Telegram-herald., 1886-05-31
DIED IN FAITH.
j. Roberts Discourses Upon
"Dscorstion Day" a. the Unita-
rlan Church.

Last evening o large audience assembled
al the Unitarian Church 30 bear Rev. }. T.
Roberts discourse upon Decoration Day"
The pulpit was stasiily draped With The
stars and stripes. iestooned with garlands
of snowhalls. An-aggreg1 alton Of wild and
domestic howers srnamenled the table in
front Of the pulpit The discourse was a
true reelection of Mr Roberts ability. It
needs no comment, for ia speaks for itself
These all died ia faith, not having received
fhe promise
Every boat that passes up or down the
river whose waters love Mt. Vernon shore
revereuIly tolls It's bell in memory of the
noble dead Many are the years since that
spiri, disenthraiied went into The beyond,
and that dust was chamoered there 20 make
! forever sacred It's earthly resting place. But
no flight of years inuumerable Will ever
disenchant that hailowed spot Of IFS sacred
/ spell or interrupt the homage which crate
/ fli generations pay. Ne are separated ~
nearly Rae 8pate of G eene-af lsr ilo.ls ~
/ lurid wears of war. The moth has wi1ened
/ the rents i'm ba.tle-torn iiaes and The rust
/ las J.Ockca at the impotence oi once
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/ made ga hasle anu never HaTAed
I have long been obliterated, as u the
angels thai wsit nn hfrQ.sln were
i.siis.,ieased ~ith our iasguid devotion AND
( had transported these siiriDes 10 hlste'
realms tor better homage The long rows
OF head pieces 10y the graves hat wers
! marked are falling ouf at line as Id wcariea
I WIKI their long march across the years o.
l as though touched by tae sad. brief story
they bad been telling Dy night aad oF daX
would ftiu lie down CD be "a iitte nearer tht
dust of the brave men whose names hae
com TO be their owr. Time has SCARED
whom The battle spared. Macy years sincs
then have come and gone io be strung ikt
p,..fis upon the thread which God holds iu
Hi. hand The bcuehCeut result OF these
wears of PAIN and peril r'e in th.
swelling anthem of nation lnaustuc'
perpetual hvmn oi praise They age pros
/ eiaimed bv the nation strength and honor
/ nmnna the nation. oi tie world lhcy art
iold ike the gentle measults oi Ne-ft'
/ hvmn hv The peace and security oi the i'on'
man home Bui back 90 these benfht
was thepuce thar WAS paid ior Them. btrs
# this bright day IS thc cim twilight an'
back oftbat the night We retraee but
liifle way the path ot our nation liie ant
/ if leads us into the ampIe heids where Iu
ihe nation s dead TODAY we make pl
erimarr iuto the past. We uncover in th
presence of the dead. We bring nur hoD
age go them We cannot h
tfne % ourselves and forget them
We enjoy what they Hr1uehi out VIII
aaauies and heaubrass. We possess th
herifaee Witch thew hfgucafhea to us %
|etfer- of blood lac tiee so whose rp
fruf we e8f bias lt. roots in those grave.
Dur peace was born ui -triie-our safety o
peril-o iruiU0n oi "a patheue hafe. Ih
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aud God forbid ihaf toe slime sha. eve
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