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

plans comprehend eternity as well as
as time. Shall we not trust him when
he assures US that his cause shall GER
tainly triumph, that the Kingdoms OF
this world shall own his sovereign
away and crown him Lord of all?
Does the work of converting a world
seem an impossible undertaking?
What can be impossible with God?
Right Is right since God is God and
right ,he day must win. To doubt
would be dsloyalty; TO falter would
be sin. A third characteristic of a
good soldier is unquestioning obedi-
ence to every command, To disobey
In the army was serious offence Of
ten punishable with death. Some In
teresting stories are told of literal
obedience even to the vexation of the
officer. While In front of Petersburg
General Butler received information
that his favorite horse Almond Eye
had been accidentally killed by fall
ing into ravine. He then ordered
an Irishman to go and skin him.
What! Is Almond Eye dead? Asked
Pat, whats that to you do as l tell
| you and ask no questions" was the
grutf reply. Pat went about his
business and after some hours re-
turned, "well Pat does IL take all
this time to skin a horse?" he was
asked, mo yer honor but then you
see IL took over halt an hour to catch
him" "Catch him. Fire and furies
was he alive?" eyes yer honor and
you know | could not skin him alive"
7Skin him alivel did you kill him.?
'To be sure did; you know | was to
obey orders and ask no questions. "
However vexed General Butler was
at the loss of his horse, he could not
but regard Pat as having the spirit
of true soldier
up in line and the roll being called.
1t was now half an hour after the
time designated for the performance
of that duty. Grant instantly drew
his pipe from his mouth and exclaim-
ed Captain this is no time for calling
the roll. Order your men TO be taken
TO their quarters immediately The
command was obeyed and for the vi
olation of discipline the men had to
90 without rations that day, Such a
breach of order was never witnessed
in the regiment afterwards whilst
Grant was its Colonel.
:. Prompt obedience was expected
whatever might be the Inconvenience
to the soldier. Though it was mid
night and very dark and cold and
stormy and the men almost worn out
with fatigue after their long weary
; march yet when General Howard
said, March to Tungston's station,
they marched that night with cheer
full spirit My hearers such obedi-
ence is expected of US by our divine
Captain Jesus Christ. We know that
, in issuing his command he can make
no mistake. Our Commander ex-
poets as unquestioning obedience as
General Butler, as cheerful obedience
as was given General Howard, and as
! an instant obedience as General
Grant demanded. The church has re-
, ceived her marching orders Go ye
into all the world and preach the gos-
pei to every creature" The carrying
out of our Lords designs for the re-
demptiou of the world is dependent
/, upon the obedience of every member
! Had the church in the past been as
|, obedient as she should have been, the
world today would have been wholly
evangelical. The one answer to all
: the objections which ungodly people
! make TO foreign missions is the great
commission of her Commanding
, General go ye into all the world
: Make disciples of all nations.
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