The Penn's Grove record., 1903-06-05
Memorial nay Observed

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Memorial Day. was appropriately Cd
served last Saturday under the auspices
Of Acton Post No. SO, Grand Army OF the
Republic. While it was somewhat Q, :
holiday in tina Borough the rain on ING
night previous made it most favorable for
farmers and few of them could attend.
The line OF march was formed at the
foot of Main Street and taken to Kiver.
view Cemetery to the inspiring tunes o
the Philharmonic Band, of Wilmington
There were about 20 Veterans II ~
Sons OF Veterans in the line, while the
Ladies Relief Corps rode in wagons.
After the ceremony and the firing o.
three volleys Rev. w. G. Meyer spoke
briefly of the great tragedy in which .ne
veterans took part forty years ago. ne
said patriotism was aroused by the grave
full homage shown on Memorial Day 70
the veterans who had passed away.
After the official ceremony in Emman-
uel Cemetery, Rev. J. H. Boyd spoke
briefly. He said nations have to De con-
verted the same as people. These ve'er-
ans are what is left Of the thousands VINO
helped convert the country back to the
fatherhood Of God and the brotherhood
Of man, and helped advance the highest
hopes Of civilization. The whole worlo
owes a debt Of gratitude to the G. A. n.
who helped make the nation wiser ana
| better and make the flag stand for nopier
| principles. !,
The Grafton of the day was dellveleu
by W. Russell Owen, pastor OF the flrs'
Baptist Church, PENIS Grove. mman
tel Church was we'll filed to hear MS
able address which was highly compii-
mented, because he being a S~outherner II
was out of the usual line. He spoke IN
part as follows:
Iwish to speak to you as q son OF tne
| New South and show the attitude OF the
New South to the common unity. When
the Dutch trader brought the flrst slaves
to jamestown no. one dreamed OF the
deadly poison. Cotton, rice and tobacco
seemed to demand negro labor. With
the blacks in the field the sons OF the
planters were sent to colleges. Thus they
were allowed to learn the law of human
| liberty. which led to our freedom from
England. Slavery should have Dee
abolished then, but the aristocracy OF
ease and wealth in the South u no
see the path of duty. Slaves were the
| wealth Of the South, and the North couio
not feel the loss by abolition. His grand,
father was deprived of 40 slaves instead
of $4,000.
While the conflicts of war separated us
| forces have brought us together. Both
were wrong, both were right. The North
was right in maintaining the Union, to
which the South has attested by respond
| ing to President McKinley's call at the
war with Spain. The South fought for
| the principle of State Rights, to which
| the North attested when they refused to
| obey the fugitive slave law.
All honor to those who fell in war that
our land might rise in peace. The sleep
| ing shall rise to an eternal peace. AS we
| drop a flower on the grave of n who
wore the blue let also n be dropped on
| that of one who wore the grey. We fell
| out, but kiss again over the memory OF
| lost ones like Tennyson sings. Let us re.
member our common heritage of 1776 and
along life's pathway singing as Burns's
John Anderson my 10.
Let us to-day place flags and flowers
and breathe a benediction. Rest on the
| Sabbath and on Monday 60 to the farm
and shop to work. Forget the dead,
knowing you have full well honored
them. That is the spirit under which
we shall grow, forgetting u passions
and learning more patriotism.
"Our country was divided. The alien
| stroke of an insidious slavery rent asunder
| our common veal. But let not the faith
of our fathers die. Let not the liberty OF
our law be enslaved. But under the al
chemy of calm reflection let us turn our
petulant passion into a bond OF perfect
peace. Let us lead our children in the
highway of a liberal truth. Let us her
aid to all u gospel of liberty, and let
us ally ourselves with those who defend
the faith of their freedom. Let us with
our fingers on the keyboard of our ma
tional history sound from the organ pipe
of our nations life a symphony harmoni-
GUS whose theme shall be, alien to those
who are alien and friends to those who
are friends"