The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-01

son Smith and Isaac SI.,ith of the stake
presidency: Hon. John E. Carlisle. Rev.
N Bascom and Professor Foster. tne
latter two being soldiers of the civil
war; also DR.. j. NJ. Tanner The music
rendered by the Logan choir was never
more beautiful. and perhaps never ap-
preciated more than yesterday The
| tabernacle choir is an organization of
which the people OF Logan are justly
proud
DR.. Tanner spoke as follows:
The beautiful custom OF paying our
| tribute to the dead dates back into the
dim antiquity, and bears testimony that
/ the God whom we worship is the God
both of the living and the dead. Ma
tons and individuals have We'd with
each other in the building and adorn-
ment OF their cities for the dead, and
whether it be in the pyramids of Egypt,
in the mausoleum, the tumulus, or the
sarcophagus, or the beautiful cemetery
I OF modern times, all the art, beauty and
poetic sentiment of the age have served
10 beautify and memorabilia the last
resting place OF the dead. Anciently the
object OF devotion was the hero or the
saint made illustriouS in war or in
peace, and days have been set apart to
the memory Of these individuals. But
now the world has taken a broader and
more comprehensive view of our rela-
! ton to the dead, and from paying it TO
the heroes of our war whose names we
today in particular honor, we have
come to include all the dead, and thus
acknowledge the intimate relation and
influence between them and the liv-
ing.
But the chief purpose of this occasion
is to dwell upon the memory and the
lessons taught by the recent conflict of
a war that perhaps has no parallel in
the history of the world, especially
when we consider that with the adj
vance of civilization the barbarities of
war are more terrible suffering more
intense, and destruction of life by rea-
son of the engines of death greater.
But we have come to look upon the
scenes OF our late war as the scenes
of battle We measure the loss by the
number killed on the battlefield, and
almost every history recOunts those
struggles, because they were quick and
decisive. because about them there was
q heroism and a brilliancy that cilal-
lengeS our awe or admiration. But the
events of that war which entailed the
greatest suffering, that affected the hu-
man sympathies and engaged the great
est attention and interest of the nation
at large and were, perhaps. most con-
sequential in their effects were those of /
the hospitals.In them and about them
is q history which is little understood
and is little dwelt upon by the writer's
OF these great events. i history Of
the hospital life Of that great war ought
TO serve 4 most valuable purpose in /
the history Of our country. Mrs. Liver
more has given us some insight into I
that work in which the sympathies and
love of woman were all absorbed, and 1 /
have often thought that her work was
not only the most entertaining, but per-
haps the most instructive of these days I
OF all histories and writings on that :
subject. On the field of battle, it is 1
said, there We're $4,000 lives offered; in /
the hospitals, 219,o90; and added to /
these are $4,000 who were said TO have I
died from diseases contracted during .
the war Two hundred thousand were (
manned or crippled. and $4,000 are /
said 70 sleep in nameless graves.
The war has offered to US valuable /
lesson. II has given Us other ideas of I
greatness. and shown US how great
ness is but q relative term; how it is /
associated in the minds of men with /
and conditions of an in
dividuaI life. The war made great men /
small and small men great. Men were
transformed from the humble walk of
lift to the ranks of distinction. 1t was
Tie SAME SOUL. the same DSllR, pos
sessed Of the same qualities and the
same capabilities. 1t was new circum-
stances and new opportunities which
gave rise to new men in siIe national
category Of greatness. If life is but
the temporary condition of men, great
ness. distinction, is but his temporary
condition also. The only safe measure
ment OF mans sphere and greatness
IS the measurement which cOmprehendS
; or y a n no Lee
to the judgment of an omniscient mind.
The war resulted in the loss OF life; but
what is death? Is it a, loss, or is it a
gain? Who shall say? 1t is better to
lie, to be a hero on the field of battle
han to decay. 1t is better that a ma
ion make this offering than to become
narrow. illiberal and unprogressive, and
he days when all the patriotism Of a
great people were called forth were
lays that developed a generous spirit
n our national life, spirit of gener-
,sity that has nowhere an equal in the
world. When we consider the mum Der
# hospitals that have been erected. the
enormous sums contributed to educa-
ion. and to the alienation and enlight-
anmentof mankind. we can clearly
race its causes to the spirit and times
ional existence, for the freedom of
nan, and the uplifting of our nation.
In honoring thus the dead, il is be-
coming that we pay our respects and
'ffer the highest appreciation of the {
ieartto those who have become our
rational heroes-the soldiers of the !
ivil war. OF these, Logan has five. To
hem we extend the sincerest congratu- {
atoms of the heart am rejoice that .
hey yet live, though they were once
Wiling to die for their country. And
trust that each tender and fragrant
lower which we place upon the graves
f those that are gone viii bear some
weet thought, some loving memory
nd affectionate devotion 10 the spirit
whom we honor. the graves of whose
Mortal remains it is our sacred duty TO
ecorate.
Memorial services were held at the
Iethodist church last evening. Rev.
Norman Bascom gave a a soul-inspir-
ng address. His subject was Voice
f the Dead"
DR.. Paul Won Nordick. who partly
calped himself few weeks since with
n ak and through the aid of q clothes
me, is at his post of duty, with only
very slight scar.
The following gentlemen came to
logan yesterday from the south:
William H. Rowe, Robert S. Watson
nd r. S. Campbell of Salt Lake:
'ounty School Superintendent Samuel
,ldham of Paradise; Judge C. H. Hart
Logan. .
c. II. Beavens and daughter Bertha
nd Hyrum Anderson. all of Hyrum.
cave this evening for Shelley, Ida, to
e gone several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Sloan and
anily are in Logan. the guests of
Ion. and Mrs. George w. Thatcher.
arents of Mrs. Sloan Robert returns
D Salt Lake this evening.