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

successor of John 3. Cough, preached a
flne sermon. He, too. made brilliant
address. although people took excep-
tons 10 some Of his remarks on the
ground that they were not liberal
enough. Notwithstanding the alleged
defects mentioned in oOth instances the
two sermons or addresses were very
able.
TALKS TO THE BOYS.
From Galatians V. /. as a text Rev
Bruce Griffith of the Reformed church
delivered fine sermon 10 the sons,
daughters and wives Of the old soldiers
Sunday morning at the Reformed
church.
The church was appropriately dec
GRATED by Sergeant Edwad Allen. L. &
\. Back Of the pulpit large silk flags
were swung and caught in gra ceful
folds while, in the center was plainly
seen the words, Hail Old Glory" Be
side the pulpit was an old flag whose
torn and tatlered stripes and stars too
plainly showed the many battles
through which it cheered the boys in
blue.
Bouquets OF flowers and evergreen
plants beautifully set off the decora-
tons, while the Sabers that appeared
crossed upon the altar and the stack
of guns that stood before il made the
whole appear as If the onward march
OF liberty had here made a hivouac and
the spirits of the brave men and true
women who had answered the call 10
sacrifice in 81, were there on guard.
The regular Lords Day services Of
the church were observed. during which
Rev. Griffith took his place in the puI-
pit and eNnounded the text given above.
1t WAS notice3 bic that contrary to pro-
phesy on the editorial page Of the Sun
days Eagle neither Governor Morrill,
-F
was referred To in that sanctuary. ex-
Cspt in the regular prayer for the gov
ernOr Of the commonwealth.
The following Is a brief account Of
the noble, loving and eloquent tribute
which the son Of a veteran paid 10 the
memory Of his fathers comrades:
Liberty has ever been the nOblest
watchwOrd of cur national life: yes.
more. il has been the unanswerable
watchword Of the van Of human pro-
gresS in the entire march: rightly nu-
dorstOod il bears man upon the wings
Of peace and carries him 70 nigh es-
tate; il nerves him IN time OF danger 10
greatest deeds Of .Valor.
Within a few days, from where
Niagara Jhundsrs n her granite chasm
70 where the blue waves OF the gulf
dash their spume on the snowy bios
SONS Of the magnolia and the golden
fruitage OF the orange. from the Allan
tic u the Pacific. the patriotism u
nation viii have been gathered in the
great city and national cemeteries. in
the country churCh-yard amid The hills
and valleys and upon the wide Snan-
ing prairie. and in fi3e private buryinC
lot an the old farms. r. nay thai~ an
nual floral tribute ~ the memory ~
the fallen heroes Of the great test strCS-
gle recorded on TIE pasas Of history.
and - eifeT W fhelr sl-.utssl= .,,. .-.
priceless heritage Ina, taey have left
Us. our American nharty.
After showing the DEVELOPMENT q the
idea Of civil and religious liberty from
the earliest period II mankind - the
war OF rebellion and noting lis pacul-
lar growth in each Of The nations. both
among ancient and modern people In
Guiding our own people w u the time
Of The late war. the speaker thus dis
tingulshed the sentiment % that great
struggle.
While men IN all ages have been willing
To die for freedom OF self. home and
kindred. there was an element for which
the Union soldier struggled. the FREE
dom % a downtrodden people who ap-
peaied - him by no formal obligation
that he directly owed as a part % The
nation. He struggled out OF love for
the brotherhood OF the race. an ex-