Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-07
AcCoNAc c. H., VA SATURDAY. OCTOBER !, 1900

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ward will be given. God is the best Of
all paymasters, and for those who do
their whole duty to him and the world
the pension awarded Is an everlasting
heaven.
Changing Scenes.
Sometimes Off the coast Of England
the royal family have Inspected the
British navy, maneuvered before them
for that purpose In the Baltic sea the
car and czarina have reviewed the
Russian navy. To bring before the
American people the debt they owe to
the navy go out with you on the At
lantic ocean, where there Is plenty Of
room, and in imagination review the
war shipping Of our four great con-
ficts-1T76, 1912, 1865 and 1893. Swing
into line all ye frigates, lronclads. FIRE
RATS, gunboats and men-of-warl There
they come, all sail set and all furnaces
in full blast. sheaves Of crystal tossing
from their cutting prows.
And now oil the squadrons Of all de-
partments, from smallest tugboat to
mightiest man-ofwar. are in process
sion, decks and rigging filed with men
who on the sea fought for the old flag
ever since we were a nation. Grandest
fleet the world ever saw! Sail on be-
fore all ages! Run up all the colors!
Ring all the bells! Yea, open all the
portfolios! Unllmber the guns and load,
and fire one great broadside that shall
shake the continents In honor OF peace
and the eternity Of the American In
ion! But | lift my hand. and the
scene has vanished Many Of the ships
have dropped under the crystal pave
ment of the deep, sea monsters swim
ming In and out the forsaken cabin.
and other old craft have swung into
the navy yards. and many Of the brave
spirits who trod their decks are gone
up to the Eternal fortress, from whose
easements and embrasures may we
not hope they look down today with
10y upon q nation In reunited brother
hood?
FOote and FarraGut.
All those Of you who were In naval
service during the war of 1865 are now
In the afternoon or evening Of life.
With some of you 1t Is 2 o'clock. 3
o'clock, o'clock, 6 o'clock. and 1t will
soon be shutdown. If you were of age
when the war broke out. you are now
at least CO. Many Of you have passed
into the seventies While In our Gu
ban war there were more Christian
commanders on sea and land than in
any previous conflict, | would revive
In your minds the fact that at least
two great admirals Of the civil war
were Christians. Foote and Farragut.
Had the Christian religion been cow
ardly thing they would have had moth
Ing to do with it. In its faith they
lived and died. In Brooklyn navy yard
Admiral Foote held prayer meetings
and conducted n revival on the receiv-
Ing ship North Carolina and on Sab.
baths. far out at sea, followed the
chaplain with religious exhortation. In
carly life. aboard the sloop-of-war
Natchez. impressed by the words Of
Christian sailor. he gave his spare
time for two weeks to the Bible and Mt
the end of that declared openly,
"Henceforth. under all circumstances,
will act for Cod" His last words
while dying at the Astor House. New
York, were: al thank God for all his
goodness to me. He has been very
good to me-" When be entered heaven,
he did not have to run q blockade, for
it was amid the cheers of q great well
come. The other Christian admiral
will be honored on earth until the day
when the fires from above shall lick
up the waters from beneath. and there
shall be no more sea.
Oh, while old oceans breast
Bears white sail
And Gods soft stars to rest
Guide through the gale,
Men will him neer forget.
Old heart OF oak
Farrngut. Farragut-
Thunderbolt strokei
According to his own statement. Far
ragut was very loose In his morals In
early manhood and practiced all kinds
of sin. One day he was called into