OF the West India squadron, and OF
Ta Potomac notilla, hear our thanks
tho bcnediction 1.-THE churches. Ac-
,h' the hospitalities of the nation II we
tu u our way, we would get you not only "a
! ion, but u home and a prlncely ward
Uehk 'IHlpukt ubd u DHuHutl Wullt
~ live, and after your departure IL
lltalque and IA mausoleum of scupltured
d Iile. With u model OF tho ship In which
ltefwonthe day. 1t is considered "A gal
Du thing when in naval fight tho flag
ht Vwitb its blue ensign goes ahead up Il
lhtg or into bay, its admiral
Iuiing In the shrouds watching and CIV
rders. But have to tell you, o vet
yes OF The American navy, II you are as
e MI tffl' 0hriqf no 70 N
there Is a flagship sailing ahead of
oielfwhich Christ is the admiral, and He
lth hes from the shrouds, and tho heavens
'rsc be blue ensign, and He leads you to-
wei' the harbor, and all the broadsides OF
Drlf ana hell cannot damage you, and ye
le 70 garments were once red with your
ne blood shall have Il robe washed and
heIii white in the blood of the Lamb.
se strife eight belis High noon in
e'. ilewe are heartily greeting and ban
He ng the sailor patriots Just now re-
IN "a we must not forget the veterans
iheie navy now in marine hospitals or
Wlhng their old days IN their own or
apO chHdren's homesteads. oh, We vet
charge you bear up under tho
lie kana weaknesses that you still carry
anu The wartimes, You nre not rs stalwurt
); would have been but Tor that nerv-
a TRAIN and for that terrific exposure.
Livery yache and pain, instead ofdepress-
hd fmin'l you of your fidelity. The sinking
I'VE Vfehawken off Morris Island, De-
Nv er q, 1863, was mystery. Sho was
JeWrnder fire. The sea was rough. E.
g Admiral Dahlgren from the deck
= " ne nag steamer Philadelphia
u her gradually sinking and
jew she struck the ground, but tho
suS1tlii iloated above tho wave in the
e. otthe shipping. 1t was afteward
=. that she sank from weakness
aulgh ln1 uries In previous service. Her
9 hY hnf been Knocked loose In previous
the So you have in nerve and muscle
oSaIonoand dimmed eyesight and diff
D. curing aud shortness of breath many
lee uions that you aro gradually going
o IS tho service OF many years ago
hhvt teHlhg on you. Bo OF good cheer,
Ing W you Just as much MS though your
II hlou h@d gurgled through the soup
shCt the ship Ia the Red river expedition
9 tlihouGh you had gone down with the
d W 10 on Haiteras. Only keep your dag
II 81 MS did the ilustrious Weehawken
hem heer, my boys!
lniNptimes OF the coast OF England tho
nhe lhmliy lave inspected the British
seo i1uhPuYered before them for that
us ~. III tue Baltic sea tho czar and
u iNnhVe reviewed the Russian navy.
g OF nk before tho American people the
'lh6'tey owe to the navy ] go out with
lamA tne Atlantic ocean, where there is
A al, OF room, and in imagination re-
o eA nefwar ship Ing OF our four great
the ts-+l77G, 1872. 1865 and 1908 s1uiny
IS oI no all 80 lr!gates. ironciads, fire
gupbonts and mep-of.war! There
iomo, all sail set and ali furnaces
plast' eheaves Of crystal tossing
Ipelr cutting prows. That is tho
are, al old Revolutionary craft,
nded b. Commodore Decatur
es 81 goes tho Constitution, Com.
ThPbul' commanding. There Is tho
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