Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

me. ana may HIS DIe3slnG u8nt upon
my endeavors for serving my country
faithfully. To Him ! resign myself
and the just cause which II intrusteo
to me to defend Amen Amen
Amen"
There il considerable human M
ture. not to gay a touch OF humor in
the prayer of Bishop Leslie, the tight
ing bishop" before battle in Ireaand-
20 God, for our unworthiness we are
not fit to claim thy help, but II we are
bads our enemies are worse; and II
thou seest not meet to help US. We
pray thee help them not but stand
thou neuter this day. and leave it to
| the arm OF flesh"
Old Destaner's prayer before Kissel-
dorf was even more expressive. Dof
| ing his cap he said: 20 Herr Gott,
help me yet this once; let me not b
dishonored in my old age! Or. II thoU
wilt not help me. don't help the
scoundreis, but let us try it ourselveA'
A famous battlefield prayer is that
of Sir Jacob Ashley. offered up before
the battle Of Edgehill: Thou know
est. o Lord. that shall be very busy
this day. and II forget thee. forget
not thou me-" Here In a Eodel sup
plication for those who. in an aga oi
hurry and worry. are very busy IN
the battle OF life
Some Scotch regiments have bee0
powerfully prayerful." and this ex-
plains to large extent their terrible
efficiency in battle. The old Ninety
ri nd =
land parish with its own minister, and
two sergeants acting as elders Holy
communion was taken before engage
ments, and the plate used is now kept
: in the sergeants' mess as q relic 81
those days.
When King Edward observed the
Scots kneeling before the fight at
Bannockburn. he exclaimed: Sea
they kneel the rebels are asking par
DON" D'Umphreville replied: Yea
but it is to the King of kings"
1t is. perhaps not what We should
expect that men. whose business in
life is battle. and who give orders thai
cause the death OF thousands, should
be religious, but SO II is. What would
Cromwell. Havelock, Gordon, Stone
l. wall Jackson, Moltke-only to men
a. ton names that occur to everyone
Is what would these men have been
3f without. religion? 1t was at Have
IT locks Bible readings and prayer meet
l. ings that his saints" as they vert
): sneeringly called, learned to be ready
D for duty. when others were fncapaci'
II tated through drink. Like Cromwell1
rs '.Ironsides,. they were strong In thu
N Lord and in the power of his mighf
u Yankee Tara save Their Laeat<nanA
IL In the early days of the Unitet
N States navy the enlisted men frequent
e, Iy grumbled at the treatment they re
'o eeived from their officers. but as Is In
variably the case. no one else coul'
~ abuse their superiors within hearinl
rs without being called to account, an
most severely. too. One OF the nav,
legends is an incident said to hav
:. occurred in a foreign port An Ems
=. lish and a Yankee man-ofwar were q
~ anchor in the harbor. and boat froI
the American frigate was tied up .
60 the landing stage. awaiting the retur
cd of the lieutenant it had brough
:. ashore; at the same moment the char
al lain of the British ship WAS pacin
mr. the stage. signaling for a boat to TAX
II him on The American officer at las
90 tackled down the street and tumble
we down the gangway to the stage. show
Tor ing the indisputable effects OF In
pro1igate hospitality that had been e.
a tended to him ashore. and opened
IN conversation with the SKY pilot"
eu- the course of which the latter objecte
ON to the lieutenant's condition.
he AS you are an advocate of watt
: 1t you ought to live in It. not on it." Il
get Yankee thickly remarked. and dea
His the chaplain a blow that toppled hi
8 into the bay.
hat OF course, charges were preferrt
lel. against the American and he was cou
no martialed. The nine jackies compri
tne ing the crew of the Yankee cutter We
to- witnesses. and swore to their test
mony with an air of ingenious trut
IN fulness that made even the stern mer
hve bers of the court chuckle inwardly.
ne "You see. captain said the co
no- swain. the first witness called, It
'm- lieutenant was on the stage, all peac
ns able and sober, where we haul
~ alongside, when the Holy Joe hove
wy sight with heavy list each way a
very much down by the head He
fay at the lieutenant, who lodged a
the chaplain fell overheard, havi
:, lost his ballast And that's all the
was to it."
The other eight men solemnly CO
roborated the coxswains testimoi
- and the Yankee officer was scQuitt'
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