The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-26

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of the west, from the farm and the work
shop, the humble homes of the laborer and
from the halls of learning came a mighty
host, and with their Tcsaments in their
knapsacks and the kisses of mothers and
sisters yet warm upon their lips, they
marched on to battle. Christianity in her
sanitary work, in her charity hospitals, in
her great labors of women, succored the
weak, chccred the Responding and smooth
cd the pillow of the dying She snatched
the mangled bodies from the wheels of des-
truction, she pressed the cup of water to
the fantng lips she raised the cross be-
fore the dying and was ever an angel of
mercy in this hour of need. She was
found upon the battlefield with words of
love to the brave boys 'ct me do il for his
mother and for my country for whose sake
he died."
The tribute we offer to the memory of
these fallen ones is well deserved. The
sacrifice they made and the blessings en-
ioycd by us through them we cannot hold
too dearly in our hearts, Nature has gifts
none too beautiful to cover the beds of
such heroes. They were patriots and also
were our sons, our husbands, our fathers,
and our own dear friends. Their virtues,
so bright and mpcrishablc, will ever
last in the grateful memories of mankind
and while we offer our tribntcs we cannot
but ask, what more can VIC do awe seem
to hear from the one hundred thousand
graves of these fallen brothers voice that
comes, not from the thunder of cannon,
the flash of battle and clash of arms. but
in the silent and impressive presence of our
noble dead. all the graves one voice
like a magic spell, clarions voice. deep
swelling sound like the marshalling Of a
mighty host which makes us shout, "All
hail We heroes of Shiloh, of Gettysburg
They are dead and yet they live in the hearts
of their countrymcn and by their heroic
deeds they shape the lives of us who arc
left behind. In some hearts pang OF
kcenest sorrow is still felt that time cannot
assuage. Our country never possessed
these men SO much as she does now They
stimulate us to patriotism and we hear thcii
voice telling us: "taSc care Of the country
we died to save" AS their graves are
strcwn year by year with our offering Of
flowers we shall never fail to hear that sa
cred command, and we can all raise OH
hands and answer. ''martyrcd brothers
we hear thy call to duty and pledge on
obedience of loyalty to thy just com
mands."
ADVENT CHURCH.
At the Advent Church. in the evening
Elder Hines. of the West, delivered YER
interesting discourse on the law of faith Il
= illustrated in the gift, office, and power o
prayer. The Elder mentioned that faitl
had its laws as much as gravitation, an
that many. phenomena in the world O
mind, as answers to prayer, giving instar
ces, could be explained on no other hypo
thesis. He spoke of the nature of prayer
what it was and what it was not. 1t di
not consist in position of body or eleganc
of language, but in the earnest, honest dc
sires of the heart, however felt or express
cd. The preacher deprecated tendenc
!, to Journalism and ritualism-sa there wa
a dead letter Office in Washington, whel
msdirectcd letters were scnt--and as ther
were many prayers misdirected, or nc
genuine, thought there might be a dca
prayer Office in heaven. Much prayin
was of as little avail as those heathe
> prayers which are offered by machiner
run by water He closed by cXhorting t
true, earnest prayer.