The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-01
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HE raual cloquen< atyle. alnl ia The eyen-
ing. az m, same church. special music
whs rendered The Duet SHOW us Thy
Mercy" by MIR J D Ross and Nr j. W.
Bcluhor. was one Of the features Of the
day Mr Ross's beautifully rIeh con-
tralto needs no comment. while Mr Bel
ehcr's tenor. always "a naturally g9ot
voice has been much improved by cUl-
tivatiOn, and the two voices narmonlzed
well. making the members % the large
audience forget for the time ths cares
and worries OF everyday NE and MT
ing them to higher realms of thought
Rev Mr Bolnngor al the Congregational
church. and Rtv Dir TrJmbull, az he
Baptist church. delivered srrmors on the
day. drawing rich lessons Of He from
the deeds OF the patriots gone before. ~
Grace church yespers service. Rector
Short preached patriotic sermon TO
large cougregaton. and the ool choir
during tn, service sang America"
Gushing Post. No. Il. attended In a body
the services al the NJ E. church. Rev.
STR Walters delivering A special sermon.
Tho church WIS handsomely decorated
IN the national colors. and flowers and
plants were grouped about the pulpit AMI
platform. Tho choir sang music appro-
pirate to thc occasion The subject OF
the evening was the struggle FOR truth
and the nobility OF the nation. The
speaker said. In part: Popular govern
mc.,, in the United States las SC far
been success II has its faults but
has not yet failed and our nation leads
ail Others Carlyle once said that nIth-
Ing noble had yet beer accomplished by
America. Is not the sIbdulnE OF vast
country. the building OF homes and ,iues
which rival anything in Europe noble?
Is not the building Of vas; railroads ,
through the entire land. many o. them
across mountains and long stretches of
desert. noble? Is IL not a noble achieve
mcnt 10 dll the land with schools, col
l,gcs, courts OF justice and churches
From small beginning, little more than
"a century ago, the vast ARA OF the
United States has been pcoplcd until now
there ia no more land 10 pioneer from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific. and we are
living with the last Of the pioneers. There
will be no more veterans OF the late war
tho last ones are now living In Our
midst We're not the coaQuerlng Of the
wilds and the preservation Of the Union
noble deeds? In science, philosophy, art
and literature our works and Workers
have made their way into severy Euro
pean city and compare rayorably with
the old world Is not this noble? You
say all this is commonplace. Wen. then,
look al the heroes OF the army OF Ten
ncssco. which covered n 3,0N-mile march
without defeat. Were not their deeds
heroic? Gettysburg ranks with Mara
thon. There was a nobility among the
rank and file of the army whose names
will never be nscUbed N history. hut
they endured all things and their man
hood saved the nation. Thank God We
have not forgotten them, Hail them with
grateful hearts tonight!
I'VE are tonight members OF a grand
army. which is growing moro runcroos
day by day and is led by an immortal
There are many divisions OF this army,
but all are fighting for the same end
Let each and every one here tonight en-
list in that army, in some one of its great
divisions, and press onward 10 the great
er victory"
MONDAYS CELEBRATION
Throughout the city yesterday was OBJ
served as a general holiday, At O'Clock
in the morning Gushing Post, led by the
Marine Band, and followed by school
children and citizens, each laden with
flowers, to the refrain Of muftled drums
and solemn music, marched to the hill
side cemetery, where the usual services
Of the g. a. r. were held by the post
and the thousands of flowers were Of
fered Mt the shrine Of departed heroes.
Business was generally suspended during
the day and the time given over to the
revival Of the memory OF great and noble
deeds done by those, both living and
dead, who took part in the great struggle
FOR the preservation Of the Union.
In the evening Fishers Opera House
was packed by dense throng ladies'
largely predominating. Long before the
! hour SETS o'clock-the house was flied
and standing room was not to be had,
The stage was beautifully decorated with
/ designs in flowers and flags gracefully
/ draped and was occupied by Gushing
Post. the speaker of the evening, Hon.
e. W. Fulton. and others The exercises
began promptly at s O'Clock. After the
Invocation by Rev. Mr. Short. Miss Fay
Liebcrman delighted the audience with
a recitation.
Mr., John McCue's address, '~The sta
bllity OF Democratic Institutions" was
closely listened to A tribute to the I'M
known dead. by the Woman's Relief
Corps, was the next number. Misses
Grace Rannells and Myrtle Green rem
dered interesting recitauons. a quartet
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