The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-06-05
Afternoon Exercises.


march taken back to the city.
Afternoon Exercises.
Early in the afternoon. the playing
of the band called to mind that the
services of the day were not over.
By two O'Clock the opera house was
filled with our patriotic men and
women wishing to do honor to the dis
tinguished speaker, and the cause he
represented. Comrade McHenry pres
ided, and announced the death of Com
rade .Scaggs. The opening prayer
was given by Rev. Bryce and was
most appropriate fur the occasion.
The quartette of the morning sang
again. and then came the remarkable
patriotic address by Chaplain Cole.
One could we'll know that the
speaker was minister for the address
opened with an eloquent tribute to
the two great men of the bible. Moses
the law giver and Paul the wonderful
writer and missionary of the gospel.
AS time recedes the greatness of
these men grows in power. The
speaker asked: "Who are the great
men of the world7 "He answered.
sThose who have the spirit of self
abnegatlon. who live not for them
selves. Such as these. live on and
on. He spoke of Lincoln and the
speech at Gettysburg and his services
to the nation.
Now he paints the scene of a
groupe of soldiers and others who
come down the dusty road leading an
old man out to be hanged. He is
taken to the scafold and asked
whether he has last word. With the
fire of heroism in his eye unquenched
by coming death. he replied 81 am
worth more to be hung than for any
other purpose" and then he died. and
was buried. But a loyal. liberty low
Il Ing North cried ''John Browns body
lies moulding in the grave. but his
soul goes marching on and by this
the fires of patriotism were lit in
factory. in the forests of Wisconsin
. on the prairies of Iowa and Illinois
and the loyal men assembled and
crushed the rebellious slavery loving
South into submission. John Brown
is immortal for he stood for princi-
pie.
Chaplain Cole was one of the Wis
consin boys going out from Sheboygar
county in 1861. Now he proceeded
to spread before the assembly pic
ture of the scenes when the boys
fresh from the schools the factories.
the farm. the woods. came forward
and signing the muster roll placed
their lives on the altar for the perpet
uation of liberty. for the republic; Of
the fearful time of parting of the
soldier boy from father, mother, sis
ter. young wife, playmates. of tn.
last loving embrace. the warm kiss
the feeling that this was probabl.
forever. Then he told of the hap
tism Of fire which came to some o
these boys in few days when tn
bullets of death whistled by and tn
fearful cannons belched forth dealt
!. and painful wounds. With this, h
ran in a story of the young man VIII
: wanted to sign the muster roll il
blood and of his cowardice in war an
his rage when reminded of the Incl
dent at reunion of the regiment
= Chaplain Cole next paid tribute t
the noble women who at home labor
c ed, suffered and prayed. He said tina
e their lofty spirit had much to do wit
e the zeal in which the men at the fron
S endured the hardships of war. H
j. related the contents of letter frol
IS home' written by wife who. wa
n caring for a farm and four childre
e gladly that the husband and fathe
l. might be at the front battling for tn
j. Union.
e The speaker in closing called
y mind what would have been the resu
% if the rebellious South had triumphet
IS He said he knew that France intent
(. ed to march troops from Mexico
N retakc if possible back the territo1
n of the Louisiana Purchase. that Eng
al - y L l. 49,