Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-17
They are. he said, monuments to the mag
nanimfty Of a great and reunited people,.
Necessity of Religious Faith.

Neeessfty Of Religious Faith.
In conclusion Archbishop Ryan said:
Il want to say a word about certain
pertis that confront the nation. We do
not want patriotic piatitudes, but patriotic
vigilance. II the Union is to be perpetuated.
1 do not fear strife again between the
north and the south. and do not fear any
danger from without. Nor do fear any
thing from the influx of people from with
out, as suggested by my most worthy
friend Commander Frazier This country
could take the down-trodden and helpless
of every nation and make freemen of them.
We have our institutions, and can remo@d
the people who come to our shores, If
necessary, and they, or their children,
would make this country the stronger and
better. There are perils of another kind
l have reason sometimes to fear that our
marvellous prosperity and the wonders We
have effected In a single century. unpar-
alleled in the history of humanity, may
cause us to become too self-reiant, and
that the decrease Of religious faith may
weaken the great foundation of all ma
tional prosperity. If We allow religious
influence to wane, what is to be the future?
Every blow struck at religion Is blow
at morality and every blow at morality
is blow at the country, which cannot ex-
list without 1t. l would not have the two
great powers, the church and the state,
united l would have them ever approach
ing, but never meeting. The fact that the
church is to be separate from the state
does not lead to the fact that the STATE
is to be separated from God.
In speaking of citizenship and its holy
responsibilities the archbishop said: "FroWn
down. am almost tempted to say strike
doWE-the man wlo would offer anything
for your vote freeinen.
Miss Louise Henriette Orndorff Of Balti-
more sang The New Rosette," written by
Comrade George NJ. Vickers Of the G. A.
R., music by Dr. e. T. kimball Of Balu-
me re. Her excellent rendition of the song,
the sentiment of which is the blending Of
the blue and gray. won hearty applause.
The Future American.
Gen. James A. Beaver took for his theme
THE Army of the Potomac" and made
speech that awakened much enthusiasm.
What astonished the north during the
war, he said, was the perseverance of the
men Of the south in standing for what they
believed 10 be right. They had no doubt
Of the bravery and pluck of the southern
when the descendants of the southern SOL
die1s would recognize that the prayers
that went up to the same God In
The time of the nations peril and plead
ed for the same hing-success-had been
answ cred in the best way, and that in
the end this blending of the blue and the
gray, this bringing together of the Puritan
and the Cavalier, this comrningling of the
north and the south, would result in what
is to be the future American.
Gen. William r. Aylett of Virginia, who
served in Plckett'S division, was the next
speaker and when he arose he was Wis
IDLY affected by Gen. Beavers remarks,
and amid tAundcroUs applause the two Old
soldiers shook hands. Both were touched,
ard when their hands fell apart Gen. Ay-
lett said half humorously, half patheti-
cally, to Gen. Beaver, You have got a
leg, sir, down there in Virginia, sir, and
| cordially invite you to come and visi:
your own graveyard
Gen. AylettS speech was very inter-
estinG and fun of graphic recitals of
| incidents and episodes during the late war.
on for Antietam.
The two special trains which had been
provided by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
| road Company to take the Philadelphia
| Brigade and it's friends from the city of
tam left the depot in this city this morning
! shortly after o'clock, being preceded by
| the special train from Baltimore bearing
| Governor Lowndes and his staff and a
| number of prominent Maryla1ders. Upon
| reaching Antietam station the Philadelphia
| visitors will proceed to The old bunker
! Church. where Governor Lowndes and his
| staff and a detachment of the National
| Guard Of Maryland will be in waiting
| Governor Lowndes will extend welcome
| on behalf of the state to Governor Has
| tingS and his staff, a salute will be fired
| by the naval reserve battery and process
| sion will then be formed, which will march
| to the monument, where the unveilins. cere-
! monies will take place The full program
| CT these exercises. together with descrip.
| ton of the monument, was published il
yesterdays issue of The Evening Star.