Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-09

Text: have fought good Aght.-2 Tim.
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The apostle Paul says this, referring to
.he Christian warf fare Of his own life. In
,;re manner every soldier who fought in
defense OF the nations flag can say with
pspl. ~ have fought a good fight
Forty-eight years have passed away since
The trumpet call to arms rang throughout
onr land in 81. The youngest boy who
ran away from home to join the army and
succeeded in deceiving the recruiting Of
acers in regard to his exact age, is now
.ompelIed to admit that even he is getting
To be an old man.
II is scarcely possible that any man to-
day less than sixty-fve years OF age has
seen actual service in the Civil war. Aside
from those who fell in battle or sue
cumbed to the ravages OF disease, by far
the larger part of those mustered out at
the close of the the war have gone to join
the silent majority. Every year the num-
hers OF our veterans are diminishing and
their physical strength is decreasing, al
though Iub uESo VI BasAiohASbi anu IVY Any
to their country and their flag still con-
tinue to burn within their breasts with
all the brightness and zeal Of the days of
their youth and strength.
As each Memorial day rolls around,
there are fresh mounds in the cemeteries
IA be decorated with our tributes OF love,
as the old soldiers, one by one, are mus
tered out OF their earthly service and sum-
moned into the presence OF the Grand
Commander OF the universe. My best wish
for each one OF our honored veterans is
that you may be q good soldier of Jesus
Christ, so that when you realize that your
earthly days are being rapidly numbered
you may be able to say with Paul: 81
have fought good fight"
But TIE best way to prepare for the
future life is by faithfully attending to
each present duty, for maintain that the
most faithful and earnest Christian man
is the one who ought to be and is the most
loyal citizen. while the patriotic citizen,
conscientiously performing each duty as
it comes before him, can scarcely fail to
see that the logical trend OF his conduct
lies in the same direction as that OF true
Christian life, not merely profession of
rsligion, but . possession OF Jesus in the
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have it written in Lambs Book OF Life.
Christianity, then, and good citizenship,
60 hand in hand. The one ia the logical
counterpart Of the other. True patriotism
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