Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-01

4uyItt W nNaui auu u VuItlOh OF tue Fitu
Of the order WAS recitcd. The excei;e
choir was cf some twelve voices, comprl
ing among them Miss Terry aud Otder
and Miss MCCOY al the piano
q Rev j Morgan Wells delivered an In
presslve prayer. After which Cor
mander Bradley introduced May,
Broiles and reilnqulshed tue conduct {
the ceremonies iuto his hands.
Upon assuming tae char
d IN. BnoILEs
said that the mention Of our dead soldier
cond not but bring up sad "Reminiscences
OF Dy-gone times, aud YET there springs
Joy In the mingling Of the tears OF th
blue and the cray, which shows to u
that higher order OF civilization Is upoi
us; that those who fought each other II
days past and gone could now together
mingle over fallen comrade
, DR.. Broiles rejoiced that In,
American people are now one, and warned
bis hearers that instead Of armies
bhstling bayOnets now threatening the
land, that we are only In danger OF cap.
ture by the lovely meidens OF this day,
who never exchange prisoners, but hold
them for life.
Miss Terry here sang with exquisite
! pathos the solo, 'Jesus Lover Of My
/ Soul"
col. W. D. wYIiR or DENTON,
being introduced, said
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND cont
RADEs; Again we meet to pay q loving
tribute 10 our honored dead, service
that In performing we feel as though W.
we're lreading on consecrated ground.
As we to-day have scattered the rose and
the lily over the last resting place of the
mortal part OF the loved ones who have
answered the rull-call over the River OF
lime, we cannot but feel that tley are
ellll with us a. we reverently pay this
loving and Rowing tribute 10 tler cher
lhhed memories. As the wheel Of Time
rolls on, each year Will add another little
mound or two 10 Indicate the resting
place Of a friend or comrade, leaving |
bthlnd him Il memory which will be |
cherished and nurlured by the bless inps |
they leave behind, can almost hear ;he
rustic Of an angels wings and the voices
Of the loved ones on the other side, as
they lovingly spread their angel wings
over the service we are performing to.dny
cannot believe that we lose our iptel.
ectuaity and individuality wheL the vital
spark Is queuched by what Is called death.
jut That we Will see in our future and
higher life those who have been dear TO
~ here, With that Inherent feeling OF
In the human breast,
We cannot but feel that the {
ri0ute we to-day are paving
o the loved ones who have gone before, !
rings US nearer to them and nearer % !
ne God OF love. Veneration for our
IGNORED dead iSa sentiment that can !
ever die. They have left behind them Il y
laden Ct love which encircles with bril- g
ants OF undying luster the cOronet of Il
memory. Each little mound we stTew Il
mn garlands of flowers to day, sweet $
ned and perlumed vita the Incense of -
Aternal love, marks thespot where slme 7
wed one sleeps. PerChanCe no head.
.one marks the name, but do not in this
wing service forget that somebody's 40
llllng lies buried there The aged -,
olheri In some distant cline perhaps, is n
burning for The loved one sleeping n,
ere Is 1t not possible that the mag. IN
'ilAm OF divine love may wait to her the
rylce we have done for her absent s.,
lild5 In our memorial services do NOT ~
W. forget TO strew the rose ana the W
y over the unknown grave. Instituted .,
THIS day was, to pay loving tribute e. Wv
nhu0n's heroes, 1t has now become II va
cred day with all. The flowers we ~
ing to-day viii fade away, but in our II,
arts we hold an eternal spring, where ~
Ve VIII bloom aud blossom while we w. ~,
81 bodcSa iyPSsy alE GaGE1y2ga 8Asta and gone
others aud comrades who were nur- IN
red around the same domestic hearth, a.
elt at the same divine altar, listened 10 n,
wing words from the same teacher In "A,
nday-schoOls, were parted IN n fra 49,
-nul war. Bitter In our sectional au- ,,J
lsltios, one who held aloft the stars ~
d stripes and one the stars and bars, II,
arged each other in bloody
life, but now the olive branch OF peace 40.
$ spread Its shadows Of fraternal love bo
or reunited family, and dlssipated the th,
rknGss OF that bloody night which so
rkened the lueter OF our nations his 20
~, and we are once again gathered to- ,,c
Their around the old hearthstone, ~
ansed and purified by that baptism OF do
rod. And can, as we are gathered p5
10 to-day, almost feel that the spirits Oh
the departed heroes of the past Grant M,
d Lee, Jackson and MCPHERSON, and a ,,c
vt OF others are oven now spread Ne
: their living hands over us,
they are hand In hand and heart In on
art showering heavenly blessings over tle
In the loving services we are doing to- ON
y, our comrades may not have died In hr.
in, as our Savior died that we might ~
o. 1t may be that God IN Ills great ha
sdom required sacrifice from us, and nv,
our old comrades look down from M
pir command above they see a loving, NJ
tied people. From the Gowery ever
Gems OF Florida O. the chilly cline of q.
aska, from the lakes to the ho
II, and from the Atlantic aud AN
ciilc we are one happy, loving and ma
ntonted people reverently kneoling an
der our banner of universal liberty tn
d thanking the God OF love for re- MA
tied Union, chershing ON this holy day II
? memory of the blue and the gray ~,
Ike, ~
adly but not with uphralding I
The generous deed was done
n the storm of the Years that are fAdmg no
No Drawer tie WA won. Ii
ndcr the sod and the dow, an
Waiting the Judgment day 10.
'ndOr tho blossoms, the blue, 10
Under the gnrands, the gray FIR
20 more shall the war cry sever 10,
or tho winding river be red.
'htY bhnlAh our anger forever nal
Whom they laurel the graves OF our dead Is
indcr the sod aud the dcw. no,
Waiting the Judgment uay, ~
owe and tears for the blue, ~
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