Gunnison news-champion., 1908-07-24
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ago. my useWory recalls 0aay pban06o
,acs6ea's and many 80 exVersoDt
coHaected With the servtxv. ADOas
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the nseRssesx II ous yuGtOao& - Us
the chief " al tAAt resatsd - os0
life and De- Woa bis cay tose n
hearts VI the ReRbers a ~ vuU1Os
BY his kiadoese and c0os4Asgatiaa to
aii. We miss him te-asGhs
4 vout1 n0t take . Gv~of 1sal b
chat | learned shOut hu0aa nAAuUe u
the srmy. Military service brings ON
the beet. as cell ~ shs Wosut. tAa1 J.
In Gea. sAA there ~ - place UAsT
se can bearn to know eocA 0oAes 0N
compaeteiy. ! became we'll eooSg
acquainted With many of nv rsgtoea
to feel sure that II duty reQuivsA eAeu
To march straight w to the caa0m
, mouth. they would have exhtbiseA
much courage Is any of the hevsR
~ho have fallen upos the battbeAelA.
Il think ! learned In the aruy vha
! never could have besrneA esstsaAe-
vi the patient sw0eriMg esASr~1 b.
those ~h0 spent . lingering tiloess u
Z the ho~pttal These Who die uVsSa tn
battle Aeld are inspired by the Ne s.ad
drum and sustained by The araor OF
their companions. but those WhO ar
fever strickeR and Who. far away fv9n
Nome aa1 family. sIeRd weary day
apoa the cot or die without The cGnl
fOrtinS smile of kindred, these givo
10 their country = full measure II T.
/ votiOn.
Il never knew so much 6 sicknes
as I learned in the hospitals. anl n
experience with the sick suggested On
Improvement which I think might b.
made In our military service. tn
chaplain In q necessary part os tn
army and the dtNerence betweea tn
religious forms Of various churches
has convinced me that ne ought tc
have two chaplains In each regimen
instead Of one. I had in my reGimer
both Catholics and PrOte~tants, anA /
learned how great . solare Il Is TO
dying soldier to have Ose of his faith
with him TO administer the last rites
and speak words Of hope aad comfort
to him. The Protestant clers man
needs Of the Catholic soldier and The
Catholic priest can not at such times
fully meet the needs of the Protestant
soldier. Can not our governmeut IN
ITS abundance supply the needs II
both and contribute in this wav 10
the peace Of the last hours Of those
who enlist in their cOuntry's service,
Those who are called upon for mill
tary service prove their patriotism by
an obvious test, for no one can doubt
the love Of country Of those who are
willing to die for their country. ! Can
not. however, allow such an occasion
10 pass without suggesting that a
mans patriotism can be tested IN
other ways than by army service A
generation has grown up since The
civil war and until the Spanish war
these never had occasion to respond
TO call TO arms, and only a few Of The
present generation were needed in he
Spanish war. 1t would be sad indeed
II only those would be regarded as
lovers OF their country who had rad
the occasion to don the uniform. The
real test of the patriot is to be found
In his willingness to perform whatever
duty his country calls for. and in
country like ours every year furnishes
. battle field and every day there is a
call to service. War might be de-
scribed rs the surgical operation hat
sewers a limb that might be saved by
earlier treatment In proportion as we
discharge our civic duties in time Of
d, peace We can prevent the resort to
var.
Lincoln. in his incompatible speech
At Gettysburg. spoke of the unfini he'd
work to which the nation should con-
secrate itself-the work of preserving
the government of the people, by the
people and for the people. This is a
continuing war. The war of govern
ment. the war Of society. the war of
civilization is never ended. Each gen
GRAFTON finds an unfinished work when
II enters upon the stage and leaves
the work still unfinished when il de-
parts. The generations which have
preceded ours have done their duty,
they have given us a wonderful her.
itage. Those who have worked in
peace and those who have striven in
war have alike contributed 10 the
great structure which the revolution
ary patriots planned. Our nation is
the worlds leader in all that goes to
make up a great nation and a high
civilization. and we, the people of the