The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-14
DEFENDERS DAY.
1t Was Handsomely Celebrated by
Shepley Camp.

esting Addresses by Prominent Men.
| Defenders Day." was observed by the
| Sons of Veterans at their hall last evening
| There was large attendance OF members
| of the order and others.
| Captain Arthur M. Soule presided.
| After prayer by Rev. John Carroll Perkins
the presiding officer delivered his opening
address. He spoke of the necessity OF re-
calling the days of the war, and the great
! ness of Abraham Lincoln. He quoted the
closing words of the first inaugural ADDRESS
delivered by MI. Lincoln. in which he In
voked the spirit of peace and OF friendship.
He spoke of the stirring times of tho wal
when men felt the necessity OF maintaining
the union, and when women urged their
husbands and sons to enlist. The services
of the women of the country should not DE
forgotten on such an occasion a this, which
recalls war times. and the words of MI.
Lincoln concerning their laboIs was qnoted.
In conclusion in the name of the camp the
captain welcomed all present to this hall.
'We are Coming Father Abraham was
sung by Shaw's quartette.
Rev. Henry Blanchard. D. D., was intro
duced as the first speaker. DIR. Blanchard
noble life, to do reverence to a great soul.
The young man who is without reverence is
leading a useless life. He believed that de-
spite the high place filed by Washington.
that Lincoln was still greater man, per-
haps the greatest man in the history of this
country. We are to look upon Lincoln as a
man raised up by God at a time when a
great, but yet peculiar man was wanted.
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but his power is manifest through men he
raises up.and there never was great leader
of men who did not deem himself an instru-
meut of God.
DR.. Blanchard gave rapid review of the
history of the country for thirty years be-
fore the war. The men of the South looked
to the North and saw springiEg up cities.
great institutions of learning. and they felt
thai the time was coming when they should
be simply overwhelmed. This man who was
raised up by God to lead the people, be-
lieyed in freedom for all. The Hungarian
mobiles drew the sword for class. little
they cared for the masses. The Polish mobiles
fought for their class, in this great war it
was the people who we're to be saved. He
loved freedom for freedoms sake. II hope
rebelled against early conditions he rose
on. from them. His love of freedom was
part of his nature. When he went to New
Orleans on fiat boat and saw woman of
striking beauty OF face and form on the
auction block of the slave mart he said,
"If ever have a chanc will strike this
down."
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