Evening star., 1897-05-31
HONOR FOR HEROES
Continued from Twelfth Page.)

united homogeneous country. full of patri-
Ctfsm. the hearts of all beating with love
and patriotism.
We do we'll" said he .'to commemorate
she deeds. sing the praise. shed tears and
-sreW with choicest flowers the graves
VI those who have so gallantly aid
&c tneir country. By SO doing We
uo not honor ourselves: we honor our dead
and We honor our country. On an occasion
IKE TINS We can examine ourselves and de-
termine II We are following in their noble
footsteps in the emancipation of men and
tne nfting up of mankind.
me blood of heroes Is the corner stone
on Which patriotism is predicated and lib
erty born We do not see the homely figure
or Abe Lincoln: We cannot see his magnifj-
cent heart but We can Remember his great
needs. his noble actions. and can bring be-
sore us the model of patriotism So when
We look on the graves of heroes who have
zen on SanguInary battlefieliS We feel "a
though they are not dead. 1t is a sacred
thlns to contemplate. The mortal becomes
the immortal
while We lament the death Of so many,
We today feel grateful for that for which
they died, because We are the 5eneficia ries
of liberty We 10 well to speak CT the
achievements of our dead. In the form of
government, next to the Divine, we ought
TO be most interested. people is judged
by the government, and our government
stands at the head"
The speaker referred to the statue of
VhiiefNd, WHICH SO proudly StOOd on ire
Acropolis but which today has entirely
disappeared, and with 1t the glory of the
.aeople.
When our fathers reached this country
they left on the heights of the new world
q virgin statue of liberty. carved out OF
rock, that has stood for ove- an hundred
years and which will stani through the
patriotism of the people, preserved from as
saults without, and strife within, by the
toys in blue 1t does seem as though
the path to liberty is macadamized with
human bones. cemented with human blood
Ought not to prize the grandeur of our
nation, our fathers who have gone and our
brothers who are With CS?
In his closing paragraphs the speaker
made decided hit au1 struck a patriotic
vein when he stated that our nation was
not ccnsummated so long as we left Cuba to
lie In ner chains and SO long as the women
of the east Were subject to the lash and
indignities. This statement brought forth
applause, the frs. heard during the serv-
ices The speaker referred to the evils
N5ith which we have TO combat. and de-
plored the fact that there were some who
for stlf-aggrandizement. were willing to
pauperize the people ard the nation
After his remarks the quartet sang mo
Shadows Yonder, with Mrs. KelSer rem
dering a soprano solo, There IS One Va
cant Chair" Rev. Mr.. Thomas pronounced
the benediction, and the line Of march was
taken UP to Holy Rood cemetery.
At Holy Rood cemetery the committee of
the post in charge Of the graves consisted
of Messrs. Rudolph Ullaer, chairman, and
Charles Mccarthy. In the cemetery there
are only thirty-four graves of known SOL
dier dead, and about 200 unknown dead.
All of the graves were decorated. The
remains of Capt. French, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Commodore Rodgers lie buried in this
cemetery. Lieut.. G. Gray is also buried
here. He was one of the few West Point
cadets who left with Gen. Custer before
they graduated and enlisted in the regular
army for active service. He distinguished
I, col af Catf GhrrrO yxh he nat n lie
death.
The services at the cemetery were very
simple. The graves of all Of the soldier
dead were decorated with flowers and
was fully an hour behind the scheduled
time when the post reached the cemetery.
Rev. Father Francis Mccarthy. assistant
pastor of Trinity Catholic Church, made
remarks standing from an open barouche.
His address was interesting, we'll worded
and delivered and was heard by all.
I'VE are indebted to Others said he, in
his opening words, 'for excellence and
benefits bestowed on US all. First of all
is God, whose many benefits have been
bestowed on us. Next to God we are in
debted to our parents and to our coun-
try. ard we will discuss the last Fart of
this" He said We all owed obedience to
our country and should be ready 20 help in
time of peace as well as in time of war.
He showed that the duty to our country is
the scriptures wherein our Lord stated
Render unto Caesar the things that are
Caeser's, and to God the things that are
Gods"
He spoke of the motto which has been
adopted by Maryland. Deeds are mascu-
line: words are feminine" and said the
deeds of the gallant dead whose graves
were remembered this morning bring forth
their deeds better than words can de-
scribe. The speaker referred to the late
war. 1t was his opinion that the people of
the south were firmly convinced that they
were right. They were not defeated be-
cause of a lack of bravery. nor for want of
able generalship. They were defeated be-
cause the god of battle was with the boys
In blue.
The speaker asked God to forbid that an
other war should occur. with all It's accom-
panying horrors If a war does come Il
will certainly boa just war, IL the citizens
of the United States participate in it. And
If such should ever be the case" said the
speaker, Il sincerely hope that the call
for men will be as promptly answered as
1t was by those whose graves We decorate
today"
A D M r. AL PORTE r