The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . he flag-ship, with its blueensign, goes ahead up a river or into a bay, its admiral standing in the shroudswatching and giving orders. But I have to tell you, O veterans of the Americannavy, if you are as loyal to Christ as j^ou were to the government there is a flag-ship sailing -„„.,,^,, _ -.,? , ,....- -:-/^, ? -;;..----:?? -^ ,,_„—_-_-_ . ^ ahead of youof which Christis the Admiral,and He watchesf r o m thesh
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . he flag-ship, with its blueensign, goes ahead up a river or into a bay, its admiral standing in the shroudswatching and giving orders. But I have to tell you, O veterans of the Americannavy, if you are as loyal to Christ as j^ou were to the government there is a flag-ship sailing -„„.,,^,, _ -.,? , ,....- -:-/^, ? -;;..----:?? -^ ,,_„—_-_-_ . ^ ahead of youof which Christis the Admiral,and He watchesf r o m theshrouds, andthe heavens arethe blue en-sign, and Heleads you to-ward the har-bor, and all thebroadsides ofearth and hellcannot damageyou, and ye,whose gar-ments weieonce red withyour ownblood, shallhave a robewashed andmade white inthe blood of thelyamb. Thenstrike eightbells! Highnoon in heaven!With suchanticipation, Oveterans of the American navy, I charge you bear up under the aches and weaknesses that youstill carry from the war times ! You are not as stalwart as you would have beenbut for that nervous strain and for that terrific exposure. Let every ache and. CRUISERS AFTKR THE BATTI,E. 446 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. pain, instead of depressing, remind you of your fidelity. The sinking of the Weehawken off Morris Island, December 6, 1863, was a mystery. She was notunder fire. The sea was not rough. But Admiral Dahlgren, from the deck ofthe flag steamer Philadelphia, saw her gradually sinking, and finally shestruck the ground, but the flag still floated above the waves in the sight of theshipping. It was afterward found that she sank from weakness through injuriesin previous service. Her plates had been knocked loose in previous times. Soyou have in nerve, and muscle, and bone, and dimmed eyesight, and difiiculthearing, and shortness of breath, many intimations that you are gradually goingdown. It is the service of twenty-three years ago that is telling on you. Beof good ch
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