The Globe-republican., 1900-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Memorial Sunday Was FlttingIy Observed Ex-
ercises at the Christian Church
at II O'Clock, a.

truction Of tn themselves or from eareiess1y in
CURING any unnecessary risk of their lives.
That men may properly appreciate their
istence their love of life has been made the
highest of all of instin nctive desires 1t is
not a virtue 1t necessity
One can say that he loves his country but
nasny a man when called npon to prove his
love by standing up and being shot a has
failed prove his sincerity; but the man
who prove his love by heroic deeds, has
always been held in high esteem by his
countrymen- This is the reason why all ma
tions have honored the soldier. Not because
there is anything fascinating about the avo-i
cation. but because he represents the
tion's courage. The best type of the soldier
represents the best type of our race He
does not fight for any personal ani1nOsity;
for he does not know the men against whom
he is fshting He regrets that necessity
quires him to injure them. He is only their
enemy while they are his cou1try's enemies
/ And when the victory is they are ready
to Sind Up the wounds the vanquished foe.
The patriot overcones his love of life be
cause he loves his country most.
! Patriotism is ennobiing because it pro
notes our noblest emotions All love that
reaches outside of self ennobIes and enriches
and helps TO extingrisll selashness.
When a soldier falls in battle It is from
useless risk OF life. But it is making the
| most of life, not from Il personal standpoint.
but that the lives of others may be purer
and happier Al have to die sooner on later
and when can surrender that life that he
may enrich the lives of those he loves, he
has made the highest use of ms life, thet it is
possible for him to make. This is what
in the mind of Christ when he said, ''Ite
that saves his life shall loose It, and he that
looses his life for my sake shall find it,
CHRIST stands for love God is love
Whether on the ganows high.
& or on the battle van
Ife s Ms5 fSsat Re Plfes fes f9l for to de-
The physical benefit which the patriot con
fers on his country is not all that he gives,
Is it the highest.
Noble actions bring purer thoughts to
everyone's mind. The highest means of
driving mean and impure thoughts from
ones mind is the conteIrl I1Iatoil of the action
history is one of the highest aids TO civiiiza-
ton Washington and other great men Will
continue to make men better while the world
stands.
\ certain class of men have always been
e4toIlIns peace Sweet peace indeed
beautifuI-the sweetest blessing GOD ever
gave nation. War is fearfuIly destructive.
It builds nothing All it do is to clear
the ground Peace must do the building.
But those who talk most about peace
not its warmest friends. They are often
J prompted by selfish motives. They want
til cir ease they do not want to be dis
turbed in their making money. The man
who loves peace more than liberty is short
sighted To compromise with wrong is the
surest way not to have peace. Grant said he
fought because he wanted peace He knew
we could never have a lasting peace except
by fighting first.
Fred Douglass said mems rights never
| respected until they are written in blood.
3 Demagogue and tyrants always stand
ready usurp authority the weak and
| fearful. Only the brave may be free and
have lasting peace
The brave not only ennoDles his
life but he plants the love OF noble deeds in
other mems hearts, Our country will
never lack for brave sons, While continue
to honor the whose courage made
America great.
/ 1t is especially fitting that we should re
member the fallen brave, the men who
shared the burden of trial and prison life,
4 and met death a the post of duty-being
stricken down by disease or the eneny's bull
let. Victory has added 1uster our
flag. 1t is flag a sense it never
was before. While part of our nation was
free and part blackened with slavery. the
| same flag could never represent us both, but
today are one people. and one flag stands
for all.
The war with Spain has greatly increased
our prestige on the high seas 1t has raised
the respect of other nations For wisdom
and skill and courage of our navy, have
forced other nations to show a higher regard
for the rights and wishes of American citi-
zens. All the rights and liberties enjoy
have been purchased for us OF a fearful cost
of human life Let us never forget the men
who gave themselves that they might leave
a country No country can stand still
We must go forward as nation or recede-
! Enlargement should be the signal cry.
Not from the standpoint of ennolnments, but
fl of right And Old Glory viii
| wave and each succeeding wave viii speak
in louder tones till she is planted in the isles
of the sea The Gospel of Christ viii follow,
the earth the waters that cover the sea
From 1861 to '65 they went out They came
back but not all of them Some sleep
ing IN the far South, whose bones have been
] DIeached by the Southern sun Some re-
: turned only to remain here below for short
time since the close of the war they have
been going one by one. Each annual gath
ering finds less in numbers, but finally all of
them viii have passed of the shores of time.
i But loyalty TO the nag. that makes free.
! and a memory OF the dead heroes. viii stin
: n
j American citizen.
Is there room for reasonable doubt that
4 this race, unless devitaIized by alcohol, is
destined to dIsIoosess many weaker races.
Ass5miIate Others and mould the remainder
until in every true and important sense. It
1T has Anglo -SaxOnized man kind Already,
the English language. saturated with Chris
tian ideas. gathering mp unto itself the best
thought of all ages. Is the great agent OF
Christian civilization throughout the world
At this moment affecting destiIies and
moulding the character of half the human
race
Jacob rimnn. the German pllilologist. said