The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-28

ample that stamps the Union veteran,
as the most famous sacrifice, more
noble than that of a Damon and {
! PythiaS, a Bruce or Wallace, an(
next 10 that OF the Lord and Mastel
| himself
Continuing, he said there was TIVE
ways to honor our dead heroes; ont
was by cherishing the memory OF theil
! deeds, the other by keeping inviolat;
| the heritage they had left US. The
| blood that purchased our liberty in tbs
dark days of the revolution from Lex
| ington TO Yorktwon that preserved il
| in the stormy days of the rebellion a
Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellors
| Vile and Vicksburg, the soldier grave
| beneath the dark pines and expresses
| and the scrub oaks of the Wilderness
| battle field. the bodies that mouldel
| along the silent and romantic Patomac
| on the blood-dyed slopes of Gettysburg
| Chattanooga and ChickamduSua, that
| have been sunk in the dreadful swamps
| and marshes of the far south. the bones
| that bleached around Atlanta and al
| along the triumphant march to the sea
| the voices that came up from the deep
blue waves OF the Gulf and the Atlantic
| carrying on the mournful night winds
| the dying shreks of the brave men
who stod beneath the flag in the crowd
| ed turrets of the monitors and battle
| decks of our little navy, and found a
watery grave-all appeal TO you and 10
| me 10 keep sacred the story of their
deeds and the heritage for which they
| died. They appeal to us IN the silent
| stars that shine by night; they appeal
! to us in the sweetest scented breeZes
! that come up from he south laden
| with the fragrance Of tropical bloom
| they appeal TO US in the beautious paint
| ing of nature in the sunset canvassing
| the sky; they appeal in every sweet and
! blessed privilege that we enjoy as a
nation, TO US 10 cosecrate ourselves as
| patriotic devoteeS to that which they
| have left US"
| He drew a beautiful picture OF homes
| where dear ones were given up only to
| be brought back wrapped in their coun
| try'S flag and laid beneath the green
| sward without a complaining murmer
| from mothers, sisters and wives in this
| sacrifice to our national heritage OF
| liberty.
He referred to the American love of
| money-getting to the influx of an infer
Tor grade of foreign population and to
the religious enthusiast who considers
himself above the affairs of political
life as we'll as to the Indifference OF
some of our educated men as the dan
gers which threaten our liberty.
He eulogiZed the modest brown but
ton of the veteran and said: at is more
glorious than the Star and Garter or
the decoration of the Cross of the Le-
gion of Honor; that it was too often
unseen when worn upon the lapel of
the faded blue blouse, and its owner is
too frequently pushed down and out OF
the ranks when he hobbies up for the
meager pension that a once throttled
nation would have been only too glad
to have promised him.
The minister then pointed out the
hand of Providence in the history of
this nation; in the favored class of its
colonists, in the fortunate time of its
discovery, and in the great men that
had been its leaders. He spoke of the
great questions that had confronted IT
and how they had in every emergency
been solved. PeSsimism has no place
in the heart of the speaker. The ma
ton must be a Cody nation and the
divine guidance of the God of battles
will be its might and its power.
Nearly twenty centuries ago the true
Star of Freedom stood over the cradle
of Bethlehem. The steady light that
has shone from it has, like the silent
rays of the sun, leavened the life
of the world. Instead of one nation
as did Egypt, then Babylon, then
Greece and later, Rome, rule all others,
and eXpend all its power in conquest,
by the light that shines from Bethle-
hem the nations of the world live after
a law of peace rather than war To
that principle we may attribute the adj
vancement of the recent centuries.
The speaker appealed to the various
orders present, pledged TO the causes
for which the soldier struggled. TO re-
main loyal to those principles. To teach
to the youth of the age the great mean
ing OF the national flag. To teach
them to love it, to cherish. aid and
protect it. He eulogiZed the great
leaders in the rebellion and paid a
particular tribute to Lincoln, declaring
him as the highest embodiment and
type of the American of the first five
centuries.
SERMON TO FAIRMOUNTERS
The annual sermon to the graduating
class Of FaiTmount was given Sunday
by DIR. belong of Arkansas City, at
Plymouth church. The day was al
most perfect. The house had been APP
propriately decorated and was filled to
its utmost capacity. The music, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Bentley, was
exceptionally good. The solos by Miss
Elva Walker and Mr.. c. II. SeamanS
were soul inspiring.
DR.. Belongs message was strong
and full with spiritual power. His
theme, The Divine Estimates of Duty
and of Life" was based on the text
l.
life animal is nurtured by the sun, but
that life spiritual subsists on higher
things. The announcement, by Christ.
that men, sinful men may enter into
the divine plans and do godlike things
was new thought to the world. Our
heritage is that We were created in the
divine image; created for divine COM
partnership. 1t has been with greatest
difficulty that humanity has been made
To see that God is interested in all men.
Man can only succeed through divine
The day Of divine
sympathy and love is being more fully
realized-men are learning that life
means endurance and self-sacrificing
services. God has been tOiling through
the ages-but not in vain. There is
today more light. more sacrifice, more
disinterested work and more love than
ever before. The duty OF the hour is 70
accept Gods plan OF our lives. To
heed the divine call and 10 exercise to
the fullest and freest extent the pow
ers and opportunities God has given US
The Rev. Frank C. Ward viii ad-
dress the students and friends of Fair
mount institute on the subject: The
Christian School as a factor in Our
National Life" The address will be
delivered at the institute building this
evening beginning at O'Clock.
Be wise. use the best. DR.. Prices
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