The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-28

Last Sabbath the NJ. Il. Church was
filled to overlooking to listen to Me-
mortal discourse by the pastor, Rev.
W. II. Wight.
The morning was an exceptionally fine
one. The church was tastefully deoora-
ted with flowers and flags and prescn-
ted scene not only beautiful but pa
triotic with tendency to recall the STIR
ing times of 6l-5. Hooker Post, No.
8; the w. r. c., and Camp Foster, S.
of V. attended in a body.
The pastor announced forhis text the
Jewish commentator of the Centurion,
"For he loves our NATIONAL recorded
in Luke, vii; 8. The Centurion who
was an army officer, corresponding to
our captain, having under him hum
dred mon; had a beloved servant i'll, and,
hearing of the fame Of Jesus sent jew
ish messengers to entreat the Lord to
come and heal this servant. AS an in.
ducement for Jesus to obey this sum-
mons they Qhe messtllgers) were lavish
in their praise of, the Centurion, say.
ing, among other things that he was
WORTHY. "for he loyeth our nation"
This, said the pastor, WAS the highest
commentator that they could bestow
upon him. When LINCOLN called for
$4,000 men and again for 100000 the
call was answered promptly by patriot
ic men who ,"'loveth our nation"
/. Love of country lies deep in the A
merican heart. Loveof country exists
in the breast of men of all climes.
He instanced the Hungarian patriot
who, while in this country in the midst
of an eloquent address broke down IL
pom making reference to his father-land.
And again of Napoleon the third, who
upon his capture manifested a great
deal of independence and Indifference,
but III the shades of evening when the
German bands came near his tent and
played the national airs of France, he
wept.
This occasion brought up memories
of the past; things not to be forgotten.
First of which was the sacrifices. 1t is
well to remember the sacrifices that
made this the grandest republic on
which the sun ever shone. The an
clients made war that they might write
their names on the tablets Of history.
But the heroes of our civil war bid a.
dieu to wife, mother, and children to
endure the dangers, the fatigues and
horrors of war, that the nation might
live, for they loved "our nation"
Spoke feelingly of the love of home be-
You'd this vale. A party of Soldiers
for a delayed train upon their
return home, talked among themselves
of their homes, which they soon hoped
to reach. Some of those homes were
homes of wealth, some of toll, but
wherever they existed or however hum
BILE, they were the dearest spots on
earth. AT last it came the turn of an
officer to describe his home. This man
since he entered the service had buried
wife and children, all that was near and
lear to him. He beautifully described i
he land beyond the river, where there i
shall be no more death, and said that is i
ny home. The dying soldier, who had i
eft young wife and beautiful home, ,
md who had promised his wife that |
when the war was over he would re- ,
urn to enjoy their home, seized the
'encil to write her, "our home is up G
'onder." Y
Over the entrance to the Soldiers t
cemetery near Washington he read: S
whether on the tended fields or in the bat t
ties van. 9
The fttest place for man to die, is where he a
dies for man. i
The heroisms of the rebellion will be
emembered when the warriors of an t
lquity are forgotten, yes, even when h
he stars shall be blotted out and the f
ieavens rolled up like a scroll, for the Il
fleets Of that contest spread to all ma S
ions and reaches into time and eternity. "
he speaker feelingly referred to the "
GLORIOUS WORK OF WOMEN t,
l this contest, and related personal W
experience: A wounded man in the t.
ospital who, upon his query if there 7
'as anything that he could do for him, h
sked him to read letter to him from X
is wife and mother. Thanked his
eavenly father for the good, women :
id.
Thought the victory was we'll worth y
u it cost. Spoke briefly of its lessons, az
nd thought the grandest lesson of all :
AS charity. Instanced the decoration
the graves Of the Southerner by
orthern hands and the Northern grave
Y Southern hands. Emphasised his