The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

slavery and saved her 100000 brave
men? swear you by the graves OF
your fathers aud brothers and sons to
a new hatred for-the champion curse
Of the universe-warl O lord, God,
with the hottest bolt OF Thine omnipo-
tent indignation, strike that monster
down forever and ever Imprison il
IN the deepest dungeon of the eternal
/ penitentiary. Bolt il In with ali the
iron ever forged in cannon or nodded
Into howitzers. Cleave it with all the
sabers that ever glittered in battle.
and wiring It's soul with all the pangs
which 1t ever caused. Let it feel all
the CONGREGATIONS of the hoinesteads
it ever destroyed. Deeper down let it
fafi, and in fiercer flame let it burn,
till 1T 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, / denounee it.
The nations need more the spirit Of
treaty and less of the spirit of war.
Warts more CHASTITY now than onee,
not only because of the greater de-
structiveness of it's weaponry. but be-
cause now it takes down the best men.
whereas once it chiefly took down the
worst, Bruce in 17l7, in his "Institu-
lions of Military Law" said Of the
European armies of his days IF all
infamous persons and such as have
committed capital crimes. heretics,
atheists and all dastardlv feminine
men, were weeded out of the army,
1t would soon be reduced to a
pretty moderate number" Fioeging
and mean ray made them still more
ignoble. officers were appointed to
see that each soldier drank his ration
of pint OF spirits day. There were
noble men in battle, but the moral
character of the army then was IS 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 Of
these departed soldiers were volun-
teefs, not eonseripts, and many of
those who were drafted might have
provided a substitute or got off on
furlough or have deserted The fact !
that they lie in their graves is proof of |
their BRAVERY Brave at the front. |
Brave at the lannon's mouth, brave on |
lonely picket duty, brave IN cavalfy |
charge, brave Before the surgeon, |
brave In the dying message to the
home circle. We yesterday put gar
land on the brow of courage: The
world wants more OF IT,
The Church of God is in woeful need
of men who can stand under fire. The
lion of worldly derision roars and the
sheep tremble In great feformatory
movements at the first shot how MANY
fan back! The great obstacle to the
church's advancement is the inanity.
the vacuity, the soft prettiness, the
namby-pambyism of professed Chris
tlans, Great ON a parade, towards in
battle. Afraid of getting their plumes
'u1ned, they carry parasOl over their
They go into battle not with
warriors gauntlet but with kid gloves,
Tor clutching the sword-hilt too tight
est the glove split at the back.
In all our reformatory and Christian
work the great want Is iiiore back
zone, more mettle, more daring, more
'rowess. We would in all our churches
ike to trade off hundred do-nethinge
1 4
elves like men, be strong"
Thy saints in all this glorious war /
Shall conquer, though they die
They see the triumph from afar,
And seize u with their eye
Again, we mean by this national OBJ
ervance to honor seli-sacr ifice for 9TH
rs To all these departed men, homo
nd kindred were as dear as our home
nd Kindred are to MS. Do you know !
ow they felt? just as you and would :
,el starting out tomorrow morning 4
18th nine chances out of ten against :
ur returning alive; for the intelligent
oldier sees not only battle ahead, but y
lalarial sickness and exhaustion. Had !
lese men chosen, they could have !.
oent last night in their homes, and L
)-day have been seated where you g
re. They chose the camp, not because
ley liked 1t better than their own z
ouse, and followed the fife and drum, Il
OF because they were better music o
ian the voices of the domestic circle. +
0uth Mountain and MuIfreesboro,
nd the swamps of Chickahominy were IL
ot play grounds. p
These heroes risked and lost all for Il
hers. There is no higher sublimity b
ian that. To keep three-quarters for v
lrselves and give one-quarter to a.
hers is honorable. To divide even n
it'll others is generous. To keep RI
othing for ourselves and give all for o.
hers is magnanimity Christ-lilxe. u
ut girdle around your body and sc
EN- measure the girdle and see if tc
III are so or 60 inches round. D;
nd is that the circle of your
mpathies-the size of yourself? b,
:, to measure you around the heart. d.
ould it take girdle large enough to 81
circle the land and encircle the I'll
orld? You want to know what us sc
" theologists mean when we talk of il
carious suffering. Look at the sol tc
ers' graves and find out. Vicariousl lie
ngs for others, wounds for others. hi
for others, blood for
hers, sepulcher for others I'll
Those who visited the national 10
meteries at Arlington Heights and Jt
Richmond and Gettysburg saw one w
scriptlon on soldiers tombs oftener H
peated than any other-Unknown. fir
hen, about twenty-one years ago, l it
Is called to deliver the grafton at NJ
lington Heights, Washington, L 70
IS not SO much impressed with re
g minute guns that shook Je
3 earth or with the attendance dc
president and cabinet and for Tic
IN ministers and generals of the fir
my and commodores of the navy, as 70
tn the pathetic and overwhelming Nj
vpestiveness of that apitarb ~, e., 1al