The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-30

Rejoice Young men that your work for
God and country is cast in the time of
peace; that sacred duty calls you not
away from family and friends. But re-
member. the time of peace has its
warfre it's painful struggles and respon-
sible duties. You are called not to die
for the nation, but to live for it, to
achieve self-conquest for it, to devote
your best thought and largest capacity
to its high interests In the scale of per-
sonal obligation let God be first, human
ity next, then country, family and self.
But in wise personal endeavor begin with
self. Not only hold self for God, coun-
try, but with holy purpose and faith cul-
tivate self in service to both. He that
ruleth his spirit is better than he that
taketh CITY," More heroic, more honor
| able, greater in the force of true charac-
ter, is he who achieves self conquest than
he who does a daring deed Of military
| renown. The spirit is the citadel of hui
man nature, the capitol of that vast
domain an immortal mind. Rule that
| for God and eternity and be Christian
heroe.
Comrades of Post Thatcher honored
survivors of war, defenders of the nation,
we shall not forget your service to the
country we all love. May Gods blessing
abide upon your declining days. AS to-
| morrow you reverently stand by the
graves of your dead companions, who
stood with you in the battle and fell by
your sides, it may have been, rejoice in
| your sadness that is is yours to enjoy the
| peace which your exertions won, and
yours also, greater privilege, to fight the
silent battles of peace, and emulate that
| highest heroism which reveals itself in
| the love of God and man, in the perform
| ance of humble duties, and in life long
| service to the gloriied Christ.
AT CONGRESS STREET CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Lindsay Speaks on Love of
Country.
The Bosworth Post, Ladies' Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans, attended de-
vine service at the Congress street M. E.
church yesterday afternoon. The church
was tastefully decorated and crowded by
a congregation of about 800 people. The
chorus choir, Carl Weber, leader, rem
dered with pleasing and inspiring effect
several anthems aud led the congrega-
ton singing. The pastor was assisted
by Rev. d. B. Randall, DID, and Rev.
Mr.. Wright of the St. Lawrence street
church.
Rev. MI. Lindsay based his remarks
upon lisa, XXVI-12. He said:
1t has been stated that when julius
Caesar was approaching Rome, hearing
that the Senate and people had fled from
their magnificent city, he exclaimed, as
he looked around upon its grandeur and
beauty: ''They who would not fight for
| this city, what city would they fight
for?" AS we look around today upon
! the country which God has given us, and
think of it's vast extent, it's marvellous
resources and wonderful fertility, may
| not we ask who would not fight, who
would not live, who would not die for
such country as this? We are not met
here to enkindle afresh feelings Of strife.
The work of this day has a deeper signifi
canoe, grander meaning. We are met
| to acknowledge our indebtedness to the
| patriotism and seif-sacrifice of the wor-
thy men who died for the unifcation of
this nation, for freedom and for con-
scienc. We are met to pause long enough
over what they did and suffered, to
drink in their spirit, and be
baptized with their noble heroic
zeal. We are met to revere their memory
and to bow in holy reverence before His
feet without whose aid and blessing no
worthy and permanent victory is ever
achieved. We are met to thank Almighty
God that over this extensive land, the
| grandest nation on earth, there floats a
! flag which proclaims both personal and
| natural freedom. Mr.. Lindsay then
dwelt upon the tremendous cost of the
war, sketching in startling way the ma
terial expense and giving vivid picture
of the human cost In this he included
the sorrow and anxiety of those at home
whose loved ones were at the front, the
wasting away of our brave boys in prison
pen and hospital, the actual slain, and
the manned who carry with them in the
daily walks of life mementoes of the
| frightful carnage. He graphically de-
scribed the going forth of the volunteers
at their country's call, without thought
of honor or Interior reward, significantly
limiting that it pensions are granted now,
that was not the hidden motive which
gave impulse to the volunteer movement.
He paid just tribute to the patriotism
and valor of the private soldiers of the
war, and attributed the success Of lead
ing commanders to the fact that as great
| men they led great men to victory. He
showed that the underlying principle
which nerved to such herOiSm, endurance
and victory was love of country, and de-
clared that love always found expression
in giving or doing. Itcould not lie dor
mant. 1t must be in action. It must
show itself. Love gives because it loves,
and loves still more because it has given
You, said he, look with greater pride
and enthusiasm on the dear old flag, be-
| cause you helped to make it what it is,
and to keep it where it is. He referred
to our Inconsistency. The government
had ever been painful contradiction to
the Declaration in which we proclaimed
to the world that liberty was the gift of
Godto every human being. Four millions
OF our people are held in abject and bru-
alizing slavery under the shadow of Ma
tional flag. The grandest effort that ever
has been made by nation has been
made by ours to produce harmony be-
tween seeming and being. We are now
| a consistent and a prosperous Republic.
Other nations are not only admiring our
vigor, but they are preparing to follow
Our example. His description of our
resources, and the opportunities afforded
our people for rising in the social scale