Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-25
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N1600x1&4 SeTV1Ce9 Admiral Foote Post Last Evening | in the College Street Church-A | Patriotic Sermon by Dr. McLane.
 The annual memorial services of Ad- miral Foote post, G. A. R., were held last evening in the College street church and attended by fully two hundred members Under Commander William E. Morgan in response to the invitation extended by Rev. Dr. McLane, pastor of the church. About thirty members of Nathan Hale camp No. 1, S. of V., also attended.
 The congregation was large one, only few seats being vacant in the whole house. Decorations were profuse about the pulpit. On the wall in the rear were American flags draped tastefully, tho pulpit itself being CTS were in Profusion.
 The music under Professor Chandler's direction was a pleasing and appropriate feature of the service. The sermon preached by Dr. McLane was one of much power, abounding in words of 8 stirring, | patriotic nature, and held the congrega- tion in rapt attention from begin ming to end.
 He bade the veterans welcome in the name of the congregation and in his own thanking | them for an opportunity of preaching | them 8 sermon. He took two texts for his l discourse, one from James ii, verse 26, t.The body without the spirit is dead" The I other verse he took from Jonn vii, verse ! 63, sIt is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profteth nothing"
 After few introductory remarks ex- 1 planatory of the nature of the texts and l their application to the occasion at hand l l, nj ic fo changes. Every year makes new graves up-- | on which you lay flowers Decoration day. 1 The instances in the past year, the deaths | of Solomon Porter and many others, all illustrate too wildly that your great body is passing away.
 Loyalty to the governmento of the United States was ruling principle of those who went out in your ranks to put down the rebellion. It was a confidence in the con stitutien of the country and an unbelief in any sectional dismemberment. The love of country was another, and that is some thing more than love of the soil, the love of people. When the people have been baptized in a sea of blood for great | cause they ought to have one rank only in
 each others eyes. This love of the people
 finds it's expression in such words as those
 from Grant when he said to the citizens of
 conquered town, q have come among
 you not as an enemy, but as among fellow
 American citizens; not to annoy, but to
 enforce the rights of all loyal citizens"
 The third principle to enter in your
 minds was the love of one's fellowmen,
 which eliminated in Lincoln's proclama-
 tion of emancipation.
 Brethren, it is your duty to preserve
 that spirit which ruled you then.
 You have done well to keep yourselves
 free from political entanglements, and
 may you continue to do so.
 Only as government is loyal to truth
 and justice it is worthy of the loyalty oi
 it's subjects. Gods governme ent is the
 only perfect government, as exemplifed
 by his son, Jesus Christ This Kingdom
 of Christ has foundation of love, moi force. He loves us; he came himsel1
 for us; suffered, died and arose for us
 He bids us to give obedience
 to his name. In him alone the divisions
 which separate men are swept away.
 There are two kinds of soldiers, those
 who seek to slay and those who seek tt
 save the lives of their fellow men. Mer
 may admire the military genius of con
 queror but the hearts of men bow only tt those whose heart is love and who's,
 spirit is truth. Men admire the military
 genius of such man as Napoleon, but hi selfish ambition took away the crown o glory which men have placed on the brow of his less dazzling characters. Gustav Adolphus sealed the peace of Europe witl his own blood, and his name has cam down in history clothed with the admir- ation and love of the ages.
 We recognize the sincerity, persona purity and military ability of Robert E Lee, but had his love been greater thai
 that for his state he would never have lief
 the Union. It is military genius inspire, and consecrated to great cause that glori fes men.
 In conclusion the pastor told patheti , story of little Tobe, twelve-y year -ol t colored boy, who sacrificed his life in tn 3 war for duty, and then sketched tn Christian and military career of Colone l Gordon