The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-31
MEMORIAL SUNDAY SERVICES.
THE SERMON AS PREACHED BY REV.
ROGERS LAST SUNDAY MORNING..

the Congregational church last Sunday
were very excellent. The pulpit was
nicely decorated with flowers and
bpnt,ne. and the choir furnished some
very choice music The sermon by /
Rev. Rogers was of very interesting
nature, and will be long remembered
by the large congregation present No
doubt there are large number who
| were not able to attend the services, and
the sermon is here given:
PRESENT AND FUTURE WARFARE.
| "And We shall Judge among many people. and re-
buke strong nations afar on; ana they shall peat
nruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against
| pation neither shall they learn war any mort
We meet here this morning to pay a
RELIGIOUS tribute to the memory Of the men
,yhn gave their lives for the life of their
country and ours, as well as those who sur.
vived the war, and after following for a
| time the peacable persuits of citizenship have
laid down in death, many of them going to
an untimely grave as the result OF disease
| contracted or vitality lost while in our
country's service. We owe them debt of
gratitude we can ne, er repay, and the only
| tbino we can do is to honor their memories
and allow the lesson which Memorial Sun
dav and Memorial Day solennly teaches to
have an abiding place in our hearts and ex-
ert a strong influence upon cur lives and the
| lives of our children.
Many of our fallen comrades are sleeping
. in unknown graves. and we will not forget
them. trust you have i'll your cemetery IA
sacred spot which you have dedicated to
the memory of those Of our fallen comrades
who are buried in an unknown spot Let
us FORGET no one who stood in line nf battle
in defense of our loved country, but do
honor to all, as they deserve honor.
There have been wars on the face of the
earth most of the time for the last SIX
thousand wears. Every thoughtful person
;s shocked when ne thinks that man, Gods
crowning work in creation, is the only part
of the animal world that tries to destroy
his own species i'll a wholesale slaughter.
This can be accounted for ouly on the
nrincipie of mans selishness and inor,tinate
love OF power That any man should at
tempt to put other men in an army and
march them against his enemies. and sacrifice
them for his selfish interests and to satisfy
his own love of power, seems strange to the
intelligence Of the nineteenth century, and
vet for nearly six Thousand years such
things have been going on. Alexander led
, his army only in the interests of Alexander,
and Napoleon, while he made new map for
Euro,,e. sacrificed Frenchmen as valuable
only when they could by their death aid
= his unholy ambition.
Pending history from the position of the
conclentious on-combatant one is amazed at
the enormous sacrifices of lives that have
been made to crafty Individual whims.
. When man comes into possession OF power
over his fellow men and has taste OF its
pleasure he is not inclined to Ielinquish his
authority without struggle.
Iu ancient times authority was vested IN
the father of family and while the family
. might have many branches yet patriarchai
authority was respected and obeyed. After
patriarchal authority was superseded by
!. tribal authority, disputes and severe quar-
rels between the tribes became more ire
ouent and were settled only by au appeal to
force. When tribes were developed into
nations difficulties were adjusted by war.
Y and the cumbatants were drawn up in line
n of battle.
In all ages battle has been a most ter
g rible thing. In casually reading history
q one comes to think of war a sort OF nee
essary part of national life, aud 5hink of il
S as we do the death of a king or any othe,
a event that marks change IN natlona
character or the boundaries of Kingdom
II But to stand i'll line oi battle. as your com
n rades have stood, means something more
>. than this To be wounded, or even t.
,f face death for days at the mouth OF
&c cannon or before the open ends OF thou
:. sani muskets, puts q new definition to wa
it other than the one we receive when read
j.. ing history. When the army of the United
~ States was making history for us the sol
e diers were tasting the bitter experience
. that are necessarily associated with ever.
war.
n At the battle of Chickamauga soldier los
n both hands and his under jaw and tongue
In this condition he was brought in from tn
IS field and given place IN the held hospital
, There was an anxious look ID his eye ina
y betokened an anxious mind but he coui.
er neither sneak nor write and to communi
II cate with him in any way seemed an I'm
possibility. 1t was Mrs. Elizabeth Com
Is stock, the Quaker minister, that did
much for the soldiers, who invented wa
to his mind She repeated the alphabe
until she repeated the first letter OF NJ
IL name aud then he closed his eyes. Ihl
Of was repeated until his name, regiment, posi-
III office, fathers name, and other Things, "ef
lii known, and his friends sent !or.
te Thousands suffered much more than deaf
in their battle with wounds and disease
u But to those who were not sick nor wounde
w war meant very much sacrifice and man
privations and long weary marches.
'e are often dissatisfied with our pleasan
!" homes and the numerous blessings that flo,
into them, while the soldier gave up II
," home and became wanderer without
st shelter, only as his tent or blanket aHorde
!. it, and he was often compelled to suosis
u upon half rations while making the hardes
re marches Such things, continued ior
term of years, made,up the lie OF a soioie e
Sc have said nothing of exposure TO IN
e, cold and the storm, nothing about Tn
, beartaches and anxiety about loved one
III nothing about prison life and its hardship
of To speak of these would take too mucn tin
/" so will pass promptly to the considerasio
: of my theme.
,r- Modern warfare dates from the use
gunpowder in fire arms beginning about
D. l4OO The Chinese were Kno"n
have used gunpowder as early as A. y;
no but only in the harmless little hrecracKe
,,t which was of great service to them
"' frightening the devils away from tne
he homes. The Europeans learned TO use
,,+ for larger games and it soon put inventp
Wv genius to work to make gun that wou
lie be the most efficient Some OF US can
- member the flint lock which wouid son
'e times ssHash in the pan," and often wouna
OK behind and failed to kill before. Foiiowl
these guns came the percussion cap e, gu
which were a great Improvement. fn'
cau,e the Sharps rifle and then the II
ef proved Winchester, the effect OF which
ct- said To have made the 'Johnnie" ask {
-. "Yank," "What kind OF gun Is 'I
oA which suons' load on Sunday and nre all
be week" As well equipped as was tne e arr