The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
6reat Schlater..-Gen. {. S. Lewis.
Commandlnq.-.W .Wlnona District.

6reat Schlater..-Gen. {. 5. Lewis
COMMANDING. .Wlnona District.
: April u, q and %, all the Methodist
forces were marshalled at schlater on
the north bank Of McNutt Lake. On
Wednesday evening at 7:45, r. O. Brown
fred the first shot; he aimed high, his
object was peace, he made center shot,
capturing some Baptists and all the
Presbyterians in our front. Next morn
ing Gen. Lewis was early reviewing
and fully organizing all his forces.
Capt. Bachman came in with ammunition
OF all kinds and stored it away in an
ante room to the left Of the entrance to
the church. At eleven o'clock superb
mountain howitzer from Winona was
wheeled into position, and opened up
on life and immortality. This piece
was called the Hall; it played havoc in
the ranks Of the enemy and drew forth
many enconiums from the whole CON-
rnand. After some detail work and
manouvering this same field piece was
brought into action again at o'clock
but it had been unlimbered and in re-
loading double wad was used and
"Princely men Of the Heavenly King
dom" was not as effective as his morn
ing work of hand is the best for this
gun. Material interests and financial
plans were looked after and at night
fall a large, magnificent smooth bore
from columbss. -Niss called. The T.
W. Lewis was put in position, being
filed with all kinds Of projectiles, its
continuous fire on the educational line"
for an hour, brought the whole command
to grave yard where a resurrection
occurred. This field piece was seen no
more, as | suppose all field pieces and
implements Of war will be at the Gen.
eral Resurrection. We all slept on our
arms Thursday night. Friday morning,
reports, election OF delegates to Annual
six-pounder, the r.
Thayer, fred few rounds on the Lay
mans Movement in the local church,
and then fell back and was reinforced
with that bright, bristling concentric
cylindered Krupp gun from Carrollton
known as the J. r. Bingham. At first it
seemed like the loading was little out
Of proportion, but after the first round
the sure aim and wonderful precision
was ample proof that the ammunition was
most accurately mixed even to the pa
per wadding, and as this piece ceased
firing many perspirlng laymen had
caught the slogan Of war and were, or
had been, POLITICALLY exclaiming with
him, "Oh! take my wife and let her be,
wholly consecrated Lord to Thee"
lust at eleven o'clock very heavy
siege gun from Tupelo, Miss, was
brought into action on our front. Gen.
Lewis called the W. W. Woolard, and
Is all heavy field or stick pieces are
lard to handle, this one moved off very
'lowly at fisst, but as ii began to get in
Is work, it gained in momentum and
vas soon at its best and kept up its high
'ecord to the end. The aim was at the
Movement, using smokeless
,owder-it smoked considerably. FRI
lay afternoon reports were finished,
he character Of preachers we're passed,
hen at o'clock splendid field piece
which seemed to have seen considerable
ervice, was put in position, the aim was
t church's relation to temperance, and
he enforcement Of law. This was CALI
ID the J. Richey and every shot knock
d the black out from beginning to end.
here was a rattle of small arms sev-
raj times on resolutions on schools, a
unday schools, orphauages, and the
hair proposed to limit discussions Of 9
hese subjects to members having not |
ess than eight children or more than c
vice as many. This limit let in Rev. |
}. M. Geddie and W. l.. Graves, and .
erhaps few others. Capt. u. W.
achman each day pranked with the s
exhibiting different kinds, t
lways bursting few caps. The last
eld- piece, an old-fashioned smooth
ore from jackson of the earliest pat
ern, called the Williams, was well
,aded and came into action in easy +
tyle, aiming at his large family Of 165 !
hildren, the Mississippi Methodist :
'rphanage. He was informed that we
ad miniature orphanage on the edge
I the unoccupied territory west of
in the home Of Brother Miller, r.
scripture-obeying man Of God, who
elieved in multiplying and replenish- :.
~ the earth, as he had II children OF
is own, and motherhood was not un- J.
opular around his domicile. Pictures
the Mississippi orphans were sent to n
he Miller Orphans; and when the Will +
ANS had ceased firing all we had to do
,as to 60 through the fields and woods
nd pick up the fallen. When ! left
ONE for the command ] grabbed the I.
rst gun saw and when l reached q
chlater noticed had an old hint and 4
teel musket, without any ammunition to a
I, 40 | Just went through the motions !.
pulling the trigger and flashing in \