The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02

a heritage is this-what an empire for
one flag to float over! o, America, Am
erica Child, whose cradle God did rock;
youth, whose hands are full of freedoms
fruit, may thy manhood wear the bene-
dictiOn of the divine care, and thine age
the crown of divine approval. 0, thou
beloved land, bound by the ties of a COM
mon brotherhood and common interest,
live forever, one and undivided Long
live our army and navy Long live the
heroes of Manila and Santiago Long
live, thon blue-eyed Saxon-"Fear not;
thy battle is the Lords" thy God is
marching on.
am aware that there are those who
deny the wisdom of war-that Cuba is
not worth the good, red blood of our
American soldier boys. Could we not
divide America itself into two classes and
find those in one class unworthy the sac
riice of those of the other class? Jesus
of Nazareth died for the race, but it cost
the agony of Gethsemane and the blood
of Calvary to save the most Wort bless
American, the meanest Cuban, the-heav-
en- cave the mark the lowest, vilest,
most bloodthirsty Spaniard of the race
And yet, Jesus did not hesitate. Shall
we listen to the cry of classes? No, no
Dut W Tie NOlCc vi tIc SIlIlSt.
No doubt many present who looked in
| to the manly faces of our fallen heroes of
Company G, as they left for the front,
had the same startling question
that has come to thousands "Is it
worth the cost?" Is Cuba worth the
blood that was spilled for her salvation
by their livesP Some time it has seemed
as if she were not; and when we gathered
around the Baskets of our Corporal Lewis
and Wagner Schuyler Crane, and
thought of Maloney, Tick, Conner and
Pickworth, there was, perhaps, bitterness
in our hearts, and we said, "Cuba is not
worth their young lives p But then,
when we remembered how only through
suffering; only through sacrifice, does sal
walton come to any nation, to any man;
and we thought of the Cuba that is to be,
and our hearts bitterness passed away.
Yes, it is worth the COST though it takes
the dearest idol of your heart
Members of Company G, you have
again and again honored me with your
respect and confidence, and l appreciate
this high honor, and from this union of
hearts / know that you will bear with me
when say: If ever company of men had
great reasons for thanking God that their
lives have been spared, it is Company q.
And when sick and lonesome for the
homeland, and the faces 90 dear to your
hearts which you feared you would
never see again, and some of you, in the
agony of your soul, promised God that If
ever your lives were spared and you could
only see mothers face once more you
would give your hearts to Christ. And
on this memorial occasion of your fallen
heroes, am here to remind you of those
vows. When our country called for men
you laid your life down, willing to die If
necessary that your country might reap
victory for humanity's sake. And to-
night, am here as Christ's minister to
plead with you to give that same respect,
loyalty, to Jesus Christ in yielding your
heart to Him. Tonight His arms are out
stretched to you and He calls for volun-
,eers to the army of our King. Yield, l
pray you, that heart of thine, for which
Christ died to redeem you.