The Caldwell tribune., 1905-06-03
before Lee surrendered.

which our soldiers fought in the
War Of the Rebellion was holy
one, we now come together in the'I
sanctuary of the Lords Day in
public worship 20 thank God for
them and for the victories which
He gave them; and hereby also to
help teach the coming generation
such love Of country as the past
has witnessed; we believe that if
the peace and good order of our
land or government is again as
sailed, or if eny vile system again
raises venomous head in our land
threatening our government, our
sons will volunteer their services as
did those men whose memory we
are honoring today; and that our
daughters will encourage their
brothers, husbands or lovers in GO
ing as their mothers encouraged
and cheered their fathers.
By such services as these we
hope to teach a patriotism that
shall believe in such education aud
religion thai hereafter an intelligent
fear of God might lead to the over
throw of iniquity and settle differ
ences with discussion and the bal
lot, and not resort to war. The
story we are telling today and shall
repeat on Tuesday next shows the
dreadful havoc of war, sickness,
wounds and death. We hope to
teach those 77ho are to succeed Us
to exhaust every honorable means
of peace before they resort to arms; ;
that if at last they have to fight they
may confidently invoke the aid and
blessing of the God of Battles, and
feel as they so forth that it is in His
name and for His glory.
Third. Again, let me briefly
say, this service is a grateful
thanksgiving to God.
That He gave Our fathers such q
land; broad, grand and beautiful;
that He led them to organize and
sustain such a good government
and such moral and religious
institutions as common schools
acadamies, colleges and universe
ties, and our free churches, And
that in that day when unho1y hands
were lifted against such a govern
ment which insured the establish
ment and perpetuity of such institu
tions there were so many ready t.
defend the one and preserve th'
| other. We thank God that tn
r Grand Army of the Republic wa
: permitted to be Gods instrumen
= to ''break every yoke" and to le
: the oppressed go free;;" that the!
| led four millions of human being
t in an exodus from a worse thai
= Egyptian bondage. And we thanl
| God that nearly a hundred thous
= and of them were permitted to en-
! ter the service of our governmeu
: to help preserve it; about fft
b thousand of them actually bearin
# arms, thus illustrating how our Go
y makes even the wrath of men t
q praise Him.
= But these peaceful memorial
# most of all lead US to thank Go
r that the war is past, that it is no
a time of peace with US, and tn;
If more and more, our people belies
y in peace; and will strive for it I
II uOLuS duu tulOuS AOut GA IAS cal u
h God has blessed our land since tt
r. war closed, blessed it marvelousl
S. the old wounds are healed; the tV
S sides now clasp hands, who I
er years ago would have dared pr
lie dict such a reunited country as v
is now have. The surviving soldie
e of both sides now fraternize; Il
lie states are reunited; the people a
u reunited, and the churches tn
t, were rent by the war are being I
to united, and the northern man, ele
I'd ted President by the North al
IN West, is now heartily welcomed
ID the South. The prayer of Preside
a. Grant, Let us have peace" b
n been answered,
n My comrades, we lived thru t