The Washington herald., 1909-04-26

IN commemoration Of the eighty,
seventh anniversary OF the birth OF Gen
Ulysses Simpson Grant. which takes plac,
tomorrow, an address was delivered las
evening at the Metropolitan Memoria
Methodist Episcopal Church by the pas.
tor. Rev. Dr. John Reid Shannon.
This church. which was attended by
Gen. Grant during MS residence in Wash
ington. was crowded by an audisncs
which listened with rapt attention 10 q
dissertation on the Spiritual lessons from
events. battles. and victories IN the life
OF Ulysses S. Grant
After extending greetings 70 the mem
bers OF patriotic organizations in the con-
gregation DR.. Shannon said:
Grant IS a mystery. and always VII
be a nystery-a man Of mighty days and
equal to the days His services TO eur
country cannot be overestimated. His
title to Immortality OF fame IS as abiding
as the principles Of liberty and brother
hood for which he fought
Tribute by Lincoln.
&c Grant is a man OF iron viii Lin
coin said The greatest thing about
Grant is his cool perslstency OF purpose.
Re has the grip Of a ball dog. when he
once gets his teeth in nothing can shake
him or
Grant is Ike a mountain that cannot
be moved from its base. IN his military
vocabulary there are but two words.
victory OF 'annibHation- lie calls but
enc council Of war. and reflects the ad-
vice which II gives The fate OF the re-
belliOn IS settled by the fuvinclbie de-
termination. 7 shall night il out on this
line II il takes all summer
Dr.. shannon gave a series OF word
pictures setting forth Grants victories AZ
Belmont Fort DOnelsOn. shiloh. Eicks-
burg. Chattanooga. and Richmond
Grant said the preacher, els a su-
prene master Of s1raCeg- and tactics He
acts as with the end0wmeuis Of a seer.
Crises show him az hss best Then his
mind works with the rapid!ty Of lightning
Then his genius blazes. He takes I'm 4
Military situation al glance. and forms
his plans with marvellous Quickness and
with all the precision OF forevision As
commander Of great armies, he IS The
equal OF Napoleon. OF Caesar. and he Is
forever their superior in manliness and
IN character
In praiseworthy morals Grants ex-
ample forms a noble heritage for LIS 10
cherish His Uuthfulness IS infexible. /.
his honesty absolute His tongue Is clean
OF profanity; no saIacioUs sJory stains his
lips; 10 blot Of HcentioUsness ever soils
his garments.
MagnaBimOus of Heart.
a heart more magnanimous than that
of Grant never throbbed in a human
bosom. At AppOmartox he VIII not take
Lees sword; he lets the officers 90 away
with their side arms. He sees that the
hungry soldiers OF Lees army have
abundance OF provisions. He VIII not
allow the guns Of victory 10 thunder
humiliation into the ears % the Con
federates. When the I Mon batteries be-
gin 10 fire triunphaI salutes he sends out
sn order. SAYING The var IS over: the
rebels are our cOuntrymen Rgain. and the
bes; way 20 rejoice after victory IS 10
abstain from all demonstrations IN the
field
When Andrew Johnson. a. the tragic
death OF Lincoln. takes the Presidential
chair. it is his purpose TO pursue a pro
ScriptiVe policy He SAYS Treason must
he made odious, traitors must be pun
ished- ! intend 70 hang every mother s
son Of them He orders Grant 10 en-
ploy the army 20 arrest members Of the
rebel administration. also rebel army and
naval officers
Dehed JOhnSon'S Orders.
Grant bIuntly refuses. and tells John
son that he viii not allow the army 10
be employed for any such purpose. Grant
stands by his parole. accepted by the
soldiers Of the South. and deAes President
Johnson No wonder the soldiers Of the
South honor Grant as do the soldiers OF
the North, Grant is a Christian believer.
He has Unshsken faith in righteousness.
IN his glowing tribute to the Bible he
calls upon his coUntrymen 70 hold fast
to the Bible as the sheet anchor OF their
liberties. TO write its precepts in their
hearts and practice them IN their lives
He believes tremendously IL that great
doctrine Of Gods sovereignty that lifts
man UP into fellowship with the eternal
II which calm come the words Whose
dominion is an everlasting dominion
Grant was an ideal man IN his home.
After his death there was found suspend
d around his neck a long braid OF a
and chlld's hair intertwined-l
he hair Of Mrs. Grant and the daughter
NeIlie-this braid he had worn for over
hirty years. IN his robe was found Sc
,reted letter 10 his wife written secret
Y and by times during fourteen DAYS.
The letter closed with the words: bid
-ou ali loving farewell until We meet
n better and brighter world
breaches on PsychIcaI Body.
Declaring that man in the future life
vii have a psychical body which viii be
IS much grander, swifter. and mightier
han the material body as electricity Is
-rander. swifter. and mightier than mus
le, DR.. shannon preached an eloquent
ermon at the morning service before a
arge congregation.
Death viii come IN the form OF our be
1g. the mode Of our existence" said DR.
shannon 1T win uncIothe this BODY OF
esh and blood The life OF the CATER 1
iilar that is changed into the butterfly
one and continuous; but how different 1
re the forms il which that life appears !
low marvellous the contrast between tho
7orm form and the butterfly formt Hers
nd hereafter our life is one and coutin-
ous; but the form in which our life an /
ears hereafter may present a greater 4
ontrast to the form Of our life bera
han the butterfly TO the caterpillar.