Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-31
eral orders Rev. W. Z. Marshall addressed
the Throne OF Grace as follows:


the ruler of the universe. Thy wisdom is
infinite, thy love is boundless, thy power
is omnipotent, thou "settest up one and
puttest down another" Thou "makest the
wrath of man to praise thee and thou re-
strainest the residue of his wrath" Thou
rslest in the armies of the skies, and
overrulest in the armies of the earth. It
is not by the might, nor by the power, nor
by the wisdom of mon that great moral
and political reforms are secured, but by
the spirit and the power of God. Some
trust in horses and some in chariots, but
we would trust in the living God. 1t is
with sense of profound satisfaction
that we read the inscription upon
our national coin. SIN God ave
trust" Thou didst lead our Pilgrim
fathers through the storms and waves of
the Atlantic that they might establish
Christian republic on this continent.
Thou didst give them victory in the Revo-
luton of '76 over tyranny and oppression,
and thou didst graciously help our fathers
IN the establishment of our free inst1tu-
tions, under the benign influence of which
We developed into one of the great nations
of the earth. And when by fratricidal
war it was sought to dismember our Ma
tional Union, thou didst direct and over
rule, and bring our nation into a broader
peace, into larger liberty, into loftier
sense of justice, into grander prosperity.
But these blessings cost US much in blood
and life. 1t is IN recognition of the heroic
services of our fallen comrades that we as
semble here to-day. We would keep green in
our memories the record of their heroic
sacrifices and patriotic devotion. While
we place these flowers, that will soon wither
and fade, upon their graves, we would en-
circle their names and memories with an
unfading wreath. ''The memory of the
just is blessed, but the name of the wicked
shall rot" May we show our appreciation
of the services of our fallen soldiers and
sailors by perpetual devotion to our coun-
try, by growing sense of the rights of
men, by broader and sweeter charity for
those who may not see as we see, or think
as we think.
Greatly bless and prosper our country,
our Father, in all just and righteous meas
ures and undertakings. May we be faithful
to the spirit and genius of our institu-
tions. Let not the material wealth that
has SO signally crowned the labor of our
hands and brains beget reckless ambi-
ton for mere secular gain, and so cause US
to forget God and the riches that are i'm
perishable. Purify the national conscience,
quicken the nations sense of justice, give
depth and permanency to political, moral
and religious reform, advance all true
education, grant US better and broader
craftsmanship, with more purity and hon
esty in politics and the press, and more
justice and righteousness in the pulpit.
And so may we hope for even larger
prosperity in the future than we
have enjoyed in the past, while
we shall transmit to the coming genera
tions the rich inheritance that we enjoy.
0 Lord! tenderly care for the sorrowing
widows and children of our fellow heroes.
May the nation never forget the debt that
is due them. May they never lack for
friends or any earthly good; may theyIwith
all who stand here to-day be brought to
the engagement in heaven of that peace
that will never be disturbed by wars Or
rumors of war, where sorrow and isighlng
will flee away, and where the flowers of
paradise will bloom for ever. Amen.
MISS GREEN'S RECITATION.
After dirge by the band Miss Agnes
Green, of Saltwater, delivered in grand
style an interesting poem, giving a
mothers story of the death of her two
sons, one a Union man and the other
member of the southern army, or as the
poem put it, one in blue and the other in
gray. The idea of the poem seemed to be
a plea for decorating alike the graves of
both sides. Miss Green is fine looking
young lady, with an intellectual
face, dark hair and blush
gray eye, with a splendid voice that
sounded forth yesterday like bugle call.
She was dressed in black silk, with black
hat trimmed with buds and black kid
gloves. Whatever may have been thought
as to the sentiment of the poem its deliv-
cry was grand specimen of elocution.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Rev. W. H. Harrington, of Saltwater,
delivered the annual address. Mr.. Har-
rington was member of a Minnesota
| regiment and is now department
| inspector of the G. 4. R. for
| Minnesota. He commenced his remarks
| by reference to the commencement of
the rebellion, a call for troops, and the
| actual commencement of hostilities. The
) day was sacred to the memory of those
win La. died to saye he country. It was
out OF respect 70 t.a memory of those
who died for their country that thousands
all through the north - her to decorate
the graves an hold religious services
over the remains O nose who are now
quiet in the silent portals of the tomb.
He declared that there was a purpose in
all this display on decoration day. It
had in his opinion a deep and abiding
lesson in it. Those who were
left should seek to carry out the great les
son taught by those who fell in battle in
the great cause of human freedom. What
was that lesson? To what did those brave
American soldiers give their lives? The
lesson is that we should always struggle to
maintain peace. To accomplish this the
dead went forth to battle and sacrificed
all they had. Peace was the great lesson
the Father of his country sought to incul-
cate in the in the minds of the people of
the United States. He stated that some
philophers had maintained that wars were
necessary. He argued in opposition to
this and maintained that they
where wholly unnecessary; that the intel
| ligence, refinement and general advance
ment of the nations of the earth, as well
as all their business and social relations
were such as to render the idea of going
to war to settle any difficulties that may
| arise between nations entirely inadmissi-
bic. 1t was for peace that the volunteers
want forth N tho III