Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-06-07

deaths because Of wounds and disease contracted
In the army In the defense Of their country and
also In lighting against their country ! would do
this not TO cause You sadness, but to let you SEQ
how wicked and horrible thing war IL, would
do this 80 that you may resolve TO live IN peAco,
II possible, rather than to take up the deadly
weapon on the least prGvocatOn would have
You bear the Ills you have rather than fly to those
you know not OF, IL / could II some one could,
describe tht horrors Of war 30 that would up.
pear in all Its hldeonsnoss with the arch iend OF
hell urging on the armies aud engenderng hutrod
IN the hCntts OF men, and then open up the gNtee
ef hell and rec the harvest he gathers because of
war, Ii some artlst could paint the scene In its
true character and throw the calcium light OF
Divine truth upon the scenes 20 that men could
see il as It's men would learn war no more, The
weapons Of war would he turned into the weapons
of husbAndry and the world would be At pence.
General sherman has truly sand "war IN hell "
Color II 0s you may this II the nearest dCsCrip.
ton Of II that we cun give and II we had some
modern Dante to write an Inferno II might be
blessing 10 Onr nation aud TO the world, write
over It's portals Vile that entereth here leaves all
hope behind" There II II reckessRess of human
life that IL appalling to contemplate, Every
paper we take up we zee accounts of murders
and suicides and attempted murders. aud at
temple plOte TO wreck trains and destroy houses
regardless OF human life, Aud when we sec the
standing armies Of the old world Gun we wonder
that this II 80, for the training of the soldier Is
TO enable him TO kill men IL IL not TO develop
true manhood but simply to kill men, There II
no object In the drill of developing the physical
man, even, only incidentally the main business
is To kill men, The life Of soldier IL scarcely
TO be considered more than the life Of cattle A
wild beast would be much safer In front of an
army than man would was men whose lives we
were seeking, II thousand wild beasts might pass
us undsturbed, but not a man could show his
head without endangering his life.
Those make mistakes who regret that they have
not the opportunity TO fight for their country
That minister did not take into consideration that
one man out OF ak that enlisted, died during the
war of wounds or disease caused by the war, and
that another one out Of every six has died since
from the same causes, and that Sui another one
had died OF causes that could not be traced di.
rectly to the war but was more or less connected
with the war; 80 that there only remains a)out
one half that went forth TO serve their country
to tell the story lie might have been one OF the
first to fall, or one that has fallen since. Then
where the gl0ryY We hear IL said "'1is sweet 10
die for ones country" but most of us feel that 1t
IL sweeter to live for our country and prefer that
Let me say to all who have had no army expert
ence do not coyet IL, II the time comes when 1t IL
necessary TO save your country do not hesitate
but go. Try every honorable means first to pre-
vent the necessity, but il all honorable means fail
then 20 and bury treason and traitors 80 deep
that they will never trouble us more Thank
God for the blessings OF peace and win victories
for God and humanity The victories of peace
are more noble than the C0nQuests OF war, aud
should be sought by all
Do not for moment get the idea that con
demn the soldier that fought for his country in
its hour OF peril that would condemn myself, aud
have never felt condemnation for the part took
in the war, and never apOligzed for IL and never
expect to. do not condemn the Union soldier
for he was compelled to do as he did or let repub
lican government be forever blOtted out OF exist
ance lie did 1t not for honor, or glory, or pay,
but to preserve what our fathers fought bed and
died TO establish In this land for the benefit Of
phillrpn and the world ''n VOVprumpuG of the
people, for the people and by the people, and as
worty sons of noble sires we could not see the
glorious banner they unfured to the breeze trail
ed in the dust, 10 have done this would have
stamped us as towards, unworthy Of freedom, for
he that will not pay the price OF liberty with his
life II need be- Is not fit TO be free man, and will
not long remain free. The sentiment Of Patrick
Henry IL the roper motto OF freemen; GIVE me
hberJy or give ne beath.' | WOnld just us en-
phatically condemn those, who with the oath Of
Office on their lips, planned the rebellion, and
with traitorOus hands attem pied TO de troy the
government they had sworn to support. They
caused this helsh sCrfe and they and they only
are responsible for the bloodshed. They must
answer for 1t before God, and 1t would have been
better for the nation If they had been called TO
answer for treason before the courts OF tbs na-
ton instead Of turning the government over TO
them to run into rebellion again.
In conclusion let me say we should honor the
dead with flowers and every token Of respect, but
not stop here, we owe debt to the living that
they have lett us, let us see that they do not
want 1t Is well to strew flowers over the graves
of the dead and raj c marble shafts to cOmmemo-
rate their deeds, but not well 20 let their surYlY
ors suffer while they live little assistance and
few kind words while one lyes Is worth more
than costly marble shafts after death, and IL the
dead could speak they would, think, thank us
more for kindness shown the living than for all
the display of affection we can make over their
graves We should bear in mind that they died
Tor u.s. and have committed to our cure their faml.
lies end the nation they died to save. Az IA Gene
terry in the south an aged man was seen weeping
over headstOne that marked the grave Of u fallen
soldier, and when asked II a son was buried there
he answered mo- when asked II BROTHER
his response was mo- then asked why he wept
he responded lie died for me- This man was
drafted and had family dependent upon him and
was poor the one over whose grave he was weep
ing had volunteered to 20 In his place, as he had
no family without any recompense only that
which the government paid, und was Killed IN
battle. This man mad saved his hard earnings
and gone all the way down TO the south land 70
weep over the grave OF the one VINO died Tor him,
Let me tell you Of one greater than he that has
died for you, and He only asks your love. VIII
You not give IT. Jesus has become your substl.
tute has died in your stead, was wounded Tor
your transgressiOns, bruised for your lniqultles,
the Establishments of your peace was upon Hin
and with Ills stripes you are healed, II you WIN
II 30.
Comrades our marches are over. The battle Of
life will soon be ended, aud one by one we must
answer the detail to pass over the river, soon
others will strew flowers over our graves, and We
shall have gone TO JOIN the Grand Army above,
Are you ready? The great Captain Of our saliva
ton, VINO never lost a battle, but carries all His
faithful soldiers safely through to victory, auu
crowns them at the end OF the strife with crowns
Of glory, and makes them kings, aud priests unto
God TO reign f1r ever aud ever, where sorrow
never comes, where there II no tears Or any dy-
Ing, wants recruits; they must be volunteers, He
makes no drafts, but WhOsOeyer Will, let hiln
come, viii you net conner
"Sent by my Lord on you l call,
The invitation Is to all,
Come all the world, come sinner thou,
All things Ia CArst are ready now
Enlist under the banner Of the cross, with the
stars and stripes just beneath IN this sgn let US
70 forth to victory, ana when we camp on the
other shore we shall meet the loved aud lost that
have gone before, and the Grand COmmundef viii
say "Well done, good aud taltntu servant, enter
thou into the joys OF the Lord, und with pulms,
and harps and crowns we shall march up the
streets OF gold, Singing unto Him that loved w
and bought US with HIS own blood, be glory, aud
dominion, honor and power, now ana forever
moreN viii we each D1 tneret
Patents.
U. S. Land Office, Colby, Kansas,
1901