Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-08

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boy must beat with pride as he reads
of that magnificent outburst of pat
riotism which followed the attack up
on the country's flag when Fort Sumpt-
er was fired upon.
General Grant reminds us i'm his
| Memoirs that any northern state with
a million of population could have
| supplied the $1,000 which the President
| first called for. Governors were en-
| barrassed to know what to do since
so many more responded than were
called for. How instant was the re-
sponse! The call was issued April
10Th and on the following Wednesday,
the Sixth Mass. marched through New
York city on its way to Washington.
Before the close of 81 Illinois alone
had 10000 soldiers in the ranks.
What an immense army of volunteers
had enlisted before it was deemed
necessary TO employ CONSUMPTION to
augment the ranks OF the army In
1868. Gen. Logan said on one occas-
ion 1.-TWO million, three hundred and
thirty five thousand nine hundred and
fifty one patriots voluntarily left their
homes, their families and their peace
full pursuits to defend upon the battle
principle then submitted to decision
under the dread arbitrament of war"
In fact the whole union army may
well be designated an army of volun-
teers since as o measure of Drocur-
ing soldiers the draft was "a practical
failure, only about fifty thousand
altogether being thus obtained, But
the draft brought home to the hearts
a ii. .nf he all ha
government dire need of more recruits
and so greatly stimulated volunteer
ing. BY this time men appreciated
what the horrors of war meant as
those who enlisted at the first outbreak
of hostilities did not realize and ] am
not surprised that they should need
to be deeply impressed with the neces-
sity before enlisting in the ranks.
AT a time when disease and battle
were playing such sad havoc with the
army, when war with its terrible terri
BILE destructiveness was being waged
in all its fury, when so many homes
were being desolated and hearts made
to bleed, all over this land, | am not
surprised that men hesitated before
enlisting and nothing but the most
| ardent patriotism could have con-
| at all. The equal of such an army of
volunteer patriots had never been
witnessed before in the history OF the
world.
The true Christian soldier is ami
mated by an even loftier motive than
was the union soldier. Love of coun-
try is good but love of God is greater
for love of God means love of truth,
| love of right, love Of duty and love
| of our fellOwman for as the Apostle
puts it "If a man love not his brother
| whom he hath seen how can he love
| God whom he hath not seen, and this
commandment have we from him that
he who loveth God love his brother
also" Among the soldiers of Christ
| there are different degrees OF devotion
as among the soldiers of the union
army, some were doubtless more pat
riotic than others: but just as no
soldier loved his country more than
she deserved to be loved, SO we know
that Christ and his cause are worthy
of the hearts deepest devotion.
| But patriotism as well as piety
| should be q constraining motive to
| deeds of righteousness for it is as true
today as it was three thousand years
ago that, righteousness eXalteth a
nation whilst sin is reproach to any
people. Vice, immortality, drunken
ness, dishonesty, Sabbath dissertation,
irreligion, are all antagonistic to our
country'S welfare. immortality and
drunkenness among her officers are
costing Russia a fearful price in the
war with Japan. This is the report
of the newspaper correspondents. The
Emperor of Germany in his recent
speech at Strasburg attributed the
Russian reverse at Mukden to i'm
morality and alcoholism. "My sor
tells me-" he said; "that the officers
bought up all the champaign in thu
place" George KEENAN, tells in ;
magazine article how the japanese
! officers before Port Arthur spent thei
leisure hours reading books and says
, that he never saw drinking or care
J playing either in officers quarters o
, camp of enlisted men, and that not
single woman of i'll repute was seel
> among the camp followers, willis
] among the Russians the condition
! were the exact reverse of this. In re
cognition of the necessity ofgood nor
3 ais in the army the Emperor of Japa
4 | recently made a personal contribut
< ion of S., 900 TO the Y. NJ. G.. A. wor
g in the army. Unrighteousness anon
e the voters of Philadelphia results i
: a city council ready to SELF out to TIL
q highest bidder to the great disgrac
of the city. The present reign {
Q graft in this country is a symptom {
n unrighteousness among the people.
a The only organization in existenC
d in the land whose avowed mission
: whose sole reason for being, is III
a promotion of righteousness, is I'll
s church. Other agencies are accessor
a but only the church makes that h,
q great business. From patriotic mt
" tives the work she is trying to
o against so many odds should con
o mand the heartiest support of ever
2 lover of his country. The Jews sal
y to Jesus of certain Roman centurio
e for whom they were asking a favo
d "He is worthy, for he loveth our n;
d ton and hath built for us synag'
n que" He built church as an ev
It dence of his patriotism. The work
n the church is to teach the truths
Is Holy Scripture and stimulate obed
IS ence to its commands, and it was &c
4 eral Grant who said, 1.-THE Bible
], the sheet anchor of our liberties. 4
is this book we are indebted for all OF
ID prosperity in the past; to it we mu
r. look for our safety in the future
l. The work of the church is to to pro
he agate the principles of Christianit
I'd and il was the historian Macauley wi
Of said, she who assails Christianity
IN guilty of high treason for he attac
10 the foundation of all the highest al
T. orandest civilization -
IN Like a mighty army moves t
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