Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-25

Hecueu 10 race the battles roar and
lannon's mouth. This is indeed a
memorial OF virtue that we keep on
every Memorial day.
But beside the soldier stands the
citlzen-to you l want to speak
TO-DAY. The future invites to new con-
quests, we must preserve and secure to
generations vet to come the priceless
boon that has been delivered into orr
hands. There are battles in peace as
wen as In war, there are dangers that
threaten us, more sure to destroy a
nations nobility than war. When our
homes become false our children and
youth bad. our men corrupt, then the
natlon will surely fall. We must do
our work In striving for the purity of
the social life, preserving the sanctit.
OF Tie home, the sacredness of mar
| rage, FOR on these depend the future
glory OF our land. We are engaged in
a holy war for right to life liberty ana
happiness. for all the people and we
ought to make these blessings possible.
II we are to have permanent peace and
prosperity. The social agitation going
on in the world today is making this
| demand. The cry goes up that the
people are being aienated from the
church and constitution. Social injustice
is the prolific source of atheism and re-
| hSious indifference. The attitude of
| the wage workers to the church ard
existing social conditions is either one
or apathy or bitterness-this ought not
TO pe-"e are fostering a contempt for
| law. laws are enacted and put On our
statute books and openly violated, even
rldlculed. If they are honored at all il
is in the breaking. This Is true in marked
degree in our good State of Maine For
instance our prohibitory. laws on liquor
and gambling.
III laws are unwise and not to be en-
forced then let them be abrogated And
only such measures as are wise and
good and that can be enforced enacted
Above all let us maintain our integrity
and sincerity, as people. We here in
this state and in our land holds too
much to the faith or superstition that
legislation and the sovereign acts OF
government are the cure for all our
economic social and moral ills. We do
not fully realize that evils. social and
political. as we'll as moral have their
root in individual character, in home
training or neglect in the deep under
huences beyond the reach of
legislatures or judges and
courts. The nobility Of a nation is in
the honor. purity and morality Of its
people. Then if we are to be worthy
sons of veterans. we must do our work
as wen. Make the fieetng days a
story of labor tell
The speaker here referred to our COM
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terest Of good citizenship.
Even you and l can do something
to bring about the time when all ma
tons shall live as the brothers of one
family for every effort which we make fol
our own countrymen is for the freedom
of all mankind; everything that you do
for the education of the mind the CON
science. the heart. and the soul of your
country. your community. your family
yourself, is so much done toward the
education of all mankind There is
lower element, there is the selfish
struggle of each to grasp all he can for
himself. there is a notion of equality
which would pull down the highest to
the level of the lowest, but true de-
mocracy has in it something nobiei
than that. There is the spirit which says
let the strong race be just to the weak
race. let the rich share with the poor.
let each live for the good of all. 1t Is |
this spirit that glorifies our humanity
in war and peace, and sanctiheS the
memorial of virtue which we keep this
day, and this is the very spirit Of the
highest Christianity that mankind ar
members one of another. 5
War and peace are but the two ways
marked out for the one thing. The
nations honor. Heroism as high. pa |
triotism as precious, and saviourship as |
sacred as that which these men rose to
are still open to you and me. To tight
against corruption as these iough' |
against conspiracy, to stand Tor the
whole land in peace as they did in war,
and in war If it come again, these are
the demands made on us all. Let us
look to our private hearts to see IL we
are worthy to be living now and to- be /
portions of history such as the finger
of Providence never yet traced upon the
marbles of world
The following is the programme OF
the services:
Gloria, FROM MoZarl i-'h Ni'S'
Choir.
Mrs w, S. Hill, Mrs. A. w. Case. Miss |
Louise Robinson, sopranos; Miss jennie
Sumner. Miss Susie Copp Miss Georgia
Clark contraltos Geo. Il. Halves, Frank
Dyer, c. II. Biackington, tenors; }. r.
Chandler, j. w. Beck. Harry Lowell
baSSoS.
Prof Theme, Leader of the Famous
Togus Band. COrnetist: Miss Bertha
McClench, Organist. Charles b. John
son, Conductor. ~
Invocation, Rev. j. S. Williamson
Dugle-H Horn Solo, FiueSel
DO they Think of me at Home?
Prof Theme.
Scripture Reading, Rev. T.. C. Hayes
Recitatiye Chorus Dudley Beck
The Heather Ragged, The Lord of
Hosts Is with us. Goth Psalm)
Choir
PRAYER. Rev. Z. Z. Newbert
Response, o, Holy Jesus. Flotow
Choir.
Address Rev. Charles A. Hayden
Congregational Hymn.
My Country, It's of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrims PRIDE
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring
i Ny native country. thee
Land of the noble. free
Thy name ] love;
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