Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-28

giving their courage and lives in its de-
tense. 1t is civic duty that none should
neglect. as ii approves by word and deed
the spirit of patriotism exhibited by the
soldiers OF that grand army of the republic
who have marched both on and beyond US.
Purity i'll politics is due the State as well
as patriotism. Christ would make men
Christians so that they should put con-
science into their votes as citizens. The
State needs such men of purity and princi-
pie rather than Of party, whose voices and
votes shall oyerturn evils as great as slavery
and rebellion; even such evils as polygamy
and intempersnce You who live 10 dec
crate the graves of the patriotic dead can
do as goodly deeds for native land as
did those old soldiers who died On battle
fields or from the tolls of war.
African NJ. e. Church.
Rev. o. Summers, pastor of the a. NJ. Z.
Church, delivered q patriotic grafton. He
called back TO memory the long list of
heroes who sprang to arms at their coua-
try's call, and whose Likelihood ebbed upon
many u Southern battle-feld-men, brave,
tried and true, who stood as targets of the
nation SO that the latter might live. Let
us call back TO memory the immortal Lin
coln-good old Father Abraham-who fell
martyr by the assassin's bullet. He
died on the altar of his
country, but before he fell, with one
stroke of his pen he set free
four millions and half of slaves. Let us
cherish him in our memory, enshrine him
in our hearts, and as African descendants
let us ever keep green the memory of this
great, humane and noble man. Let us not
forget General Grant, who has gone before,
nor General Sheridan, who is about TO fol-
low him, and the hundreds of thousands of
boys In blue who fought, bled and died for
their country. l cannot forget the bloody
battle field of Pea Ridge nor the terrible
slaughter at Wilson's Creek. | was there,
and although many years have elapsed me-
thinks l yet can hear the screams and
groans of the dying. These were sad
hours and brave hearts. Blessed are
the dead who died in defense of their coun-
try, for they shall rest from their labors
and theirs works shall follow them. They
have taken our race from the auction
block, given us. the ballot-box, the public
school, raised US from degradation and dis
grace, and made us free American citizens
with equal rights. Can we forget the two
hun ored thousand lives sacrificed in the
war that liberated US as people2 In the
war we also were represented by 10000
colored troops who wore the blue. 0fthat
number 30, 29S died from wounds and ex-
posture. 1t was the largest African mill
tary force that we have any knowledge of
III history. These troops suffered severely
when captured, for you remember a large
number of them we1e burned in their
camp at Fort Pillow.
Unitarian Society.
Rev. c. p Massey preached from the
text: come not 10 send peace, but the
sword The central thought of the SER
mon was, the war was not for the abolition
of slavery that was an accident of the
war. Yet it was necessary that it should
be brought about and abolished from our
system. The thinking men, both North
and South, now admit that the war re-
suited differently from what thew ex-
pected The outcome was the result of
God working Ill history. The preacher
dweit upon the necessity FIR u perfected
union of States in America. Europe pre-.
scented the aspect of a field of Mars, and
such would be the condition here with
different nations in place of States.
He earnestly hoped that there would be no
more of sectionalism in the memorial an
niversary. We should rise to the plane of
recognition of true heroism and sacrific for
great purpose. Speaking OF the cordiality
that should grow more and more between
the people of the common country and be
fostered and encouraged by Memorial Day,
be closed with these words: For the
Northern dead. rosemary that's for re-
membrance. For the Southern dead here
are pansies-these are for thought"
st. PauPs Church.
Rev. F. Won Herrlich, of St. Paurs
Church, preached from the text " For none
OF US liveth to himself: aud no man dieth to
to himself" Rom. XIV, 7. The central
thought was that the lives of its citizens
should be ready to ne voluntarily sacri-
feed to preserve the unity of the nation
and the liberties Of the people. That the
soldier who went out from all he loved at
home aud fought and died in battle for
principle is deserving the annual tribute
paid on Memorial Day at his grave. The
living experience the gratitude of the peo-
pie; for the de5d. at rest from contention,
the tender Offering Of Springs fairest
flowers sre made and their heroism
aud devotion are enshrined in the
memories of the living. He dwelt
with emphasis upon the unity of the
American people, and the need to abandon
all sectional thought and feeling, and cult
vate the idea of the oneness of this nation
OF States. He referred to the early scenes
of the war period. TO the disruption of fam
lilies. the going to the front of sons and
husbands and fathers, to the enthusiasm of
patriotic appeals and the heroism of the
youth and manhood of the nation, and
then pictured the results of warfare, its
cost in blood and precious lives, and be-
sought his hearers not 10 forget the fright
fitness of battle. the horrors of war and
all it means, while honoring the memories
of the heroes who gave their lives for bone
and country The music of the seryice ne.
fore and after the sermon was largely pat
riotic in character.