The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30


deed since that time has filed all tn,
world wherever the Gospel has gone
She of all others understood thu
Lord and had dawning conception
of His vicarious mission. In a vague
way she realized that some tragedy
was impending in the life of heI
Lord, and, moved by an irresistible
impulse which she herself perhaps
did not clearly understand. che came
with her most fragrant and price
less treasure and poured il upon the
head which was soon TO wear the
crown of thotns for the human race.
Artists brush, though il move under
the inspiration of mighty genius. can
never paint this sacredly sublime
scene. No poet. though he speak
with the tongue of men and of an
gels, can ever touch the depths Of
music which here swell and throb.
The sympathy, love, devotion and
Dacrifce on the part of Mary! The
lender appreciation, the quick words
of gratitude and the undying
testimony of the Lord! What pic
ture! What theme. Mary's deed,
how opportune. how fitting, how need
full! Jesus appreciation. how full;
His testimony, how sweet. how ten
der, how immortal! This. that this
woman hath DONE" is told as a me-
mortal Of her unto this day, even as
Jesus said it should be. Mary,
though dead, yet living to-day in the
deed she wrought, and speaking a
message to the hearts of men. There
are elements present in this Incl
dent which reveal the wealth of the
human heart, and which need but the
circumstances to call them forth.
Loyalty, devotion, sacrifice on the one
hand; and gratitude and ready rec
ognition and faithful testimony Of
the deed on the other hand.
II EN- die and pass from the active
stage of life, but their deeds
live on and on. The human frame is
mortal and soon mingles it's dust
with the yielding soil which gives
1t final shelter, but the worthy, noble
deed is immortal, and it's luster
grows brighter as It shines down
through the lengthening years.
Mary's deed, wrought so many, many
centuries ago, is as fragrant to-day
with its message as it was on that
day when, the perfume OF that ONT
ment filled the honse at Bethany and
waited its delicate odor to all about.
1t has shined on and on while king
doms have reared their glorious
heads and then fallen into decay. It's
= glory has not faded, although the
splendor of mighty empires has dis
appeared.
1--WE live not In years. but DEEDS
some poet has sung, and never was
truer thought expressed, or fact cy-
pressed more truly. Mary's deed
lives, and because il is immortal,
Mary lives in memory also.
The Nations life is woven about the
deeds of those who have lived, and
wrought. and died for it. The sacred
dust Of its patriots and heroes is the
enduring foundation upon which II
rests. The nation that forgcts the
loyal and faithful deeds of its patriot
&c sons has stepped from the safe
road of progress which leads to more
glorious achievements. to the path
way of decay and disintegration. It
takes the deeds of hero to inspire
and make hero. The nation that
remembers the Loyalty, devotion and
sacrifice of its people II keeping alive
the fires of patriotism which will
prove ,bulwark Of strength against
internal and external foe.
M ATIONAL Memorial day. or Dec
Grafton day as il has become to be
popularity known, has been set apart
as the day on which to pay special
tribute to the soldier dead, and to
place flags and flowers upon their
graves. Nearly 100000 soldiers of the
civil war lie buried in the 70 national
cemeteries established and main
tanned by this government. The lib
crafty of the United States towards
its living soldiers, and its faithfulness
in the care of It's dead soldiers. are
unique and unheard of in the history
of nations. After no war, whether
of ancient or modern times, have any
such systematic exertions been made
to secure the collection of the dead
and their interment in permanent
resting places, as have been made by
the government Of the United States.
But the national cemeteries do not
hold all the dead soluiers, for thou
sands lie buried in public cemeteries
throughout the country, and their
graves are visited annually and dec
grated in loving tribute to bravery
and patriotism. The soil of this ma
ton has been made sacred by the
bodies of the dead heroes who now
sleep within its bosom. The life of
this nation has been enriched by the
blood which has been freely shed in
defense of its honor \onG its unity.