Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-30
Memorial Sunday.

Rev. A. A. Cambridge. pastor OF the Baptist
church. delivered the annual Memorial sermon
on SUNDAY evening last, al Hancock Hall AT
q 40 O'Clock the members Of VIM. H. H. Rice
Post G.. 4. Il and Hannibal Hamlin Camp. :.
of v, assembled at Grand Army Hall and at
- o'clock marched to Hancock Hall. The
Post was in command Of Commander f. 4.
Macomhcr and the Camp was under the COM
mand Of Capt. Gray. At Hancock Hall the
Post and Camp were joined by the Woman's
Relief Corps. All took reserved seats in the
front center of the hall. The music for the
occasion was by select choir with Mis-. Emma
Perry organi>t. Rev. r. \. Palmer offered
An invocation. Roy. J. r. Crosby read the
scriptures and Rev. c. +. W. Hubbard made
an impressive PRAYER. The following j. An
abstract OF the excellent sermon by Rev. Mr.
and t. III forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my
right hand forget her cunning. II do not re-
member thee, let my tongue clcavc 10 the roof
OF ms mouth; if | prefer not Jerusalem above
my chief JOY"
The near approach to the time when the u>u-
81 tokens OF uudNinc memory shall be placed
upon the graves OF Nour fallen comrades, ha-
led YOU to inNit me 70 address the people With
sentiments which shall prepare the way for
the oh>trNancc> uf another day. d" not fiat
ter myself that hl AN, thoughts which | may
offer. | can add Ia thr heart preparation with
which Nuu IL their comrades IN arms shall en-
ter upon that day. For the SAINT Devotion
which leads YOU 10 thus anticipate The day IT,
self. must. throughout the changing seasons Of
the wear. have Kept burning on the heart, altar
the trr> OF eternal dt> otioB.
From the thrucs and irataii-pau-> ~ Ma
tons a.ony are born the lufii,>t sentiments.
In times of greatest peril or sigma triumph are
those deeper and stronger feelings called forth
which are the soul Of the truc>t and l"ftic>t
sentiments that can govern men.
Ii j. the peculiar characteristic OF Chrt-tianl-
" that it, scope of power To bless j. common
>urate with human needs. Christ came to
teach principles which were applicable 10 ma
uonal a. well ~ individual life. Christianity
j. like it, author. il interprci- Hi character.
His human and divine nature. What then il
l., He l.. II then VIZ search Hi life for this
sentiment OF patriotism. among The sentiment,
which bound Him 10 mankind. We shall surely
hnd it Ii may surprise YOU hat should hold
Him W a. an example OF patriotism. because
Ills patriotism WAS - much grand, r aud muTr
msiestic than that Of any m,r, man however
renowned, that we shall NOT see II unless We
Keep clearly in mind thu fact, that II He gave
himself. not for auy tongue or trlbe, Of pc"pl,.
but for all the world. 20 His patriotism trans
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'u''r Par'"u>ih va h"uhd'" pH r." SC
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'n"u>and >lnat" mi"> nl 'hhd li'n't '.,H
IA'rl"'I>in "7> 'tH,' 'fFfi'of "a. h"I'hai hu'
me Pa'F,"H>m Oh Jesus ni NA%aT'E' WI ~
lar broader ana -raH""f lhAh ju'lr, - "A> iu'
world greater than any OF all Of Their coin
lt'>' Ana IL Wa aI>n IN points ID market
contrast Win theirs Tor thrl't t"nh,tiri
peace II" would not lhtlAmr hl> lrHo"-
.ouhtrNineh I" deeds 81 Nl"jrh'r against th'lr
Roman "plr",>"r>- ~ taught thrm i"fhthr-
'',- anu wv ~
to call no man master though rrucl death
were before them. and Hi life was in krcpin.
WIN me- irinelIt">- { PITT Wa 'N'f F'adI
,,o, ~ aan,,,iir XII, d., r,,,. h,I .,,,'i
true 1t i that lie IA, hut ,a-ucl, learned tn,