Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-31

lison of ideas. The slavery contest was
on long before the first gun of Sumptei
Numbered across Charleston Bay The
irrepressible conflict was joined Ion
before the flag vas unfurled, or blue
donned. Glance at the front ranks Of
freedom, and you see tcoman whose
only weapon was book, in which she
had ehronicled the tears and groans
and heart-throbs Of oppressed millions.
You see man in Quaker garb, whose
pen was mightier than any sword
because he had. as he himself sings:
A hate of tyranny intense
And hearty in its Yehemence
AS II his brothers pain and sorrow were
his own.
You see a gaunt, tall frontiersmar
whose voice was lifted ur against the
infamous sentence tba. declared the
negro without right which a white
man was bound t. respect.
1t has been 50 all along. Luther
Huss, Zwir le such men as these
fought the battles of the reformation
before William Of Orange, Gustavu.
Adolphus, and E..1.vl uliiip of Saxony
drew sword in their defense, Paul
Timothy and their associates knew the
symbol of the christian faith before
Constantine saw the cross in the sky
with the burning words Conquer By
this.
The germ of conflict is a principle,
and principles, ideas, go laundering
down the ages louder than the roar OF
cannon. 1t appears to me then that al
we commemorate an event whose out
ward form was with clash of sword anC
smoke of battles. but whose inward
source was the conflict of ideas, that W.
do we'll to study to-day the foundation
principles.
How can we best honor the dead
your fallen comradesp As the Roman
matron's choicest jewels were her noble
boys, so the grandest monument tC
your army, dead or living, is in it
fruits i'm states not discovered. dis
cordant, beligerent; but prosperous
united, free, and that that nobler mon.
ument may exist when yonder marble
crumbles, all pious hearts will pray.
How can we best honor them to-day
Carry out the principles which they
sprang to defend, and died defending
Keep the battle raging. Oppose what
ever hinderes peace end prosperity
Fight the good fight of faith" TX
finish their work is more than lip ser
vice.
Fight the good fight Of faith" /,
this immodest, coming for a generation
who vaguely recall what was burned
into your memory? This is reversing
the order, is it not? Should
Veteran speak to tyro, or tyre
TO veteranP Let Paul thC
aged speak. and if he found it nee dfu1
TO admonish the young minister whose
very calling gave assurance of poverty
and persecution, surely it will only
give helpful stimulus to you, who, ]
trust, are trying manfully to tight
against evils which still menace us.
Count not the victory yet won
Sin yet holds carnival. Slavery yet en-
thralls. Policy yet supplants princi-
pie. Enemies of God and government
arc yet defiant.
Why the fight of faih2 Because
that is fundamental, basilar. Faith in
God in at the foundation of every yir-
tue, of every grace. Put on the armor
Of that warfare, and you will be found
in the ranks Of every good cause,
When in your boyish arder you went
out a soldering, you knew what the
conflict meant. You were not moved
like puppets. Neverwas army gathered
with such intelligent perception of the
principles at stake. Such soldiers are
invincible. A facilitating climate. q
persistent foe intrenched on his native
soil, the shameful hostility of foreign
powers all these did not daunt you.
A great principle II right was at stake,
Its vindicationa meant honor, peace
happiness. Its overthrow meant dis
honor, disoord, misery-and you knew
it. That knowledge was at the bottom
OF your dauntless bravery and YOU
unweared patience in pain and priva-
ton. | bring this underlying prirci-
pie, / charge you, before God. IF ght
the good fight Of faith"
1t was glorious victory which you
won. Like Henry of Navarro. carry
the white plume of that victory ir.to every
battle for right and the foe Of liberty
and progress discounted and routed,
shall fly the field and there shall bt
ushered in the reign of Righteousness
and peace.
Let me specify those veto be complete.
~ won, and | name. first of all the bat
tie for the" Magma Charter, or, shall
We not say the maxima charter Of the
worlds liberties. the Bible. It was
your fortune to fight under the greatest
captain Of modera times. your former
quiet neighbor Of Galena. It was o
good fortune to be led By him. He was
simple, taciturn. unpretenuous. ad-
anaaiine. He seldom gave advice,
when be did, it was mighty
and genuine. He did have
settled opinions. He stood by those
opinions. Hear bis words: my advice
to Sunday Schools, no matter what their
denomination is. Hold fast to the Bible
as tho sheet anchor to your liberties
write its precepts in your hearts. and
practice them 10 your lives. To the
influence Of this book we are indebted
for al progress made in our true civil.