Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-30
MOUNDS OF THE DEAD
REv. Or. TALMAGe breaches A ME.
MORAL DAY SERMON.

Lessons From tho -Four Years War of the
Rebellion The Spirit of Treaty and the
Spirit Of War self Defense aud Its Du.
ties.
WASHINGTON, MAY 80 DIR Talmagc will
preach tomorrow from Solomon's Song is,
4, ''rhe tower of David builded for an
Whereon there hang thousand
all shields OF mighty men.
WASHINGTON. May 3i.-what could b,
more appropriate or stirring than this dis
course by the Rev. DR. Talmagu at tho
time of year when the friends OF those
who wore tho blue and the gray have dec
Grated tho mounds Of the fallen. Tn,
text was solomon = Song ~, 1, Tho tow 81
Of David buildcd for an armory, whorcor
there hang "A thousand bucklcrs. all shields
Of mighty men"
Tho church Is hero compared 10 an mr..
mory, tho walls hung with trophies " dead
heroes Walk all about this tower OF David
and SEQ tho dcntcd shields, and the twisted
swords, and tho rustcd helmets of ter.
rible battle. 80 at this season. a month
earlier Mt tho south. month later at the
north, the American churches are turned
into armorics adorned with memories OF
departed braves. Blossom and bloom.
walls, with stories Of self sacrifice and pa.
triotism and provost
by unanimous decree Of tho people OF
the United States of America tho graves
OF all tho northern and southern dead art
Il
bitterness have gone out Of the national
solemnity, and as tho men and women OF
tho south one month ago iloralizcd tho
cemeteries and graveyards, so yesterday
we, the men and women of the north. put
upon the tombs Of our dead the kiss Of pa.
iriotic affection. Bravery always appreci-
ates bravery, though IL fight ON the other
side, and II n soldier of the Federal army
had been month ago Mt Savannah he
would not have been ashamed to march In
tho floral PROFESSIONS TO the cemetery.
And IL yesterday Confederate soldier was
at Arlington he was glad to put sprig OF
heartseaso on the silent heart OF our dead.
Brave Generosity.
In battle during our last war the Con
feGicratcs were driving hack the Fcderals,
who wero I'm swift retreat, when a Federal
officer dropped wounded. One OF his men
stopped Mt tho risk Of his life and put his
arms around the officer TO carry him from
the field. Fifty Confederate muskets were
aimed nc the young man who was picking
up tho officer. But the Confederate cap
tain shouted: "Holdl Don't fire. That
fellow Is TOO brave to be shot" And ms
tho Federal officer, held up by his private
soldier. went llmping slowly off the field
the Confedcratcs gave three cheers for the
brave private. and just before tho two dis
appeared behind "a barn both the wounded
officer and the brave private lifted their
caps In gratitude To the Confederate cap.
tain.
Shall the gospel be less generous than
the worlds We stack arms, the bayonct OF
our northern gun facing this way, the bay
onct OF tho southern gun facing the other
way, and as the gray of the morning melts
into tho blue of noon so the typical gray
and blue of old war times have blended at
last, and they quote in the language of
King james translation without any re-
vision. "Glory TO God in the highest, and
ON earth peace. good will to men" Now,
what do we mean by this great observance!
First, we mean instruction TO one whole
gtncrntlOn. SunStruCt 1000, Wilcn the WIZ
ended, from our 1896, and you will realize
what vast number Of people were born
since tho war or were 50 young rs to have
no vivid appreciation. No one under 81
years Of ago has any adequate memory OF
that prolonged horror. Do w. remember
1t! "Well. you say. II only remember
that mother swooned away while she was
reading the newspaper, and that they
brought my father homc wrapped In the
flag. and that good many people came In
the house TO pray, and mother faded away
after that until agnin there were many
people in tho house, and they told me she
was dead"
There are Others who cannot remember
the roll Of drum or tho tramp Of n regi.
ment or sigh ar n tear Of that tornado Of
Woo that swept the nation again and again
until there was ono dead in each house.
Now Il Is the religious duty of those who
do remember IL to tell those who do not.
My young friends. there were such part
ings at rail car windows and steamboat
wharfs and ut front doors OF comfortable
homes rs pray God you may never wit.
ness. oh, what time II was, when IA
theirs and mothers gave up their sons, never
expecting to see them again and never did
see them again until they came back mutt
lated and crushed and dead.
a Glance ut the Past.
Ennr ..,orS 80 lIn,d Ea,,r voara ~ hn.