Daily globe., 1879-06-02
exile, and thus her alliance with the temporal

I have noted and commended its farsighted- |
ness and swift footed men as worthy of lmi-
tation. / credit with ages of service to the
world with having had in its membership some
who have blessed and graced the pages of his
tory. welcome its cooperation in uplifting
the degraded, and rejoice if men fndin it any
thing of heartlovc and brain power that has
helpfulness.
But when remember its proud motto Gal
ways the same and recall its history say as a
citizen alone of my country. welcome to Catho-
lies but no compromise with Rome.
Memorial Address.
The Rev. DR.. Dana preached to large
congregation at Plymouth church last even
ing, taking as subject "The Lessons from
Patriots Graves" and basing his address on
Hebrews XIX: at
BY faith Abel offered unto God a more ex-
cellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he OBJ
tanned witness that he was righteous, God testi-
| flying of his gifts: and by 1T he, being dead,
yet speaketh.
In commencing his address, the reverend
speaker first alluded to the beautiful and i'm
pressive ceremonies incident to Decoration
day. fine picture being drawn of the
noble deeds which the floral tributes are in
tended to commemorate. In visiting the
graves of the fallen patriots, the speaker
said that the national memorial day should
not be entirely devoted to adorning the
graves of the noble dead, but that the duty
devolved of gathering up anew for solemn
repletion the lessons that were taught by
considering their actions and lives.
In contemplating their lives it would be
seen that every soldiers grave proclaimed
the paramount duty of self sacrifice, as only
so far as our lives include the good of 9th
ers, and are devoted to the public veal are
they lasting and enduring monuments. The
political corruption of the day was here ad-
verted to, and an eloquent appeal was made
for higher standard of civic and municipal
lie being given of the OBJ
loquy that attended the memory o1
those who violated their trusts, as contrasted
: with the perennial perfume Of praise, thai
: accompanied the memories of those who re-
fused to forsake the paths OF principle and
! duty. In speaking of the meaning and OBJ
legations of patriotism, the speaker said tina
it was great mistake to suppose that tru'
valor could not show itself only in times O
, war. The love of country and devotion t
: it's interests led the honored dead to brav
. the hardship and meet the hazards of mill
tary life; but men should not conclude, il
: these changed times, that they could not b
h patriotic, for true patriots need not alway
! take the msuket or the sword in proof tha
they are such. @
d The speaker continued by saying that tru
: patriots we're never more needed than nov
e when the greed for spoils of Office, the rance
: of political feuds, the ever intringue TO
+ place or power of the manifold temptation
: that warped legislation into a tool for pollti
i cal montebanks, was more rampant thai
J. ever before in the history of the countr
T All graves of brave men, all the martyrs fe
q liberty OR relig ion, are protests against put
= lie orEsocial deterioration, and We becan
% ashamed of our honored dead when the
: memories arose accusing that which WI
d not right within us.
r The voice that spoke from the graves
ic patriots had mon;tory as we'll as appealiu
II tones, and the nation s dead now spoke
ca favor of q better national life and high
a civic virtue.
Of Of Atouching and urgent appeal was MAJ
by the reverend speaker, for better fulfi
ol ment of tho obligations reposed in the ST
is vivors of the rebellion, concluding with Il
'e, remark that the graves of the fallen de-
40 40 plead most tenderly for national hroth'
81 81 hood and peaceful adjustment of inter-
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