The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-04-28

conflict even more glorious than when
they first led to our nations independ-
ence, or, later, to the preservation of
the Unions and the freedom of the
slave, for, while independence and in
tegrity of national life are sublime, yet
the present unselfi5h self sacrifice for
weak aud suffering foreign race adds
brighter lustre to this flag of the free
and the brave and the true. and when
Old Glory" comes back to us there
will be new glory in her red, white
and blue.
The mighty meaning of the ready
response from every quarter of our
country to the call of the President, is
that the soldier of humanity, for the
first time, is buckling on his armor.
No such majestic figure has ever before
been seen in war. AS We would that
men should do unto you" is the girdle
of every one of the brave boys, now
breaking home ties, who fully under
stands the cause he espouses. With
far less to gain than she has to lose,
even in a reasonably successful cam
paign, the United States gives her
millions Of men and money for this un-
mitigated warfare under the Golden
Rule.
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Abraham Lincoln, the first typical
American voiciing the motives of his
own great heart, gave us sentiment
which but now we are finding ourselves
able to comprehend: With malice
toward none; with charity for all;
with firmness in the right, as God
gives US to see the right, let us
strive on to finish the work we are in
to do all which may achieve and
cherish just and lasting peace among
ourselves and with all nations" Our
principles of universal freedom of man
HOOD, so long inculcated into the
national heart, impel us to this warfare
under the golden rule. A free being,
| if he be a man, cannot brook the op-
preston of another, born with equally
inalienable rights, so, while loving
America as our mother country, every
oppressed race is our brother in dis
tress Naturally the conscience of this
country was aroused and offended at
| the maintenance of the farcical
European concert" while Turkey
butchered the Armenians, but the time
has come when our conscientious de-
nunciation of that inhumanity would
be a greater farce were we to fail &c
demonstrate our sincerity by ending
war, equally barbarous, which for three
years has been waged almost under the
shadow of our glorious flag.
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Wendell Phillips eloquently said that
q This nation belongs to the stars and
stripes and under them no man shall
wear chain!" There is larger
truth fol the American of today The
stars and stripes are under the golden
rule and under it all men are brothers.
~
Lowell, our poet-seer, prophesied
such contamination as this in American
history, when he sang of " The Father
land"
Where is the true mans fatherland?
Is it where he by chance is born?
Doth not the yearning spirit scorn
In such scant borders to be spanned?
Oh yes! his fatherland must be
AS the blue heavens wide and free'
" Is it alone where freedom is,
Where God is God and man is man?
Doth he not claim a broader span
For the souls love of home than this?
Oh yes! his fatherland must be
AS the blue heaven wide and free!
:. Where'er human heart doth wear
US myrtle-wreath or sorrows gives,
Whereer a human spirit strives
After life more true and fair
There is the true mans birthplace grand,
Il is is a worldwide fatherland.
" here er a single slave doth pine,
Wherever one man may help another,
Thank God for such a birthright, brother
raat spot of earth is thine and mine
'rn+re is the true man s birthplace grand
Ills is worldwide fatherland!"
At st. Georges Church.
At ST. Georges church the anniver-
qarv OF the patron saint was celebrated.
rho entire church was decorated with
banners and flags and special patriotic
music was furnished by the choir,
Prof. Flasch presiding at the organ.
Solemn high mass was celebrated by
Rev. Pierron, of ST. Francis, Father
Philip Dreis acting as deacon and Rev.
Hausner as sub-deacon. The sermon
was preached by Rev. Grome, of Mil
waukee. Rev. Drexel, of st. Francis,
was also in attendance.
At the other churches special music
of arpatriotic order was rendered and
special sermons were preached.
Sure Thing For You.
A transaction in which you cannot
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