, 1864-06-18

aQ0mc-LQefe U0$ give II pace. d0M6 13 the Store
house Of kind deeds and friendly acts Of sympa-
tby-tEe place where daily unobtrusive deeds Of
kindness win their way into the heart and tWine
It with the atnaranth Of love. IIsN make g home,
where there are no treasures Of art, no resources
Of wealth; but only loving hearts and great and
Eenerous souls. In abodes where sorrow Is as
suaged and pain soothed By gentle hands and kind
panses to refresh himself and leaves with prayer
and benteon: where the way-wnrn may find rest.
ADc tie faint OF fevcr1sh ones be refreshed; Ge;s
iulness. and Of them NC speak with blessings.
Happy, then, is onr land, wher.in 90 many
Homes are built: Happy are we in meeting mere
tonight to celebrate tie ending Of gear Of crate
lu toll, and to inaugurate coming year Of greater
usefulness. In the Home We hare erected, Ill the
sons OF the Republic are made welcome, and re.
cGsed with open @ armed @ hospitality. These bresh-
have enr1ched with their Owl blood, aud who
nave stood BY the side Of our own as they have
fallen, these are our brethren, and We bid them
tend greeting witch shall make them know that
In iii This land there are and can be no lines or
sccttous 10 our lore for the brave and noble men
ll5eruee There il, moreorer, rcieio rs illness ii
the erection and maintenance Of Homes for the
Sons Of the Union moral obligation all unreached
ey 1nose EhS p1ay Snd 90 rot se IT,
count it can't" md Pha1iseeism now, ard In that
greater day the urb,tcr Of dcstfnles Will Say to
uc1. "Forasnush as ye did IT not to one Of these
With nat!on's Obligations resting upoa us;
with high and noble consciousness OF the greater
act Of TIC brotherhood Of InuA resting on the
latEc1hood OF God and cemented By the common
ttie "f suffering and Of woo; with. abore ell, the
scttltht of III inspirations. eymp.thy, patriotism,
ce.otlon, let us renew our pledges, re-doub!e our
enerries, enl!rse our meaua. that patriots may
chc1r aEd God may h]ess the Hone,
REkAEEB or w1lI1AM BBoss
The Chairman then introduced Nj. Dross. q
the TRIBUNE. He referred to the duties which al
1--WE TO each other, varTtng MS they do with evcry
Year Of our Hyes. But there are higher and nnhjer
dut!ee imposed hy 1he Creator upon Us ali, among
me highest o. Which are our duties 10 our co4nty
and to cur God. To prereTvc and aeiend mr.
country te duty fro1n which no on Can ascane
EAch mnn. woman and child in the land il sac1ad
y bound to support the Constitution a.5 n a.
lehd TIC csuRtfy AGAINST all enemies and rrs1rors
ey eFc1y means in his or her power, The hirhe.t
duty poeeiole 'E to 70 10 the battle c,d AZ fhsse
noble brave men oE the 18th Illinois hayr f1onr
and defend the Starr and Stripes, amid 1fc IN ~
and carnage af battle. ChIckamau:a aud Missson
Ridee bad borne bloody testimony TO THAR dosas
Of noble daring. and wben the Commander caljod
out at stone River, WIN saves the len thn svslSs
Scott sepl.td - The 18th Illinois" nnd s.tb =
shout, and baJonets cleaning, the tide OF hst,ls
Wns Tf}lcd back and the left NAa saved
TIE speaker R1re sc1Eral incidents while .narrh.
lug with the regiment, and appealed to hIk fellow
ciiixcus TO lsutlde for these noble men. whca