The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04

American soldier in meeting them"
The text was from Isaiah liv:2, Enlarge
the place of thy tent, spare not, length
en- thy cords and strengthen thy
stakes"
Dr. Brady said the American soldier
was the instrument in the hands OF
God in working out the great epochs
in our history. His love for the hero
who fought for liberty and loved ones.
was unbounded. AS he saw body of
troops so down the street, he felt a.
thrill OF pride pass through him, and
at the thought of their hardships and
danger, strong man as he was, he could
not help shedding tears. When he
stood on the historic field of Fredericks-
burg and saw the long lines of soldiers
graves, he felt as though each head
stone was q sign Of the nations life
which had been preserved by the blood
of those brave men.
Dr. Brady divided the history of this
country into seven epochs and showed
how the evolution of this great ma
ton came to its present grandeur
through the American soldier, who had
met each crisis with unfiinching bra
very and steadfast patriotism. The
first epoch was the colonial times, with
Indian wars and the struggle for exist
ence Those We're the days of Miles
Standish and of other heroes, who fought
the Indian bent on the destruction of
those brave pioneers.
Then came the epoch of the war for
| liberty on land. The names Of Wash
ington, of Prescott and Warren are
known to every patriot. The Amer
| lean soldier was then developed and he
met the crisis independence was de-
clared.
Epoch three was the war for liberty
| on the sea, in the year of 1872. There
were glorious sea fights in which the
American sailor came out triumphant.
| He met his opportunity. There was
Hull of the Constitution, Decatur in
the frigate United States, the gallant
Perry, on Lake Erie with his historic
words. I'VE have met the enemy and
| they are ours; Lawrence on the Ches-
apeake with his last cry, Don't give
up the ship" Then came the fourth
epoch, with the beginnings of expan-
sion. The Mexican war showed of
what stuff our soldiers were made and
added new laurels to the flag of our
country.
Then came the war to prevent seces-
sion and the American soldier gave up
his life for his country, and through
the death of thousands, the country
| was preserved and the slave set free.
Here the soldier, as an instrument in
| the hands of God, worked out one step
further in the advance of this nation.
! Epoch six brings the history down to
the present, with the war for humanity,
with the armed protest against the suf-
| ferings Of poor Cuba. The names of
| Dewey, Sampson, Schley, Roosevelt
and others are still on our lips. But
it was the rank and file now, as in the
early days, that suffered and died for
the cause, for our country.
1t is the intelligence of the soldier,
his courage, his resolution, dash and
endurance, his heroism and gallantry
| in peace or war, and his noble humani-
ty that have achieved these greatthings.
And now, when this nation has as
sumed the care of people beyond the
Pacific slope, our new possessions are
our sacred trust. And 1t is for this ma
ton to go in the vast strides of prog
ress.
Expansion has been a part of our
history and it will so continue in the
future. And the grand final object Of
| this progress and achievement is to
elevate and give salvation to all the
world. God has given us a sacred trust
Let us not betray it. Let us not for
get what the American soldier has done
| for this nation. 1t is our duty to sa-
credly care for all that he has won.