Evening star., 1898-05-30
- For right is right, since God is God,
And right the Gay must win.
To doubt would be disloyalty,
In fnlter Mnuld be sin

Garrison, Phillips and Lincoln stood for
truth, and you stood with them. And up
and down and across and through this
grand old Puritan land, over her hills and
fields, over her mountains and through her
valleys, and from out her loveful, peaceful
homes, came the refrain of the old song,
We coming, Father Abraham, 600 900
strong. You know the story from fateful
Bull Run down through Shiloh Gettysburg
Lookout mountain. the Wilderness and the
Shenandoah valley, until Sheridans old
black charger carried him clear to VIM
chester town, and Sherman went marching
and singing through Georgia to the sea
Then came the final scene at Appomattox
when two noble men sheathed swords and
struck palms-and bayonets were pounded
into instruments to pierce the soil, rather
than brothers breast. Then Johnny
came marching home,' but not 6OO, 900
strong. Recording angel, write 1t high
graves And today you strew flowers on
their resting places Do 1t welll Strew
them thick. Flowers for affection; flowers
for gratitude; flowers for admira ton; flow
sorrowing grief; flowers for hope; flowers,
praise God, for Immortality"
In conclusion Mr.. Ennis said
Despite tie tumult of war that obtains
| about us, this is day of growing peace
| of national poise, of international stability
| The two grandest nations, called of God
| into being, are claspng hands across the
| seas and around The world, and
| Down the Gerk Iutufe, thro long genera tiOnS
| The echoing sounds gIow fainter and then cease
And like bell with solemn, sweet vibrations
| l hear once more the voice Of Christ say
| 'Peace!"
| "As q nation We stand firmer today than
| ever before in our history. Sectionalism is
| fast becoming obsolete and unity a term
| beloved by all. There will dawn a day
| when 10Th New York Highlanders will link
| arms with Louisiana Tigers and all will
| sing the new Home, Sweet Home even
| the new song of Moses and the Lamb
| When the order Issues forth for us to be
| mustered out of service, and the last taps
| has been sounded, and the camp fires OF
| life burn low. and the lights go Pickering
| every one hear the welcome '1Alrs Well
| OF the sentry on the ramparts Of the new
| Jerusalem. In the hope of that glad re.
union. let us keep Memorial day.
| Better. let us make each day real day
| of live memorials; that our national life
| shall be ons colossal, enduring cenotaph to
| those, who going before, blazed the way
| wherein we would follow to national integ.
| rity, municipal rectitude and an undeyiable
| devotion to right. History repeats herself
! and fathers are again beholding their sons
| in the midst of history-makng days re.
| plete with problems and weighty with con.
| sequences. In all avenues of living Co
| lumbia is calling for true and trusty men
| poem beginning Mine eyes have seen the
| glory of the coming Of the Lord"
| The effect of his eloquence will be Ions
| remembered by those who felt Its spell.
| The services were concluded by the rem
| d'tion OF America" by the orchestra and
| the delivery of the benediction by the Rev,
c. H. Butler.