The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-25

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have nA;d the money and saved the 7
lives of 500, 900 brave men, and might q
not the south better have sold cut
slavery and saved her 100000 brave
men? l swear you by the graves oi
YOUR fathers and brothers and sons 20
a new hatred for-the champion curse {
NJ the uuiverse--warl o Lord, God,
with the hottest bolt of Thine omnipo-
tent indignation, strike that monster
down forever and ever. Imprison u
In the deepest dungeon OF the eternal
penitentiary. Bolt it In with all the
from ever forged in cannon or moloeo
into howitzers. Cleave it with all the
sabers that ever glittered in battle,
and wiring It's soul with all the paEgs
which It ever caused. Let it feel all
the CONGREGATIONS of the homesteacs
1t ever destroyed. Deeper down letl
fall. and in fercer fame let IL puTn,
till it has gathered into its heart all
the suffering of eternity as well as
time. In the name of the millions OF
graves of its victims, l denounce II.
The nations need more the spirit OF
treaty and less of the spirit OF war.
War is more CHASTITY now than once
not only because of the greater de-
structiyeness of it's weaponry, but oe'
cause now it takes down the best men,
whereas once it chiefly took down the
| worst Bruce in TIT, In his "lnstitu-
tions of Military Law" said OF the
European armies Of his day: III all
infamous persons and such as nave
committed capital crimes, heretics'
atheists and all dastardly feminine
men, were weeded out OF the army,
it would soon be reduced to
nrettv moderate number" -Flogging
and mean pay made them still more
ipnoble. officers were appointed to
see that each soldier drank his ration
of a pint of spirits day. There were
noble men in battle, but the moral
character of the army then was 95 per
cent lower than the moral character
of the army of to-day. BY SO much Is
war now the more detestable because
!, It DESTROYS the picked men of the ma
tions.
Again, by this national ceremony we
: mean to honor courage. Many Oh
; these departed soldiers were voiun.
) teers, not conscripts, and many OIL
i those who were drafted might have
8 provided substitute or got of on
8 furlough or have deserted. The fact
: that they lie in their graves Is proof OF
!! their bravery. Brave at the front,
0 brave at the lannon's mouth, brave on
d lonely picket duty, brave in cavalry
z charge. brave before the surgeon
S brave in the dying message to the
i home circle. We yesterday put a gar
> land on the brow Of courage. The
l. world wants more of IL.
d The Church of God is in woeful need
|. Of men who can stand under fire. Thu
lion of worldly derision roars and TN
is sheep tremble. In great reformator.
e movements at the first shot how many
& fall backi The great obstacle to tn
n church's advancement is the inanity
le the vacuity, the soft prettiness, tn
le namby-pambyism of protested Chris
ID tians. Great on a parade, towards Il
1T battle. Afraid of getting their plume
re- rufied, they carry parasol over thel
1T helmet. They go into battle not wit
he warriors gauntlet but with kid gloves
III nor clutching the sword-hilt too tigh
~ lest the glove split at the back.
In all our reformatory and Christia
he work the great want is more back
Is, bone, more mettle, more daring, NOR
6, proves. We would in all our churcht
n like to trade off hundred do-nothinG
r, for one do-something. Quit you
id ! selves like men, be strong"
10 Thy saints in all this glorious war
OF Shall conquer, though they die;
e. They see the triumph from afar,
lv And seize it with their eye
ay Again, we mean by this national o
n. seryapce to honor self-sacrifice for OF
ne ers. To all these departed men, hon
cd and Kindred were as dear as our hon
to and kindred are to us. Do You kno
,er how they felt? Just as you and wou
20 feel starting out tomorrow mornir
lat with nine chances out of ten again
our returning alive; for the intellige
re- soldier sees not only battle ahead, o.
he malarial sickness and exhaustion Ha
a these men chosen, they could ha
,pt spent last night in their homes, al
IRE to-day have been seated where y
it are. They chose the camp, not becau
do they liked it better than their o,
OF. house. and followed the fife and dru
lch not because they were better mu
nd than the voices of the domestic circ
ors South Mountain and Murfreesbo
Tod and the swamps of Chickahominy We
a not play grounds.
ers These heroes risked and lost all
to others. There is no higher sublimi
EN- than that. To keep three-quarters
ed, ourselves and give one-quarter
others is honorable. To divide e'
, of with others is generous. To k'
of nothing for ourselves and give all
We others is magnanimity Christ-li
,of- Put a girdle around your body
I'm then measure the girdle and see
was YOU are so or 60 inches rou
ait And is that the circle OF y
and sympathies--the size OF yours
eli- Or, to measure you around the he'
ont. would it take girdle large enough
title encircle the land and encircle
the world? You want to know VIVA,
the dry theoaogists mean when we tall
hen yicarious suffering. Look at the
mes diers' graves and find out. Vicari'
len, bangs for others, wounds for 9th
ers. inconsistencies for others, blood
VS. a others, sepnlcher for others.
the Those who visited the matte
our cemeteries at Arlington Heights
and at Richmond and Gettysburg saw
1;et | :-.or;o+,o1, on soldiers tOmbs Oft<