The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-06-07

against pure religion, there nigh
yet remain one spot unharIned b,
these storms, one retreat where th,
| immigrant and stranger and nigh
be secure from all their ancient foes
and unmolested, in peace might Ell
joy the fruits of their labors.
Not more in earnest were the an
cient Spartans when at Thermopyla
three hundred held at bay all Persia,
host till they were slain; not NOR,
in earnest were the "old Ironsidesn O
Cromwells day when civil and relig
ious liberty hung trembling in ths
balance against slavery of soul and
body, as they swept like thuriAel
cloud into battle with the terrible cry
of Religion on their lips /; not more in
earnest were the French, when, in.
scribing on their banners the great
charter Of human rights, the head oil
their hereditary sovereign fell before
the terrible fury of aroused, suffering
men; not more terribly in earnest
we're the stern Puritaus of New Eng
land, the patient Dutch of New York,
the pacific Quaker Of Pennsylvania,
or the daring warriors of Virginia and
the Carolinas, those patriots Of a cen
tury ago, when deliberately they
threw down the gauntlet of defiance
to the strongest nation of their day.
and, with sublime confidence i'm a
liherty-loving God, fought the battle
of independence not more earnest
have ever men been than were the
brave hearts who went forth to battle
for all coming generations, during the
cloudy days of sixteen years age. 1t
was a sight upon which all nations
might look with interest ana awe.
Few centuries have seen war wagcd
with such relentless. such terrible en-
erey between those who by the rec
ords of the past, by birth. and by il
community of interests were brcthren.
The emberS of that great fire are
even yet aglow beneath the ashes of
the years that have passed. We can
not hope that in this generation there
shall come a perfect reconciliation
that the bloody chasm shall he strong
~ and safely bridged Too mighty
were the passions, too hotly did the
fires burn in the souls, too terrible
was the price paid-a price that called
for a contribution of dearest treasure,
OF husbands, sons, brothers too he
forgotten soon or easily.
But that this ancient feud may not
deepen and widen, that we leave not
onr children a legacy of hatred, while
wc to-day look back To those davs Of
gloom, those fields watered with the
nations most precious treasure, we
may let our minds wander Southwark.
where the tombs, not of our dead, are
whittier than the sands upon the wave
washed shore and more iii number
than the stars of the heavens. In
those graves lie men of the same race
as ourselves, who spoke the same Ian
guage, and worshipped the same God
who have fallen by our
brothers hands. Mothers. fond as
ours, sent them to battle; wives, as
dear as ours, followed them with tears
and agonizing prayers. They follow
eel to the field of death Il flag as dear
to them, as our dear old flag to us, and
though they fought for political prin-
ciples which the logic of events has
shown to be heresy, they were yet
earnest and honest in their defense
He, who to-day worthily speaks to
the living and for the dead, must say
that no feeling of hate to Southern
dead or those who mourn them per-
vades this memorial day. One touch
pf pity should make all men kin.
Away bacI, in the early days of his
tory IA King built, to commemorate
his reign and perpetuate his name,
mighty pyramid of stone. That gi-
gantic monument still stands, but the
builders name and deeds have per-
Iohel. An humble man, one who es-
teenei the reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures of Egypt, led
ont an enslaved people to land Of
liberty, and though no mortal eve has
ever looked upon his grave, no monu-
ment been placed to mark the spot,
yet his name and his deeds will 90
iown to the last day. \ Charles V.
may be forgotten though he wore an
crown, but Luther nFrer.
Three centuries have passed, and
.o'day among all Gernany's great
men, no name comes nearer to the
.ierman heart than the name of Ln-
her. The fabric of this government,
vicious principles, and from
neglect may decay and be remember
Ell in centuries to come as is the Ro-
man Empire of history hy US. but the
name of Washington will never
grow dim, nor that of a Lincoln ever
be blotted out. A mans deeds are his
best monument-great actions, great
thoughts will live and influence men
many years after their author Is gone.
The brave, patriotic work Of our liv-
ing and dead army shall be their best.
most enduring monument. Well
was it said of old, 1.-The memory of
the just is blessed" BY the memory
Of those acts, the boy of to-day has,
and the boy of Il century hence will
have the fires of patriotic impulses
burning more brightly in his young
heart. The memory OF the boy he
roes of l716, and the boy patriots of
1861, will make him n better man and
The remembrance OF those early
lays when he endured hardness as
good soldier, will cheer the aged sire,
's he quietly enjoys and meditates
upon the blessings for which he riskei
life.
The child of labor will ever bring a
green offering for the patriots grave
the workingman's best friend. Not
soon will ii be forgotten by him that
when the advocates of caste and priyi-
eye WOuII have ho,,nd labor With