Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-08-13

and the life; though he were dead, yet
shall he live As comra6e after COM
rade departs, and we march on with
ranks broken, help us to be faithful
unto Thee and to each other. We be-
seech Thee, look in mercy on the widow
and children of our deceased comrade,
and with thine own tenderness console
and comfort those bereaved by this
event which calls us here. Give them
''the oil Of joy for mourning, the gar
ment of praise for the spirit of heayi-
ness Heavenly Father! bless and
save our country with the freedom and
peace of righteousness, and, through
thy great mercy, Sayior's grace, and
thy Holy Spirits favor, may we all
meet at last in joy before thy throne.
And to thy great name shall be praise
forever and ever. Amen.
Post Commander by one, as
the years roll on, we are called together
to fulfil these last sad duties of respect
to our comrades of the war The pres
ent, full of the cares and pleasures of
civil life, fades away, and we look back
to the time when, shoulder 10 shoulder
on bloody battletields, or around the
guns of our men-of-war, we fought for
our dear old flag. We may indulge the
hope that the spirit with which, on land
and sea, hardship, privation, dangers
were encountered by our dead heroes
spirit accomplishing, noble. manful-
| ly obedient to the behest of duty. where
by to-day our Northern homes are
secure and our loved ones rest in peace
under the @gis of the ilag-will prove
a glorious incentive to the youth who,
| in ages TO come, may be called to up
hold the destinies of our country. AS
the years roll on we, too, shall have
fought our battles through and be laid
to rest, our souls following the long
column to the realms above, as grim
Death, hour by hour, shall mark its
victim. Let us so live that when that
time shall come, those we leave behind
may say above our graves, Here lies the
body of a true hearted brave and earn
est defender of the republic.
lIustrious dead around thy bier
A Nation bows with weeping heart;
Thy virtues great shall live enshrned
Through ages yet to Gomez
In breasts of all wherever s taught,
Love Of Country, Freedom, Home.
The greatness of thy life, as years roll on,
Win with refulgent brightness shine,
Thy name in this and ether chimes,
With reverence be pronounced.
History win accord thee place
Among the greatest OF thy race.
Sleep on! sleep on. OH soldier brave,
Thy country weeps for you to-day,
The Nation thy loyalty hath saved.
Be the monument reared TO thee.
The memory TO us shall ever stand,
The talisman Of a united land.
Then IL. Buchner deposited beside
the urn wreath of evergreens, and
said: in behalf of this post, / give this
tribute, a symbol of an undying love
for comrades of the war.
j. Woodhouse laid rose near the
wreath: symbol of purity, we offer at
this lowly bier rose. May future gen.
erations emulate the unselish devotion
of even the lowest of our heroes.
A +. Morse added a spray of oak
leaves to the offerings: "Last token OF
affection from comrades in arms, we
crown these remains with symbol of
victory"
At the conclusion of these ceremonies
the choir sang a hymn, which was fol-
lowed by the reading of the Nineteenth
psalm by Rev. Mr.. Ringold, and prayer
by Rev. A. l.. Tull. Rev. G. ID. Stevens
then delivered short but appropriate
address, after which the choir sang,
My faith looks up to Thee" Rev. S.
d. puIford then made the closing adj
dress. After the hymn, Nearer my
God to Thee" by the choir and congre-
CATION, the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. A. L. Tull.