Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-01

hCh Ol utCOThtlIk tHt HIWNS6 VI tht nVnOieN
dead, Of our heartfelt esteem for their vir-
iues while on earth. The war Of the rebel
lion Is within the memory Of M all, and Il
requires but little stretch Of the imagina.
ton 10 bring before ia the scenes Of blood
which marked It's progress. The domestic
ties which lis causualties severed are
among the experiences Of thousands Of the
living, who day by day and night by night
ponder upon the remembrance of the sacri-
fees made on the altar OF our country.
How pleasing the task to wend our way TO
the resting place OF the fallen, drop upon
il the little tribute OF love and shed n tear
to the memory Of dear companion. The
observance on Wednesday, which seems 10
have been more general throughout the
country than for several years past, appears
TO be full acknowledgment of peoples
gratitude 10 those who sacrificed all on
earth except resting place for their ashes.
Let the custom be perpetuated for all time,
that loyalty may not DC forgotten or its
worth I've diluted hy the introduction OF
any other sentiment.
It is difficult task TO give credit
where credit is justly merited on occasions
like this where so many have part 10
perform. All who have had experience
know how difficult it is to get all mcmhers
Of committees to work, aud work harmoui-
ousy. Less than week. notice was
given our citizens that an effort would be
made to properly observe Decoration Day
in Perry sburg. and but little was done un-
Ill the two Last days left fpr preparation.
Then all went TO work with will that
betokcned success. The Floral Committee
h Id u meeting on Monday evening md
laid their plans and made assignments to
duty. All worked out like charm. AS
! il shouii be, no distinction was made in
the selection Of children to gather the
| flowers and cvergreenS, and to carry them
to and strcv upon the graves. During
| Wednesday forenoon the children were
as busy as bees in the search of flowers,
and although scare, an abundant supply
was collected, including those brought
| from tho forests.
| One Of the most appropriate suggestions
of the Floral Committee, which was car
/ ried into execution, was the erection Of a
mound near the center OF the Cemetery,
which bore tie inscription, ain Memory
Of those who Sleep in Southern Graves"
Another happy suggestion was that oI
making basket ont of brown paper foI
every member Of the Floral Committee
composed of 100 children, which was no
small item
EXERcIsEs AT TOWN HALL.
Shortly after l o'clock the Town Hal
was filed and not half of the people asse M
bled could gain admittance, The exercis
cs commenced with piece from each o
the Bands, the Silver Cornet Band led by
Prof. RouNER, and the Arion Cornet Bant
10y Prof. WILLIAMS.
This was followed by prayer from thu
Rev. G. A. ADAMS.
An appropriate piece was then sung by
the Quartette, composed of Miss TILLII
Roach, Miss IDA HAMILTON, DR.. A. S
CoNDIT aud HENRY A. Ross, in a yer,
creGitable manner, and more especially sC
when it is taken into consideration tha
only one evening was occupied in reheNrsa
of the pieces selected for the occasion
Next came the
ADDRESS OF HON. J. n. TYLER.
My FELLOW CIrIzENs:-Hcre and ev
erywhere, in all the so-calIed loyal StOtes
are assembled upon this day, an immens
concorrse of people, mourners at the shrin,
Of popular liberty.
We come to strew flowers and hang gar
lauds upon the tombs Of our nations heroes
We come to sing poems TO the memory o
our fallen braves; to drop our silent tears
for the consolation al its living, and Il
breath ont our prayers to Almighty Coo
for the repose OF the souls of our illustri
GUS dead.
No more fitting, or beautiful tribute car
we pay To the memory of those valien
men who laid down their lives in the grca
war of the Rebellion, than to decorate theil
resting places with fresh flowers. Here III,
rose, tile pnnsy, the violet, and forgetme
} not are given spure offerings of nations
gratitude to n nations sayioura. Her,
fairy hands deck the hallowed tombs alik,
of friend and stranger. These dead sol
dirrS we're all our brothers in a common
struggle; they all died for common cause
and known or unknown they shall receive
at our hands, these slight tokens in remem
brance OF their heroic deeds and holy death
They gave up their lives that Right an,
Freedom might prevail, and that the Un
ion of States and of Empire, of which We
as Americans, have ever been justly proud
might be maintained and perpetuated.
Flowcrs-pure emblems Of the lives o
your fallen heroes. Flowern-that com,
forth aud bloom to perform holy missior
to delight and purify all, and then I,
fade away and die, leaving behind a re
membrance of their beauty and fragrance
, and that they, as these, performed their par
in this world of destiny Perfectlyand accord
ing to the design Of natures God.
There is, my friends, in the Observance
OF these simple ceremonies of respect, some
thing that appeals to our better nature
To-day we lay aside orr personal cares an,
our worldly duties and surrender ourselves
TO the soflening influences accompanying
! tnchc Soitlnn anu Impressive bCcnCh. %
day while We deck the cold graves OF OH
martyrcd braves with the purest flowers o
} Spring, we look beyond the tomb TO tha
glorious Immortality which il is our hop
and prayer they may all enjoy. The oNrtI
contains hut the material form-thc earth,
body. Their souls have gone to joil
The inrumcrabic hosts OF heaven, enrolled
under Tie banner Of the King Of King
In this, how great is the measure of oil
consolation. They rest III peace and in th
hope Of blissful immortality. Here TODAY
) Father Mother, Wife, Brother, Sister an'
Friend, alike unite in giving silent tcsti
mony, that our people and the whole worl'
hold in grateful recollection yoHr Fathers
Brothers and Sons, who died that the,
might leave tous as precious legacy--tI
Flag Of Freedom -unsulied and unstnined
Here are We with one accord assembled /,
J express our vcneratlon and our thankful
ness to that Generation Of Men wherevo
their bleaching bones may lie, 10 whom
under Providence, we owe our Nationa
Freedom. To whom we owe the blessing
, I ura a.,t.x. Al ittsn,a ,f