The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05

was very appropriately celebrated ir
Penn's Grove under the direction oil
Acton Post No. 33, G. A. X. At II
O'Clock the Post, with the marching
strains of the PENIS Grove Band, pro
ceeded IL Riverview and Emmanuel
Cemeteries where they kindly reniem-
bered their fallen comrads by listing.
ushing their graves with flowers and
flags.
In the afternoon the old Veterans
and a hIge audience of citizens were
periodically entbused in Odd Fellows
Hall by speeches by our dominies, who
are supposed to be always primed for
every occasion.
After prayer by Rev. EDoch Chester,
OF S~harptown, Rev. G. S. Meser0ll en-
Unused the old Vets by telling OF the
bloody battles and heroic deeds, of the
Jersey troops and that he was u Jersey
man. He stirringly pictured the i'm
aginary scenes Of war. While the re-
publics seem ungrateful yet the citi-
zens are full of patriotism. This CEN
fury has witnessed the freedom OF
slaves i'll England, France and Amer
lea and til prospects of the future are
that peace, prosperity anti happiness
shall reign in every home.
Rev. ID, W. c. McIntire followed by
saying he had got left because he could
not repeat the deeds of the Jersey
troops and would be likely to arouse
enmity by saying lie was a Baltimorean
and saw the first troops which were so
badly treated there. While he was too
small yet his father offered his service
TO Uncle Sam but was rejected because
Of physical disability. The sentiment
Of respect that led to the transportation
Of Jacobs bones into Egypt and that
carried Joseph 40 years in the wilder
ness to be buried in the promised land
inspire the people of to-day for the
fallen dead. That sentiment is not
superstition but a combination of graf
itude for the joys their victories and
deedJ give us and faith that the dead
do not entirely pass out of conscious
existance but are living some where
and looking down on us.
The soldier inspires respect because
OF his loyalty to our national ideal
''E Pluribus Unum." Our nation is
like Il family yet composed of several.
The orthodox way is for the head to
take down the strap and force the re-
bellious ones into Submission. SO
father Abraham said the states were
married aud did not believe in divorces
and he administered the whipping. The
respect for loyalty is stronger than
v e in America.
by and by these old veterans will be
lying under the flowers Of May Both
Nth Grant and Sherman, but lie wish
ed they would live until his children
could see their marching and learn
loyalty 10 the old flag.
Rev. II. j. Patterson next gave u
spirited address. He said we were
here to express our unflinching faith
in the citizen soldier, and hold in sa-
cred remembrance the heroic dead.
Millions of noble men left home, peace,
and happiness TO endure the hardships
of cruel war. $4,000 soldiers were
starved in rebel prisons, 10000 lie in
unknown graves and 275 900 in South
ern graves. We love the q. A. II. in
war and peace for their achievements.
AS the future of the ltepublic depends
OH the patriotism of the children let us
under the stars and stripes renew our
faith and loyalty. Take the Bible as
the foundation and build up n bro
therhood for God.
AS Rev. J. Harry Smith was not
present on account of sickness Rev. L.
Brunyate, of Pedricktown, spoke a few
commendatory words. He said val
was demoralizing and the soldiers had
come back to be honorable working
citizens. The greatest battle for them
to fight now is to conquer self and en-
list under king Emmanuel.
The Post cleared more than their ex-
penses for the day by the festival in
the evening.