Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-13
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
DEWEY THE SUBJECT FOR LAST
SUNDAY.
rom Text. JsTnes. Chapter ,, Verse =.
Follows: "Eehold Also the Ships'-A
Review Of Oar Naval Heroes and
Those OF Other Nations.

IL ;nis exclamation was appropriate
about eighteen hundred and seventy
t~O years $50. when It was written
concerning the crude fishing smacks
that sailed Lake Galilee, how much
more appropriate in an ase which mas
launched from the dry docks for pur-
poses Of peace the Oceanic OF the
White Star line. the Lucania of the
Cunard line, the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse OF tie North German Lloyd
line. the Augusta Victoria of the Ham,
bufg-AEerican line. and in an age
which for purposes of war has launched
the scTewsloCps like the Idaho. the
Shenandoah. the Ossipee. and our iron
clads like the KALAMAZOO. the Roam
che and the Lundsrbelg. aud those
which have already been buried in tie
deep, Like the Monitor. the Housatonic
snd the Weehawhen. the tenpests ever
since sounding yolley over their
watery seculchres: and the Oregon.
and the Brooklyn. and the Texas, and
the Olympia. the Iowa. the Massachu-
vets, the Indiana, the New York, the
Marietta Of the last war and the
SCARED veterans of war shipping. like
the Constitution. or the Alliance, or
the Constellation that have swung into
the naval yards TO srend their las
days. their decks now all silent Of the
feet that trcd them. their rigging all
silent OF the hands that chung TO them.
their portfolios silent of the braZen
threats that once Numbered OFT OF
them. II in the first century. when
var vessels were dependent on the
cars that padded at the side OF them
icr propulsion. my text Was sugges-
tive. with how much more emphasis
and meaning and overwhelming remi-
niscence We can cry out, as We see the
kearsarge lay across the bows of the
Alabama and sink it, teaching foreign
nations they had better keep their
hands off our American fight, or as
ne sec the ram Albemarie of the Con-
federate5 running out and in the
Roanoke. and up and down the coast.
throwing everything into confusion as
no other craft ever did. pursued by the
Miami. the Ceres. the Southfeld. the
Sassayls. the Nattabesett. the White
head, the Commodore Hull. the Loui J.
ana. the Minnesota ana other armed
vessels. all trying in vain 10 catch her.
Erti. Capt Cushing. q years Of age.
and his men blew her Up. himself and
only enc other escaping: and as ! see
the flagship Hartford. and the Rich
rl0rd. and tie MoHOngaheia, with
other gunboaIs sweep past the batter
ie. OF Port Hudson. and the M.ssis-
sipDi flows forever free to all northern
and southern craft. and under The fire
Of Dewey and his men the Spanish
ships al Manila hur:l or sink. and the
feet rushing out of Santiago harbor
are demolished by our guns. and the
brave Cervera surrenders. | cry ont
with a patriotic emotion that | cannot
suppress if I would. AMI would not If
] could. Behold also the ships"
Full Justice has been done to the
zen VINO at difTereat times fought on
the land but not enough has been said
Of those who on ships deck dared and
suffered all things. Lord God Of the
rivers and the sea. help ME in this
sermon, So. ye a6mirals. command
ers, captains. pilots. gunners, boats
wains. sailmakers. surgeons. stokers,
ruessmates and seamen of ali names,
10 use your own parlaEce. We might
S.+9 ut
t. sea. Let all land lubbers so ashore.
Full speed now, Four bells.
Never since the sea Eight OF Lepanto
where 900 royal gaileys, manned by
30 Geo warriors. at sunrise. Sept 9.
1911. met go royal galleys. manned by
900 men, aad in the four hours of
battle s 600 fell On one side. and $3.50
en- the ether: yea. never since the DAY
when at hctium, thirty-one years be
fore Christ. Augustus with 2G0 ships
scattered the 30 ships of Mare An
.orv. and gained universal dominion
- The prize: yea. since the day when
r. Salamis the 1900 galleys Of the Per-
slams manned b. 100000 men. were
crushed by Greeks with less than a
third OF that force: yea. never since
the time of Noah. the first snip cap
tain. has the world seen such a miIac-
r,ous creation as that Of the American
navy in 1861.
There we're abou. eco available sea-
men in all the naval stations and re-
eeiring ships. and here and there an
ryiv n
blockade 3.afe miles OF seacoast-
greater than Tie whole coast of Eu-
rope-and besides that the Chic, Ten
ressee, Cum hesland. Mississippi. and
other great rivers. covering an extent
OF ECO miles. were 80 be patroiled-
No wonder the whole civilized world
burst irto outlaws Of laughter at the
seeming impossibility. BuJ the work
was done. Gone almost Immediately.
done thoroughly, and done with a
speed ard consummate skill that
cc.ipsed al the history of naval arohi-
lecture. What brilliant achievements
are suggested By the mere mention OF
the names of the rear-admirals. If
all they did should be written, every
one. l suppose that even the world
itself could not contain the books that
should be written. But these names
lave received the honOrs due. The
most Of them went to their graves
Under the cannonade of all the forts,
navy yards and men-of-war. the flags
e all the shipping and capitals at half
mast