The herald., 1893-05-29
troops today as they rushed upon the

not notice how the pale-faced bows in
blue faced our fire and barred their
breasts to our bevonete? As fast as we
cut them down others took their places
immediately. | tell you, sir, that men
who meet death like these men will not
soon be driven from the field"
The second and third DAYS OF the battle
proved the tsuth of the statement, as
General Lee was driven from the north
with loss Of 81 eco men.
But the true American hearts treasure
no boast of battle blood. We are not
here to condemn nor to kindle anew a
fire OF animosity in the peaceful current
OF veteran blood.
Our national tree of freedom which
was planted hundred years age strikes
its roots into deeper and richer soil to-
day, and her leaves are full of verdure.
Wac it necessary that Americas noblest
and best should spill their blood to
water this planting in order that it
might take on more vigorous growth :?
Ii this be true it must be we'll watered
now, for our flag floats over half a mill
lion honored graves today.
Let us offer the prayer that our nation
may be imbued with the spirit of our
Great Representative OF Peace; that,
powerful as it is, it may look abroad,
Christlike, setting the example of broth
erhood and union. No one now can af-
ford to harbor angry or selfish malevo-
lence without showing an ignoble soul,
withholding allegiance to that which is
foreiving and Christian.
Yet the golden age is not fully come.
The school house and church do not
everywherc reign supreme but we fol-
low under the blessed guidance of God.
Wherever our flag floats, the influence of
the bible shall be the wonderful leaven
to raise the waste places upon beautiful
land and make them blossom as the
rose.
So let our drums beat and our bugles
blow and bring the stareyed daisies and
the fragrant pansies and climbing vines
to sleep in fading beauty over our brave
boys who sleep.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
This is faithful saying and worthy of
all acceptation that Christ Jesus came in
to the world to aave sinners, of whom am
the chief, was the text OF Rev. H. W.
Crabbe's address and was taken from the
fifteenth verse of the first chapter OF
Timothy 1.
The subject was introduced by the
statement that there are few verses in
the Bible containing more of the gospel
than this one. II the entire gospel was
lost, save this text. there is enough in it
to save one from death.
The first part of the text, namely
that Christ came into the world to save
sinners implies that there are
sinners in the world. some will ask
what are the sinners, others who are the
sinners, and others still, are all equal
sinners. One people suppose that if
they have sinned through ignorance
they sfe excusable. But they are wrong.
Others think they are not sinners be-
cause they lead quiet and peaceable
lives, but they also are wrong. There
are those who, while verbally admitting
they are einners, neither feel the force
of their admission nor realize the ma
ture and character of their guilt. It is
an easy thing to say we are sinners, but
another thing to know it. The saying
also implies that the sinner needs saliva
tion and that Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners. He came as
a savior, as the Messiah, and as the
mediator between God and men.
When He came it was in the fullness
OF time, and in that appointed by the
Father.
THE STATES DUTIES.
At the Church Of the New Ere the
Rev. w. O. Bowman, discoursed on The
Duties OF the States, handling the Chi
nese and other vital questions OF the
hour. The speaker said What is called
government, or the state, expresses the
ooso Al al l.. -.
live. State, nation, kingdom, empire,
ETC., are only different names OF the
same thing according to form of gov
ernment. Human government origin
ated in natural necessity, It's first object
in the early times being military
strength, offensive and defensive.
The preamble to our own constitution
declares that it's purpose is s'to establish
justice, promote the general welfare and
secure the blessings of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" Our present
troubles are no fault of the constitution,
but the failure to carry out its spirit
and purpose. Our statesmen died off
and we are in the hands of politicians
and boodlers. By class legislation mo-
nopoly has been enthroned, and instead
OF Establishing Justice" it is injustice
that smells to heaven with foul, pluto
nian stencil; instead of promoting the
general welfare" it is special welfare of
few millionaires, and q country
damned with poverty, tramps, mort
cages and enforced idleness; instead of
securing the blessings of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness to the
people, life with the toiling masses is
transformed into curse, liberty into
slavery and the pursuit OF happiness
into grim and desperate struggle for
existence.
Turning from this general statement
OF our evil conditions under political
corruption and plutocratic rule, I will
speak specifically of some questions oil
vital import to the American citizens OF
today. The Chinese question is one oil
these. Shall the Geary law be enforced
l say yes, and promptly.
The argument is short, but decisive,
Self preservation is the first law OF ma
ture with states as with individuals; no
nation can preserve itself and take care
OF its citizens without preserving its
homogeneity OF race and it's economic
type of civilization. Universal brother
hood is fine sentiments and the true
ideal Of human lie but TO bs realized in
the concrete it must have practical
basis in common language, a common
country and common interests. The
Chinaman in America is q foreign and
iacongruous element in all these re-
spects, and he has neither thought nor
purpose of assimilation. In short, his
very life and mode of existence are so
out Of keeping with our own, that his