Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-06


blood shall hayc rol'' "J.hrl an.
made white IN thr blood of 'he lamb
Then strike eigAi bells, h.sh uJln iI
heavenl
A word For Veterans.
While we are Heartily greeting ard
banquetlng the sailor patriots just now
returned we mus, not forget ihr vet
erans Of the navy Dow I'D marine hes
pitals or spending their Oh Guys iu
their own or their rlildrru's hose
steads. o yc veterans. ! charge s..
bear up under tie ache. anl wca.
nesses that you still carry f.an i'.
wartimes. You are not as snlWari "a
You would bayc been but Cor that ncrv
Gus strain and for that terrific oX
posure. Let every ache and pain. ln
stead Of depressing. remind you O.
Your fidelity. You have Ia nrr
md muscle and bone and dlmmpd eye
sight and difficult hearing and short
ness of breath many limitations 'hai
you are gradually going down. 1t Is
the service of many years ago that Is
telling on you. BE Of good cheer. We
owe you Just as much rs though your
lifeblood had gurgled through the soup
pers of the ship in the Red river OK
petition or as though you had gone
down with the Melville Off Hatteras.
Only keep your flag flying. as did the
illustriOus Weehawkcn. Good cheer.
my boys, The memory of man is poor.
and all that talk about the country
rever forgetting those who fought for
it is an untruth. 1t does forget Wit
ness how The veterans sometimes lad
20 turn the hand organs on the street
to get their families a living. Wit
ness how ruthlessly some of them were
turned cut Of Office that some hioat Of
politician might take their place.
Witness the fact that there is not n
man or woman now under 70 years OF
age who has any full appreciation Of
the four years martyrdom Of 1861 to
1861 inclusive. But. while men may
forget. God never forgcts. lie rcmcm-
bers the swinging hammock. He re-
members the forccastle. lie rcmem-
bcrs the frozen ropes Of that January
tempest. lie remembers the amputa-
ton without sufficient ether lie re-
members the horrors y that dcafcnins
night when forts from both sides bclcl-
ed on you their fury and the heavens
glowed with ascending and descend
ing missiles OF death and your ship
quaked under the rccoll of The ono hun
dred poundcr, while all the sunners'
according to command. stood on tip
toe. with mouth wide open, lest the
conclusion sbattcr hearing or brain.
He remembers It all better than you
remember IT, and in some shape re-
ward will be given. God Is the best Of
all paymastcrs. and for those who do
their whole duty TO him and the world
the pension awarded is an everlasting
heaven.
Changing scenes.
Sometimes of tic coast of England
the royal family have inspected the
British navy. mancuycrcd before them
for that purpose. In the Baltic sen the
car and czarina have reviewed the
Russian navy. To bring before the
American people the debt they owe to
the navy 60 out with you on the At
lanhc ocean. where there Is plenty OF
room. and IN Imagination review the
war shipping Of our four great CON
nicts-l77G. 1912 is'' and 1898. Swing
into line all Sc fnralos. ironclads. fire
RATS. guuboais and mcn-of-war. There
they come. all sail set and all furnaces
in full blast. shcaves Of crystal tossing
from their cutting prows.
And now all the ssUadrons of all de
partmcnts. from smallest tugboat TO
mighNcst man-of- war. are IN process
sion. decks and rigging alcd with men
who on tie sea fought FOR the old has
ever since we were q nation. Grandcst
feet the world ever saw. sail on be-
fore all ages. Run up all the colors'
Ring all the bells. Yea open all the
portfolios, Unlimher the guns and load.
and fire one great broadside that shall
shake the continents IN honor Of peace
and the eternity Of tie American Tn
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 ont the forsakcn cabin.
and other old craft have swung into
the navy yards. and many Of the brave
spirits who trol their decks are gone
up to the Eternal fortress from whose
easements and emhrasures may we
not hope they look down today with
Joy upon a nation in reunited brother
hood?
Foote and FarrnRut.
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 it IS 2 o'clock.
o'clock. 1 o'clock 6 o'clock. and It will
soon be sundown If you were Of age
when the war broke out. you are now
at least 90. 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 admlrals Of the civil war
were Christians. FOOte and Farragut
Had the Christian religion been Il COW
ardly thing they would have had moth
ing to do with il. IN its faith they
lived and died. In Brooklyn navy yard
Admiral Foote held prayer meetings
and conducted a revival on the roceiy
ing ship North Carolina and on Sab
baths. far ont at sea, followed The
chaplain with religious eShOratIon. In
early life, aboard the sloop-of-wai
Natchez. impressed by the words OF .
Christian sailor. he gave his spare
time for two weeks to the Bible and al
the end Of that declared openly.
"IIenceforth. under all circumstances
| will act for God" Ills last words
while dying at the Astor House. New
York. were: 81 thank God for all his
goodness to me. lie has been very
good to me-" when be entered heaven.
he did not have to run a blockade. for
II was amid the cheers Of a great wei
come The other Christian admiral
will be honored on earth until the day