Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-10-07
GLORY OF THE NAVY.
DR.. TALMAGe'S SERMON ON oewEVs
ZONE COMING.

ZONE COMING.
Naval Heroes Deserve Full Measure
From Thcir bravery and Dcsoti -
Heroic Deeds LaEdcd.
lr''psn-ht. LON, K.oi>sh. iS.s.l
WASHINGTON. Oct. AT n time when
the whole nation is stirred with patriotic
emotion nj the return uf Admiral Geors'
Dewey aud - gallant men oD the cruiser
Olympia aud the magnificent reception
accorded To- them. the Rev. D- T. De
Witt ralmasr. ia his sermon. preaching
10 vast audience. appropriately recalls
for dcvoui aud patriotic purposes some Of
the great naval Ge,ds of olden aud more
recent times Text. James iii. 1. BE
hold also the ships"
IL tins exclamation was appropriate
about 1877 years ago. when IL was writ
ten concerning the crude fishing smacks
that sailed Lake Galilce. how much more
appropriate in an age which has launch
I'll from the drydockS for purposes Il
peace the Oss.anic Of the White Star line.
the l.ucanin of the Cunard line. the 81.
Louis ~ the American line the Kaiser
Wilhelm der GrasSe of the North German
Lloyd line. the Augusta Victoria Of the
Hamburg .Arnfican line. and in an age
which for pirpnSs's 81 war has launched
the screw Slnup~ like the Idaho. the Shen-
nndnah. the OSsipee. aud our ironclads
like the Knumaz"o. the Roanoke and the
Duudrrlrrg. and those which have al
ready bs.n buried Ia the deep. like the
Monitor. the Ilnusatunic and the Wee.
hawkrn the trnlp,'sis ever since sounding
n vollcy over their waiery Srpulchers.
aud the Oregon. and the Brooklyn. and
the Texas. and the Olympia. the Iowa.
the Massachusetts. the Indiana. the New
York the Marietta ~ the last war. and
the Scart,sl veterans 81 war shipping.
like The Constitution or the Alliance or
the Constellation. that have swung into
the naval yards TO spend their last days.
their decks NOW all silent of the feet that
tr"d them. their rigging all silent of the
hnudS tina, ching t. them. their PARTICLES
silent Of the brazrn threats that once
Numbered uui III them.
II in the first century. when war YES
sells were d-Innd,nt on the oars that
padded al The side OF them for propul.
sion. my test was suggestive. with how
much more emphasis aud meaning and
Overwhelming nrminisc-nce We can cry
out a. We >'s' the kearSarge lay across
the lEiws at the Alabama aud sink il.
teaching foreign nntinnS they had letter
keep their haiisi~ uii our American light.
OF ~ ~. 80. the ram Alirmarle Of the
CnnfrdriafrS running out aud IA the lso
anuke nnd m, aud down the coast. throw
ing every thing into CONFUSION as no other
craft ever did. pursued 10y the Miami
the Crr,.s the Snuihicld. the Sassacus
the Maitais.Sttt. the Whitehead. the
Commudorr Hull. the Louisiana. the
Minnesota and other armed vrSsVlS. all
trying ~ vain To- catch her. until Captain
Gushing. II years of age. and his men
blew her up. himself and only one other
escaping. and ~ ! see the flagship Hart
ford. and the Richmond. aud th. Mo-
nuugah.la. with other gunboatS. sweep
past the batteries of Port Hudson. and
the Mississippi nows forever free io all
northern and southern craft. aud under
the fire nf Dewey anl his men the Span
ish ships ai Manila burn or sink. aud the
fleet rushing "ui uf Santiago harbnf are
demolished 10y onr guns. aud the brave
Crrvrra sugrrndrrS. ! cry out with a pa
triuiic emotion that I cannot suppress il
] would. and would not il could. BE
hold al>'' ih. ships"
Naval Heroes Deserve Praise.
Full Jnsii,r has b,rn dome to the men
VII" al different times fought on the land.
but n"i ,nugsh has been said Of those
VIII" "n Saip~ deck dared and suffered all
things l."r,i iiul of the rivers and the
sea. help n' N this sermon. so. ye al
miralS. commanders. captains. pilots. gun
Ders. boatswaius. sailmakcrs surgeons.
stokrrS. nl'.>>lnat,S aud s.amen of all
names. Z" u~. your own parlancc. we
might well get under way and stand
out {" sea. l.'.i all landluhbers sn ashore
Full speed nov. -Four bells.
Never since the sea fight uf I.rpanfn.
where :ih royal gallrys. manned by .ie.-
O'O warriors at sunrise. Sept a. l51l.
met 10 royal gaileys manned by no.
ON men. and ~ the four hours If battle
S.bhl fell "n me side and 2..UD on the
Other. yea. never since the DAY when nj
Aciinm. 81 years before Christ. Angus
tus with 3sD ships scattered the a.,U ships
OF Mark Antony and gained universal
dominion ~ the prize. yea. since. the day
when Hi SnlaInis the I 100 gaileyS Of the
PerSiauS. manned 10y :aO.OOO men. were
crushed by t;u4kS with less than a third
Of that force. yea. never since the time
Of Noah. the first ship captain. has the
that 81 the American navy in 1861
There were about 40 ayailabl, S,.amen
In all the naval stations and receiving
ships aud here and there M old vessel
Yet orders were given Ia blockade a.atO
miles of Seacoast. greater than the whole
coast Of Europe. aud. besides that. the
Ohio. Tennessee. Cumberland. Mi~si<sip-
~ aud other great rivers. covering an ex-
tent of 2.Wo Bnre miles. were To- lee pa
trvllcd. M wonder the whole civilized
world burst into outlaws uf laughter al
the sessIaa,ng inpoSsihliiy But the work
was dome. done almost immediately. done
tb,runrhly and done with ~ speed and
funsummnle skill that rclipSed all the his.
tory ~ naval architecture What bril-
liant achievements are suggested 10y the
mere mention Of the names of the rear
ndmiralS. II all they did should bp writ
ten. every one. ! suppose that even the
world itself could not contain the books
that should lee written But these namcs
have received the honnrS due The most
Of them went I" their graves under the
cnnnunnde Of all the forts. navy yards
aud nlru-,,f war. the flags 81 ail the ship
ping and capitals NJ half mast
I recite to-day the deeds ~ our naval
heroes many II whom have act set re-
cs.iv,l appropriate recognition "Bthnld
alSu the ships" A. We will never know
what our national prosperity j. worth
until we realize what IL cr'Sts ] recall the
unr-citr,l fari rhni the men of the navy
IN all our wars ran especiai risks They
had not only the human wcapunfy To-
contrud with. but the tides. The fog the
storm Na Ills" other ships cn,ld they
run into harisur NJ the approach If an
equinox ar ryclau' az n hurricane, lie
caus. the harborS were hostile \ mis-.
calculation If n rid" might leave them un
y bar. and Fog might overthrow all the
plans Of wiSt.st cumni"inrr and admiral.
and accident might h'avr them nni on
the land ready for an ambulance. hut nj
the buitom of the ~s'n. when IN our
civil war tn. i"rinYl" hpai hl,w up the
TccumSeh IN Mobile bay aud nearly all