The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-11-24
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Rev. Clough, president Of the Bosrd
Of Trustees Of the Soldiers Home,,
preached at the college last evening to
large and appreciative audience, be.
fore beginning his sermon lie gavs
what he termed a prelude, which had
reference to the duty Of Hot Springs
respecting the old soldiers. There was
SO much Of wisdom that we give q syn.
opsis Of it:
You are all pretty proud Of this
beautiful college building in which
young men and women are to be pre-.
pared for active life by the culture Of
the mind, which will enlarge capacity
and influence. But your work IS for
the future. A few daye ago there was
completed another building in this
city, the smoke of whose chimney
greeted this mornings sun. You call
it state institution. Twenty-nine
ago years the thousands Of collegesboys
heard the clarion notes that called to
arms and they left schools and colleges,
farms and shops to fight for the life Of
their country. They gave limb, vital<
ity, opportunity. They are old men
now and that building is to be their
future and final home. The first reso
luton | offered in the board of com-
missioners was one asking the Cemetry
company of Hot Springs to donat an
ample In1tal plot, for these men are
comlN Ihere to die. You don't ask for
cs etry lots for college, but an OPP
fortunity for your students, and while
proud Of your college, want the other
institution to have its proper place in
your hearts. We do not ask for food
nor clothes. These men may be poor
but they are not paupers, paupers do
not make patriots. 1t is said that
prisons were opened and the convicts
went to the front, but whoever heard
of anyone going from the poor house
As paupers do not become patriots, 90
patriots ought never allowed to be-
come paupers.
These men, who come here are the
men who went up Missionary Ridge
and scaled Lookout Moutain, who
fought at Gettysburg, Wilderness and
Appomattox, Men who were as brave
as Napoleon's Old Guard or the 600 Of
Balaklava. They are mostly men
whose pathway is strewn with misfor-
tune and whose hearts are bound to
precious mounds farther east. Men
whom trobule has left alone in the
world, whose hearts are fall of sorrow.
They are coming into this city every
day TO find home. You say. "There
1t is" AS President of the Board Of
Management, ask not for charity,
nut for sympathy, not for bread, but
tenderness and compassion.
Bad people give 4he old soldier SYM
pathy. They write, print, weave and
entwine Welcome over every door
10 destruction, not that the soldier has
atiinities there, but they make warm
place for him. wa,lt the good peo.
pie of Hot Springs to do this, make Q
welcome so tender, so compassionate
end 50 perpetual, that every old SOL
der shall feel that the "houss" is yon-
der, but the home is in your hearts.
NJ he have faults and failings deal
gently for may not the loss of will
power lie portion Of the cost of war?
We do not ask for charity, but SYM
pathetic and patriotic recognition.
speak of this row, that your thoughts
NAV be turned at the beginning in tho
proper channel for it is easier to start
right than to correct.