The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-10
MARKS TO VETERANS.
U. v. L., No. 81, werships NJ Hanover
4 Presbyterian Church.


Presbyterian Church.
The Hanoverian young ladies prov
ed beauty can create the beautiful by
their artistic decorations OF flowers
and national embiems for the recep-
ton of Union Veterans, Sunday fore
noon.
10 the congregations right was the
portrait of George Washington. and
to the left, that of Abraham Lincoln,
which with the eide pillars. the pulpit
In the centre ana stands OF arms in
front, representing an enforced, senti.
mental courtesy to the god OF war;
were tastefu!ly draped with star
spangled banners and our national
colurs. Genius found for herself
climax OF expression In the large
floral letters III. V. L." on a shield of
green leaves resting upon a still larger
shield constructed OF national banners
and colOrs upon the front OF the pul-
pit. from behind which DIR. Lafayette
Marks delivered his common-sense
and appropriate sermon.
The Legion, Differed by Col. j. l..
French, commander; LIT Col. Z. 4.
Layman; Major John A. Orr and OH.
Ger OF the Day, Capt L. w. Wilson.
marched up the middle aisle and took
the reserved pews. They raised their
IIohky Lit0 uuk anu
the Leagues banner Inscribed Union
Veteran Leagion, No. "a, Wilmington,
Dell" with 'JS6l-1S65" on a central
shield, and "Organized 1882 on the
diverse.
There was a delightful enthusiasm
on the part of both the congregation
and tho honored Veterans.
The exercises were: The cbo!r's The
Lord is Gracious" the congregations
doxology; the pastor's invocation fol-
lowed by the Lords Prayer In concert;
hymn Great God OF Nations" s5th
Psa.; prayer, offertory anthem. "Jeru-
SALEM" hymn, Lord while from every
land;' sermon. hymn. Our Country
and Denediction.
THE AMERICAN IDEA.
Lev. XIV, 10: "hnd ye shall hallow
the 50th year Hud proclaim liberty
Throughout the J nd to all the inhabl-
tants thereof and IL shall be n year OF
Jubilee"
Our true ideas Of liberty have been
derived from the Bible. The people
from Philadelphia TO Chicago gave an
ovation to the Independence bell.
National ideas of government, educa-
ton and religion prevail. We have
one OF the most beneticisnt and we'll
ordered governments on earth. though
mot all the good ideas were born with
us.
] We are founded on the great princl-
pies Of liberty. justice and equality.
Liberty and not license 10 the Ameri-
can idea That the extreme of license,
anarchy, teaching the destruction of
all government, should seek a foot
hold In this country Is amazing and
appalling.
i We are government of the people,
by the people and for the people.
j The American idea is averse TO stand
ing armies. While it is said every third
man European traveller sees Is a
soldier, many thousands OF our peo-
lple have never seen q regular United
states army soldier.
! While Fronce ia grooming, Germany
lrevolting and Russia despairing under
the burden of standing armies. let us
lhope our country will never follow
their example but always. like Geol sc
Washington, hold the military subor-
Idinate to the civil.
| 1t is the American idea to obtain
neither territory nor honor by con-
Iquest. You who have come up out OF
the smoky hell OF war desire that the
Ineople you love, and offered your
Hives Tor, may never see more of it.
i One OF the first principles OF your
patriotic league Is devotion to the
Government of the United States and
our Institutions of freedom.
This government can be preserved
only by tho education of tho people.
This Is necessarily and extensively
Idone by the State.
u Christian denominations and private
enterprise also maintain numerous
,Ischools.
Such names as Girard, Drexel and
stamford arc illustrious in educational
ANNALS.
Our Christian forefathers establish
led perfect and universal liberty In our
National and State constitutions.
They made the necessary changes in
:heir religious constitutions to har-
/ lmoniGe Herewith. We have a people
: and government sympathetic with
Christian principles, but no State
, church.
Christians Redeemed buttlefields
with their blood to establish that
neither their own nor any other reli.
lgious sect should dominate through
ciyil government.
The speaker cited many illustrious
statesmen and soldiers, and closed
with the hope that the veterans would
light the Christian fight OF faith" and
gain Heaven through the Prince of
) Peace"