The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-07
BATTLE OF The
BRANDYWINE.
The Troops Reminded Of
Their Country's Wrongs
and Urge to Acquit
Themselves
Like Men.

TIE following sermon was preach
cd by Rev. Joab Trout On the eve
OF the battle of the Brandywine,
September 10th, III. A copy OF
the Moth American containing it
has been furnished by MIR. P.Miles
Fraim.
"They that take the sword shall
perish by the id."-St. Mat
thew. chap. 70, verse So.
Soldiers and Countrymen We
have met this evening perhaps for
the last time. We have shared the
toll Of the march, the peril Of the
fight and the dismay of the retreat
alike: we have endured the cold
and hunger, the coutumely of the
internal foe and the courage Of the
foreign oppressor We have sat
night after night beside the camp
fire; we have heard together the
roll of the reveille, which called us
to duty, or the beat of The tattoo;
which gave the signal for the hardy
sleep of the soldier with the earth
for his ed and the knapsack Tor
his pillow. And now, soldiers and
brc,hern, we have met in the peace
full valley on the eve Of battle,
while the sunlight is dying away
behind yonder height-thc sun
light that tomorrow morn will
gIlmmer on scenes of blood. We
have met amid the whitening tents
of our cncampment. In time of
terror and of gloom have we gath
cred together. God grant it may
not be for the last time. 1t is a
solemn moment, brethren. Does
not the solemn voice of nature
seem to echo The sympathies OF the
hour?
The flag Of our country drops
heavily from yonder staff. The
breeze has died away along the
green pam OF Ihaoa Fofo' me
plan 1iiat sP1eaus peioIS Us sl,t-
tefihe IN 'he Sunl'shl' tic ne'sh'S
OF inc hranoy"'he ARISE gloomy
ana grand Deyoha Tue waters OF
yohoef st,ea'"' an nature no O,
solemn silence on ,he eve OF 'ne
uPioar Oh '''e o'oousheo ana s'''le
OF tomorrow
lhey lhat take me SWORD snail
perish by the sword
ana nave they not taken me
s"ora' Leu tile oeso!atea p,a"''
Inc olooo,Soauen Va''ey' inc our
hed 'a''''-houSe' D,acNehinS III tl'e
sun; the sacked village ana lhe raw
aged town. answer Let 'he whilen-
ing DoneS OF 'he Dutcllerea 'a'lie .'
streweu alohg 'he helas OF his
homestead answer; LET the stafv-
ing mo'ner' "l,h inc pane cl'he'ns
10 'he "i'heieo breast tilat CAL d.
lotd no Sus'ehance' let her answer
WIN INC uea''l-iat'e n'i"s'lns
WIN INC ll'u''',hs tone' '4a' mars
inc last struggle o, nc Aet mat
oyane mctner ana hcr oAoe answer
II was Out a Jay PAST ana our
lana slept III Inc q9let OF peace.
war was NOT refei naud was not
mere; woe ana misery ana want
dwelt not among u.s. from me
eternal So,l'uoe OF inc green WOODS
rose '''e o,ue s,'ioNe VI ','e se'''er
cao'n' anu soioen le,os o' corn
ioekeu ioi'l' l'o'' ann 'nI waste
oi 'ne w''ue'ness' anu 'hG gag ''lu-
SIC OF human voices a"oke 'ilc ST.
fence OF inc lorest'
NOW, uou OF mercy, oehoid the
change! onaef 'he SHADOW OF
PrctcSt. unuer tne saLclity OF
H'o' INVOKING Inc keccemer TO
tntlF "'o' 20 ','eSc .o,e'6n h're''hss
STAY our people. lucy 'nfohS our
towns, 'hey oarhch our pains ana
now they encompass posts ON the
lonely plan OF Chauo $ rora.
"lhey tha' take ,ne sword snail
perish by the sword
brcthcfn' thiDk me not I'M
worthy OF De',ei when tell you the
t~ ~ INA Ia. IL
doom OF Inc BRUSH IS near lh,hk
me not VAN When l teil you that
beyond the cloud tliat enshrouds
US sec ga'her'nS' mex ana last
the darker cioud ana thc bIackcr
storm OF divine 'e'r'Dutlon' ihey
may conquer us tomorrow Might
and wrong may prevail, and we
may be driven rom this held, but
the hour OF Hods own vengeance
wlll come! An II IN the vast soil
tIIfrC eternal