Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
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The legacy and Lesson which fhe
Dead Save Left sailtnd Let the
Stars and stripes EtVHt ila a ChrIs-
tinn Atmosphere.
Services in memory Ct The soldier dead
were hsld on Sunday. Ia the morning
6myth Post, q A. H., visited First
Presbyterian Church and dupont Posi-
went 10 st. Paurs NJ q Chusoh. In the
afternoon joint memorial services were
held in the Opera House. AZ eight
dupont Post, accompanied by msmbers
Of other posts, visited AsbuYy Uhuroh.
The several services were interesting a0d
large audiences attended EACH This scr
mons and addresses wers eloquent aud
patriotic.
Mn, s1CKMANs SERMON.
The Rev, George NJ Hickman preached
In First Presbyterian Church. quoting
Acta 1, SO for hiB taxi Amid al thu
lAbors OF man, said he. only truth Is
crowned with glorious eternity, md
truth with thu redeemed shalt return &c
God who gave it. Tho granite monument
must crumbie With the Gn9t which for q
time it commentaries, TINT superb of
spring Of hnmen genius, the iron giant,
who can carry whole hsnet 60 miles
an hour over his saimmering track, must
crouch huably to the earth. whence he
came. ENthly governmsnts are tom
poral, as the earth ITSELF is.
o, WHARF are kings aud empires now,
OF cid FRAT wsnt and came?
Bot, Lord, Thy church Is praying yet
A thousand years the same
Lord Ia not this Republic Thine own
chosen handmade of Thy ehuroh So let
II be, and then whilst the stars and stripes
cannot wave forever here--may they not
be transplantsd ?--and though this Gov
eminent must pass away, it shsll only
pass into the tranAosndRnt glory of the
millennial morning, just IS the stars psaa
away before the radiant and supernai
columns Of advancing day. Scripture
says "Thy throne, o God, is forever and
ever I" Veterans, help US to mora firmly
anchor this Republic to the everlasting
thrown OF Deity and then the proud ship
of State In safe -otherWiso not The
glory Of the king OF kings is our aim to-
day and our unconditional surrender"
to him Is the duty Of the hour Before
the fire Of anyone In divine presence is
the banner of the cross only tsttered
emblem II any OF you are members only
OF tho G.. A. r., pray shat during this
service our Great Ohieftain nay PAT upon
you the noble badge of membership In
the Grand Army of the Cross. The
bsttis-cry would give you today Is
this: "The United States for Christ r.
My theme 10 our right relation to tAe
6ayiour's Kingdom.
This right and loyal relation, said Mr.
Hickman is one Of character. ChRrao-
ter is Gods gift by regeneration. Such
characters beauties and powers are many.
Oonseientiousness Ia conspicuous. Con.
science Is exalted in this Christian re-
public, and it ia one of our nations ira
ditions; yea and q part Of ouE unwritten
law, that only in matter of conscience
Is war justiiable. Our civil war pre-.
eminently involved questions Of con.
science, honest differences OF opinion
between the north and south. Robert TO-
Lee was o pions, deVout man. General
W. L. Sherman says: 'tNo one ever qnes-
toned the personal integrity OF Mr.
Davis" StonewRll jackson gave bis true
greatness to the confederscy only after
wrestling with Infinite Wisdom in olosst
prayer. Abraham Linooln's rugged con
scientiousDess fingers in menla and
lives in history forevesmore, she Of the
buiwarks Of the republic Columbia's
fair name only ths fairer grew
as the bloody Contest deepened,
for conscienee asahslo Of glory enoireled
both the contending armies Conscience
%, IaN-saa' tttuU nArttl4 "a. H.
- be Wiling 60 die f3l $40 a isyu
ia the suhiirnpst duty hst ssn .ngpire the
lifs of man Dead 10 eJh G.55 &a
This II. the unspeakaple truth which
adorEis with imperishable lsurels tine
toEnbs Of both the blue and the gray A
willingness to die for what they believe
Is leading and distinguishing power In
the lives and services OF the soldiers OF
Jesus Christ, regeneiated and saved by
His grace Has not the Captain Of our
salvation Esid For whatsoever will save
his life shall loose it, aud Nhospaver wilt
loose his life for My saks snail ind
NW Another beauty Nni power OF
character In the soldiers Of the
cross is military pronptness ia
answering the LsadeE'a call 10 aetion. o
for the bdgie call from the skiQs Lex
your attitude toward CHRIST to-day aud
ever be this--waiting for tho bugle. This
is the old and instructive duty Of your
army days, OF waiea Thor4as Wentworth
Gigginson writes. la your aeart OF
hearts Rsk with Saul III Ia4eus pIlaFa
what wilt Thou have me 10 do "
Then, men wait for The busle Obeg,nF
al cnce you will with like sharsctsr8 iEGt
for the right with magnificent SELF absn
donment Let as ha IA Christis cause a.
Phil Sheridan vas in tas Union army =
always ready to do more shAu ii fxn6sted
of Us by our contemporaries. Eathu5e
the church with Series Oh surpriqes
Thrill the FstfsatinP raaks 10 VICTORIOUS
onset Snatch from toe dl,t the baaasg
Of the Cross, Rad holding il on aigh yjssl
amid the vary 1Rnas O. TIE al, On mora
than is expected 5mp-lse All gou.
blood-Fed sagues!nsss. A.shing ID Eyztv