, 1875-05-31

national Which do not Tins recognize tho area.
epocbs, nosemetIts, ..aod men OF American
Church will enn.rino within ler waIls. ..ths busts
OF great meta Ike Warrington, Lincoln. and
snmner when she likenahsoa OF Wesley hnd
c9'0"nz, G. e,.9. af rS,soA s:. .a s1d .sa }f;ass
Lloyd Garrison, will adorn the Home OF God,
aud lend their henedfction to the sorvice OF the
ahnctuarv. Why should not the portraits OF these
grent 8siasdisna OF tbs idehi iutattsts Of hu.
tho statues aud pain:luga OF oId.tImo salnts In
tho Catl,oi!c ctIrctos OF out Anuf Fur st,eY are
our sauts Of to.dav-the secrB And BavloKs 1T
humanity. Religion vii! ntver do her perfect
devotion BECOME also tho wAtch. fires Of lberty.
huch are homo Of the thouHhtn suggested by
thnt commemorative rcEvco nf ye'terlAy, whsn
d grateful people won't forth tn tho resting
tribute upon tho gtAves tLat Hhos.d be forever
eacrod to u by the record Of heroEBln hnd dsH.n-
terestodneka Of WINCH thsy arc shs fitting COLI
summation. For that service Ut lovo add pfaiee
one; IL was religsonn IN tho trucBt sense
Of that 1ord. DECORATION Day should he inscribed
iu golden 1ettcrs upon the calendar Of tho
Church. for II ia 4 festival that unitcs all the
religious dutr an we'll Al q blessed privilege.
Nee hsw beautiful aud natural was it's origin. At
the close Of sho great WHr, ! fe" ntmp!e-hearted
aud deyont negtoes vent forth on au APPOINTED
NAY &hAs H4tu ~ Aluo aNA PiA3 AalA IAH+hAt
flowers upon tile graves u .he dead heroes oil
the Whe, who lad been to tbeIn the Mes.
riahs Of light aud liberty, Tho patriotic
heart OF the nation. recognizing tho heaven.
that action, responded TO Il with grateful emo
tiou, aud ct1stall,zod It into perm aueat soryco
of commemorative love.
Again, 1t iB religious scrylco be cause ite nia
zion Ia ohe OF peace aud reconcsl'4t'on. 1t IL
calculated to heal all wo1uds. to bsrmuD,ze all
! conflicting Passions. aud w hc!p ou the good
work Of pactcatlnu aud nhtonal unity.
| For, wherever our s7uiathses NAV have
heen In that mighty struggle. Whatever
may haye been tho fruits, good or evil. Il
brought to us, who ia there among uh SO cold,
90 cal'ous. 10 refuse This tril,ute Of Affection
Ard gratitude TO tbs nattun'h dsAd. For this ia
M festival Of military pomp. TT p.owesa. or
u triumph or defeat. 1t ls sim.ty heivtco OF
| Affection and gratltado to tbs memory of men
wau h.roye. and suffered, aud blcd. a,'l died III
bel,n't u shc's county who wero willing mar.
aud ho!y TINT tler were really to give up ali,
oven life itself. for itn vlnlcattuu AMI triumph.
b1sey Til, IL u its=lf sufficient ~aTrans for
our services. ~ l.'a in this material age euch
!oyalty 10 idoas, such cun,nge aud self-sacr,ilce
such endurance 10 the bitter cnd,--and oil Tor
the snlo Of sleir fellow-inen and God.-is IL tait
wacu eutit!os them forever to the grateful
%Ga Ssanel ct sos fought ~ matter ~ ssf
wbpt their rank aud stn:,on. Tho
Confederate gray, as we'll ~ tho Unluutlu ehcl.
te1od earnest. manly. nuseldsh bea:'e. Dcuth
has rendered void III DISTINCTIONS al! Btrifes, Il.
lntagonis1nB. Wo lay our com non t1iuuts ol,
tho common mother earth TINT has received
tlom Ill lovingly aud without distinction into
hor bosom. and aB We do 60 We recall tho xeIghsy
woEsl Of tho scripture - Greater love can no
man Rhow tbnn this, that he lay down his illo
for apother." This WAS ,hcr measure Of deyo-
1ion to III, and this it Is which nakea item
our area. American atoncmoas. Not n theusual
tllsoloEt:a, tense, but in that b,osa, moro de-
yout reading Of Providence BY which 10 40
knowledge that these men suffered And died 10
atpna for tha Biua Of thor torefathers+-to e1-
pato tho criminal indifference of their ows,
generation for tho rights Of n IN and tue laws Of
Dis!ae justice. So tictr sacrifice paid tho pen
tlty OF nation's ul:sloiug. We were redeemed
BY their most precious blood. healed by tlel1
stripes, savaa BY tholr n,nrsyrdom: Their snf.
ferinH Oh bsts1etolds, in canr, aud hospts, aud
prison. rcounced cur uA:ion With Gcd's unal.
tcrahfo and juat d.crees, and Ravo 1t new birth
INTO freedom, aud righteousness, aud pc1:e.
Nor lIshs'y d!a thsy lnT9k. The @,;i disad ofaSs
1T IL an easy thing to giyo llto au a*IuI .hat;
to tako it," Du: III than was the grim deter
IMITATION Of tnon in deadly carneat a CONVICTION
Of the justice Of their cause, which no t1ial VI
: tctu;tYt!ou could Bhake a a,eady. pers.nsep.
courage, that successive dlsaatsl1. incompetent
leadership. tile infamous trathcA.ng Of pollti.
c!aus aud contractors, might weaken for tue
I moment but could nbyet eusl.sty overcome.
| Illus theY won't fortl, moro boys, many Of
them. 40 shat va wonle1e,, hor their tfan bod.
les could Withstand the ri6ols Of sugls cam
palsu. but Bo sustained By tho mighty. spirit
w1tata 'tlonI that, whom spkEed bE the faas bu'.
| let or tuo yet moro fatal lunlata, they returned
, home brunzea hcroca, Haosc tcu9hened siuo ri
AMI TaHo!lte Speech dJ noE rsSoo1 tho Inr1or au3
tho lardnrss Of that pa!ufui experience. Dus
what Ut tlues who did not tet>1su,--nha
were led tito battles thhs rimrly
I fftt ri nSrf
horrors III tho prison rous Of Anders'nv'iln and
lello isle, wlo with blAncLed chbeks but anfal'
tcliug haarls faccd wall OF tire at fIcAsbutK,
or. a. Qua III them SAID: II ~" God a: Chatia'
steady courage, such un1uesioutug obe.:.epce
duci, el.oory humoE, and such gsneious se!f-tor'
kcsfulne's! Never, mover eau NO forget the roc
o,d Of such nob!euots uegar can It tAit 10 kln
do Us to manlier effort for tho rights Of man. t.
mora oompluta conservation Ut our fortunes
our !iscb aud all that nehold dear, to tho aacret
GAUSS OF nur country. Taan vi shall not laEt
called up 10 vain tlis memories Ut tue geea
, struggle which 10 la:clr convulsed tho aat,o1
With i'H yar'!nE Aai lutonno ealutiouB. but In
i already recedol INTO the thinss tbat were; thes
tlore was uent,ug III our service VI yc.scrda'
~ NO .ht1o*ed sweet 10 .ess upon the grave
perfume wA4 ecltpsed by tho frAgrap
memories .hsy reEpssuatod. Not monis
nor cere3loneA, nor ehuWs, are tho tribute Mao
for sush IssltvaL Of coumenorstiop. l'n
! AIMS, tho purity OF nous. the integrity of Iii
S,ata to human rights aud needs. kaera an IN
( ccasiaK ylgi! oyer tho causss for which Gil
bgotuess sutleted and died, aud so makes rsu'
tue words OF the apostle,
Here luau that die receiyo t1thed+"
I Til. we mett do, and ane tnius: more. Nj
houor pald to the In iou's dead can have an
sun1!t unlcsa NO extend that loving sympathy L
that greater army Vt sufferers and martyrs ~hou
t4sy left ben,od thons ~ sacred legacy ~ shes
countsymeu. Though dead. get from thsir. grave
they spoak to us with solemn appeal, and tel
us no. g forget tho neots or s,, oveF'eol
\ o1phanol children. May We he true to taA
trust true ~ ,udiy.dusl snau aud wuu,eu, t!u
~ peopts ansi !nay tue blessing Of Ataight
, God lest upon the gsief-strickeM aud bareave
i hearts Of the women Ut our country, upon thoa
! mothers and widows. thoee alsters AUD dausu
i te1s wAoss suffering Is nos yes endstl WlVs
.awlfoe. hare gouo up 70 nssyen serdsr WI
r uesBea of tl.elr !oyallty, their devotion
i tusiy unsolash lave ior taelr country
Can no ever sufficiently appreciate lhelr psiul'
contribution TO tho cause Of American 1rsedom
! For tha soldiers there "as some compensation
d Ihsis burdens were lshteued. ths4F pa!ns sol