The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-31
LIKE THE SOLDIERS OF 81,
HE SACRIFICED SELF AND SELF
INTEREST FORs THE GOOD OF
HIS IlACE
co. d ATTENDS PARK CHURCH
Military Spirit Inrpired the servi-
ces at That Temple of Worship
Yesterday Morning.

commemorate the deeds OK the heroes
Of the Civil war;" said Rev. ]. b.
Stout at the First M. E. church yester-
day morning. ut has seemed best to
me to call attention to a theme appro-
pirate to the time, the heroic dead as
company Of martyrs, or attesting wit
nesses to the truth, who encompass us
on every hand to inspire in us like
courage for the performance OF the
duties devolving on us. By study OF
Moses we may get at the character
istics Of the ideal martyr or hero.
The first feature is self-forgetful-
ness in the presence Of public obl1ga-
ton. Moses when he was come to
years, refused to be called the SON OF
Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather
to suffer affliction with the people OF
God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin
for season. He recognized the obE-
cations growing out Of his own nation
ality. He was Hebrew; his duty was
to his own people, and their needs were
great, while his call to be their helper
was unmistakable and clear. On the
other hand, his interest, according to
the wisdom Of the world was opposed
to his duty, and in presence of these
facts he turned from self-interest and
gave himself to his patriotic work. Our
heroes did the, same; their interests
were at home. At the call Of their peo-
pie. moved by the interests Of their
nation, they tore themselves away from
the relations of love and business profit
and gave themselves to hardship, and
suffering, and sickness, and death, With
out complaint, and with such fullness
of sacrifice that the nation is forever
proud Of her heroic sons.
Moses and those who wrought after
him were moved and held by an In
domitaIble courage, measured by the
obstacles they met and the difficulties
they oyercame. Our heroes, too, were
spurred and controlled by a courage
than. which the world has furnished
no better example, which Is to be meas
ured by the obstacles they met, the
armies they opposed, the hunger and
privations they suffered. and the des-
perate foes they overcame.
"The Hebrew heroes had deeper
inspiration, which made possible the
self-denial and courage they showed; 1T
was their faith which included the
discerning of divine principles involved
and confidence in Him who laid upon
them their burden Of obligation. In
this way they 'subdued Kingdoms.
wrought righteousness, obtained prom
ises, stopped the mouths of Hons
quenched the violence of fire, escaped
the edge of the sword, out Of weakness
were made strong, waxed valiant in
fight, turned to flight the armies Of
the. aliens They 15ecanie in this man
ner the patterns for heroes and the
inspiration of all coming men, who, In
their, places, shall be called upon to
endure hardness and win victories. If
Moses, and Joshua, and Gideon, and
Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, and
David, and the prophets, have availed
to keep the fires of loyalty burning
on Jewish affairs, what shall we say
of Washington, and Greene and Lee
and Putnam, and Ethan Allen, and
Grant, and Sherman. and Lincoln, and
Sumner, besides the uncounted and un-
named multitudes who, moved by the
same motives, gave themselves to the
cause Of the nation in the name of
loyalty? Shall not this cloud Of
martyrs stir our hearts to the highest,
holiest deeds and to the purest and
most exalted loyalty?
There are perils today besetting lis.
growing out Of sin which is always
present The questions Of the war are
not settled. The issues that underlie
the perils of the past are ever present.
Slavery as an institution Is dead, but
the spirit which for selfish interest
would keep the helpless in next to beg
gary and want is rampant, is peril Of
today. Rebellion clad in gray and car
rying a musket is overcome, but the
spirit of disloyalty which arrays sec
tions against sections for reasons that
do not concern the whole state, Is
abroad, and publishes it's menaces
week by week. The army Of the con-
traband does not exist as such, but
the army of the poor, degraded by
organized vice, pauperized by the sa-
loon and brothel. and gambling den,
are with us demanding not only pres
ent bread, but the deliverance from the
intolerance of immortality. The spirits
of selfishness, cowardice and unfaith
are abroad accomplishing their de-
stroying work, and there is a demand
for every one who lives under the
perils, and enjoys the blessings Of the
present, to heed the cloud Of witnesses
which encompass them and, in SELF
forgetfulness and courage and faith.
prove present loyalty that shall
prove that they of the present are the
true sons of the heroes Of the past"