Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-31
LAW AND LIBERTY
Annual Sermon Preached by Rev. Mr..
Ramsey to the Veterans in
Great Falls.
Some Incidents Of the War Revived
and Proper Deductions Made
TherefrOni.

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"AD"' o'.n4ns 'a7. "eA ""' =" 'a'eo
OF the veterans resident IN
Great Falls at the Presbyterian church
to listen to a sermon appropriate TO Dec
GRAFTON dow hv Paw NJ p.ueov +ha
49, ~, sm Wv
pastor inc sefnnou WAS as ioiio"s;
Text II. Corinthians lO:4. For the
weapons of our warfare are not %carnal.
but mighty through God to the pulling
down OF stronghoIAs.
\ period OF time which by general
consent Is called a generation, separates
us tonight from tn" close OF the civil
war. y period OF thirty years is passed
over you. and is gone from you, since
you marched down pernsN wanna avenue
IN the cry on Washington IN tha1 grant
f'Flr" OF lflr gfah,rSt army that ever
trod tn earth. IT is thirty years ago.
is 1t not on the 30, oh the nth and
2'1h days OF May, IN the year 1860, that
you ldSst't TOR the ltst time IN the fierce
torn or war before the eyes ct your be
loved chirltilIh: 1t Is thirty years ago,
IS Vi not; >hlrty years ago yesterday. that
IN" rear column OF the Grand Army of
t't Republic passed by the national cap
llal WIFI JUS STEADY tread Hlld constant
raillpul war tIckihg the TIME. VIM" the
harmony OF national AFFAIRS was beng
restored and "ntlcing tn" disturbed and
distressed hlin,l on Inc country 10 rest
ana peace. lhlftI years agpnr, yrst"r-
day, was 1t not, that the battle bugl"
blcW It's last blast OF war from It's mere"
throat n It's ~soul-thrllllng notes. in
echoes dying eclloes' sank lhto the sea
OF hatiohai peace:
But what strange prisoners they were
who followed in your trail! Ancient
Babylon heheld entering her broken
gates great nations and tribes in chains.
Imperial Rome looked with pride upon
the triumphs of the Caesars and saw cap
tive kings chained to chariot wheels.
The city of London proclaims that she is
lord of a hundred races of men, and the
city of Paris displays a thousand battle
flags and banners which once waved
detiantly over a thousand European for
t%resses; but for the city of Washington
alone was reserved the glorious vision of
an army in triumphal procession, fol
lowed, not by kings in ohalns. nor by
nations in slavery, but by the willing
feet of the representatives of a race re-
deemed by its blood. The beginning, VIZ
hope, of a reries of triumphs which shall
find their full contamination when Prince
Emmanuel shall be seated at the gate of
another city, even an Heavenly one, and
there shall pass before Him in grand
review that great host of those redeemed
by His blood out of every race, and
tribe, and nation.
In the home of the American soldier
there are two pegs driven into the wall,
and on these two pegs hang his uniform,
when he is not wearing it. Now these
two pegs are two principles; the one is
the principle of liberty, the other is the
principle of law; and if either of these
pegs is touched, down comes the uniform.
In the year ITO one of them was
touched and he put on his uniform and
went out to fight. He won in the war
for liberty. Returning to his home be
hung up his uniform on the peg again
and over it he wrote the text he
read on old Liberty Bell: "Proclaim
liberty throughout the land and unto
all the inhabitants thereof" In the
year 1912 the second peg was touched.
the principle of law. Great Britain
impressed American citizens into her
service. The uniform was put on again.
He went out, and fought, and won.
When he hung up his uniform the Sec
ond time he wrote over the second peg
the words: "The United States govern
ment controls her W subjects" In
the year 1861 both pegs were touched.
Some said it is the principle of law.
1.-THE flag is fired on" Others cried, it
is the American principle of liberty.
There ie slavery in the land" II care
not which," answered the soldier, ~
hight for either principle"
he put on the uniform. tie went out;
ne fought hard; ne fought long; he
fought furlously; ne fought fiercely.
you are tlghtlng IN vain! the world
cried. "1ou are hghtlng IN valn'' cried
philosophy. Law and liberty are con.
tradlctorles; you cannot defend both"
u can and Will" answered the Amerl-
can soldier; and ne did.
SUI the OLD UNIFORM was covered with
luz ~ anu tyeu cr,'n rs WIN plo1u wnen