The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY:
HART - MEMORIAL saRMoN
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Rev. L. J. Hart, pastor Of The Disciples
church, last evening preached. from his
pulpit memorial sermon, by invitation Of
the @. A. IL. Post. He was selected because
Of the fact that he served in the late war,
and 10 u member Of the society. The Post
attended In a body, marching down from it,
hall In Beck's block. Mr.. Hart took Tor his
theme 1.-THE Blessed Minia.ry OF Peace" and
for his texts Luke 1l-l4. "Glofy to God In
the highest, and on earth peace, good will to.
ward mcn;" ind Isaiah, 1l-4. Aud He shall
judge among tho nations, and shall rebuke
many people; and they shall beat their
swores into ploughshAres, and their speara
into p'uuiughooks nation shall not lit up
sword against nhuon, neither shall they
learn war any more" IN
1.-The priace Of Peace" he said, "brgsn the
conquest OF wicked world by the glorious
principles Of holy living, thus ruling men
and moulding society into the divine
image. z,l..r ltt9aj ls.r- nag
"a small company in the Old World,
tired OF the lifelsss forms Of religion, and
grooming under religious intolerance and
persecution, launched upon the troubled ses
In search OF homes where they might wor.
ship God In peace. They landed npon these
shores and In prayer and Thanksgiving dedi.
Gated this great continent TO tho service OF
God, to be the perpetual domain Of peace
the home OF mau," El rIF G.
Thus the seeds Of religious liberty were
waited BY herce storms and mighty tompests
to the fertile BOIL Of our own America. The
sturdy, deyout and industrious men under
the inspirations OF natures wild beauties and
the fires VI liberty within soon established
the foundation Of our national greatness.
These persons were not mere adventures,
seeking for ease and pleasure without the
worthy price OF toll and sslf.denisl-w
not company OF speculatos-were not dis
appointed military leaders and their hungry
followers seeking the spoils Of war. but on
wild hostile shores, through deprIvations
and pioneer struggles sought 10 opsn for
themselves and the world Blessed ylum OF
Christisn peace; to rear the temple OF re.
ligious liberty over whose lofty gateways are
Written in ls'ters Of holy light, "psscs on
earth, good will toward men, These princi-
plea 80 dear to the human heart being thus
go early sown took deep root in our soil and
became the leading chsracts sistic Of our
national being.
Thus peace Ia the normal condition OF our
people. We are not e nst!on OF WARRIOR.
In al our history We have avoided tho max
ing OF conquest by Arms-haye won millions
both Of men and money from other nations
not by the strength Of military power, but by
the power Of psacs. Love and loyalty III ten
millions Of peaceful, prosperous homo. ara
yet beckoning 70 every DA,ioa to come and
enjoy with Us HES dearest treasures. Even
in the dark and dreadful Gays OF our civil
war these principles kept in check the raw.
ages Of the dire calamity. But little person
al eumity was manifested between the sol.
| die.a Of the conteudlng armies. On every
favorable occasion the boy In blue shared the
bareback with the boy in gray; and now men
once valiant In war and OF every rank in the
two armies sit together IN all the councils Of
peace, together, Iabo. In the. armies OF the
Prince Of Pcsce, aud slika rel, ice In all our
achievements. We have heard these men
mingling their voice, with the voices OF all
nations singing 49,
"All hail thu powered Jesus name"
In the war, from every homo altar, from
every heart, on every battlefield, from every
hospital. even In death, the prayer srose TO
God, "Giye US peace."'s Peace came, and such
country. The Union forces marched TO
Washington for grand review, but the soldier
boy ives not long content with military pom
and glory, for hts heart ysarned for tie re,
union with the loved ones in the paths OF
peace, and thither he hsstily commenced a
forced march. 80.
| In this victorious parade no bloody Hector
Is dragged by cruel Achilles around smoking
Troy. A story is told In which it is said the
military bands on either side Of the Kappa.
hammock were plsying-the one played
"Dixie," afttr which the grand army of the
South shouted and shot with defiance. The
other played "star-spanged Banner" when
the Union soldiers responded in the same
spirit. But at length one struck up the mu.
sic, Home, Sweet Home" snd"Nearar, My
God, to Thee" when all bands aud all hearts
oined in. e. - :. Il ltsr +.
Tho rich iruitage oi.psace wss elcquently
reviewed, and the commercial and agricult-
ural standing Of the nation shown by figures,
and the speaker closed with the hope, "May
you ever prove as true to the Prince OF Peac q
as you have been loyal to your country, that
in the battle OF faith under the Leadership OF
Jesus you msy recsiye crown Of everlasting
peace" 4.
IENoI1sL nay. Is,
Att nesting OF Holiday Post Saturday
evening, 1t wss received TO ask Mayor Miller
10 tissue Il, proclamation recommending the
general observance OF mex. Friday as Il hoIi-
day. Various additional committees were
appointed, and Capt. William H. Travis was
appointed Chief Marshal, and Joseph Barker
assistant. All the o.ganjy:d societies OF the
city and the fire department will BIZ invited
to participate, and those desiring to do 80 " IL,
confer favor By reporting either to the chief
Or assistant marshal, SO that place in the
line Gan be reserYed for them. All old sol-
dlers are inri;ed to take part in the parade.
= The follovirgis the programme Of e1e,clgss
ut the monument on the afternoon Of Mem.
orial day: Music. Band; Opening Prayer,
Rev. G. E. Hite; Columbia, the Gam OF the
Ocean, School children, under direction OF
Mr.. A. h, Beach; Memorial Ceremonies, Hol-
lilsy Post; Amsrics-song, School children;
Grafton, Gen. Horetio i. tIns;. MUSIC Band;
Poem, VIM. leighton, IT,; Marching Through
Georgia, Post; .Bsnediotion, Rey.,J.tT Nc
Clure; Music, Band. u 4 ~ Az aS
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