Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-06-04


the HILL where Arthur Post, G. A. H. OF
Emmitsburg observed the ritual and the
graves were strewn. Tic procession re-
turned to the Town Hall where the following
programme was rendered.
Praycr-Rcy. G. a. Whitmorc.
Music-Choir.
Address Hammond Urncr Esq, Of Fred
erick Bar.
Music-Choir
Address --Rv. FIR Rcany.
Music-Choir.
Addrcss-H. II. Rouzcr, Esq. Of Frcdcr-
ick Bar.
Recitation Miss Fannie Landcrs.
Amcrca-Choir and Audience.
BeEctllction-Rev A. n. Horn.
We publish, by request, asynopsis of Key.
FIR. Rrany's address; it Was marked by a
nucncy and force that deeply impressed the
audience.
Mr. Chairman: Members ofthc Grand tr-
my of the Republic: Ladies and Gentle
men -
In the early days of the late civil war; the
ladies of the South inauguratcd this custom
of s,rcw,ng with flowers the graves Of those
who fell in battle.
From the South, whose every hill is Ial-
lowed to the North Ivy the blood of brothers ;
and donhly hallewcd to the South by the
blood of those who died hopeless, but TN
dauntcd il defeat, came this touching me-
mortal to the honored dead.
In all solemnity, my friends, are VIC lc&d
to the graves ofpatriots, and there asked TO
mediate. Immediately there rises before
our vision, the fact that we too, in Gods
good time will have Il grave that Will he
called our own. We humbly bow, breathing
Him the prayer, that Ills Holy Will be
done"
But tins is a soldt3'S grave there cones to
our mind the bloodicst pages in our Couulry's
history. We recall that during the years
between 1S6l--GJ, over two and onc-hUlf
millions of men were engaged in traIricidal
strife and that of this number, more than
five hundred anu forty thousand offered up
their lives to tn" God of Battles, THAT our
Country might live.
Hence it is that NJ nnGrial Day has become
a National holiday: that al Americans,
whether to the manor born, or adopted, may
go to the soldiers graves and there drink in
sautary lessons, not of prejudice to the CON
uueled but of solid self sacrificing patriot.
ism.
Love for native land never burned bright
Cr in the heart of man than It did on That
momcntouo day, when at AppnmattoN, Gen.
Robert f. Lee the nohlcst foe The world has
ever Produced When those hands were
Joined, foes became frlcnds--GJd joined them
and What God hath joined together let no
man put asundcr." At that joining Of hands,
Ike Il bride, the South, Il, such, ceased to
exist the North and South were no longer
two-but one.
IIearhcn to the Poet Priest of the South
Father Ryan, while he sings tho requiem Of
that Banner he loved 50 well:
"f'uul that banner. furl il softly, slowly,
Treat it gently, Il is holy,
For it droops above the dead:
Touch it not, unfurl it never,
Let it droop there, filrlcd forever,
"For It's peoples hQpes are dead.
Yes, my flienls, the old South j.. dead, and
in dying prayed that she be granted pardon
for hcr many faults, rs she freely forgayc
those who injured hcr.-This, thank God,
we hayc done.
The speaker then described how all the
States, whether of North, South, East, or
West were united that each State had its
Star in our Country's flag that our regular
army only numbers $4,000, while the Grand
Army of the Republic counts its numbers
by the tens Of millions, since every man in
these United States, is minute man. and
at the cry, ITO arms: to arms they come,
the foe, the foc!' every man deserving the
proud title of american Citizen, would report
and answer at Roll Call.
Thus it is, that living or dead, tile Amer
ican soldier can count his admirers by the
tens of thousands. His war-cry is first and
always God then Country-lhen Home
then last Of all, self.
History repeats itself-the time may come
when we will be called upon to occupy Il
soldiers grave-let us 50 live, that we may
be counted worthy Of such an honor when
we die.
The subject matter of the addresses of
Messrs. Urner and Rouzer was well worthy
of the occasion, giving evidence OF careful
thought
The hall was comfortably filed the ladies
largely preponderating. The day was pleas,
ant and the event gratifying throughout.