The Woods County News. (Augusta, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1899 Page: 6 of 8
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SOI SDKS Of 1 MI WAR
RELIGIOUS READING
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Every Artillery Man His Own Morse in
the Philippines.
Oscar H. Weber a St. Louis man.
who acted as a photographer's assist-
ant when he was not fighting in the
Philippines, has brought back with
him a number of views that, better
than words, teil the story of campaign-
ing as done by the artillerymen. Web-
er served in Light Battery D. Sixth ar-
tillery. enlisting in St. Louis, making
the overland trip to San Francisco and
then sailing on the transport Peru.
■ the Sixth, and on these occasions they
' were brought into play effectively. It
was necessary to keep the railroad
lines open, and for this work the Sixth
artillery was admirably suited, as it
shelled the insurgents whenever they
i appeared to be working on new in-
trenchments.
After the Caloocan affair, these
j fighters, aided by the rapid-fire guns
j of the gunboat Helena, swept the near
it was a great relief to the Commis-
sary Department not to have the feed-
ing of horses on its hands. Rice straw,
called "paddy," was the only fodder
to be had in that country. The native
ponies subsisted on this mainly, but
for the larger draft horses from the
United States this was not sufficient.
Their feed, oats and hay, had to be
imported.—Post-Dispatch.
Exclasiveoess of De Reszke.
Jean de Reszke is the only one of
the grand opera singers whom it !•
impossible to hire for private mus-
icales. He will sing an entire even-
ing at the house of a fellow artist, but
becomes positively angry when sing-
Si
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GUN CREW, BATTERY D, SIXTH ARTILLERY.
The ship stopped at Honolulu, and in
August,'a year ago, landed its men on
Oriental soil. J. W. Cole, formerly
connected with St. Louis theaters;
Frank Simmons, Selzer, Benson and
others were in this battery.
For.several months after their ar-
rival the men of the Sixth had pro-
vost duty to perform inside of the
walled part of Manila. When the
trouble at Pago Church came. Battery
D saw active service. With two guns
they smashed the church to smither-
eens, and later at Caloocan did more
valiant service. Lieut. Hawthorne had
command of the guns of the Astor bat-
tery. which had been turned over to
the government and formed part of
by country of Filipinos. The insur-
gents in bushes were able to give cross-
fire that exposed D battery to much
danger, but only one death resulted.
One of the forts built by the bat-
tery on its march was christened Fort
j MacArthur. It was made up of sand-
1 bags, behind which trenches were dug
j for the shelter of the men. Oat sacks
I were carried in the ammunition wag-
ons for the purpose of making walls,
which insurgent bullets could not per-
forate. The most unpleasant part of
life in this fort was the terrific heat.
There were no horses to be had, and
the men pulled their cannon with long
ropes. As there were plenty of pull-
ers. they did not object to it. Besides,
LATE AUTUMN PASTIMES.
Christian Endeavor Topic#: The Lord'8 ^
Snpper— The Power of Prayer—Looking j
for the Best in Life—Heaven Not Far
Away.
The Tower of Prayer.
There is not on the earth a soul so base
But may obtain a place
In covenanted grace;
So that his feeble prayer cf faith ob-
tains
Some loosening of his chains,
And earnests of the great release,
which rise
From gift to gift, and reach at length
the eternal prize.
All may save self; but minds that hea-
venward tower
Aim at a wider power.
Gifts on the world to shower.
And this is not at once—by fastings
gain'd,
And trials well sustain'd,
By pureness, righteous deeds, and toils
of love,
Abidance in the truth, and zeal for
God above.
—John Henry Newman.
eye is sometimes attracted by the /
sight of a shrub or small tree growing
out of the crevice of a wall or build-
ing. It is the peepul tree, a cause of
destruction to much property. The
seed may be carried by a bird, or by
the wind, and dropped; it take? ro^
even at a great height above the
ground, springs up and grows often
into a large tree. Let it once establish
itself, and from that time the wall is
doomed. The only way to stop its
progress is to remove at once every bit
of the root. Should only one little
fiber remain it will grow and spread,
forcing its way among the very stones
or bricks, until years after, it may be,
the wall itself cracks and falls. Have
we not here a parable which mav teach
us an encouraging and most blessed
truth? "The seed," which is the word
of the kingdom, is being sown day
by day in many a heathen city. It
has already taken root in many places
too firmly ever to be eradicated; and
though it may seem hidden or lost for
a while, it will, it must, grow and
spread until the walls of superstition,
of ignorance, of heathenism, which
have hitherto shut in darkness and
shut out the light of God, will crumble
and fall before it.—Life and Light.
ing in private houses for money is
suggested. He once visited the house
of the Rothschilds in Paris, and de-
lighted his host by singing a number
of songs. The baron, who had tried
to get him to sing at private entertain-
ments a number of times, but never
succeeded, now resolved to reward the
j singer in what he considered the prop-
I er way. At the close of the evening
; he presented De Reszke with a blank
check, signed, asking him to fill it up
for any amount he wished. De Reszke
l took the check and as he tore it to
pieces said: "My friend, I am your
guest. If I took your check I should
deserve to be kicked from your door,
i I sang only for pleasure."
i
Christian Endeavor Topics.
The Lord's Supper.—Monday, Nov.
27—Remembrance, Luke 22:14-20;
Tuesday, Nov. 28—Thanksgiving, Mark
11:22-25; Wednesday, Nov. 29—Com-
munion with Christ, John 14:18-21, 1
Cor. 10:16; Thursday, Nov. 30—Com-
munion of saints, Ps. 133:1-3, 1 John
1:3-7; Friday, Dec. 1—Restoration of
soul, Ps. 23:1-6; Saturday, Dec. 2—Re-
newal of life, John 6:53-58; Sunday,
Dec. 3—Topic: "Until he come." The
Lord's supper. 1 Cor. 11:23-28.
The more you commune with Christ
in private, the more highly you will
prize this communion with Christ in
the fellowship of his church. You can-
not make the communion a real meet-
ing between yourself and your Lord
without time and thought beforehand.
Nothing good, still less this highest
good, is to be won without pains. The
communion is to be communion with
one another, as well as with Christ;
its essence is twofold—love of Chirst,
love of the brethren. The first com-
munion looked forward to Christ's
death. All later communions have
looked backward upon his death and
forward to his second coming in glory.
Since the communion is the Christian's
highest joy, it is also his highest duty.
Test your communions. Do they draw
you nearer to Christ? Do they bring
you nearer to men? An empty Lord's
supper is the most empty thing on
earth. The best preparation for receiv-
ing the bread is a life spent in feeding
on the strength of Christ, and the best
preparation for receiving the wine is
a life spent in the joy of Christ. Is
Christ found at the table in your
home? If not, do not think to find
him for yourself at the table of the
Lord's supper.
Heaven Not Far Awav.
The Bible warrants us in the belief
that there is a heavenly place some-
where in the universe, and that, the
saints shall be gathered home to that
better land. We know not where it is,
we have little idea what it is. Giving
reign to imagination, we sometimes
fancy we can see it far away. We
picture to ourselves its glories, its in-
habitants, its happiness. But this is
not the only heaven. Heaven is not
far away. We need not wrait till after
death to enter on the enjoyment of the
heavenly life. The heavenly world may
be far away, but the heavenly life is
th'e chief thing. What shall we find
in heaven that we may not enjoy now?
Is there peace in heaven? "The peace
of God, which passeth all understand-
ing, keep your hearts and mind3." Is
there joy in heaven? "Ye rejoice with
joy unspeakable and full of glory."
If one whose heart is full of selfishness,
envy, malice and sin conld be trans-
ported to that heavenly world for
which we wait, it would not be a heav-
enly place for him. He would not be
happier there than he is here. Before
we go to haeven, heaven must come
to us. We cannot enter into the king-
dom of heaven until the kingdom of
heaven shall enter into us. We have
heard men sing: ^
"Is my name written tnerk,
On the page white and fair.
In the book of my kingdom,
Is my name written there?"
The best answer to that question ia
found in the heart. If the name of
Christ is written on my heart, then
my name is written on the book of
his kingdom. If he sits on the throne
of my heart I am prepared to sit' on the
throne of his glory. If his kingdom is
established within me, then I am made
meet to be a partaker of the inher-
itance of the saints of light.
Looking for the Best in Life.
Life is great or little as we look at
it; men and women are ignoble or no-
ble according to our own inward na-
ture. There are two elements in every
human life, two possibilities in every
human career. The wise man will not
shut his eyes to the two sides of life;
but if he is himself rooted and ground-
ed in kindness, good intention and
generosity, he will be certain to find a
preponderance of these qualities in
those about him. Our judgment of
others afford a- capital test of our own
condition. If we find ourselves grow-
ing censorious, it is time to take ac-
count of our spiritual circumstances,
and to ask whether we are not in need
of some kind of spiritual remedy; the
sick man never sees anything straight
or whole. When things are thrown
out of perspective, and men and wom-
en begin to look morally distorted,
there is some trouble with the ob-
server, and he will do well to consult a
physician. The man who sells himself
believes that every one has his price;
the incorruptible man knows there are
some who cannot be bought. And even
if the incorruptible man were mis-
taken, his attitude is eminently sound-
er and nobler than that of his ignoble
fellow-judge; for men and women tend
to become what we believe them to be.
Treat a man with profound respect,
make him feel that you trust him, and
you give him co-operation of immense
immediate force to become what he
knows you think he is; distrust a man,
and make him feel that you distrust
him, and you do all in your power to
make him worthy of your distrust.
Society is lifted up, not only by effort,
but by faith. To believe in men is the
first step toward helping them; and
this suggests the permanent limitation
J of the pessimist—the man who not
only believes that the conditions of
men are bad, but that they cannot be
made better. It is always well to see
the worst and believe in working for
the best: for this attitude combines
I clear knowledge with healing power.—
The Outlook.
The Power of the 'Word.
We are told that when one passes
along the street of an Indian city, the
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Spiritual Power.
The inaividual will is not the true
guide to the highest issues of life. It is
erratic, opinionated, self-seeking, con-
cerned for itself alone. This attitude
does not bring the individual into right
relations with the social order, but
makes him a protestant against the
results it brings to pass. It puts the
central motive of life into the wishes
and interests of the individual, and
causes him to measure all things by
his personal desires. So long as we
make the individual the standard of
our moral conduct and of our social
aims, our life will be unsatisfactory.
We shall be discontented with our-
selves and fretful against the world
that fails to give us all that we long to
possess. The self-centered life is al-
ways a narrow and impoverished life.
In no way can the world's moral and
social forces be made to revolve around
the individual. He who seeks this re-
sult is destined to disappointment and
failure. True power comes to the in-
dividual, not when he seeks its source
in himself, but when he is willing to
attach his own destiny to what is uni-
versal. It is not our personal good
that abides, but the good that belongs
to all men. Real spiritual strength is
secured when we identify ourselves
with mankind, and seek only that
which comes to all.—The Christian
Register.
Soul-Growth.
Above all things keep this in mind,
that God desires that our soul-life
grow. It is not for gifts that he seeks.
He owns the world. Not worship that
he desires. He gave us his Son not for
these things, but that we might be con-
formed to the image of Jesus. God is
not glorified by temples or tabernacles
or anything of the kind; he is glorified
in the growth of men and women
toward him. The most acceptable
temple one can build for God is the
temple of the heart. These outer
things, these seen things, these tem-
poral things, are good in the sight of
the Lord when they bespeak the life
within, when they tell of the longing
of the soul after the unseen things
which are eternal. Upon these the
foundation is laid—out of these must
everything good grow.—Biblical Re-
corder.
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The Woods County News. (Augusta, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1899, newspaper, November 11, 1899; Augusta, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc235505/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.