The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

great and to die. The history of these
other nations cited proof of this
| argument. But have something they
had not. We have the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ. Because of that. the past history
of these other nations is not to be cited
as proof of what the destiny of this
country is to be; for this country is in
the hands of faithful men, who will be
| true to the flag and to God, and to the
great interests intrusted to them. IF
are untrue, God will consign this nation
to the hell of nations, individuals and
churches who forget him.
Mr.. Mccormick said christian people
| should participate in politics and patri-
otIsm- We are told that christianity and
patriotism are different. The Bible
sumes that every christian man should be
| a patriot, and every patriot should be
christian man, and all love the country
and the flag
Great problems are confronting us to-
day, and it will take wise men to solve
| them. He referred to the rum power
! all the liquor traffic, that confronts ms
! IKE a demon. If we do not put thai
down it will destroy u.s. lie also referred
| to bribery and corruption God calls
upon us to promote truth and justice. for
without them no nation is worth saving
There must be holiness and righteous
ness. We must be pure of heart and
clean of hands. We demand that all the
patriots should be men of God, to carry
out all the things that are required in
! patriotism and righteousness.
Christianity exalts and ennobIes a ma
ton. Every battle we fight against sin
and temptation is part of the battle for
Jesus Christ. In conclusion he said:
Old soldiers and christian patriots:
There 5 much land yet to be possessed
The glorious heritage is before
American patriotism and purity will
| reach this glorious destiny
The services closed with the song, My
Country, its of thee
Memorial Day.
On to-day, May 80, services will be
held in Dodge City. and all the
country, North and South, commemor-
ating the memory of the Nations heroes,
who saYed the government that Washing
ton founded. On November 10, 1868,
Abraham Lincoln composed while riding
railway train, and read upon the
field of Gettysburg, short speech, that
will long live in the literature of the
world. To-day this speech read at
every memorial service President Lin
coin sai1:.
-Four score and seven years ago
fathers brought forth on this continent
new Nation, conceived in liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal. Now we are engaged
in great civil war; testing whether
that nation, any nation so conceived
and so dedicated, can long endure. We
are met on great battlefield of that war.
We have come to dedicate a portion of
those who here gave their lives that that
nation might live. It is altogether fit
ting and proper that we should do this.
But, in larger sense, we cannot dedi
cate-we cannot consecrate--we cannot
hallow-this ground. The brave men,
living dead, who struggle here, have
consecrated it, far above our poor power
to add or detract. The world will little
note, long remember what we say
| here, but it can never forget what they
did here. 1t is for us, the living. rather,
| to be dedicated here to the unfinished
! work which they who fought here have
| thus far nobly advanced. 1t is rather
| for us to be here dedicated to the great
| task remaining before us-that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion
| to that cause for which they gave the last
full measure of deyotion-that we here
highly resolve that these dead shall not
have died in vain-that this nation, under
God, shall have new birth of freedom
and that government of the people, by
the people, for the people, shall not per-
ish from the earth.
a light rain fell this morning the
procession was forming for the march to
the cemetery. A large number of people
assembled at the cemetery. This after
noon a large number of people gathered
at the opera house, and were addressed
by Judge z. H. Madison, orator of the
day. These proceedings will be pub
lished next week.