Weekly journal-miner., 1910-06-01
HEROES OF THE WAR IGNORED
 IN MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES

that envy, herself, dropped at the
 luster of his virtues.
 Splitting rails-studying w-books,
 studying men and events and grow
 ing in brain and muscle, instinctively
 honest, free from the vices of the
 cities and with the courage of the
 frontiersman-the boy grew into the
 man, the man grew into the states
 man, the statesman grew into the
 patriot, and the patriot grew into
 that sage wno appeared to be guild
 ed by a light that famed through
 the universe, but which was not
 kindled at the forge of mankind.
 Hatred, unkindness and all de-
 passing qualities were strangers to
 his thought. In those bitter years of the Civil War, when magnanimity, generosity, confidence, and even jus tice itself were almost obsolete na- tional virtues, because mems passions ran so high, Lincoln was at all times actuated by the deepest sym pathy, the broadest charity and the loftiest principles.
 In Lincoln, there seemed to be a spirit of charity that poised on wings of light above the wrath and gloom of war. He was at times crushed with sadness when eonten- plating the stupendous suffering caused by that unhappy conflict, and his eOuntenanee, even in repose, looks as if the very plOwshare of sorrow had scared its furrows deep and forever into his face.
 In the Civil War, when the thun- der of the guns at Shiloh and Chan cellorsville, Antietam and Cold Har- bor, Gettysburg and the Wilderness, shook the ground; and America' : best and bravest sons were pouring out their blood, he realized that they were brothers deeply angered. He realized that each side was exhibit ing American courage and fighting with indescribable valor. He loved the Southern people. He knew they were a patriotic and ineorruptible people. He admired their ehivalry
 When the Messenger, with the h. verted Torch, called for him. every habitation in America, whether un- der palm or pine, maple or magnolia, sobbed a sad farewell to Abranam Lincoln.
 The history of his pure and blame less life is one oT the proudest pos sessions of our common country, and is the priceless heritage of us ag. Above his memory there is light that can never fade, and the glory of a patriotism and devotion to country, such as it is our privilege to look upon, but seldom in the his tory of the world.
 What is the lesson taught by t5e Iilc Ol ADIdhdIn h4uCOln9 "HdJ iS the lesson taught by that rugged, face, so furrowed and with thought and troublef An! my fellow eountrymen, the les 'ons Lincoln taught are too many to pc mentioned in a single speech.
 The lessons he taught have puri- jed, elevated and guided millions of itOrm-tOssed boys.
 He taught fidelity in the perform lnce of duty. He taught us that towards die many times before their f leath, but that the brave nan s lever tastes of death but once. He , aught the measureless opportunity f if the American youth and "the f bower that slumbers in poor mans q rm.D
 And not since Ignatius of LOyola :; wept throug the world of incarnate {; vii, bearing aloft the Cross to tri- mph, did any man battle with .reater force and inspiration for the ause of truth and freedom.
 Lincoln taught us how. zealOusly, T o labor for the public good. He !, augnt us that immortal deeds are z ot performed in bowers of luxury nd ease, but in the high and brac {. ng air of toll and temperance.
 He taught us that the only way t 0 live is to be just and fear not. n nd let all the ends which we at empt to achieve be for the cause {. f our country and the cause of ', ruth
 And now, old soldiers, as for you ., he shadows toward the west do fall, have no fear as to i, he future of this nation, for we re going to care for that which V ou fought for. f,