, 1864-08-19


that CT the despsed and oppressed race whose wei.
fare and whosc elevation he sought With 60 much
ltvas lifting to live such lite-lt was glorious
TO die such death.
Our countrs has been 90 long at peace md is1re
age had been lef 20 long without praetica. conrrs.
1tctIoD, that the ms}orsty among us had ignofed
the lessons Of history. and had divorced the ideas
! virtues Of religion, aud had forgotten that the
moet slEikibE Illustrations OF these attributes had
been coIneclcd with high religious tervor and en-
| !, u the aucieIts TtIhed to stimulate the Creek.
they epose nt his household eods. II they Wished
him immortal h.nort with the heroes oE apiioui.
ty. II they would urge on the stubborn Jew taey
spoke OF, tie altar aid The temp1e-the graves oi
\ the prophets md the great Jehovah.
Il .wss this feeling, Of RELIGIOUS enthu.iaslu
which moved the sword OF the Lord and Of Gideon,
which nerved the arm Of the youthful David e
thst sim nlate The infant Hannibal thai beamcd il
the 1e1vin eye Of the Maid Of Orleaus. that su@.
faintd the petieht courage Of our Washington
! her Havt1ock, and has among ourselves raised up
| the tdolf Of our army and our EaEy-ouE Foota
and onr Nowa1il-and IL nov developing host o.
high in Tie All dis o fame, will be iouun registered
II the hess Of his comrades, a. in that great caa
ne O. CHRISTIAN martyrs and heroes In the Lsmo
This great principle .s mott happily Illustrated
" the htt nIu death OF Colonel Brots: His death
llke MS list. WaA the Development of calm and
| patient 1iuftuit of what he thought a religion.
duty. He Loved his fclio. men and thus atteeted
by 1he distLc law his love for his country and tc
Il, when surrounded by rome and by fTieudS-
'Tbe chamber where the good Mau E1eet his fate
j. privileged be, ond the common walk
0fvirtuous life quite In the yerrr of Heaven
now rear to The great white throne above must b
that 5ayo1sd spot Of earth when hera1ded BY the
thnnders Of battle snd canop1ed by the smoke huG
tame Of eontendtng armies: with one hand on tht
neE. the zane Christian hero and martyr Will
hesn snA Ct lore tos his country, hte brother ani
hte God yields mp bis llfe and whence lis released
epiHt tales lite feh. to the bosom OF that God 9bf
sis no respecter Of persons" hut OF whom II /.
raid that in every nation he that feareth God aud
woEketh righteousness Il accepted with him."
Bu. there Ia anothef picture, Nv courage fall
NE: would fam stop. l, too, At the age Of loul
Years was the orphan son; my mother, nov
eighty years OF age, WIS the widowed
mother. ca1 well remember these lou,
Years Of orpharage, In which there VA
no tatter'e hand between me and the cold ehari
tier Of Rn un[efling world. 1but too well remem
hot thoee long years Of wtdowhood. and OF loueu
Sesr aIu ca. also .ecolit Ct the consolation Wit:
Hh.ea e=en to th:. day expzrsstons Of sympathy
1er tLe :.'tag had respect TOT The dead. lxe :has'
te'osc cs sre treasured up az the green spots In til
Qtte:t {. tie past 1eed. not urge ;uu, u,
nTeth7es IL sor- memory Of the desd not to iorce
the !ir.1 o. to cherish them Is the nearest iini
| nH r.:tato a''6d ~ TO or departed tsotter /,
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