The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13
GODS GRENAD|ERS
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nds: for the oath's sake.
Tow. what man publicly promises
invariably tries to fulfil IL he is
lent, II nc isn't four fiusher, ex-
$1,000 e, :. q 3 Z a,ss alarm, u :
she will 70 down the line with
z Tom. Dick or Harry that will
ne across with the price of Joy
or a. cabaret show, a porterhouse
ak, coffee with whipped cream.
pie Pee with cheese-good night!
whep she centers her affection
pm some young fellow and he asks
hand IN marriage and sne gives
consent and the ceremony Is per-
med. she feels the frail robes OF
tel iii:y thrown around her should
Now she lives for one, now she
Ks to please one. the man whose
ne she bears and whose image Is
s&a 'ato the fibres of her heart.
sh will be .g.Ic as long as sky
waves are blue. for the oath &
e, the public, unreienting, bind
oa.:,
The Marriage System.
a0r marriage system and our
mes are all built, my friends, up
oath. we see II In the life of a
unteer when the call rings out,
b arms. To arms!" He hears the
|. lie hears the cry Of his mother
OF his children who are depend
upon HIM. He E~ys: what will
DO? Who will take care of them
] am k.,,ed? Il arm wounded
at vii! they dor He fights the
tile over In his own mind. He
ps up lefore the recruiting of
n. He i~ examined He lis ac-
bted. He stands out. lifts his
nd, takes the oath OF allegiance to
Tend the flag and the constitution
hinst all internal or external en-
les. He goes on the firing line.
becomes bullet meat for SEQ q
nth. eats sow-beily and hard tack,
cps In the snow drifts or on deck
the hattleship. and he will fight
becomes food for fish. What for :?
the oath's sake. the public. unre-
ting, binding oath.
What a man promi Uses he invariably
rs 10 fulhII. and you have promised
forsake houses and lands and child
for the gospels sake.
They say that the gambling debts
Europe are the easiest In the world
collect. If a Frenchman loses at
,aSn bling table and can't pay IL he
II take head into the sea. II a
rman loses and can't pay II ne will
id bullet through his brain or he
Il send a poniard into his heart.
lat for. For the oath's sake. the
bile. unrelehting. binding oath.
he Is unable TO come across.
Tou see. 1t everywhere. Therefore.
ristian men and women. the next
lie you~lift the communion cup to
ir iip--don't wait until the next
e, do 1t now--say: II will go
ere you want me TO go, DER noun
or plain or sea-
/ Ii said of a soldier IN tho army
Alexander the Great that he had
ken every military law and reg
zion until the patience of Alex
Ter and even the soldiers was ex
tsted In the attempt To define
be punishment One day he WAS
cred into the presence of Alexan
and ne came covering like a be
ARed hound beneath his masters
and with tears eoursing down
checks he begged and cried for
ency on the grounds that his name
WAS Alexander.
fexantier the Great ieaped to his
When he was twenty he was
4 of Macedonia. Aad he sat
I'm and @wepS that there were not
Er worlds 70 conquer. Thc dew
scuth was on his brow, for he was
thirty esse. And Aiexa nder the
al jumped 10 his feet TIE said:
hat, your name Alexander! Then
or that name ar forever dishpnor
When sao ss1a ssratsss to be- A
isfSaa Then be what you pre-
and stand for Jesus Christ.
nd then we believe In cur COM
lder- in -chiefs ultimate triumph
tii is the mightiest lin bed colossus
ever walked across the land or
ed into the sea Faith is a giant
never fires u distress signal nor
hes an S. q. s. Never, Never
th never allows the cancers of
bt to seeat and gnaw into your
r. Faith is n 9uick-eyea, lynx
~, thin Tipped subordinate wait
to catch the command from the,
mander- in chief. and To do II IL
likes every drop Of blood or every
ar In your pocket. Faith is a
rior Invading the eneny's country
burning every bridge behind. for
kpccts - live there, Faith makes
,Taeision for relapse. Faith is
IL 10 the goal tor touchdown.
n will put the ban over tho fence
he last half Of The ninth inning.
& to 0 against you. bases sull.
men out and two strikas and
balls called en- yea.
Faith Ii the Thing.
Aith IL Icseph's brothers shcAvee.
Iie down IN o5nisancA TO Jnseph's
SAx. Faith LIS David's sting MAX
the giant bite tho tucs a. he hurla
rock irtc his bean,
here u nothing 100 high for faith
caln. no circumference too great
4 to go round, nothing too deep
II to fathom. ii under the tnspir-
OF our human leaders men can
inspired to light until they leave
bones to bleach on the sand hills
rot IN the swamps. or they will
the Snow-drifts OF Russia red
their blood. and make the crags
the peaks of the Alps stepping
les te invading glory; IL they viii
> the rocky sides of Lookout and
among tho clouds. IL they will
until the ship sinks beneath their
and their bodies become food
fiShes and for sharks--oh, VIVA.
Bit We not be able to do with Je-
Chrlat. my friends, as our leader!
mix some OF the groans and sur
gs and pessifnisms out OF your
eEa: ~shova In some accianiations
elunlnh and salute the victor in
nce and bslieve that God still
and h on the job. At last when
beach the h&rracks OF heaven the
will chant unceasing praise, and
we lii our eyes we will see
lace to face and hear HIS voice.