The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-02

bled and died. The world owes no
man living. Ours is debt of gratitude
for the achievements of the past. The
past history of our Nation the noble EN-
deavor and sacrifice of our forefathers,
calls for the highest aims and purposes
on the part OF her sons OF the present
day God grant that we may not prove
unworthy OF our sacred heritage, there
by making possible, or even necessary,
future conflicts in our beloved land
Sin and injustice have ever been the
cause of war. The inmate selfishness of
mankind has been allowed by nations
and individuals to pretominate tn II
partial or total extinction OF the finer
sensiblites OF justice and mercy. One
side is always in the wrong and such
is the natural tendency to retaliation
that sometimes both contestants have
been grossly in error. But to the praise
and glory OF this American Republic,
ours has alwa, (save in our treatment
of the American lndiahlbeeu mostly, if
not entirely, on the side of honor,
Justice and mercy
Indian; we can look upon thee, glorious
olu lldS VI tllc lItt, thti lttl tttt tHpu
has led thy noble heroes on to righteous
victory Thy SONS have followed thee
through storms of leaden hail round
thy standard the choicest of the land
have fallen; many II hand bearing thee
has dropped lifeless to, the earth, yet
ever eager hands have snatchtd thee
from the dust Thy colors have ever
remained true. Shall we thy later sons
ever allow thee to fall in dishonor, to
be trampled into the dust of un-
righteousness9 God grant thy colors
may ever deepen that thy red may grow
a deeper crimson, ~ we remember the
sacrifices our forefathers made for
righteousness and liberty; that thy blue
may attain even more royal hue be-
cause the duties devolving upon thy
people come to be more royalty per
formed; may thy white the emblem of
purity, shine with still more penrlv
whiteness because menacing evils still
prevalent in our beloved country shall
have been done away.
Well may the children be encouraged
to honor the soldier dead; to strew
flowers on the graves OF those whose
death stands for the principles OF
liberty and unity. The honor we pay
TO our dead heroes reacts on us; tending
to make ns more truly patriotic We
cannot help or hinder the dead; 40 the
greatest Significance Of the service is for
the living. We honor the dead but
seek to inspire the living 1t liz there
fore sitting that we consider those
things which make for the virtue and
strength Of the individual and the
nation.
The main body of the sermon was
given to lessons drawn from the life Of
Paul the "old soldier of the Cross, ;
based on the seventh and eighth verses
of the fourth chapter of Paul's second
letter to Timothy. 1t was IN part M
follows
Paul found life battle, Satan had
declared war against God, u world dis
satisfied with an adequate conception of
God, looking for II Savior, was to be
rescued from spiritual bondage. Paul +
left all, to obey the call M did the
soldiers in their enlistment When he
came to be mustered ont he WAS "
SCARED veteran indeed. The war was
of righteousness against sin. Character
gives strength The fight was fought
for all that il best Every man has n
course to be finished, +, and faith to
keep, nor are they to be treated lightly
Before the final Grand Review we will
all be held to accour. for the way we
have kept them The final reward il
not subject to the caprice of man it il
impartially given, the grave is leveler
Of mankind Officers in heaven may
have been privates on earth Charac-
ter Is the criterion Those who have
been loyalto conntry home and Col will
he called forth for eternal decoration.
Taps will soon be sounded bnt reyeille
will also he heard
The engagement of Miss Alice Nash
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs L. ]. Nash Of
this city, to Kirby B. White Of Detroit,
Mich, has been announced The wed.
ding will take place i'm the latter part