The Penn's Grove record., 1904-06-03

was observed in Penn's Grove in tn
usual way under the direction of ActoI
Post No. 80, G. A. R4 associated b.
Lieut.. E. II. Green Camp Sons Of Vetel
ans and the Ladies' Relief Corps.
On Sunday morning they attended st
Paul's M. E. Church and listened to al
able sermon by Rev. R. B. Stephenson
d. D., who spoke from 2 Samuel 1:l9
1.-THE beauty of Israel is slain upon tn.
high places; how are the mighty fallen.'
He said the same patriotism that free
the hearts of our forefathers of 1776
aroused the people in 1861, and exists to
day. The great things accomplished b.
the heroes of 1S61-65 he summarized a
follows:
L. The supremacy of United States
and the Union was preserved.
2. The honor of the flag was main
tanned at a cost of many lives.
8. Slavery was destroyed.
The fires of liberty burn to-day in the
hearts eff every loyal American. By lib
erty is not meant that man is absolutely
free, because liberty is circumscrlbed by
certain laws. The Bible is the guide to
keep us in the tract. We should live for
God, home and heaven.
In the evening the Post, Sons of Veter-
ans and Ladies' Relief Corps attended
Bethel M. P. Church and listened to an
enthusiastic sermon by Rev. Joshua
T~ushingham who spoke of the first mem
orial as recorded in Exodus 1914.
The feast of the passover was the first
memorial and was instituted to celebrate
the freedom of the Israelitis from Egyp-
tians bondage. God has always had men
to carry out his work. The triumph Of
the soldiers of l861-65 has a deep and
broad meaning. The thousands who fell
in that great conflict and are buried in
rs national cemeteries, brought liberty
and union to the nation. When Gen. ].
c. Black, Commander Of the G. A. R. re-
Gently laid a wreath on the grave of Gen
Gorden it was an evidence that the chasm
had been closed. God expects much
from the American people.
The present generation should be he
roic SO ms of worthy fathers and hand
down to our children the liberty so dear
ly bought. Our obligations toGod should
go with love of country. Let us live for
great principles by a life of conservation
to God and country. Fight the good
fight the good fight OF faith and when
the roll is called we can rejoice with the
greeting of well done.
ON MONDAY
the ceremonies of decorating the graves
was carried out in the usual form. There
were Is veterans in the line of march &C.
companied by the Sons of Veterans and
Ladies' Relief Corps. The Paulsboro
Band furnished music.
After the ceremony and graves were
decorated in Riverview Cemetery Rev. J..
Tushingham gave a brief address. The
graves were decorated in Emmanuel
Cemetery, after which an address by
Rev. JOS. H. Boyd was given in Emman-
uel Cemetery.
He took for the basis of his patriotic
address st. Paul's words to Timothy: II
am now ready to be offered, and the time
OF my departure is at hand. 1 have
fought a good fight" The people of to-
day know little of the rain of shot and
shell and the sacrifices of the soldiers in
l86l-65. He thanked God the spirit of
patriotism is not dead. Before the old
veterans have all gone they should be
sure the present generation is true to the
country. There are people to-day who
have the spirit of disloyalty and would
not put up a flag except for public senti-
ment. Some do not love their country
and in fact, are 80 in love with themsel-
YES that they should never have been
married. Some never saw the carnage of
life and property in 1S61-65, only the
prosperity in dollars which the war
brought them.
During the war the women of his
Church in Philadelphia worked all one
Sunday with sewing machines making
clothes and bedding for soldiers. He
thanked God the spirit Of patriotism was
not dead in the NJ. E. Church.
Over 300, 900 lives were sacrificed for
the Union, and the world owes a debt of
gratitude to the G. A. R. There is much
sentiment about forgetting the South.
Remember that the Southern cause means
~sectionalism and the North, patriotism.
We should remember the the saviours of
our country and make the nation wiser
and better. May we keep up that spirit
of patriotism and devotion to u coun-
try by telling our children, showing
mementoes of the conflict and singing pa
triotic songs.