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

The address by Rev. c. A. HAYDEN.
on The Nobility of a Nation" was
listened to with the deepest feeling and
interest. and was full of the best
thought for the bravery of the men who
fought for their country, and the brave
women who did their part in the strife
1t was a powerful lesson to the citi-
zen of the present and future. In part,
he said
We have no hereditary titled nobility
in our country as in the nations Of the
Old World. Our nobility consists in
nobleness of character as distinguished
from Selfishness, meanness and cow
ardice-nobility of manhood-"s seeing
how little service hereditary nobility
renders in maintaining the standard
either of manners. of morals, or honor,
of public duty, few sensible men would
create it where 1t does not exist"
This is the old idea of nobility. The
essence of true nobility is neglect of
self. The quality and character Of the
people constitute our nobility. Let
the thought of self pass in, and the
beauty of great action is gone"
1t is .nQw over thirty years since we
emerged from the dark days of Civil
war How dark they We're many of us
can remember: ~
On each annually recurring Memorial
day. we gratefully confess our o5liga-
ton to those noble sons of our Republic
/ who gave their lives a ransom for us
all Love to the citizen soldier OF our
land ought to be in each patriotic and
thoughtful heart-all remember
what the nation owes to them. They
were our true heroes. true patriots and
saviors of this land. 1t was haroism
that made them patriots, for when the
crisis came that was to test the heroisn
of these men,it was to test theirpatriot-
ism. There was division in the councils
| in those DAYS, doubt about the success
of our cause some called it the lmholy
war. But in that hour when our sole
hope Of salvation under God was in the
lcompacted strength Of every true man.
then there responded from every valley
and hill, town and city, host OF true
men. and brothers 10 go forward, to
stand shoulder to shoulder forgetting
the old battle cries of the party. they
gave themselves without reserve for
the country and God. This was the
patriotism Of these men. Let us agree
TO have a country" they said. that
first. other affairs can be adjusted after
that"
This was loyalty, to believe In their
country--that it was good enough to
| live and die for, so lived and died that
the republic might live and the Union
no oerpetuated. They were In this both
heroes and patriots together. There Is
step higher still. These men We're
saviours of their country. There seemed
mn other way to save this nation but by
tEa most precious blood. Everything
was done which could be done short OF
the shedding Of this blood, to avert TINS
woe but we could not avert IT, only the
nohlest and best we aad Ieapihe INTO
the e,,lf could close the chasHl auu
secure the integrity OF the iahu' 10
not talk to me of people dead centuries
400 who shed their blood ransom for
others and bid me forget the men OF
INV own age. of my own country ana
race whom I have seen do 1t ana whose
atonement l enjoy. When the crisis
oa,,,o tben these men came forward,
.ro,,,. men with the bloom on their
i;vas s+rone men and true, the best we
h,a and gave themselves to SO re the
nation in it's hour Of peril. Ana nlus'
,,o+ forgat the thousands OF true"tnlen
lhero;nes. patriots and savA"us' 'n
ia ,,,ar They toiled and sacrlnce' AZ
home in the hospitals, lived anu died
for tho dear mother land, cohlIorted
1.-The diving. sent messages TO ipveu ones
-. ,,.',,,a from the lips of the dying,
lgave up the dearest treasll s,s+ ~ T.. ne. a.
lhearts-they are ct our sop''.y =" w
hest fruits TO tand sha "all anu
watch and pray a t hone. not hnoM WIN,
how it Jared with thoe aearel ' nad
their own lives, requiru courage aa'