The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-10

Wheeler went to the war department
with an earnest request to be COM
missioned to 90 AMI join our army
In the Philippines. Not being prom
ised commission, be went to Sena-
tor Dolliver Of Iowa and solicited
his good ofhces in obtaining COM
mission. Senator Dolliver repliei,
Why. General, do you want to go
to war again! / should think you
had had enough of war. You are an
old man now, and during your re-
naming days should rest in quiet
ness and peace" In response, the
general said: II want to die in the
uniform of the American soldier,
fighting for the flag and Union / once
deserted and disgraced. When my
state, Alabama, went out of the
Union. I went with her: led the
cavalry OF her army, shot down the
flag OF my country, which had SOL
emnly sworn to protect and support
l now see and feel my mistake. I
want to rectify it as far as possible.
for, senator, want to die right -
Noble utterance and confession as
this great general was drawing to
the close of life. He has since pass
ed over. To die right, men must
live right, for only in right living do
men prepare for right dying.
Beloved, your newly organized
church together with sister churches
have in view and purpose this, to
help men to that right living which
insures right dying.
/ am reminded of another scene,
which enforces the urgency of Christs
ministry upon men, that they should
get right with God, now and today,
and if not today when opportunities
for the first step will be offered next
month by the earnest and beloved
ministry of the Christian churches in
our midst.
One Sabbath evening some years
ago, at the M. E. church in Hemp
sted, L. l., the pastor while conduct
ing an after meeting sang the Sweet
BY and By" very effectively and ten
derby; after the service an old gem
tleman came to him and said, IF
you will sing that hymn next Sunday,
| will be here" The pastor willing
ly promised. After the next Sunday
regular service, the pastor held
similar service and told the people
that by special request he would re-
peat the hymn, and he did so. After
the song, an invitation was given to
all who would accept the Christ as
Saviour and Lord to come to the
altar, and approaching the old gen.
tleman said, And won't you, too, ac-
cept him and go forward in testimony
thereof" The old man yielded to
the appeal and after a season of
prayer gave his heart to the Christ.
On inquiring his name, he replied
Joseph Hooker He was none other
than the old hero of Lookout Noun
tain. Union major general He was
asked to come to the prayer meeting
the following Friday night and tell
to others his experience and what a.
dear Savious he had found, but alas,
before that night he was with the
Christ in the sweet by and by.
l doubt not that Joseph Hooker
and Joseph Wheeler are now cement
ed in the bonds of Christian love and
fellowship in the great beyond, both
having died right, their wrongs of
life having been blottei from the
Book of Remembrance" and their
souls washed in the Lambs redemp-
ton blood.
In these instances among many of
like historic nature. we see that rea-
son sometimes prevails in the minds
of great men. The church of Christ
Is the most powerful institution in
the world in bringing forth and cul-
turing the best and highest qualities
of character, in all classes OF society.
hence its prevailing respect and
power among the good citizens the
world over.
That noble Catholic missionary.
Francis Xavier, out of loving soul,
breathed forth these words, may they
be ours:
Then shall 1 not, o Savious mine;
Shall l not love thee we'll?
Not with the hope of winning heaven,
Nor of escaping hell;
Not with the hope of earning aught,
Not seeking a reward, but freely as
myself
Hast loved me. o Lord?"