The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
sHEIR FRECEPTs TO DE INCUL-
GATED BY MEMORIAL DAY
DEVOTIUNS.
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED
DAY, MAY 20, OVER THE
GRAVES.
COMMITTEES ARE APPo1NTEI
BY Commander Wood to Look After
Matters ut the Soldiers Home
and Elsewhere.

of the Minnesota department of the
Grand Army, has issued general orders
No. relating to the observance OF
Saturday, May 20, as Memorial day. He
says:
First-The 3Oth day of May failing thi.
year on Sunday, Memorial day will be OBJ
served in this department according to rules
and regulations on the preceding day, Satur-
day, May 20.
Second-This is hallowed day. 1t is con.
secrated to the memory of the heroes who
died that the principles which underlie this
government, and all governments which are
organized as ours is, might be firmly estab-
EShed; and that the bondmen might be free,
to the end that our children and our chill
dren's children and all mankind may enjoy
forever the government and the freedom our
sacred dead helped to purchase by their sacrl-
fees. Let us so conduct our beautiful Me-
mortal services that all men may learn there
by lessons of love and loyalty to constitu-
tional liberty, and in consequence be the
better prepared to sacrifice themselves, il
necessary for the government our fallen
comrades loved so well.
Third-All flags should be displayed at half
mast on Memorial day.
Fourth-Posts are requested, If practicable,
to attend divine services on the Sunday pre-
ceding Memorial day.
Fifth-We should cordially invite the Wo,
mems Relief Corps, the Ladies OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, the Sons Of Veterans,
the Ladies' Aid societies, the schools, the
churches, and all patriotic orders and civic
societies to assist US in these services; the
children, especially, should be requested to
join us, with flowers and songs, that they
may be inspired with love and reverence for
those who died for the good of Others
Sixth-The last regular session before Me-
mortal day in our public schools is now de-
voted to patriotic exercises. Our state super
intendent of public instruction, w. w. Pen
dergast has kindly consented to issue, upon
the suggestion of the department commander
circular letter to tue
county superntendentS of schools or the state
requesting them to issue a circular letter TO
the teachers of the public SCHOOLS Oh the
various counties, requesting sucn teachers 10
hold patriotic exercises in the schools at the
last regular session before Memorial day. 70
these exercises comrades are welcomed, ana
it is hoped that as many as can VIII attena'
going in uniform, and joining in the exercises,
if practicable. Post commanders snou-o con
fer with school teachers in order that the
best results may be obtained.
Seventh-Post chaplains will promptly 1or-
ward to the department chaplain, Rev. c. G.
SaNer at Duluth full report OF all the
exercises engaged in by their posts in con-
nection with Memorial day. blank report
is herewith mailed for that purpose.
Eighth-'By resolution, the THIRTEEN ma
tional -encampment recommended, that the
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ADDRESS Dc
made a special feature of Memorial DAY e&,
ercises held under the auspices OF the draho
Army Of the Republic
THE address is appended hereto-and those
in charge of the exercises on Memorial Jay
will cause the same to be reao at sucn tilh :,
during the exercises as may be most hitting.
-Four score and seven years ago our Iatn-
ars brought forth upon this continent new
nation. conceived in liberty and dedicated 70
the proposition that all men we're createu
enual. Now we are engaged in great civil
war testing whether that nation, or any ma
ton so conceived and so dedicated can long
endure. We are met on great Datlienelu
of the war We are met to dedicate a por-
ton of it as the final resting place Ct those
who have given their lives that that nation
might live.
ut is altogether fitting and proper that we
should do this; but, in a larger sense, we
cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we
Cannot hallow this ground. The brave men,
living and dead, who, struggled here, have
copsecrated 1t far above our power to add or
detract.a The world will very little note, nor
long remember what we say here; but 1t can
Eever forget what they did, here.
1T is for US, the living, rather. to be dedl-
Gated here to the unfinished work that they
have thus far so nobly carried on. 1t IS
rather for us to be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before us; that from these
honored dead we take increased devotlon TO
that cause for which they here gave the last
full measure of devotion; that we here nigh
ly resolve that these dead shall not have died
=. in vain-that the nation shall, under God,
have a new birth of freedom, and that gov
ernment of the people. by the peop!e, and 1ol
the people, shall not perish from the eartn.
General Orders No. 6, by Communicating
Chief Clarkson, embody much the same sug-
gestion. He says:
The nations Sabbath day-that day upon
which patriotic people gather together every
where to do honor to their sacred dead-is
again upon us. Let us, as is most fitting,
unite in making the solemn services of Me-
mortal day as impressive as possible by ap-
propriate exercises, and by strewing beauti-
full flowers upon the graves of our comrades,
and so show to the world that as citizens we
appreciate their great sacrifices for their
country and as comrades we revere their
memories; and to the rising generation that
he who dies for his country, dies nobly.
In the words Of the lamented Logan: eff
other eyes grow dull, and other hands slack,
and other hearts cold, in the solemn trust,
ours shall keep it as long the light and
warmth of life remain to u.s.
Let us invite to assistance In this pat
riotic work that noble band of workers, the
Womans Relief Corps, who have done sc
much toward the success Of our great organ
lzatiop. and also the Sons Of Veterans, who
must soon take up the work which the raw
hges of time shall compel us to lay down.
In the interest of patriotic instruction tc
the children 1t is earnestly hoped that the
laudable work of talking to the children OF
the public schools on the subjects and les
sons of Memorial day by a veteran, now sc
general throughout the order will be OBJ
served this year, and hereafter, in every pub
lie school
In general orders No. the department com
mander announces the appointment of the fol.
lowing committees:
Committee on Soldiers Home