Evening star., 1901-05-30

government-the triumphal arch to our
heroic dead-SpreadS from ocean to ocean,
spanning the continent and like the bow of
promise assures freedom, equality of right
and equality Of protection to all men un-
der laws founded on the will of the people
alone
Let the man who wishes his country
i'll he continued. look we'll upon these
grass grown mounds. If there be one who
would still destroy what these have pre-
served who would impair the right of self
cipes which have been baptized in blood
and purified by fire, who would
pull down the statue of Liberty and
shadowy forms of these soldiers of freedom
and Of the republic they form again in
line. they rush to the carnage, as they
fall in the conflict, and, remembering the
history they have made, what people they
represent. what mothers bore them, what
fathers reared them and what children they
have left behind them, let him stay his
hand
There is another lesson which could be
learned. Heroes were sleeping side by side
with those whom they withstood in battle,
ana they sleep in peace. over the grave
foes have stricken hands and proclaimed
a truce forever. Let the living strike
hands also, for Americans We're not enc
mics, but brethren. The nobier part Of
man might succumb to a Temporary mad
ness, but he was nevertheless a man. and
when the cloud had passed away he was
to be restored to a mans rights and privi-
leges.
Joint Inheritance.
brothers." he exclaimed late our foes
in battle, but brothers still, this country
was always our joint Inheritance This fla,
was always our joint banner The glory
of past belongs to both of Us; our
grandsires and fathers stood side by
side in battle. sat side by side In council
The glory of the future belongs to both Of
us. This purified land, this great united
people, these broad acres, stretching from
ocean to ocean, yet bound by a cord of
commerce that made of oceans near neigh
bors and of mountains level plains this
boundless wealth. this tireless energy
this hunger for progress, this thirst for
knoWledge-it is yours, it Is ours, and no
man can take it from unless We our
selves despoil and destroy The rich inher-
itance over brothers graves let brothers
quarrels die Let there be peace between
US; nay. more. let there be love between
u.s. that these swords We have learned
SO we'll to use may strike only at the COM
mon foe
American Womnnhood.
Colonel Wright's peroration was beau
tiful tribute to American womanhood
1.-The soldier, comrades he said ''knew
where could be found Drawer and truer
hearts than his own-hearts battling for
our union in the quiet OF home life in
the sad work Of the hospital in a thou
odHu way dciilS anu
the good Of the nation than he The SOL
dier knew not the battles the mothers,
wives and sisters of our fighting men
fought; knew not the life breaking anguish
they felt at the first news Of action, and
as the horrid list of killed and wounded
went crushing, grinding down into their
souls We cheered for the victory won
could not comprehend the awful sickness
when the name looked for in such dread
ful eagerness was reported among the ia
tai casualties and the shaft pierced through
and through the brave heart at home:
and the heroic woman, when she had
committed her martyr boy to God, felt
that she owned some of this nation that
she was a part of the whole and that her
right to the protection of the nations
strong arm had been secured
do not search ancient history for ex-
amples of woman's power or bravery, but
examine the records of our own times
north and south where the heroines OF the
war. heroines in the field, as well as the
brave Christian heroines at home stand
out in their nobleness, and do not pale In
the light of heroines of history or ro-
nance. Whatever there Is that produces
such grand experiences. such holy thoughts
such growth of affection, stimulates such
heroic and ChriStlike sacrifices for the
good of others, gives birth to such noble
examples of patience. unsefishness and
duty, the essence of Observation-Disclosures
leads to this. benefits Christianity, and all
the decentralization of every form which
grows with 1t sinks out of sight and is lost
in the luster of patriotic devotion to the
principles OF Christian government, i'm
proved civilization and the more widely
diffused love of humanity"
MIR. Frear's Address,
The effect Of Col. Wrights eloquAnce was
noticeable and profound. The choir sang
Murray's ''Bivouac Of the Dead" when he
concluded, and then Miss Eta Stone read
the immortal address Abraham Lincoln de-
1ivered at Gettysburg The Marine Band
played In the Cathedral" by Cheat, and
Mr.. james A. Frear was introduced
"A Heritage was the theme Of the forci-
Bile address which he delivered Memorial
day, he said memorable of a nations
struggle for life. would ever be enshrined
In the hearts Of our people. Arlington was
the chosen Mecca of those who sorrow
the sentiment uttered SO tenderiy by Him