Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-29

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Excellent music-SynOpsIs OF the
Remarks of Rev. A. w. Westgats. 81
A large audience gathered last Sun.
day morning to enjoy the very interest
ing seryicsat the Congregational church
The Paddock Post G. A. r. attended In a
body and as the old soldiers marched in
the audience arose and all remained
standing unfit after the opening seryi-
cEs. The earnest words and manner Of
the speaker and the marked attention
OF the audience showed that warm
hearts cherish the memories Of the
fallen heroes and continually bear in
mind the living. The choir rendered
music appropriate to the occasion in a
very appropriate manner. Thanks to
the ladies of tho church are due for a
display of flowers and plants, adding adj
ditional attractiveness to the occasion.
The following 10 a report in brief Of
his discourse:
BY divine appointment and according
to Divine direction, the children of Isra-
ell were to observe annually the day
when God led them forth from bondage
Of Egypt toward the promised land Of
freedom AID rest. They were to observe
and commemorate 1t by peculiar rites
and ceremonies, and that too by each
succeeding generation for an indefinite
time. But why were they to keep it?
On Q object at least was, the observance
OF th. day wsuld furnish an occasion as
we'll az an opportunity for rehearsing
the de~liysrarcs which God furnished
for his oppressed people. The leader of
this people said; 1t shall come to
pass in time that your children will
say 1T Is the sacrifice Of the Lords
passover. who passed over the
house of the children Of Israel In
Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians
and delivered our houses" The various
rites and usagss connected with the OBJ
servapee of the day w0nld be 50 pscu.
liar and make such IN inrOad upon the
Urinary nature Of domestic life. that
the curiosity of of the children would be
naturally arrested, ard they would be
lead to enquire into the reasons OF such
strange proceedings. This would afferd
the parents an opportunity to acquaint
the offspring with the origin and i'm
port of the solemn service, and to i'm
part to them all those related instruct
ions which were so important to be re-
c0ived into their opening minds.
This however was not the only day to
be observed by tnis people; nor is this
people the only people or nation which
have observed days marking certain
epochs and events in their history. The
United States Of America, a nation hav-
ing q little more than a century's his
tory. has her days which are Of rational
interest, and in my way of thinking
some of them are just as sacred and
holy as were some of the national days
of this God favored people, and may be
kept with as much Of Divine approval
as were theirs. That memorable day
when our fOrefathers signed the deelar-
alton of Independence may well be
kept by us, and with Divine sanction
we may say to the people that God hath
endowed all men with certain inalien-
able rights, such as life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. And we may
keep all our national days and In OBJ
servance become a more happy, content
ed and united people.
We shall on Friday next as a people
and nation observe what is known to us
a napnrafinn dow q lou in which fhnnC-
ands of graves hOnOred by lis sleepers
will be decked with flowers by the hands
OF q loving and grateful people. And l
know Of no more beautiful task that q
grateful people can undertake than the
hODOring of those who laid down their
lives to insure to tho nations freedom
and happiness and even existence: in
deed the sentiment expressed by a Greek
crater more than two thousand years
ago has been the sentiment Of every ags.
Said he at ID a debt of justice that SUI
perlOr honors should be paid to those who
died fighting for their eOuntry. How
ever Inferior in other virtues than yalcr,
this last effaceth ALL" Why? Because
1t may be truly regarded as the greatest
sacrif1co which a man can render his
country: for, if it be true as recorded in
the Bible "That all that a man hath will
be given for his life, then when life it.
self is the sacrifice, nothing more is add
cd" And when the cause Is such as be-
m the dignity of the Offering, it
may well be said that such "A virtue az
yalOr in the citizen c0mpensates for the
lack of many others.
All over our land on Friday the people
will be engaged in honoring those who
gave their lives for their country, and
their graves will stand as interpreters
of all the graves. / say interpreter, for
death is mysterious and wonderful, and