St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08

is due, and are sure to recognize at
last the qualities that really count.
There is Greek tradition that spirits
of the dead sometimes come back to
find bodies and place for work. One
came and took the body of an artist
and did his work; another took the
body OF poet and did his work; when
Ulysses came, he said, 'Why, all the
fine bodies are taken and all the fine
work is DONE mot so,'' was the
answer, 1.-The best has been left for
you" What is that?" 1.-THE body OF
common man, doingia common work,
for common reward" This gather
ing today is significant in many ways.
First, 1t is tribute to heroism. The
world loves a brave deed-no matter
where it is done. The courage that
recognizes duty and responds to the
call is always sure of immortality. The
attempt to scale that burning wall the
other night was as fine and daring as
the attempts in battle to scale the
ramparts of the foe. These young men
did not stop to calculate and faltec,
they did not question what might be
the chances of escape.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die''-
anu tiiey 10 their doom. Iney
perished they lost all, but they left the
community richer for their example.
They have raised our estimate of hu-
man nature itself. In the light of that
supreme moment, we read the posi-
bilities of mankind.
The Masonic quartette here rendered
Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought ex-
quisitely.
REV. WAYLAND HOYT.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt began with an
anecdote: He lay there all gashed and
bleeding. AS soon as the chances of
the battle suffered they rushed over
Where are you hurt, sergeant?" they
cried. almost up" he said But,
sergeant, where are you hurt?'' CAL
most up" And they tore his blouse
apart and saw his breast all gashed
and bruised. IF they had given me
another moment 1 would have put old
glory on their ramparts.'' almost
up" So he died, and he died nobiy
surely, for he died thinking no thou:
of self in mighty cause; and he died
victor surely, for death like that is
Observation-Disclosures of self, and
thoUghtfulneSS of a sacred cause
Peace hath great victories no less re-
nowned than war. We do we'll on
Decoration day to remember such
heroes, for they died for us, and
| through their death our government
| stands. We do well, after such exhibit
tons of herCiSm as have gladdened all
our hearts in those last few days, to
gather about these mangled forms, for
just as really We're those firemen he
roes who on that fateful night obeyed
the command of the changing bells and
| dashed along the streets and assaulted
that enemy, the fire. captured in that
| building, and, without question rushed
| into danger of falling walls or dashing
flames, and thinking not of themselves,
but only of their duty, hemmed in by
railing walls, and SO died. a noble and
heroic death; and they are heroes of
peace as really and truly as was the
man whose death 1 have just men
| toned a hero of the war. These fire
men cid not live in vain, for all their
lives were conSecrated to the protection
of property and of life. These firemen
old not die in vain, for dying, thinking
more of duty than of self they have
read every one of us the most import
ant lesson that any man can learn, viz:
me lesson that the sacredest thing in
the universe is not self, is not life, is
not comfort, is not happiness; but is
duty, and at any hazard men are to
Wv NNSS' IL nCI 2 w ell LUZ us IL we learn
the lesson, every one of US, and when
duty confronts us, as it confronted
them, and the heart sinks and the
hands hang nervously, and we feel
that we cannot do it, to remember the
Sacrlfice they made, and to get i'm
pulslon toward duty from the inspira-
tlon OF their example, and to go on with
our daily work as in Gods sight and
for the good of our fellowmen. Wheth-
er that duty be difficult or be easy. the
lesson read to me from these lives. so
suddenly ended here, and from this
heroism manifested before US all is
this lesson: The mightiest thing is not
self, but is duty, and may God help
every one of US to consecrate our lives
to duty as did these.
FIR. ]. NJ. CLEARY.
Rev. FIR. ]. NJ Cleary, of st. Charles
parish, said: Every honest and sym-
pathetic man who has given serious
consideration to the sad event which
has summoned us together this Sun
day afternoon, realizes the embarrass-
ing difficulties under which one labors
when he attempts to give expression
to the sad thoughts that fill the minds
and hearts of our people today, for the
hearts of the people of this great city
have been touched with a deeper and a.
more tender thought than has moved
them for years; and as the soul is
moved by tragic sorrow and prefers
10 remain in silent communion, so the
community knows how it may best
give expression to the sympathy and
tenderness with which the sorrowine-
hearts of our people are filled, not
alone for the heroic lives we mourn.
! but for the sad hearts that are broken
over the personal loss they have sus-
tanned by this disaster. But 1 see in
TINS splendid outpouring of the people
OF this city today most hopeful and
encouraging sign. We have come to-
gether, moved by the one impulse of
common humanity. Our sympathy is
defined only by the broad heroisn of
the common brotherhood of man. and
we come to lay our tribute of praise
ana our marks of esteem and honor
10 these men, who, perhaps, were con-
sldered obscure and in an humble posi-
ton, because they displayed such hero
| ism and courage In this authorizing
of the people 1 realize fully that we
can always depend upon the hearts of
the people and that we can always
feel that the hearts Of the people are
In the right place; that although now
and then you may feel a certain
ei ee'iii ~, inlay call IL, OF
OF suspicion, that undue honor is given
to men where it is not deserved. and
the obscure hero is forgotten, or that
we live In selfish age; still when we
see our people meet like this together
from the only motive of honest man
llness TO pay honest peoples honest
tribute to brave and heroic men. we
must take new heart and courage.
MIR. FIELDER TOO