The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-21
Arc Ended Only in q Material
Sensc-Moral Eattic Is
Never Ended.

lioi uniS Knew Nuu AiA btIblt
During their struggles for truth and for
possession of land which God had given
them, every mount and vale In that hoiy
land was to pass into history anu hc
linked with the story OF redeemiDg love.
And IL Israel was to ne faithful 10 her
trust ii would be necessary TO keep be-
fore her what GOD had done for her in the
past. And SO these stones which Joshua
had taken out Of Jordan We're to stand
for a monument that they might keep
these pas; deliveiances OF God fresh in
their minds.
We. too, are to study and remember the
past events of our couutry's history; the
hattleeldS of the past. which were the
instruments tha; God used in making a
display OF His power and goodness to Us,
Il II We're necessary for the lSrneltteS, in
passing out OF the wilderness into the bor
derS o: Canaan To keep before them the
leading events of their national history
so rs to learn lessons thcrotr0m, how
much more necessary II l. for this Coun-
try. in passing out ot It's first century into
the borders of the second. The American
people have set up monumental stones all
over this land to commemorate an event
as important a. that declared by the me
mortal stones that Joshua erected at the
crossing Of the Jordan. The child that
was born the year our civil war closed
hes grown 10 manhood now and 50 rapid
ly arc its experiences fajinS into forget
fulness thai our children are already ask
ing us, What mean ye by these sYnes?'
Crisis in liistroy OF Israel.
The crisis came in the history OF Israel
wnpn the lsraClites went to kadesn-
Baraea They refused 10 40 M ana occupy
the land OF Canaan, then the Lord de-
clared they should never enter the prom
iSed land Not one Of 6e0,NoO warriors en-
tered the land. except Joshua ana Caleb.
one hundred ana twenty years ago our
own beloved nation reached crisis In her
history The question raised was as TO
u Ia " h. In
bondage to a foreign foe, Tha; old liberty
bell which We love so dearly in these mod
ern days rang OUT its message to America
and said, No" and God grant that that
message OF liberty may ever be heard far
and wide over our land of liberty.
In ,S6 these United States came 10 the
crisis OF slavery. Around our southern
states slavery had entanglcd Itself. All
God-feafing people had come 70 realize
tna, this was In direct conflict with the
greet principle upon which our govern
meut was built Compromises We're OF no
avail. Hence, on April. y, AZ o'clock the
flag at Fort Sumter was fired upon--the
fla.; that enfoltra the most precioue'hores
Of humanity. Then was witnessed tho
seen. OF history. The whole north t!owel
together, volunteer soldiers came from all
quarters, offering 20 die for thnir country.
Then the world saw the very rathos OF
patriotism; women giving their hravvst
and their best to dying bullets and fash
ing steel. and men Offering 70 lie without
a murmur for their country. Many Of
you who are here tonight are carried back
In memory almost TWO score OF years.
when the bugle's notes We're sounding
over our hill. calling sons and brothers.
fathers and husban nds, 20 thn field OF strife.
These scenes come TO you freightel with q
thousand thrilling memories. Some OF
them are pleasant. doubtless. while 9th
ers may be sad beyond what human words
can tell
when that great war was over. as
quickly as they had rushed to arms. so
quickly dll they who Were left, dlspcrse.
Some with empty sleeves. some with
crutches for comrades. mutitu1es with
the seeds Of disease sOwn by hardship and
exposure; but multiiudes did not return.
To them We owe 2 debt Of gratitude too
deep for words We who reap the splen-
dor of their achi.vmeut and enjoy the
peace that followed the victory OF their
arms are debtors in measure too great
to be Cancelled. Duty, patriO, ,ism, love of
cOuntry-th"se a. inspired those brave
warriors. II there Is such thing as pa
triotlsm, these We're patriots.
War Cloud Has Bccn lifted.
Today, my friends. you and Pc called
upon to hold fast to the principles for
which those brave soldiers fought. The
war In which you fought plowc1 long and
deep furrows over this beautiful land
scape. But, the war-clDud has been lifted.
our canrons have been rolled into their
y.j,b tbc b,',vrs ~ everv ,rnr,i,,,, C,,n
there arynr,r tho tbe fo-e-q-ioa~ns ~ o,,r
nations rising glory The eyes Of ~ the
"a gnn1Iv heritage
An. The oucstIor which rIses ~, bafor.
us tn,ieb, IL vbefher his votiro rarr,yi.,
~ oura sbaI1 rIse or f,u rourisb ar Ia.
cay? Shall the coming years and the com
~ frrado,n nv a land ~ aIavoryp Sr,li
t5osn ma VOID .ifres.lur1 . * ,,eri,,-,
l,narty," "Ameriran citlzenshin " man "a
much 10 future peneratinns ai ,h"v do :,
me tod4yo In futu-e ge1erationa yvbcn
our children snail ask "Wh,f moan vo bv
tb.se stones =" thass r,1,niarc,f "a, MI,
r,cn-s NJ hra.4 and narhIc u.btcb 80.
Ieon erected here and tbera I'm almost e,.
cry state i'm the .unign. viii thore hc tbon
brave peirintir cItIznna ahIc 10 taIi ,,.i,b
nafhos and burnin,, r,otriotiv,, o,b,, - -,
tbIngs meonp VIII tbis cn,,r.r,. 81 o,,,. i
always n Christian n1tion9 Some of tho
r,ightieat nuestIoDr which ", .
stirraJ tho be,rts and minds =, y cr-t-
,iar reo,,o ar'. h.fnr' ', "',',',,u.. VI N"''7-
TO-DAY
Sometimes I fa,r v,ea-a 1rietir,, ,,,t,,- ,,I,
a aIavrrv moi one whit better fb9r tba,
which was desfrovcd bv o,Ir Ijyii 49,
Today we find our church ani Christian
81 opie aTrayed on one siie AGAINST the sa-
iooh hhd intrinperahce ana tryinE 10 up-
no inc tanctity OF ms hOly day, which
Goa mas blessed, ~nile on the other hnnl
we ma arfayed against us not few
dtinagogues who dictate our political ac-
tioh. The decision of all those weigthy
questions seems now TO be releGntcd to
the ballot box. The greatest peril that
To-Day conironts this nation Is Indifference
10 pOhtical duty. Members or the Grand
army OF the Republic, .shall we preserve
this splendid heritage won by war?
writer says. What has been secured by
the bayone. must be preserved by the bal
lot. Remember that ground yielded TO
the enemy VIII be used against the truth.
over so~DWo of people and let our cry be
down with the traitor" Let party strife
be forgotten. and all be united on the
broad platform Of one common brother
hood Let US keep our constitution and