The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-21
WARREN'S CHANCE
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Iigion are the two great virtues winch
have ever appeared in the noblest men
and women. A man who does not love
his country and a man who does not
reverence the law of God Almighty Is
being too low in the scale Of humanity
to deserve respect. Every citizen ought
to be a patriot, lover of his country
and his flag but the soldier, the officer
or the man who wears the UNIFORM OF
blue and has solemnly sworn to defend
his country and to follow and uphold
the flag ought above all other men 10
manifest in his conduct the virtues OF
a patriot. l hold that the better Chris
tan a man is the better patriot he
ought to be. I hold that the soldier
ought to be a Teverent and leading dis
ciple of Jesus Christ, and that the
more closely he follows his Master the
more completely and grandly he will
show forth in his life the virtues of
good soldier. This is the first time we
have met to worship God together since
I have had the honor TO be appointed
chaplain of this regiment. Perhaps,
therefore, I may be permitted to say
few personal words.
The Second regiment has a noble re-
cord. Among its officers and men there
are veterans Of two wars. When the
union was in peril they risked their
lives to defend the nation, and last year
the Second Massachusetts made a name
for itself in the Spanish war which will
shine upon the historic scroll of this
grand old commonwealth until the end
of time. We are here in this camp for
military instruction and discipline; to
be trained to be good soldiers. 1t should
be the ambition and pride of every
officer and man in the regiment to so
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that he shall do honor to his common
wealth and to the regiment. This cannot
be done by profane and vulgar speech,
by ungentlemanly conduct or by any
word or act that is unbecoming an Off
Ger or man. There is grave danger that
young men will put before themselves
a false and foolish idea of the soldier.
1t is wrong to think that oaths and
coarsenesS are the marks of good SOL
diers. They are not. They are marks
of men who have forgotten the prayers
and teachings of their fathers and
mothers and the reverence and obedi-
ence that belong to religion and to God.
know that every officer and man from
our colonel to the newest recruit de-
sires at heart that the Second Mass.
should be the best regiment in the COM
monWealth or the republic 1t is my am
bition as chaplain, to be the friend and
helper of every one of you. and I want
you to feel from the start that I stand
| ready always to do anything that will
make to the best interests of the regi-
ment. Let us all work together in this
| camp and everywhere to be good sol
| diers and good Christians; to be manly,
| soldierly lovers of our state, our coun-
try, our God.
On the white banner which bears the
shield and arms of our state there is
| inscribed this motto: "Ense petit placi-
dam sub Hibernate quietem with the
sword she seeks calm peace under lib
erty." Massachusetts cannot have true
liberty or true peace even with the
sword unless her sons and daughters
are as wise as they are brave and as
Virtuous as they are patriotic. One
mans brave deed will confer glory on a
| whole regiment, and one mans bad con-
duct will disgrace it. Let us have such
pride in our regiment that in obedience
to orders, in faithfulness to duty, in
courage to be honest and brave and
pure in faith in our flag and our coun-
try and of the God and Father of us
all, we shall win the highest reward that
can come to soldier, the satisfaction
of having performed our duty faith
fully.
The most impressive moment in all
uncovered heads on the color line at
sunset and watch the flag as it slowly
| comes from its lofty height. Then if
ever, the tides of reverence and emotion
rush over the soul and the meaning of
soldier life and duty sweep in the
mind and heart. Officers and men of the
Second, let us prove loyal to the best
thoughts and highest ideals that we can
conceive of the soldiers and the Christ
ian's life, and we shall not live in vain.
Services in the Sixth regiment were
conducted by Chaplain James De Wolf
Remy, Jr. The services were similar to
those of tie Second. Tonight Chaplain
Remy spoke at the Y. NJ. c. A. tent.
Rumors of various kinds are gaining
much ground at muster concerning the
new volunteer regiments already
formed and to be formed. One is that
| Col. Rice of the Twenty sixth is prac-
tically sure of an appointment as brig
adler general Of volunteers and may not
leave the United States with his COM
mand.
Col. Darling of the Sixth has been Of
fered a commission as a major in one
of the new volunteer organizations and
another rumor is that he would be in
line for the lieutenant colonelcy of the
Twenty~sixth in the advent of Col.
Rice getting an appointment as briga-
dier.
A Spy man was told last night on
good authority that the state was rep
resented on the field by men who were
looking for applicants for commissions
in the new volunteer regiments.
According to the story, Gov Wolcott
is anxious to get men who have seen
service and proposes to get as many
as possible. Lieut.. Warren of Compa-
ny G has been recommended for an
appointment in the volunteer army by
Gov. Wolcott and will without doubt
be one of the favored officers appointed,
There is but little doubt but what an
inroad will be made into the state mill
tia by the enlistments in the new regi-
ments and all officers of the Second bril-
gade expect it. Lieut.. F. P. Morse of
Company f, Marlboro Light Infantry,
made application today for a commits
sion to the secretary of war and also
for recommendation to Gov. Wolcott
He served with the Sixth in Porto Ri
co and has been in the militia five
years.
Today party composed of Brig. Cen.
Mathews, Col. Clark and Lieut.. Col
Shumway of the Second, Mai. ellison of
the Sixth, and others left the muster
ned and spent the afternoon looking
over ground about four miles from
Ct1ilp where sham battle will be held
PROBABLY Tuesday, weather permitting.
1t has been decided that one battalion
of the Sixth, two batteries of artillery
and squadron of cavalry, all under
MAJ. ellison, shall constitute the enc
my. They will leave camp about a
nan hour ahead of the rest Of the bril-
gage and take UP position about one
mile from camp in the direction of Fav-
vile. - = ay-
me remainder of the brigade under
sen. Matthews, will form the attacking
party. Lieut.. Col. Shumway has prae9
tically been selected as commanders of
the advance attacking party, and will
nave one battalion of the Second under
MN, with a squadron Of cavalry.
RE Will make the first attack with his