Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-31

sets my last day will be done. o, my
brother, it is hard to die here, so far
from home, but did it all for liberty
and I'd do it again. Kiss the boys
for me. and father, and mother and
sisters, and promise me that you'll
bury me in the graveyard at home
Don't bury me herein the grave
yard at home" And as he spoke the
golden bowl was broken, the silver
c,rd was loosed, the eyes closed, and
the spirit Tetarncd to the God who
gave II. That hopeful young life went
out with the words--a willing sacri-
flee on the altar of our beloved coun.
try, one Of the thousands freely given.
Men and brethren, if ever the deeds
of mortal man merit perpetual remem-
brance and warrant the belief of their
eternal existence, such sacrifices aud
such deeds, among the multitude who
suffered, wrought and sacrificed, liv-
ing or dying, for their native land,
undoubtedly deserve it. And it is
but a just and fitting tribute we offer
when we recall the memory of the
loved ones gone before and decorate
their graves with the blossoms an d
flowers which presage their NOR Q
glorious immortality. For this. /
say, with my whole soul, / join you
when you remember the Lord for
your dead comrades sake. The per-
sonal loss | suffered when my brother
died has given me personal interest
and personal sympathy which |
might not otherwise have so deeply
learned; and when | speak for you in
this speak for myself remember
the Lord for my dear brothers. sake,
and my remembrance of Him is sweet.
| remember him with thanksgiving
to-day for the shining example and
precious influence of the departed; for
the good deeds, the generous efforts
and the high aspirations which his
life and death inspired. But beyond
all that, | thank Him for the blessed
hope of Immortality and the glorious
anticipation of meeting with the loved
ones all again in heaven-a hope from
God alone, both sure and steadfast,
through Jesus Christ, His son.
There, veterans, aye that have es-
capped the sword" there is the most
important reason why you ought, for
your departed comrades sake, to re-
member the Lord. By the revelation
of His love to us and His power over
death, as shown in Jesus Christ, we
have hope without which the future
would be a pitiless blank, the past
CHASTITY mockery. But in the sweet
reasonableness of religion look at the
matter. God is love. He loves his
people ALL And wherever that love
is reciprocated, by reason of the faith
that rests on Jesus Christ, His son,
there is a hope, the pledge OF which
is the Goldman Jesus, that shall most
certainly become glorious reality
Because of the resurrection of Jesus
we believe in the resurrection of the
dead Our sorrow for their departure
from US is ever with US. We would
not forget it if we could Their mem
ory in our hearts we hold halo wed
treasure. We miss them sorely, yet
in the blessed hope Of the resurrec-
tion we wait ana are patient. Our
sorrow is digniied with that precious
hope. 1t lights up all the eternal
future with its calm radiance, and for
that nope, my hearers, remember the
Lord and thank Him for all your dead
ho l;oI - Tho orl
Let this, then, be the answer to the
question, why veterans should re-
member God. First, for their own
sakes, because they have escaped the
sword Second, for their dead CON-
rades, because God has provided for
them a blessid resurrection condition
ed on Just that one thing-s saving
faith in Jesus.
III. Now we inquire, how should
this remembrance of the Lord be
shown ? ! answer, in the first place
by accepting for yourselves the faith
in Jesus Christ which is the gift of
| God to everyone who will receive it.;
that faith in which there is salvation
without which there is none. Old,
eoldiers, let ne speak with YOU most
Gandidly. Gou haYe won earthly re-.
nown. When you die your graves
will be decked on each memorial day
With the fair blossoms of spring, your
memory held in loving recollection
But will that be sufficient for you
Will that fill futurity with glory for
you Will that satisfy your soul
with fulluess !? God forbid. The
unreasoning flowers iaid upon the
lowly in which your dust reposes will
be stark naught to you Those who
live may be made better bv the beau
tiful observance, but the dead know
nothing of it. To the sleerers the
snow drifts and the daisies are alike.
To them nor dawn nor dusk, nor noon
nor night appear They reck not of
wind or weather, end whether there
be flowers or thorns above their heads
they neither know nor care But
there is that which means to them
everything-that is their hope in
Jesus. For if they have indeed re-
memhered the Lord, in sincerity and
in truth, while il this life, and gained
the assurance Of salvation by faith in
the dear Redeemer, God will remem-
Ter tkeH and GROWN thcm with q
glory that is immortal.
Soldiers, your Grand Army is
glorious order, but there is another
far more glorious in which you should
enlist. This leads you to glory and
the grave; that to the general assem-.
bly, and church of the frst-born in
heaven, This is passing away; that
eldqres forever. This may do for
this world, but that offers divine as
surance for the other world. This
is mans work, but that is the work of
Almighty God. Remember Him for
the place He has prepared for you
when the march Of life is oyer. And
while yoR live here prepare to enter
the rest there.
Want of fspace and time prevented
us from giving attention TO several
matters this week that we otherwise
would liked to have done, Among
them were TWO communications.