St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-11

anu W dsIlll.l'n, Il valiant NairlDl mere
What were his name this dav, to and yuu
Not men alone, honor here Il cause
The cause of freedom all the earth around;
For this was freedoms latest battlcg ground
The force of arms against her holy laws,
lis true Gods ways higher than our own
We fight, at first, the nations life to save
He made the war give freedom To the slave
W" won whcnrr wars trumpet took that tone.
Amid these graves pray, God give us peace
God knit the wounds that war has made:
But, should the cause. of freedom he BETRAYED
Whorrr her foes. God give : men like these :"
God give us peace We pray amid these graves ;
God make our children " their country true
And secret treason may il nr'cr und"
rh" land Ger which fair freedoms banner waves.
May man by man no more in dust be trod
y" more of high and holy rights denied
And may the cans" for which those heroes died
BE rrchonrd still the cause Of man and God
Speak ont once more yc lips c"bwtbbcd with peace!
send L. the wrllin. once again, the notes
That tr"mblrd welcome from NoIIr r.lhut tlIruats
That day We gave the troubled land release.
Speak out once mere, and let mans lips be dumb
lc have pow II" mortal tongue reach
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To which art nt ft.rhl,. man NAV come
Nr cannot wake the silent slcrpers here.
Y" cannot give us back our noble dead
But ", can plead the cars,, for which they BLEED
lr can transmit il down each coming year.
And Nr stir the hearts of livin.
Lest they. in time t" come, thinkl,ss tur.rt
What It's, when battle fields with blood wet
I" ha," a wall Of lire around them then.
And these. the nations dead here. let them Sheep
Each SNOW white slab ~ twcrr a lftr, hand
As though they sw"rr their new born nstIv,
That they all fought for she would sacred keep
Y. M. c. A. International Convention.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME El JUDGE Lp
The following is the welcome judy,
Ould gave the members of the conrrn-
: May 2G:
Christian men of this North American
continent. welcome To ' il"iuia and hcl
capital soldiers ot the Grand Army
of the Captain of our Salvation. Ill
hail Not only this fair and beautiful
city. with its hills at this auspicIoli,
season all pinnacled in green. glrcl>
YOU. hut its people. instinct with th,
spirit of Christian hospitality. fling wid,
the portals of their hearts aud bid You
enter with confident step int" thrii
warmth. Some of You come from rr
yions where even NOW Winter Is Icluc
tani to rcIIN ITS grasp regions WhrI,
Nature seems even Vet to hc listening
III VAIN for the trumpet ot her Ir>urrcC
tiou. while others are from cliWe> WhICI
had. ere N"u took Your departure
burst. under II more southern sky. int,
the tccmin" life and joy ot summer
And. thus coming IN contrary directions
You have met each other in the WAY g."
blessed Christian work to mlnglc Nou
greetings here III the very midst ni tn,
ho~pitahlr Welcome of the OIi D"miu
ion.
The law of harmony in Nature make
even her extremes meet III muiia
blessing. The grim and giant irchcI" "
di>locatcd from lis icy ta>tnc>~r-, m"\ T.
in stately grandeur from lis huttrc~>r>
and baillrmrut>. and towels. and pin
narlcs all flashing IN the sun. to me"
e in its coIII~,. >outhWarl that wonder Il
Prov idcucc. that most mN~tcrinII
patent and Vet child of storms. the in
~cIut:hlr Gulf stream. and there. Il
that >lIan@c contact. l. an outcome a.
temperate and halcNOu >c.l>. Both al
conquered. and Vet each Is Il victor.
And if this hc true III the gospel &
Nature. oh my brothers. how mn"
tiIIcI l. IL in the gospel of Christ
We aIc all one family IN thI~t I,-I'
He l. common bond "i union. an
thus. though We nave never htici"l"i
cla>lcd hands or looked upon cac
others faces. We ar" not alien +" "Ar
other. No two Christian heats can II
Tia strangers. though they may nave com
together from the "Pl">!i" poles. ll"'
the great Apostle poured ont all TIA
treasures of hi> generous soul upon tn
Christian foreigners whom he had n"N'
seen. If the hrathcu philosopher cnul
cNclaiu that nothing which WAS huma
. could he alien to him, oh how muC
more can we say that those who hay
one faith. one hope. and one GosIn'
can never he foreign to each other.
Opini, nS. views. convictions. dI>Sim
Ian to our own on matters not c>>emtr
to Il brotherhood i'll Christ Jesus. lntc
pose no barrier to our confidence an
esteem. Ia intercourse, commumi"
friendly offices. and. still more in
common holy work. We not only leal
To respect and love each other NOR
hut our differences themselves lost. /.
their sharp outlines in the new III
blessed atmospheric
Speaking not only for myself. but
| believe for my people. hesitate u
to declare that a. to matters civil. -