The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-29

Reconciliation was the keynote of the
splendid memorial sermon preached by
Rev. VIM. H. Bagby, at the Central
Christian church and the church was
crowded to the doors to hear it. The
veterans of the civil war, members OF
Mexican and Maxwell posts, were there
in body and occupied seats of honor
in the centre of the church. They were
escorted to and from the services by
a detachment of company A, National
Guard, whose youthful faces, straight
figures and handsome uniforms. con-
trasted strikingiy with the bent and
grizzled veterans by their sides. The
Woman's Relief corps was there also
in a body.
After an eloquent prayer by DR.. Tiff.
Rev. Bagby spoke from the text, All
Things are Yours" On a monument
on the battlefield of Chicamauga he
said, erected by Kentucky in honor of
her dead soldiers is this inscription:
All Are United.
LAS we are united in life, and thew
are united in death, let one monument
perpetuate their deeds. and one peo-
pie, forgetful of all asperities, forever
hold in grateful remembrance all the
made all men free and retained every
star on the nations flag"
This is an appropriate time to erect
such monuments, a time when the ma
ton has found its heart and q voice
to speak its generous sentiments. Presi-
dent McKinley's trip through the south,
and his generous words were doing
much to heal the old wounds. The
sons of the north and sons of the south,
in the war with Spain have stood Shout
der to shoulder under the same flag
and mingled their blood in the same
trenches.
The most glorious thought of today is
that we are a united people The
strongest cords were never broken. For
a hundred years previous to the civil
war the hearts of the people had been
knitting together in the providence of
God, and while civil war caused q
rupture it did not destroy the strong
brotherly love that existed always I'M
derneath the surface. This accounts
for the quick reconciliation, the heal
ing of the wounds, the lofty patriotism
that now animateS all sections.
We can afford to forget the past We
can afford to bury our asperities. Our
dead are sleeping in the same SOIL
under the same skies and we are living
under the same flag.
All Were Americans.
We can afford to remember that in
the civil strife all were Americans.
There was skill and valor and great
ability on both sides. 1t is a grand
thought that each strand in the cord
of this union has been tested. We can
afford to respect the valor and courage
of those who fought on the other side;
they were all Americans. Their boys
are fighting beside our boys in Manila,
worthy sons of worthy sires. We can
forget the past and remember the pres
ent, nor detract one iota from the glory,
ability or generalship of men who are
now of one country.
Those who fought in the Union ranks,
who heard the rebel yell and the mus
ket roar never underestimate the
valor or metal Of their foe. A veteran
said OF San Juan hill: IF there had
been Johnnies up there the boys would
not have gotten up so easily
In all the history of this nation there |
had been converging lines. The people |
were drawing closer together. The |
bone of contention was out of the way |
The south had come back and the |
speaker thanked God that we had one |
flag with all the stars secure, liberty /
for all and one country where all men |
are brothers.
Mr.. Bagby closed with an impassion- |
ed plea for closer union and a more |
complete reconciliation in heart and /
sentiment The address on the whole |
was pitched in a high key of patriotisni,
charity and Christian fellowship and |
created a strong impression.