The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-01-18
Iho Handwriting Ct God in the
Government q Men.


SOIL. nat WGF mas Dcen 1Qr9ht and
its uE}:oct dented AID brilliant
achievements gave the most conyiuc.
lrg proof Of the universal rule Of the
living God uvel the destir:es of men
and nations.
At the commencement Of this war
the most sqngulue believe in Ameri-
cas- greatness aud Of her dashing
bravery The nations ofthe world would
cot have dared to have given utterance
TO the belief that such tlinmpks
we're even possible over the old dis
cip|;re lesious and armies of Spain.
From the beginning of Mck.nley's
administration the most strenuous
etfjr,s We're pat forth both day and
uight to pn! cur Notifications in IL
condition CT defense against the navy
cf Spain. No ore amcng the Euro
peans dreamed that our navy could
do more than support our fo1tihca-
tons to advantage, and even poor,
ie!uded, bcnighted Spain was amused
At our imru!ence tosuppose that our
sailors and soldiers would ever reach
iec shores. The vessels that wcle
expected to lombard our cities aid
drive cur vessels into port now as
wrecks adoln h2 coasts OF the West
Indies or sleep in the solitude of the
dark blue sea and their sailors only
reached Our continent as prisoners of
war or as fugatives sought safety
among their enemies from their burn
ing and stranded barks.
From the battle Of Manila to the
surrender cf Santiago was one con.
tinual scene Of tr.umEh h Of American
freedom and prOgr, IS .vcr European
,taGuation and barbarism. Ii we
had an inspired historian to say that
God delivered the Spaniards into the
uands OF tie Americans, the real
cause of our eranduer would rot be
more clearly tod !han By the results
and issues Of our war with Spain.
rbe bat!le of A,be!a, where the
Great Alexander with fifty thousand
Greeks met and anLih:lated the army
Of Persia OF one million Of trained
and well disciplined soldiers ard
commanded BY the most experienced
chief'slns of the Empire, would be
/ ma,icrlJus evidence Of gallantry or
chance, if he lad won in the spirit
of prophecy Of Daniel.
Alexander has been justly called
great. The crisis and the occasion
really made Ei@ great The future
OF the human family and the DEGREES
# an Almighty God both conspired
to make linn great. We are told by
the historian that when the High
Priest at Jerusalem read to him tie
Prophecy Of Daniel as to his rise and
fa!l that the great soldier wept Ike a
child. He imagined that it was lis
own greatness that was ruling this
mighty empire. Alexander was no
blindtr than many ,l our public men
Of tcday when flushed with either
| political or military glory. Gcd is
only doing with them what he did
with Alexander, Ceasar, Charles the
Great, Napoleon, Washington and
LiucciD. Whether President Nc
kinley will rightly discern remains
to be seen, but he has been placed in
power by a great governmentand ina
| .:reat crisis ard on ali such occasions
the history Of the past shows that
God make 30 mistakes in the instru-
ment lie is using to accomplish his
purpose, and Cur administration so
far by its wisdom and conservatism
warrants us in believing that God has
made no mistake in rejecting Wm. J.
Bryan and accepting William Nc
k,nlcy il this eventual situation. OF
his | an fully Convinced and will
give ny reasons more fully in the
rext article I am fully persuaded
chat cur President will descend in
history as brilliant star in cur gal
ayy, and whose lustre Will not be
dimmed By any era i'll our history.
Let US lay aside our prejudices and
view it as citizens and patriots and
as real disciples of the truth. We
are passing through course cf in
struction ourselves and preparing for
day OF greater usefulness to the
needs Of the human family and We
had as w.ll face the issues ike men
aad be Instructed thereby. Nothirg
during the war more fully shows
Gods interference in or struggle
with Spain than the bombardmenr
at Caimancra. As most CT the read
ers OF the Dispatch probably know
:he contents Of mires are explosives
made cf miro glycerine III some
shape and have dreadful Gestruc-
tive power. Ii is put Ill bottom Ct
halbor and places where ships are
expected to travel and the vessel in
striking will explode them and destroy
the guubOa: and the sailors. liey
were made by the most experienced
manufacturers and placed were OR
var vessels in boluharlmcut Won 4
likely to strike aud Yet The loEiticn
OF each ore Was known TO TIE Span
ish fleet and they coald avoid rur-
uins against them. lhe ha1bor at
CAinenera MAS beseiged and taken
and to the great sarplise tf tie
Spanish none Of their torpedos we're
OF any Use II the battle. The Amel-
leans were still afraid that some wtre
in the barbor and dragged for them