The Nevada County picayune., 1918-12-05

] thank God, we have got ms goat al
 last, and his bunch, including the peo
 pie of the German empire, Austria Hungary. Turkey and Bulgaria are
 now at the feet of the allies begging
 for mercy. Bless God. the right has
 come out triumphant at last, as ii |aIl#aFs does in the end.
 I am glad the United States has done her bit toward liberating the
 world from autocracy and anarchy.
 Although we have endured many hard ships and suffered privations and made many sacrifices, the cause has been well worthy of it all, As for mo
 I am glad that have seen actual ser vice and done my bit to the very best of my Knowledge to God and to my country.
 Well. We have had some very fine services since l saw you. conducted by myself. certainly the Lord has been with me and answered prayer SD many times. ill such clear definite ways. until
 my faith and confidence k so much stronger in Him now than ever before. have lots of things l could tell you if l could see you.
 Mr. Hanah. want to tell you an
 incident that happened the other day.
 am telling you this to show you that 1 !. Al and under all circumstances The iii eident that I mention here k actual i facts and inc conversation took place i between the ship doctor and myself The doctor said to me, Cummings. am proud of you. am glad it has been my privilege to he associated with you during these months that you hay" been aboard the ship. Before yon came on III Charleston. <. C., we had no one to conduct religious service when at sea. the consequence was we l had no service on these long, near seven thousand mile tsips. The \. M. C X Secretary usually held ser vice for us while in port but O. those long sundays at sea. have noticed since You came aboard and have been conducting services. such remark able change i'll the morale of the men and the services have been an inspt= ration to me and greatly appreciated | hy the officers of the ship. Cummings, you are te be commended and con. graduated for the way you have stool up for Your conviction and for the right under such conditions. but l have watched you and you have borne it aS patiently and seemed to be happy all the time. until become very much in tereSted in you Your sermons and prayers have been great blessing to me and you have been instrumental in drawing me closer tO God and strengthening my faith in God. And N hen I had more than fifty cases Of influenza. and quite d number of seri- ous cases of pneumonia. and men were dying like hogs with the cholera on the other ships, and all these burdens on me alone. l felt that it was more than could bear and would take more than the science of medicine applied with great tact and wisdom to bring these men through, l guess you re- asked you to especially pray for me and those that were sick? have thought 50 many times how that prayer was answered. and O, such consolation and peace got in my room in prayer and supplication with God. My faith has mounted up and taken hold of divine things as l thought il never could Cummings you have been Il blessing to me. and l trust that what ever you may do and where ever you may go you will continue to live tle life and practice what you preach by preecpt and example, a> you have in the past, May Gods best ever hc yours and may His Spirit cyVr guide and protect you. k my desire for you.
 I took him hy the hand and looked up in his face. and aS the tears were trickIns down hiS cheeks, | said with d trembling voice and q heart full "1 love. Dear doctor. was one time lost and without God but one day heard the voice of Jesus say Come mi- to me and wl give you rest, take my yoke upon you, and learn of me for ann meek and lowly and ye shall find rest unto your soul since the day Jesus cleanSed me from sin and Spokt peace to my soul, have endeavor"d t0 live right and since have been on this ship l have only tried To dc my duty as all christians should dc and it was only through Gods heH