Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-28
SOME RESULTS
OF CIVIL WAR
Gettysburg Made Posi-.
| bic Conference at
| Portsmouth

A large congregation assembled at |
the NJ. e. church yesterday on the oc-
CASTOR OF Memorial Day. The G. A. r. |
and w. r. c. were out and occupied |
the front part Of the church. Rev.
william baltimore Of the Presbyterian
church, led In prayer, and Rev. p. J.
Watson Somervilie OF the Episcopal
church read the scripture lesson for
the occasion. Rev DR.. Custer. pastor
Of the Methodist church. preached the
sermon. The musical programme was
excellent.
Or. custer selected his text from
John 11:16-.Let us 90 that we may
die with Him." He said In part:
"Thomas was called the doubter.
Among ali the apostolic band It re-
auired more to lead him to have faith
In the miraculous truth Of Christ and
the almighty power Of God than any Of
the others. Yet here In the text he
says Let US go that we may die with
Him. as Christ was about to so to
Jerusalem, for He had told them that
he should be crucified there, and the
political conditions were so amalga-
mated with the ecclesiastical, AZ to
make very dangerous going to Jeru-
salem at that time. All reforms, and
all progress have come about by
i manifestation Of this spirit. Self sac
Il rifice and counting our lives not dear
unto ourselves makes Of men heroes
and brave spirits for advancement
1--WE who have come upon the stage
OF activity since those dark days OF
, war can have no adequate realisation
OF what really existed of excitement
and intense feeling. We can read
about it, but this 10 all
Went at countrys Call.
d 0The suffering and agony Of those
DAYS. we can have no full cOmprehen-
} sion OF. one reason why the war last
ed SO long is because you were fighting
} brave men. Men who never turned
their back upon an enemy. You were
I not responsible for the war. neither
were they. You went forth at the call
/ Of your country. They enlisted under
what they supposed was righteous
Q cause. You fought for destiny and
4 principle which but few realizes Their
and which we cannot see In all III
slory even now. Had Gettysburg gone
J. otherwise than it did, the Portsmouth
peace conference would have been I'm
8 possible. This great nation ruled BY
the stars and stripes may yet become
b the great arbiter among all the ma
tions OF the earth, and universal peace
g may yet become possible because tn
union was not rent in twain SO lont
y ago.
Generous Spirit Comes Forth.
"God intended that this great repub
:, lie should serve as an example for al
the world and prove that republic
could live and remain great for gene
rations and for centuries II not for al
time. The great results could not thei
have been seen, but they have COM
to be certain nevertheless. Out o
II that war has come a magnanimou
spirit, the pride Of all good men today
q II was Bishop Fowler who said 'Whel
see son of Joe Wheeler and son
- General Grant marching side by sid
q and going to fight an enemy OF libert'
and that the islands Of the sea Nigh
u be free, 1 forgive the scamps VIII
fought 90 nobly and 50 well during tn
- sixties
"This spirit OF union has taken pos
session of the nation In a very shor
time comparatively. The scars are be
ing forgotten. The past Is being on
=. liberated by the advancement OF tn
present. A lady was once accosted b
a friend who asked her Why do 70
wear that badge made of little piec
OF blue and q very little piece OF gre
and bound together with cord {
gold; why do you wear that over you
hearth
1T will tell YOU said she. I had tw
brothers once. One OF them had con
viction that he ought to enlist undo
the leadership OF the north. He wer
to the war earnestly and faithfully
fought until ne was wounded and ser
!. 10 the hospital, where he died. and we
! laid, away under the magnolias OF II
y south. The other brother had cor
viction that he should enlist under u
southern banner. He was brave an
fought nobly and was killed upon Il
). field. and they buried him not far fro
Il where the other was laid away. The
were both sons Of the same home. tt
same influences and the same love b'
longed to both. loved them equal
well. They sleep beneath the sod
that southland awaiting the resurret
ton day OF the Almighty. and whs
they arise and enter the eternities b.
yond I shall not find God unsracio'
because l loved them both.
.'rhis IL the attitude the entire nj
ton il taking In relation to the DO!
he who fought In blue and those WI
~ fought In grey.
asa.n>n Hand Ruled All,