Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-03-17

OF our great magazines describing
heroic incidents in the history of New
! orlz fireinea.
We honor heroism il soldier, or fire.
man. O. missionary. When the English
, We fighting in Afghanistan Lieuten-
/ II, Ford, " ounded III the shoulder, was
bleeding o death. Surgeon Hugo crept
10 him over the bullet swept field in
,he evening. lie struck a match to
examine tl4e wound. Ii went out amid
"a srGtter ci bullets which fell thick
around him. For three hours he lay
on the field holding the artery, then
carried his friend to a place of safety.
= little West Virginia boy was found
l-c2en b. the side OF his sister, whom
ne hid wrapped il his Jacket in the
hone OF wing her life. We need not
tiespai, oi The republic when such boys
atc numbered among her unknown
heroes.
1T ! great fire in Philadelphia one Of
the french was told that 2 child was
asleep il a room in the third story of
the building. The second story floor
had Just lallen. flushing up a ladder
10 the third story window, he leaped
in and snatched the child from her bed
As he stepped ont on the ladder the
walls fell in. bat the firemen below
drew the ladder up and held it per
pen3iCular Until With his burden he
reached the ground in safety.
Years ago when the old fashioned
h@nd engines were II vogue, the cry
Was often heard, Man tae brakes!''
We have almost forgotten the word
"3r2'ze'' IS associated With a fire en-
sine. I have seen women working
rravcly 1t tie b3.s kes when men stood
oily ny. Whenever there is fire the
brave man viii DO what he can to aid
in fighting ii, IS engineer, stoler,
6iliver, anything, that he can Go his
part, as King David of old said: Il
aad rather be . d3orkaeper in the house
af the Lord than to dwell in the tents
- riCEedness.'
We are ii Dad OF oar American sol
diers on7 Sailors and G9emen. We were
s,9d to lad Of the gratifying record Of
Company =, \ 6. A. at It's recent in
lection. il HIS q good captain, good
men ana Will make y good record. We
ore GLAD 70 see wei qualified men join
The 1re department. Every citizen is
Interested III Your welfare. Our plat
1orio il Good wages 10 good firemen:
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~in:ls for men disabled IL the dis
2.t,:ga ~ duty.
The Christian is fireman. The
church j. i great fire engine, to put
GUT tire conGasr4 tior. OF sin ard to save
rne no"id. "W;cseeiness burneth as u
f"e." We see It and hate the fire. Fires
like that i'll the Park hotel. New York,
slay their thousands, bat sin Stays its
-ens Of thousands.
How many Of or countrynen are
consumed BY the fires Of lust, by the
neat OF gambling and speculation, by
the flames of envy and of anger?
aoW many OF US here today have
been snitten by the fiery darts OF angry
words. Tho tongue is little member,
but it is set on fire of hall
The church is fighting this fire. Its
firen2en are rot doing their duty as
they ought Perhaps some who criti-
cize them viii do better. Outsiders can
Always conduct 4 mans business bet
Ter than he can himself. You know
how ea&y It is for other people TO tell
how firemen ought to manage a FIRE,
especially after the fire IS over.
IN lighting the evils which threaten
70 DESTROY their children, women are
: l57'aTe IS men. There are many wo-
fit liit CAtts-t'tt Il.t- tt<3-l )-tIis A7S-
a:a those who. therefore. think i
-fiar:2i1ste % belong to this company.
Forgetting the martyrs and forgetting
tleir mothers. It i no sign that man
is . coward because he pr9ys: else we
Hol;ld call Washington. -zcINinIey, Lin
coin and St0neWall Jackson towards.
Men may have good time and be-
iong to the Christian F'iremen's asso-
citation. The best time you ever had
WIS when YOU We're doing something
for somebody e!se-tor father, mother,
wife, child. David would have given
all his Kingdom for his cruel boy when
he cried out, 20, Ahsalorl. my son, my
G0r. would tC God ! had died for theeI"
1T IS more blessed to give than 10
receive So We enlist as soldier, as
ailors, as fre:nen, as Christians, to try
to save somebody. As has been said.
Religion IS not an Insurance policy,
good che day after DEATH He who
becomes 4 Christian to escape punish
Inent heres fter IS no Christian at all
Religion is for this life. The Christian
IS saved to serve. that is, to save.
There vas good attendance at the
service and the excellent music in
GUIDED duette by Mrs E,mbree and
7Jc. Coggins and q solo By DR.. Dods-
worth.