The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-02
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
LF0r Additional Local Iten,s see Ein1tn Paae.l


IN width. and seven in height, was yes
by bterday set into the wall in the vestiDule OF
YOUNG men who went from that church TO sustain
the cause of their country against reOelnon, and
who tell in maintaining that rig eous cause. It has
in panel at the top the word Martyrs" encirce cd
by crown OF thorns, be ow he words "From Pine
street Church a sword and shackles Then follow
in carved letters the names with the date and place
OF death, respectively, OF those who fell in defense
of the nation.
Yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock, ceremonies an
prOpTlate 10 the occasion took place
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR Robbins.
Dr. Brainerd tnen SAID that he hoped that the
duty OF dong honor to noble DEAD, begun IN
this church to-0ay, would be fol owed by every
church in the land He knew tnat If those whose
names are inscribed upon that mural tablet had
been asked what tribute they would delight IN,
II they were TO fall IN their countrYs cause, they
would prefer to be remembered by their church,
and honored just as we have honOred them; many
OF those whose names appear he had ba Jtized IN
children. lie then introduced Charles GIBBONS,
E, q who said -
Ladies and Gentlemen I'll am under great oOli-
gauons TO Dr. BTainerd, the distinguished and
honoTed pastor of this church, Tor the opportunity
OF Offering upon this occasIoa brief tribute of re-
sOect 10 ihe memories OF the dead soldiers of the
Republic. those whose names chlseled upon
this taolet W. personally known TO this congrega
ton, with whom, as am In formed, they worshpped
They could not hear the truth preached as il was
by their loyal pastor, without being inspired with
hatred for treason and oppression They gave their
lives for the overthrow of both They fell nobly in
the cause OF truth and justice, with the armor OF
righteousness upon them fhey sleep well" The
only, but TO two hundred and eighty thousand more
who fe lin battle ued OF diseases racted in the
public service or from starvation and fendlsh cruelty
in the tOul pens and PRISONS OF The South.
What can we do for them now that they are dead?
cause ior which they died and honor them by
hOnoring the cause We must uphold 1t worthy
OF their sacrifice, and never-never abandon IT,
lheY died Tor their country-tor liberty ana Justice,
at war with treason, oppression, and wrong. They
did their duty well, and 1t is TO that their
services shall not be cheapened or their fame I'M
DerlleQ, by putt NO tFtst traitOrs
couragng a 1ase sympathy with men whose hands
are stained with loyal blood and whose hearts
rs tase as their oaths.
Could we insult the memories of our dead soldiers
more than to permit the enemies who slew the to
enter our i've ha Is and make laws for the
peoplep Is the nation 10 % governed now by the
men who sought to destroy Ip Shall they wine
their boony sN oTds upon the flag for which the
Iowa soldier died and vote IN Congress against the
pension Tor his widow or his orphan child? This
yohve tab,et is protest against i'll From every
battlefield come the voices of slain in earnest
and solemn rtmonstrance! The dead of Anderson.
vi le start into life agan ard standing before us
tn their glarinR eyes that pierce very souls
ask If UO whom they ,erved, would dIshonor them
now hy cTowning treason. From LIBBY and Castle
our brothers rise aud demand with trumpet tongues
that the cause Tor whcn they died sha be forever
sacred, and that no traitors hand shall touch the
ark that bears 1t. For their sake tnen-for the ly
ing vel the dead-tor the sake of our children
for the sake Of for the sake of Goblet us
harbor neither love nor sympathy, nor confidence
respect for treason or for traitors!
we should never t'ust tn" flag of our country in
suCu uhnuS SuUer Ine vote OF q traitor to dehle
an American baloi-box! The wares of treason is
ath, and so it has been since the DAYS of
Judas. If that penalty be commuted to perpetual
dlsranchlsement OF the traitors of the South who
have been III arms agaiDs u.s. II is as tar as mercy
can 20 without injustice, and wrong and insult to
the good citizen who serves the country with fde-
lity and lays down his lie its deIense 1t is a sad
and sckening spectacle to see professor OF loyalty
hear him demand for traitors the unconditional right
OF representation in Cong. ess.
am not uuerng political speech, but simply the
n llpn wit for
the memory OF the men who died tor u.s. and with
gratitude 10 the Almighty Father for accepting them
every yoke, and proclaim liberty to all the nhabl-
tans OF the land We mus secure all that our arms
have won. 1T we listen 10 that kind of instruction
that comes from the ia pI ophets of the day. who
are ready 10 scourge us Tor doubling their assumed
leader, we shall b, like the cedats Of Lebanon that
accepted a bramble for their ruler, and were de-
stro,ed by the fire that came out of 1t. We must
learn our lessons IN very different school. We had
better look into the graves where cities and nations
are buried, and inquire why they perished. We
shall find that oppression and pride, and avarice
and corruption, ana injustice ostered by false pro-
phets, brought upon them the judPmentss of the
Almighty ana the irrevocable penalty of death.
"M Oe unto thee, Chorazln woe unto thee, Beth
sada" stands tO-day a perpetual warning to all
people and nalons of the earth. should tremble
for my country now more than ever before, If had
not faith in the power and VIII of Almighty God to
oVerrule the lnrlgues Of taithless servants and
tai sh that justice who judgments do not vary
with the comp eX on of It's wards
Let us r. jolce that ou mob dead have left to us
lhe uuly Ol IOPeIner Lnb granu re-
suits OF their patriotic sacrifices. We have their
honored and living cUmpa riots TO aid us IN this
cred work We have the ght of Christianity 60
cheer us IN our labOrs and 10 illuminate and illus
ate, as we ogr"ss, the victories OF the What
q glorious work IT 49, 10 lit up from darkness and
dePradauOn, INTO light and Iespecta bllity,
race HJ human beings, and invest them with the
rights and diglity of an intelligent aud responsible
manhUOU!
Can any one complain that such labor as this can
work wrong to anV citizen of the country Can
any Christian say that knowledge and Christianity
and even-handed justice must oe reserved for par
ucuar race OF men, and that others must be excluded
from the ENJOYMENT of themY Can any loyal man
sulVeV the bait etelds OF the Rebellion, or look INTO
the homes or hearts made dcsoate by its wickedness,
and say that its nstgaors aud abettOrs un,hiven of
their crimes, should be not only the peers but the
rulers OF loyal peopleg i cannot answer these
question. for others, but hive answered for myself;
and think have truly answered for those whose
memories you would honor
Hon. Morton Nc Michael was then introduced. He
CID not come to make any speech He had Deen IN
troduced as the cnIef magistrate of PlIadelDnia,
and / q came III the name OF Ihat hIgh position to
endorse the &C ion OF this gre alton the
IioD of that monument to heir honored dead. He
hoped to see the example emulaed by every church
IN he land.
Alter the conclusion of Mayor McM chaePs ad-
dress, the assembly was dismissed with the bene-
diction.
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES AT THE
NORTHERN HOME FOR FRIENDLEss CHILDREN
The exercises connec ed with the Fifteenth AnnVer.
saly of the fo ma opening OF the Northern Home
Tor FIenGless Children yesterday afternoon, at.
tTaCtt q large crowd OF visitors, were of q