St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-31
IN HONOR OF THE FALLEN.
Services Attended by Members oi
Grand Army Posts.

Services Attended by Members OF
Grand Army Posts.
A lesson in loyalty and patriotism was
taught from the pulpit yesterday, it being
memorial day, many clergymen selecting
themes appropriate to the occasion. Men,
bers of the Grand Army attended church
during the day, in the morning about
eighty members of Acker post attending
the Park CONGREGATIONAL church III BODY
But the principal service for the Grand
Army was at the First Baptist churcn III
the evening. Large delegations from
Acker, Garfield and Winthrop, posts ana OF
the Sons of Veterans, were IN attendance
to the number of several hundreu' anu
were seated in the body of the house which,
had been reserved for them, Every SeaI
in the large auditorium was hlled,
as well as in the gallery. Across the
front of the organ was stretched the stars
and stripes. draped in mourning While at
the sides of the pulpit stood the banners
of the different posts. The Rev. Dr.
Francis A. Horton of Oakland, CAL, Off
ciatad and the whole service breathed tne
sentiments of the day, the hymns sung,
the PRAYER uttered and the very interest
ing sermon delivered. DR.. Horton selected
his text from First Corinthians XVI. IL:
"Watch We, stand fast in the falth, quit
You like men, be strong"
He compared the words OF the text with the
watchword of an army and pointed out tne
similarity between them. ana recalleo WIN
force and vividness the sentiment which TOOK
10 The war the strong active men OF the Nortn,
many OF whom laid down their lives, though
under no more obligations to do so than thelr
survivors or the present generauon. Dr.
Horton brought out the difference petween
the cause of the Union soldiers ana tnaV OIL
+l,r ,,frtnh hnC
Justice Of strewing flowers on the pIue ana
the gray he understood there was vast dill
terence that we could not be expected 10
strew flowers above those VINO drew the
blood of our dearest and best trlenos, ne
did knot wish 10 wave the bloody shirt but
maintained that justice be done and that
difference existed. The speaker pointed the
record of the soldiers career by urging them
to stand firm in the faith and contend, NOR
ally, politically and legally against the evils
of the day to the strong in the battle against
intemperance, and be social evil. In walk
inc throurh San Francisco with its many Sa-
looms he had read the names above the
doors
and found very few Americans in the busl-
ness. and it was so all over the country.
Foreigners had come here and developed the
business. 1t was not an American IDEA. NOW
if there was any one idea deeply implanted
in the American heart it was that this country
was founded by God, that 1t was COO iand,
aud this sentiment was deeper down tnau
party feeling at the bottom OF every good,
true American heart. But the liquor trafiic
socialism and anarchy were scattered over
this whole country by foreigners, he SAID.
ssPeople need not come to me- said he with
the mawkish sentimentality that this country
is an asylum for all the world. You neeu not
tell me that foreigner who has been here
year and declared his intentions to become a
citizen has as much right here as have or as
%O [.
MY grandfather fought in the revolutionary
war and at Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga
was presented with silver hllted
sword for special bravery. The sword
hung around the1house for years until hnally
in order to preserve something of 1t 1t was
converted into spoons. She from whose
breast drew my first nourishment, whose
eye was like an eagle, who was full OF patrl-
otic fire, fed me from those spoons. AS
boy used to steal away to the garret to take
down the scabbard of the sword OF my father,
who was Judge. advocate, with rank OF ma
jor Now don't tell me that these foreigners
have as much right here as I have with three
generations OF american blood in my veins.
] don't believe it. Why. this country is be-
coming covered with foreigners. it is like the
outskirts of the city where you will see the
sign dump here But l tell you
that we Americans have right to
rule this country; we have got hold
of it and we mean to keep it, don't we,
comrades?
A voice-''You bet we do" (Applause.)
To-DAY's SERVICE.
Solemn high mass of requiem will be
celebrated at st. PaulS Caehedrai at 10
o'clock this morning. Nearly twenty-five
Catholic societies will attend in body, and
the body of the church is reserved for them.
These societies will meet on st. Peter street
at 9:45, and under the direction of T. d.
O'Brien, marshal, will march around the
block before entering the church. The
music has been especially arranged by Prof.
Moenner, and all the Catholic clergy of the
city will be in attendance. After service
societies will disband until 1:30 O'Clock,
When they will reform on Market street
and be marshaled by Capt. NJ. j. O'Connor
for the afternoon. The afternoon eXeI-
cises will be under the direction of the G.
A. R.. five posts. of which Acker, Garfield,
Winthrop. Brcher and Ord with the Sons
OF Veterans will take part in the parade
also all the military organizations of the
city and numerous civic societies. The
march will be to Oakland cemetery, where
numerical services will be held. Gen.
Lucus Fairchild, Wisconsin's one-armeC
ex-governor. will deliver the address.