Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-18
YORKTOWN TOLD
TO SOLDIERS BY
CHAPLAIN SCOTT
Anniversary of Historic Battle,
October 1919, 1871, Com
memorated at Shatter

pened that the End Infantry was 80
located that religious services we're
not thougat eXpedlent by the CON-
manding officer; but as the 4th Cav
airy. the 1st Field Artillery and the
Provisional Regiment OF Coast Artil
lery were stationed at Fort Shafter,
Il was the opportunity not only for
the Post Exchange OF Shafter to er-
tend ifs generosity, but also for Chap
lain William Reese Scott, 2nd 1nfan-
try, TO conduct religious services for
the visiting troops. The regular SER
vices were held in the morning, and
these services were we'll attended con-
sidering the military duties OF both
officers and men, but IN the evening
the Aerodome was crowded beyond
capacity. The orchestra under CorpL
Leigh of the 2nd Infantry band. was
at its very best and the sacred music
was beautifully rendered during the
service.
The painting by Colonel Trumbell
OF the Surrender at Yorktown" was
thrown upon the screen and the won
derful reproduction OF Tissot's paint
P ing OF Christ in the Midst OF the Doe
tors" was also exhibited, and these
!. two masterpieces furnished the theme
for the evenings songs and hymns
and address by the chaplain.
The war songs Marching Through
&. George" and "Dixieland" were Splen-
didly sung as the American soldiers
can always sing them. and the paint
ing of the Cavalry Charge to Vic
> tory intensified the spirit Of the
:. singers.
The service proper consisted OF the
noble hymns consecrated by years OF
worship and devotional singing, and
/ the twentythird Psalm was. read with
! much feeling by the large audience.
The chaplain in telling phrases res
cited the causes, motives and results
OF the Battle OF Yorktown, the ami
yersary Of which event takes place
next Tuesday, as the surrender oe-
Cured October 10, 1881, and drew
with graphic words a picture Of that
famous action Of history. Stories we're
told about old Chaplain Evans, Colon
Ell Cobb, Governor Nelson and the
more famous Washington and Lafay.
cite, incidents that had happened dur.
ing the siege and at the actual sur.
render, The history Of Yorktown from
the early Indian settlement OF Wero.,
woeomiko TO ths days Of Generals Nc.
Clellan and Magrnder was recited 10
order. to bring out the greatness OF
the first surrender. how General Wash
Z ingten without the modern assistance
OF rapid transportation, telegraph o:
telephone had seized the psychological
moment to outwit the able General
Clinton; and how the patience vision
!. and industry OF the unselilsh first com
mAnder had won victory that estab.
lished the certainty OF our great
country.
Then the chaplain In deft and force.
full phrases told how Benedict Arnold
by one of those strange decisions OF
God was the >eading cause Of the vic.
tory at Yorktown owing to his raids
/ upon the Virginia coasts and hamlets.
and how God always uses men as
humble instruments to teach other
: men the ways OF righteousness.
Arnold. impatient, reckless, unre-
strained; Arnold, narrow-visioned,
Z gloomy, disappointed; Arnold. energet-
ic in selfish, often ignoble causes;
seeking easy roads to success by
gambling, marriage, base treason-oh
what contrast to the great Father
OF His Country" so like the Master
and the saints in his patience under
reproach. defeat, conspiracy, so broad
Yisioned, because his vision was that
or patriotism, unselfshness, faith in
God: eager, industrious at Valley
Forge in its frightfulness, at Mon
mouth in its hope blasted by Lees
treason; at Yorktown in its golden
/. victory that crowned our liberty. for
did he not fire the first gun? Did not
Washington work late into the night
to win the struggle at Crescent re-
doubt and the gallant charge on the
British works?
So the chaplain reached his climax
the struggles that develop Datience.
vision, work. from the example Of the
Christ in the temple who patiently
asked and answered questions Of rabbi
and Of Jewish priest; who increased
in wisdom and stature to the vision
OF Gods will: who answered n"rent's
question with the phrase, "Wist ye
not that must be about my Fathers
business; to the example Of the great
Washington at Boston or at Yorktown,
make manhood more virile, vision
more glowing till its horizon is as un-
ulllI uFahSS "OIh q biSo
sure for is it not for the glory OF God?
Then when the benediction was pro-
nounced the vast audience sang
America" and as the words died
away in the echoes OF the Hawaiian
hills, one felt tat soldiers Of the
American army. no matter what their
corps or organization, are there be-
cause they cherish the history OF their
forefathers, because they seek to
broaden their vision OF liberty and
they work because inspired by deem.
soul-inspired patriotism that has i+S
foundation deep in a devotion to God.
Thus while the troops were besieg-
ing and defending at Red Hill in ma
neuvers. they kept their tryst with the
golden traditions Of the past and in
recalling that great siege at York
town they remembered Washington
LAFAYETTE, :;ochambeau, De Grasse
Lincoln, Laurens, Pickering, Stuart
Wayne and others. and above all the