Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-29


seldom been cqualcd IN the annals OF thp
world An illustration comes 10 me
which wae once given by n mlo eecfr'
nry Of the navy II was May 1858, on
the north bank VI tho Rappahomorh
lay the army of the Potomac opposite
fredericksburg, on the south bank tho
army of northern virginia PlckcN
talked and traded with cNch other ~
length orders were given 10 proNent IT,
After the orders were issued n con-
fodorato officer rode w suddenly ono
day ON federal soldier who WaS Wad.
ing the stream AZ SCOTS old dam, just
ms n soldier with York paper IN hama
noarod the shore, Tho soldier stopped
and was about 60 turn when me ONE
GER pistol IN hand, compelled MN 10
como ashore ana told him ho was
prisoner The soldier pleaded ,hhl me
confederate plckcts, VINO were plesoh'
invited him 10 come over
Eyes, said the officer, they violated
orders, ana YOU violated orders Whon
you came, and you are my prisoner
Tho soldier was big manly fellow,
but the tears came az he gald 'Colo-
nell shoot me- II you want TO- but for
Gods sake don't take me "A prisoner
1 have only been IN the army six weeks
and have never been IN battle, " !
am taken now my reputation n ruined,
II viii be said M homo That ! deserted,
ana ! can never clear II up
"Tho confederate olllcer heslhlod,
then said, wen, sir, You may 30 back
but tell your comrades that You arc
the last man that win ever be allowed
10 return It no comes over to THIS SIDE
orders must be obeyod,
"Thon the officer VINO hod sa'u so
STORMY, orders must DO obeyod,' l0do
straight to his hrlgadior ana told MN
he hOd dsoboyod orders ana the gen
cral, Whon he had heard the story ,ald
You have done right ] Woull nave
done The same ,,..,..
bnttlo0olds the unsulliod nog--ihcso
ehould stir our hearts 70 that ndcllty
OF cltlgenahip which means the heenli'
Is of government ana the perpelullP
Of our free institutions, 49,.
members OF the Grand Army tholo
IN mother struggle IN which We. must
engage. Fight the good ilght OF lallh
nnd lay hold Of eternal NE Your
army viii soon be mustered out, ~
forty years there win be no Grand
Army. This IN sad, but II IL terribly
true. Every one OF us must surrender
Ia tho conqucror Of the ages Your
ranks are thinning, The angel or
death holds hig list, and every hour
some comrndo IN called 20 step from the
ranks and answer for duty IN diner
ont sphere The past year saw SONY
called with whom YOU were ON terms
OF close compnnlonship, The call may
como closer than that even May YOU
1--we with That element or mannoou
which means readiness, Lave WIN Ac'
couWompnt upon YOU arms I'D NUM-,
countoWgn I'M mind 0hd Written upon
the heart 80 mat You may pnes lhtpee'
tlon AT the Rnlo of heaven ana be mus
torod MO mo CORPS witch one day
shall on0lode before the throne OF tho
Uical Reviewer Tor Judgment ana re-
AT ILlFr METHODIST
ROY. u, NJ. ilomlck Of tho I'M
| Methodist church preached u MomoUOl
day sermon yesterday morning. from
! tho text, And this day shall pc ln'0
| YOU for u memorial day ana u thOU
| como ~ pass when your chlldlen bnhll
way unto YOU, what mean yo pg wv
service, SO snail shy Exodus ", y,
90 ana ~ verses, Tho freoEer fa'o III
| part -,..
| Ter thun we do, lie knew the noces'
sIty of Giving the children OF Israel a
| cOnstnOt reminder Of thor bOndaG'
! Which would keep them true to thell
opportunities and the PRIVILEGES secured
! by their dolIYcnnnoo, " was Tor thl'
ronsou that NE established the pass,
over, which was held annually Wd
mndo the ooouglOn fOr rocilng 20 yolnp
ana old nliko the Rwfulnose of tholl
bondage ana tho prontnoeH of thelr de-
! lNernucc, In Ike manner the 30lh duN
of Nav was established na Memorial
dpy, this day HAVING tho Sumo pulpoH'
lhnl OF Nn annual reminder Th'
tendency of human nature ih io FORGET
aud gad as n seems 60 say H. moro are
mulUtudcs " people IN TINS tar lhnt
or Ours who only forty years nflor th'
rNil war which was foueht tn nam
tnin the liberties which this emblcn
represents WolnllnR 10 inc nAEh nave
forgolton the prloe.of theno liberties
Ana thcro sooms 20 Ne a growing tend
oury Ia the doa0cratlon OF the ANY
If ehould 40 soon think ~ gong from
my mothers burial, OF the funerA o
nv own child, 10 n horse race, n bal
game ~ dunco, as 10 10 10 any ON
on those ON Decoration day--the d.,
sci apArt 10 hold IN sacred rcmem
brancc tho mfforlngs and death OF IN
horoos who secured 20 ~ the gracIou
liberties which We enjoy"
The speaker held that the only wa
90 heoueulh TO poptorl,y those llborlio
untrnmmoled WAS BY strict obsery
nnoo OF Memorial day, coupled WIN
recital Of the hardHhps ana heroiam n
Tho men In the field and tho women an
children NJ homo, In concluding MI
sermon the speaker read the followln
poem Of Ma own compositions
DO WE FORGBT1
DO We forget, IN tho rush ~ time,
That last farewell and that step sui
lime
Az marched away 20 meet the foe,
our hero, proud, too, that he could RI
DO wo forget, whom the message can
with the lIri Of Tho Killed that "
found HIS nnmc
Among the frsl 10 GROSS the bridge