The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-31

!, b1ottsd from <he tablets of your msm'
tries BY the hand Of death. have gone
to answer for their conduct to the
Great Commanderin-chisf Of all the
Universe before whom We al must
appear. OF them let us sing.
Rest on. embalmed and sainted dead,
Dear as the blood ye gave.
No impious footstep here shall tread
The heritage Of your grave;
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps.
Or honor points the hallowed spot
Where valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrels ~voiceless stone
In deathless song shall tell,
When many a vanished ear hath
flown,
The story how We fell.
Nor wreck, nor change. nor winters
blight.
Nor Times remorseless doom.
Can dim one ray Of holy light
That gilds your glorious tomb.
i But Dur obligations to them and
theirs are not absolved. He who
hath the ashes of his friend hath an
everlasting : heritage. Let us keep
this sacred trust by wei remaining
lyal to our country, fraternal to our
fellowman and sacred to our God.
In conclusion comrade, det me say
to you. another warfare Ia calling you
to the field today. From every height
that looks down on the surging mass
of humanity as they strive for the
bread that perishes, the trumpet of
the Great Captain of our salvation
is sounding. calling for volun-
iteers to carry to them the
bread of life. Satan is war
ring for their destruction. From the
haunts of vice and sin, from de-
ceptive traps and gilded pitfalls, his
emissarries. armed with deceitful
tongues n poisoned arrows, watch
for the ruin of precious souls. You
are in danger Of being destroyed.
Your friends and children and neigh
bors are in danger of being over
whelmed by his merciless foe. The
Redeemer is calling you to join In
His forces to go forth to battle
against sin. viii you be as brave In
the defense of righteousness and truth
Is o were in 81 in the defense Of
our country and flag?
Our Jesus is a Captain, who has
never known defeat. In his ranks
there is no distinction among those
who fight in His cause. To him that
to him that keeps the
faith and Finishes the work, there
is laid up a crown of righteousness.
His name is enrolled on high, never
to be overlooked or forgotten. A
soldier. after having per-
feats of great valor. lay dying
Upon the field of battle. His comrades
gathered around him. willing to af-
ford him such help as could be given
III lie idot ulOlliCnto. AS uIS liAc wan
ebbing out. he said, Il have but
one request to make; answer to my
at roll call" Though more
than forty years have passed since
then, and all his old comrades are
dead. his name remains upon the
roll. and is still answered to by some
member of that imperial regiment.
enrollments may be lost
DIT destroyed, earthly honors may
fade and our names be forgot
here. but If once record
ed upon the Lambs Book OF Life
ill be answered through
all eternity. The Captain of saliva
ton victorious over death, hell and
The grave, bids us come to Him and
find life, that ours may be a glorious
when we have finished our
course. Enlist in His army. Fight the
good fight of faith, receive the SOL
1ier's reward. the freedom of the
Universe. to be enjoyed through all
eternity. for
There is a land of pure delight
Where saints immortal reign.
Infinite day excludes the night
And pleasures Danish pain.
There everlasting Spring abides
And never fading flowers.
Death like a narrow stream divides
That Heavenly land from ours"