The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-17

that "God resisteth the proud" Only when
people humbles itself, will God lift 10 up.
From the flames of the burning city you saw
the lofty towers of the cathedral pointing
heavenward; let the sight lead you to give to
the Lord the glory due to him. Alas, If our
Prussian, our German people once begin to
forget what they owe to God, their end will
be not far off. Remember our fathers, who
once for seven long years bore an iron GROSS
upon their backs before it became q GROSS of
honor on their breasts Let us bow down,
therefore, and entrest forgiveness for all we
have here done or failed to do. We know
full well that the brightest and bravest sword
may gather rust May God here cleanse and
purify both hand and sword!
Third. "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us"
Here is confidence and courage for the future.
God must help where man is helpless, where
the Lord alone has power to help. / cannot
but think with sadness of those who have
fallen before this oity-of the lives so full of
hope and love which have here gone out.
How many of our comrades have here closed
their eyes upon the world, far from their
comfort of their presence in their
last hours, dying a noble death
for their King and their Fatherland! Alas!
how much noble blood has flowed in this
war, and before this city, causing sorrow and
loneliness in many homel Who can send
consolation there? Who, if not He who once
said to the widow, "weep not2"-He who
alone can bind up the wounded heart with
His own sweet peace? All honor to the me-
mory of our dead-peace to their souls-oom-
fort to their sorrowing survivors! The Lord
has helped us, and He will help us, that we
may help others. There are many to COM
fort, there is much yet to be endured. The
spirit of self-sacrifce in our people,
from the highest to the lowest,
must touch every heart. l say
from the highest to the lowest. Our beloved
Queen, whose birthday we celebrate to-day
to her belongs of right the first place. 1t
has always been to the honor of the House of
Hohenzollern that it has shared the Joys
and sorrows of the people, and borne its part
in their sacrifices for their country. In COM
mon with other women of the land, our
Queen has sent her husband and her only
son to the war, while she herself has minis
tered to the sick and wounded with tender
est care. Without fiattery we may say that
the words of our Lord may be truly applied
to her, "She hath done what she could"
God bless her always with all spiritual and
temporal blessings, and may He be the light
into the night "when no man can work.
We all have q sacred obligation to give help
to others where we can. You have here in
this city much to do. Soften where you can
the affliction that has come upon this CITY,
by your gentle bearing, and show that mag
nanimity towards a conquered foe is ono of
greatest ornaments of a true soldier. Prove
yourselves by your behavior to be worthy of
the name of German, aud show what an
honor it is to bear it. We have looked with
sadness upon the destruction wrought in this
city. Germany owes it to herself to heal the
wounds which war has inflicted. Strasburg
has opened it's gates to us-let US open to it
our hearts and hands, that from its ruins
new city may arise, and that it may know
that God has thoughts of peace, and not of
further woe, towards it. So may our memo
rial-stone, ''Hitherto hath the Lord helped
us, be turned for them into Peniel,
whereon is written, 81 have seen the Lord
face to face, and my life is preserved" and
may a generation arise which shall revive the
piety and fidelity to honor of their fore
fathers.
And may the Lord, who ruleth the nations,
and giveth victory or defeat, give to us in
this new conquest pledge that He will soon
bring about lasting and honorable peace;
that our German Fatherland may be, as it
is written over one of the gates of this city,
against foes a defense, to friends protec-
tion." We have come forth from this war
with the Kyrie Eleison, 'Out of the depths I
cry to Thee" May we soon return to our
homes, and not only we but our whole peo-
pie sing our Gloria in excelsis! Praise the
Lord God grant it! Amen.