Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-01

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Is suld when Gustavus Adolphus. the
great king OF Sweden was lighting his
last battle at i.utzcn that amid the
roar and crash of carnage little
frightened bird knew not where To 20.
30 he alighted upon the shoulder Of
the mighty warrior. Gustavus reached
up and took the little ilutterng heart
IN his hand. Then he spoke few
soothing words 10 the bird and hid 1t
away for protection inside of his own
armor. After Gustavus was slain and
the loving soldiers reverently gathered
about the bleeding corpse IL is said
that this little bird flew out of the
cloak OF the dead warrior. and no soon.
er did he start to fly away than he be-.
gan To- sing.
Burnt Up by Fire.
Have there been no blessings born Of
that awful period of fire and blood in
our own nations history? That was Il
fire that dcsolated homes, north and
south that destroyed property, bereft
families. broke many hearts. But was
II all loss. Is II nothing that the curse
of slavery was burnt up in that fire?
Has not the brotherhood that now
binds north and south been cemcnted
In that fire? Has 1t not made civil war
henceforth Il thing hateful and lmpos
sible In our borders? Now. God has
never ending war against sin. He
makes no compromise with sin. He is
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saloon must go. The brothcl must GO
Sin must go. God will not yield one
inch TO evil. With him ii IL an cx.
terminating war. This war is to be-
come iiercer and more decisive. more
uncompromising each year. God says:
''Sin must 20. Sin must and shall be
annihllated." Thus. rs the two great
armies. the army In blue and the army
In gray. usegl to encamp upon the OPP
posite sides of the Potomac and you
could see their long lines OF different
camptires. SO there are two lines of
cnmptires today. They are not the
canpfires OF brothers who will yet be
nj peace. but of eternal uncompromls
lug foes. The two lines are distinct
and separate. These two campires are
warning against each other by which
campfire are you and II
But. lastly. | learn from the words
of my text that Gods fires are to he
the fires of triumph. The same soldiers
who plod YEARLY along upon their
forced marches and tramp through the
long hours OF the night doing sentinel
duty: the same soldiers who. week aft
er week and month after month and
year after year. suffer exile from home
and loved ones; the same soldiers who
make the battleiiells destructive with
the flames lcaping out OF the ciilnnns
mouths and with the tongues of fire
splitting bullets from rifle barrels, are
the soldiers who will most joyfully
build the camptires of triumph after
glorious peace has been declared. II is
said that when the peace agreement
was signed at AppomattoX every com.
pany piled on the wood In It's com
pany streets. Then. as the flames leap
ed higher and higher. the soldiers, like
Il lot Of sehoolhoys. Joined hands aud
danced about these fires. They kept
singing: No more war; no more war
Peace has been declared! We are all
going home To our loved ones, No
more war! Thank God. no more war;
Not only were the fires In celebration
of peace built In the armies, but these
fires were also built in the streets of
our northern cities. aud every hillside
and every fertile valley was aflalne
with them. In the south. too. there was
JOY that the long and bitter struggle
had ended. II had not ended as the
south hoped but ut least there was an
end Of of the slaughter. an end Of sacri.
flee and Of parting. Mothers as well as
gray haired fathers. and wives and
sisters and daughters as we'll as sweet
hearts. wept about these fires. They
wept tears OF joy. They embraced and
kissed each other. for now the war was
over And the soldiers were to come
home. The iiresides We're again To be
filed. WAR. no more war; was the
cry everywhere. Blessed peace
blessed. triumphant peace Thus shall
II be when our Divine Leader shall be
triumphant over sin. Then the camp
fires OF war shall be changed into the
leaping flames OF triumph. Sin shall be
forever done away. Dear ones shall
then be reunited oh. the glorious tri-
umphant fires of earth and heaven
when God shall conquer all his enemies
and everlasting peace and everlasting
reunions shall be ours.
Can heaven be II truly happy place
for our loved ones If we are not there
TO sing with them the song OF redemp-
ton and OF Moses and the Lamb. one
OF the saddcst sights ever witnessed
was when the Second Illinois regiment
was about TO leave for the Spanish
American war was its chaplain.
Just before we left the arnlory the cry
was taken up. Does any one know II
man by the name OF 80 ana soF'
what Is the NATTER" asked. One
OF the majors turned to me ana said
"a young boy ran away from home TO
enlist. His mother IL here. aud she
thinks he enlisted In our regiment
She wants Ia bid him goodby and give