The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-26
Memorial
Sermon
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Annu,d Address To Veterans De.
Iivered By Rev. |. J. Trum-
bull Sunday Evening.
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Members OF G. A. R.. W. R. G.,
|. Of G.. A. R, and Their
Friends Fill the Baptist
Church.

The annual memorial sermon was de-
liyered on Sunday evening 1T the Bap-
list church by the pastor i.sY. J. l..
Tiumbuil, before the members OF
Gushing Post No. II. q. A. r., and the
members of the woman's Relief Corps
and OF the ladies' Of the u. A. X.
The members Of Cushing post present
were commander ". A.. Shaw. Vice
Commander A. .. Craig, hdJniant
Thomas Dcaley. QuarteFmaster G. A.
May. Chaplain :. $. Wright, officer
OF the Day r. A Taylor and Comrades
@. Asibohn. u. r. Allen Thomas Fan
non, John Met;uc, e. Timmins. S. a.
Miller. 4. scherneckad and Byron
Shepard. The 'hnr'n was well oiled
and the service was impressive.
Mr., Trumbulrs address was delivered
with much earncstness and feeling
from John i5:l3-"Greater love hath no
man than this. that man lay down
his life for his friends" He spoke In
part M follows:
Christ In thus speaking had un-
doubtedly In view the offering OF him
SELF Tor his people. But In secondary
sense ] venture 10 apply this declara-
ton OF his 10 your fallen comrades.
yea more 10 yourselves who through
love of country took your lives In your
hands and went forth to meet The COM
mon enemy. He that giveth his life
can do no more. Now. In honor TO
your fallen comrades, cali your at
tentIon. first. to the great conflict in
which you were engaged
II was great because Of the foe you
met and before whom many heroes died.
they were % your own blood and worthy
OF your steel. That foe fought for
state rights and slavery. and you for |.
the union and liberty. Your foe was
such because he refused 10 obey, defied,
resisted and attacked the best OF gov
ernments: ne forced the Issue; he made
il one OF life and death. The conflict
was great because of its cost. To say
nothing Of the millions of dollars spent
and the anxieties and sufferings OF 9TH
srs. 10000 Of your comrades laid down
their lives in battle, 2is.4s5 died Of dis
ease and g75.lT5 were seriously wound
I'd. while douhtles there was some
thing like an equal expenditure Of
blood and suffering on the part OF your
friends. the foe.
The object OF the conflict was great.
namely, TO save the union and TO save
those In rebellion from their errors and
to and for the union. Necessarily, the
conditions OF peace could only be surren
der President Roosevelt said at the
tomb OF General Grant speaking of
the things that he did, There were
Two significant notes that he struck
while hoan never be forgotten, The
which aan never be forgotten. The
FIRST was at Fort Donelson, when he
declared, My terms are uncondition-
!, surrender the other at Appomat-
lx, when he told the conquered confed-
rates to take their horses home to till
heir farms" Unconditional surrender
o the foe and mercy and help TO the
Again this conflict was
sreat in its results as follows: A new
mion. stronger, more united and more
glorious than the old. A lamentable
oplict settled. A union Of states
'roven greater than any one state or
ombination OF states. The prodigal
on reenacted in the experience, awak-
ming, return and reception of the err
ng south, and today united nation