The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-03

men overhowed the soul was passed away,
a CONSCIOUSNESS remained that it had left.
Deposited upon the silent shore
" memory, images and precious thoughts
Thap shall not die, and cannot be destroyed
Saturday was day rich with men,
cries. It is now more than thirty
years since the last veteran laid down
his arms and returned to his home fire.
side, but the roll of the drum, the
sight of the floating flag and the
marching column awoke again the
memories of the dark days of 81 to '65.
The veterans were out, but their step
was not so elastic as it was then and
there were mournful gaps in the files.
To the spectators the time did not
seem far distant when these heroes,
these Joshuas of the Republic, will
hear Deaths trumpet sound ''taps''
and their shoulders will be relieved of
Life's burdensome knapsack.
The day at first was cold and the sky
was overcast with threatening clouds.
The preparations continued, however,
and when the time came for the form
alton of the column the day was fair.
A detail of the Sons of Veterans es-
corted Rines Post to the depot to meet
the speaker when he arrived at 1880
and on their return escorted the
Maccabees to the German cemetery
were the latter decorated the grave OF
their departed brother George Roos.
This completed the ceremonies of the
forenoon.
Soon after o'clock the column was
formed near the Commercial hotel an6
took up it's march to the fair grounds
The drum corps headed the procession
followed by the G.. A. R., L. A. S.
school children, Sons of Veterans, U
r. K. P, Maccabees, and citizens il
the order named. It was an imposing
spectacle. There we're the grizzlet
veterans, bearing scars Of warfare
marching to perform their annual
4 sduSy;; there were the wives, sisters ant
daughters following to aid them ant
the sons upon whom this duty mus
fall erelong. There, too, were thu
} children for whom the battles wer'
fought long before they were born
and who are learning Of the grea
sacrifices and the principle for which
they we're made. During the marcel
the Sons Of Veterans and Uniform
Rank Knight Of Pythias executed SOM
interesting movements which addet
much to the attractiveness of the pro
cessiOn.
Arrived at the fair grounds tn
column was dismissed and the partici
pants found seats in the grand stan'
and listened to the following program
Song Memorial' ..... ..... ...... 49,. Choi1
Prayer. Rev. f. H. Roberts
ong-''Sleeping in Their Tents" ......... Choil
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
i NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2. Norton
Address go. Rev. Alfred Ramsey
Song-''Soldier Rest, Thy Warfare Oer''-
| ........ ........'. ............... .....Cno11
Rev. Alfred Ramsey was forcibl
speaker and his address was filled witt
excellent thought. He sketched tn
growth of the cause of liberty from it
earliest day to the present time show
ing that all being creations of tn
} Divine spirit were equal no matter un
der what form of government the
were born. The Jews flourished Will
they followed the teachings of Jesu
but when they discarded them the de
cline is rapid. Rome grew and pros
pered while it's citizens were accorded
, full freedom but were easily van
. pushed by their northern neighbor
when liberty lost it's foothold. TIL
colonists struck a key note when the
drew the Declaration of independence
!, declaring all men to be free and equal
but failed to set at liberty the slave
which we're then held in some of tn
colonies. From that cause came tn
Civil War. At first the North was no
fighting to free the bOndsmen, but t
prevent the secession which wa
threatened. When finally the arm.
of the Confederate States was driver
from Virginia Abraham Lincoln, b
his Proclamation of Emancipation
started a movement which was t
established the freedom of all and pei
I. petuate the Union. Then it was tina
. the North took up freedoms caus
and as instruments of God marched t
victory. In such a war there could b
but one result and the right conquered
The speaker paid eloquent tribute t
the valiant defenders Of the Union
enumerating their hardships and trial
in battle, hospital and prison. H
spoke Of another great danger to th
|. country which must be fought wit
equal perseverance,. He referred t
!. the political demagogism which