Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-23

Mace that the theater, the movie, the
parade and other similar stimulants or
emotion take in cities. That IL enc
reason why the camp meeting. win its
wild crowd emotionalism, Is found IN
all backwoods sections. 1t also prob
ably explains in, part the appeal OF
such sects as the Holiness church.
York's father was a Methodist. ana
he was brought up a Methodist. but
he and his mother and sisters became
converts to the Holiness church. Inc
belief of this church seems to be thae
II a mortal neither does wrong nor
thinks wrong. he IL already. In eject
an angel, and may taste on earth some
thing of the bliss Of heaven. AT Its
meetings there are brief readings from
the Scripture. then periods Of silent
meditation, then shouting of great JOY
as the full glory Of their triumph over
sin and trouble burst upon the con-
xreeation, all at once. These alternate
periods of silent meditation and fren-
died rejoicing often extend far INTO inc
night, and throw the congregation mts
a state Of religious ecstasy.
York took his new faith seriously. It
satisfied some cravings Of his nature.
HE stin carried arms he was still
|prepared to fight when need arose.
But when he heard Of the war and inc
draft law he realised that he faced .
great crisis. He believed In nght1ng
for the right. but he did not 80 bow.
as an angel ON earth, be could I'M 2
fellow who had never - An inmvSouai
|, done him any harm
4, willing - Drill, Not KIN.
II York and his mother went t. .. n
: Froeee. q merchant and farmer Nv
. ing near them, who was their repre-
{ sentative In the state legislature. and
!. begged that Frogge try to obtain an
. exemption for York. The young man
Q said that he could never kin In war.
e Frogge, Of course, could do nothing. A
+ few days later York left for the frst
time in his life the little clearing and
, the cabin and the Wild woodlands
g which had heretofore been an the
e world to him. He took his ecovic-
e lions against war with him mistaken.
. AS soon as he reached camp he said
n that he was willing to driIl. but not ia
- fight. He made his position perfectly
p clear to the captain Of his company
In having this captain, York was for
tunate. II he had been imprisoned
re hazed or mistreated. as other conscien
1t tious directors were. he would almost
. certainly have spent the period Of thu
10 war In prison. But this captain wal
a man of insight. He saw that Ycrl
q had In him the making Of fine sol
o der, and he also saw that York was
e conscientious director by sincere re
ligious convictions.
NC This captain was something Of Bi
- BILE student himself. He now refresh
ed himself on the Scriptures, calle'
York to him, and set out to CONVEX
him to war by the good book. 1t !
: said that the argument lasted far int
the night, that 1t was audible Mt quit
distance, and that Biblical quotation
Numbered back and forth like big gun
In a battle. But when the pale daw
came. one mountain man was cor
WINGED that his God commanded him
60 forth and slay Germans.
sattIed for the Lord.
When he went home on furiougl
Corporal York, late conscientious Of
jector, was soldier through an
4 through. A hunter and marksman B
training, he was fascinated by moder
military arms. The machine gun, Wit
ifs deadly sweep and play. the vicios
army automatic. the military rifle vii
its wonderful range and fiat trajector
now held his heart as the creed
holiness on earth had held 1t before.
There Is nothing more to tell abo
CORPORAL York. except that when
performed his wonderful feat Of shoe
ing "a Germans and capturing 1872
them, he did not take the prisone
back to his own battalion. but to a
n other. Nor did he report what he b,
= done. His exploit was discovered nj
led verified by accident. He did not b
tie for glory. he battled for the Lord