Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-17

| his duty as he understands it, who
| er,7otbers I'D and forgets his ambitions,
! his hopes his passions, loves and fears
] in an effort to do his part, who undeI>
| gees sacrifices for others, even though
! ingratitude may sometimes stare him
! in the face. is, after ALL lifes best hero.
t We found them to be men who could
| feel the dint OF pity, men who cared
| for the woes Of others, men who, re-
| gardless Of creed, wealth or position,
I looked up through nature to natures
! God, men who believed that the throb-
bings CT the human soul are more
mOmentous than all the waves Of ali
the oceans breaking upon all the coasts
OF earth.
Monuments reared to the memory
of such men, built of the rarest stone,
gilded with most precious metals
would neither do justice TO them nor
credit to US, Their actions, inspired
and actuated by love are inscribed il
eternal light. The brave men of the
revolution who shed their life blood
and left their homes to bleed On hin
and vale that the Stars and Stripes
might iloat in the breeze and you and
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that was near and. dear to him to
minister to the material and spiritual
wants Of the afflicted lepers, and to fin
ally sUccumb himself to that dread
disease, do not need the story OF their
trials and triumphs engraved upon
marble, for they will be remembered
in bcnedlction and their heroism cher
lshed in the human heart so long as
life shall last.
lie Who hYessthe best he can with
conscience his unerrins guide and dies
bravaly, ha3 Immortality within his
grasp. | care not whether he be the
archangel Of war shifting the boun-
diaries Of kingdoms, the hero OF Auster-
litz and Marengo, Or the humble ploN-
man following his coulters CLEAN,
bursting the sod Of new empire. She
may be a queen nuissed IN the lap OF
/ luxury with millions Of sycopnants
catering to her every caprice, or she
may be the wife of the humble artisan,
tending to the cares of home and
blessing her family with great wealth
OF love and self-sacrifclng devotion.
Take ali the monuments, monolith5
and pyramids ever reared to please the
fancy or tickle the vanity Of man.
Pile them all in one colossal column
and cover it all with inscriptions ana
epitaDbs TO suit your fancy. and YET
the effect of one kind, di9lnteTested
act of kercism Will have its saiu,afy
influence upon the world when the
magnificent pile has crumbled in the
dust and is forgotten. The great Co
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manifest days, 10 new a mass or rum.
It takes q learned guide to point OUT
the Forum. The great Colossus thaC
stood as d mighty centinel at the gate
way Of the ancient world and looked
down on the Caesars, is no more. BuJ
the gentle voice of Virgil is waited TO
US Though his beautiful pastorals: we
can almost see the iocizs and hill
! sides and hear the shepherds breath
ing thoir tales Of love- Non ignara
mali inserts, succarre disco, comes
/ from the same beautiful source, ana is
| the nainspring and mainstay Of this
/ brotherhood.
1T is to heroisIn born Of such love
4 and heroism actuaIed by such love that
( we to-day pay tribute. With prayer,
| with music and solemn ritual we Ia-
I member them. This is cur altar, and
! the incense Of remembrance rises az a
1 s;lvery pageant cloud bearing the story
/ Of our affection. From out OF our
/ hearts we each pluck sprig Of human
/ sympathy-the sweetest and most
! beautiful flower that human eye ever
/ looked upon; more fair in its petals
and more delicious in its fragrance
than any flower that ever graced the
| earth.
1T is pleasing to think that the
gentle deeds of charity which love
/ prompts men to do in this Lite. do not
/ perish, but become the seeds Of a
! courteous harvest to be Satnered in
| the life to come The thought Of i'm
mortality is al once inspiring and re-
assuring. To our departed brethren
! il is an accomplished fact. To us re-
main The lessons of their lives which,
il moulded after the principles which
are the charras of this organization,
! viii also bring us TO the full enjoyment
Of the home Of which the poet speaks.
Not in entire forgetfulncss;
Not In utter weakness;
But trailing clouds OF glory do we
From God, who is our home
One of the NEST pleasing musical
numbers was the tenor solo by Mr..
| VIII Clemans-"One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" The orchestra then render
/ e6 God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" Mr. VIII Day never sang
more effectively than when he rem
dered "Eoly City The exercises
were brought to a conclusion BY the
| singing of the closing ode by all pres
( ent. The accompanist was Prof. Her.
man Schockey.