The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-31

Army OF the Republic members pass 10
the final encampment. Then again a
duty devolves upon the government in
its protection of the living soldier, the
widow, and the orphan. The pension
fund should not be meagerly voted out
but every deserving case should be con-
sidered a pleasant task to care for.
GRAND OBJECT LESSON.
This organization of the ex-soldiers
called the Grand Army of the Republic
is the grandest object lesson of the
day. No other country honors its plain
soldier dead as does this country. and
as we profit by their deaths, so should
we be willing and eager to help to
make each recurring Decoration Day
a day for the performance Of pleasant
duties. Before closing would thank
the members Of the Ladies' Aid circle
for their many kind ministrations of
love. No one can do just us a woman
can in things of this nature. Were not
the women a part of the war as were
the men? Did they not lose father,
husband brother or sweetheart? The
ranks of the hospital corps were filled
by women and she has ever been faith
full at her post. They are indeed a
Grand Army of the Republic.
In conclusion, i would say to you
all: Live worthy of the trust and you
vii! always be honored and loved and
" ur final withdrawal will be regretted
by the world, and to all who stand
faithful will be given a crown Of life
immortal, through Jesus Christ.
After the closing prayer, the hymn
A,,,a hpnp6ip-
ton pronounced. The audience then
remained seated while the Post and
Ladies Aid society filed out.
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH.
Rev. A. f. Chaffee preached a Me-
mortal Day sermon last evening to the
members of Griffin post, No 139 Grand
| Army of the Republic, at the Asbury
| Park Methodist Episcopal church. The
| auditorium was crowded to the doors.
Special decorations had been arranged
for the occasion. Behind the pulpit
was richly colored American flag
looped artistically. The sides of the
church were also frightened with the
red white and blue. Palms, flowers
and green stuffs completed a very
pleasing scene.
Rev. Mr.. Chaffee took as his text
the immortal sentence, in scripture
Render Unto Caesar the Things Tha'
are Caesars" On this divine doctrine
the speaker builded fine argumen
that we should pay to the veterans o.
the war the homage which is due thei
sacrifice and devotion. 'Their heroisn
has never been rightly told" said Mr.
Chaffee; "some day a Milton or Byron
will weave the storied incidents of th
war into an epic that will charm ant
entertain the world" He spoke in th
forepart of his oration on the war feel
ing as he felt and observed 1t in tn
times that tried mems souls. Mr.. Chat
fees story was decidedly refreshing t
the Veterans present.
THEY WE'RE GLORIOUS MEN.
He spoke of the Blood Angle AM
the mammoth sacrifice of Minnesot
regiment, which volunteered to bea
the fruit of the enemy's onslaught
and nearly every men was sacrif1ceo
These, he termed, as glorious men
I'VE hang their pictures" said tn
speaker, ION our walls; we build t
} them monuments in the cemeteries
yearly we bedew their graves wit
our tears and we allow them to liv
in our fondest memory; yet there is
better way" This way he designate
the way of keeping commandments
express love-"live the principles dea
to them"
He pictured the scene of Washingto
and Henry in the stirring revoluntar
days: of Hamilton, of Webster, an
last of all, Lincoln-"the greatest ma
in the last ten centuries and said tn
speaker: "All of these say: IF you loy
us, live the principles that are dear
us" Mr.. Chaffee then reached what b
called the common soldiery."
He deprecated the methods of OF
political parties. Let US perpetuate II
past and if the present be right so sha
the future" With this concludir
thought the sermon was finished.
!; quartette-Messrs. Treverton andTre'
erton,. Oliver and Langon-sang durir
the services. Rev. ]. S. Lyman,
Green Ridge, a veteran of the wa
spoke few words to the post mcIl
!, bers after Mr.. Chaffees effort.
;. IN TABERNACLE CHURCH.
4 Rev. d. p. Jones, pastor of the Ia
e ernacie Congregational church, preacI
n ed to a large congregation last ev
e ming. He chose as his text the cor
t mand of Christ to Peter: Put |
I Thy Sword Into It's Sheath" as recor
ed in the Gospel of John Xviii:2. II
y sermon was in touch with the purpos
L of Decoration Day, and was a cor
a parison of the wars of man with ma
= and the war waged by man again
|. sin. In his discourse two thoughts we
emphasized, viz: That war of any xii
among human beings has not been c
# dained by God, and that war has
e power to destroy the enmity of sin
= human souls.
l. In proof of these two thoughts he C
= ed the fact that moral law, as w
: as ;he highest nature of man co
h demns war. That Christ did not p'
l. nit Peter to continue the slashing
of ears, as the sword was not weap
IS to ,>ill the enmity of these people
= ward Him, but His filing grace, whi
e should enable men and women to oh
J. the highest laws of life.
- In conclusion he summed up
whole idea in the one central inte
that thousands of peaceful people ia
part in war to uphold the rights
mankind and that while we belle
not in war as a moral power of a
vancement among nations, yet we ca
not but feel glad of those people II