The times., 1897-05-31


we know them, and tomorrow the nation
will put both arms around them and hug
them to her heart, crying, "Mine forcyerl''
Again, by this national ceremony, we
mean the future defense OF this Nation.
By every wreath of flowers on the sol
diers' graves we say: ."Tiose who die Tor
the country shall not be forgotten and
that will give enthusiasm to our young
men in case our Nation sioald in the future
need to defend its.lf in battle We
shall never have another war tetw cen
North and South The Old decayed bone
Of contention, American slavery, has been
cast out, although here aud there n
depraved politician takes it up TO see
if he can't gnaw something off it, We
are floating Off farther and farther from
the possibility OF sectional strife.
No possibility OF civil war. But about
foreign invasion 1 am not so certain.
There is no room on this cohtinent for any
s.ncr nation except Canada, and ~ better
ueighbor no one ever had But am not
so sure that some of the arrogant nations
of Europe may not some day challenge
us During our civil war there were two
or three nations that could hardly keep
their hands off us. Itsis very easy TO
pick national quarrcls, aud II our nation
escapes much longer 1T viii be the excep-
ton.
If foreign foe should come, we want men
like those OF 1872 and Ike those OF 1862
to meet them We want them all up and
down the coast. Puia ski ana Fort Sumter
in the same chorus y OF thunder as
Fort Lafayette and Fort Hamilton men
who will not only know how to fight, but
how to die
Iffofeign foe should come the old sectional
animosities would have no power. Here
go our regiments into the battlefield. Fif-
teenth New York Volunteers, Tenth Al
ALBANIA Cavalry, Fourteenth PENNSYLVANIA
Riflencn, Tenth Massachusetts Artillery,
Seventh South Carolina Sharpshootefs. !
do not know but it may require the attack
of some foreign fee tc make us forget our
absurd sectional wrangiing- ihayeno iaith
in the cry. mo North, N South, no EG ST, no
West" Let all four sections keep TIER
pecuiaritics and their preferences, each
doing its own work and not Interfering with
each other each of the four carrying its pa ri
in the great harmon y-the bass The alto. tie
tenor, the sopranc-in the grand march of
our Union
Once more this great national ceremony
means the Identification of the totnbs,
whether of those who fell IN latte or ac-
cdeDt, or who have expired in their beds
or IN our arms or on our laps. ] suppose
you have noticed that many of the fam
lies take this season as the adornnienu of
their family Plots. Ills iat:onal oil serv-
aDcc has secured the artoriculture and flor-
culture of the cemeteries, tie strengthening
up of many slab planted thirty or forty
years ago, and has swung tie scythe
through the long grass and has brought
the stcnecntter to- call oGt tie half-obiit-
Grated epitaph THIS day is the benedict on
Of the resting place OF father, mother, son,
daughter, brother, sister
II is alI that We can do for them row
Make their resting places attractive. not
absurd with costly outlay, but in quiet
remembrance. You know ow. If you
caa afford Only oIe flower. that VIII 10.
1t shows what you wo Id tlo II you could.
One blossom from YOU may mean more
than the Duke OF wellington s catafalqGe.
OH we cannot afford TO forget them
Tney were so lovely to US. We miss them
so much. We will never get over it,
Blessed Lord Jesus comfort OR broken
hearts From every bank OF flowers
breathe some promise OF resurrection.