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... officer . They have little or no protection against hourly abuse , insult , and violence , nor any adequate secu- rity for life itself against the lawless passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of ...
... officer . They have little or no protection against hourly abuse , insult , and violence , nor any adequate secu- rity for life itself against the lawless passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of ...
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... officer , all fired at the same instant . The miserable man , with a horrid scream , leaped from the earth , and ... officers were immediately invited to the quarters of the commander , and treated with grog !! Imagine the sufferings ...
... officer , all fired at the same instant . The miserable man , with a horrid scream , leaped from the earth , and ... officers were immediately invited to the quarters of the commander , and treated with grog !! Imagine the sufferings ...
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... officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers ... officer was once cashiered by Prot- estants for refusing to join in what he deemed the idolatries of Popery ; nor ...
... officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers ... officer was once cashiered by Prot- estants for refusing to join in what he deemed the idolatries of Popery ; nor ...
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... officer , ' could you , after a battle in which you had stained your hands with the blood of your brethren , ask God to forgive you as you had forgiven your enemies ? ' - " I am not a Christian , " said he , nor do I pro- fess to ...
... officer , ' could you , after a battle in which you had stained your hands with the blood of your brethren , ask God to forgive you as you had forgiven your enemies ? ' - " I am not a Christian , " said he , nor do I pro- fess to ...
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... officers were dressing themselves in full uniform , and arming themselves with their dirks ; and the prisoner's messmates carried him his best clothes , to make him appear in as decent a manner as possible , in the hope of thus moving ...
... officers were dressing themselves in full uniform , and arming themselves with their dirks ; and the prisoner's messmates carried him his best clothes , to make him appear in as decent a manner as possible , in the hope of thus moving ...
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AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY Apostles argument arms army battle bayonet benevolence blessing blood cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civil common crime custom dead death defence destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire forbearance France French friends of peace glory gospel Greece hands heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence justice kill land lawfulness of war less lives mankind mass means ment military millions mind misery missionaries Moloch moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy never object officer pacific pagan passions perish precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers reason religion religion of peace Resist not evil rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword Tatian TERTULLIAN thing thou thousand tion truth violence virtue war-system warrior wars whole wounded wrong