The Penn's Grove record., 1896-06-05

day by Acton Post, No. 80, G. A. r.,
accompanied by the Sons of Veterans
and the Relief Corps. They went to
Pedricktown on the 6 so train and after
performing the Memorial Day ceremony
there returned on the 9.37 train, get.
ting off at Friendship station and
marching to RIverview Cemetery under
the command Of J. ID. Torton and
Lieut.. Charles Woodley. and to the
music of the Penn's Grove Band.
After the reading of the ceremony
Miss Abiah McCarson gave an appro-
pirate address, and the graves of sold.
iers were decorated with flags and flow
ers.
Next Emmanuel Cemetery was visit
cd and after the usual ritual ceremony,
the firing of guns by the Sons of Veter.
ais and the decoration Of the graves,
Rev. ]. L. Wiley gave a short address.
He said it was great pleasure to help
honor the courage and heroism of the
2S0, 600 who fell in the cause of the
Union. They believed in their u
try's cause of freedom and showed their
faith.by answering the call to maintain
the integrity and prosperity Of their
country. The inheritance we have is
preserved by their great sacrifice. They
do still live in the affections of the Ma
tion and their hallowed influence is in
our thoughts. in our homes and contri-
butes to our happiness.
Continue to honor them by making the
very best of our privileges and use u
lives so as to harmouize with what they
have done.
A goodly number of citizens Assem-.
bled in Odd Fellows Hall at go
O'Clock. After the reading of the ritual
and music by the Band, Rev. D. B.
Harris, Presiding Elder for Camden
District, gave u most appropriate and
pleasing address. In fact it was the
best memorial address given here, be-
cause he, having been u soldier, could
speak from experience and give anus
ing as well as pathetic incidents in the
| soldiers life.
Mr.. Harris said on such an occasion
he just felt more like giving a talk as
there has been so much threshing over
of old straws on Memorial Day. We
should keep i'll our minds a deep spirit
Of thou%ghtfullness of the sacrifices made
years ago by the soldier. He use to re-
member ali old Revolutionary soldier
whom he use to look upon like a being
from another world. The old soldiers
are a link between the past of IL to 30
years ago and the present. The war is
a reality to the veterans but only cold
history to the young.
Every national holiday has its pecu-
liar lessons. The 4th of July is TO lay
a deep foundation of patriotism and to
revere the memory of our forefathers.
Memorial Day gives deep and impress
sive lessons of the courageous acts Of
those who gave their lives to preserve a
priceless heritage. If we impress the
lessons of the war On the youth a good
thing has been done. The soldier Is life
was n of hardships and some sun
shine. He often thought it a merciful
provision OF an all-wise providence for
persons TO look on the bright side, for
without it the soldiers could not have
endured what they did. He knew a
man who almost died of inconsistencies.
lie had been told that the soldiers
were more addicted to pilfering. We
would disproye it. They were there
to make everything loyal to the Union.
II a disloyal chicken, turkey or pig was
found what better way was there to
make it loyal than by incorporating it
into loyal union soldier flesh. This
may be a salve to some Of the coDscl-
ences of the old veterans.
He recalled the stormy scenes when
the war broke out, the enlistment, camp
life, drilling and other incidents which
refreshened the minds and memory Of
the veterans present, and was glad to
have privilege to meet together to decor
ate The graves of those who lay among
US. But remember the thousands who
fell with no winding sheet but what Ia
ture weaved around them. Many homes
are sad for those who Q ver returned.
He would impress it upon the chill
dren that war is q terrible thing and
wish the morals of nations would be-
come so no sword would be drawn.
There is something attractive in a com
pany Of soldiers drilling, but when the
realities were taken into consideration
did 1t pay ? If we look at the personal
priyations, and the wounded hearts for
those who never returned, no. When
we look ut the manicles of slavery the
whole nation was under morally, not
until the slaves we're free did this coun-
try become the land of the free and
home Of the brave, and now every man,
Dotn Dlack ana White, Is irAe IN all his
humanity. There are evils still to be
wiped away. He would hail the day
when all forms of political corruption
ceased. He would put the man who sells
his vote as well as the man who buys it
behind the bars. Let us say the foul
blot of the despotic liquor traffic shall
be wiped away.
He reminded the veterans that they
were getting Old; that the number OF
graves each year are becoming IL larger
percentage to The suldier3 living. THEY
will stpn he numbered with the dead.
May they so live lha! when the last re-
view comes before the Great CAPTAIN
you may come IN the record of the
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. May
they enjoy that purchased, not by tie
bluad Of humanity, hut by Him who