The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-08-11
GETTYSBURG.

y, a Former Belfast Pastor
~, Interest His Friends and
:, If the G. A. R.
iowing sermon was preached at
church in Newton, Mass, by
>, 1,ltz, at a service to which
rord Post, G. A. R., was espe-
tied:
= TRAGEDY OF NATIONS.
shall beat their swords into
9 and their spears into prun-
,ation shall not lift up sword
stlop. neither shall they learn
,ore z" isaiah Pa.
nnhetic utterance of the long
,srs the normal state of human
nj relations between nations
'ss The implements of war
N the devious ways of human
mi are to be ultimately turned
# Industry. The forces train
str1ctlon are to be converted
rurt,ye power.
r9t a mere visionary dream of
.a5al idealist. 1t expresses a
"a. fact of world life that
i.ries all its variable phases in
fst or of war. However
have been the conceptions of
tr. writer; however little he
.-Asu the laws and methods of
SIS md development of civil
G,rrvrr little he may have
f.. low this ideal state of
h. brought about; he has
ucad a sentiment so true,
noard so high, as to COM
sation of all the world, de-
7,a7 consideration, and COM
ISL. accession to it's onward
However arbitrary the proph-
..s MAY have been, founded
IDEAS of a primitive reli-
~ a- Ught of intelligent study
-.rtrience and the operation
.r world forces. it is seen to
tea. deal and the realizable
NJ n progress.
r.tsrt there may be in our
..stjon as to why this ideal
-'.rj come to the front of our
vfer we commemorate the
14r md pay tribute to the he
# our soldierv in battle? But.
A. I take it, on May Both,
ID. spa. paused from our busy
ami by the graves of the ma
h. sons and pay our grateful
h. heroic spirit of those who
mt of a deadly onslaught
..ultrv's loved ideals. who
ree6 and suffered, and many
ives, and again at this occa-
Me- mediate together upon
,r .gnificance of that crucial
tirned the tide of civil war;
p r19sideration lies in answer
,p What for?
ar the sake of war that the
III freedom took the field.
Who engaged in the strug-
.r 4avthing desirable in it.
M the cali to arms, not for
war. but for the sake of the
A prophet uttered long ago;
{ Inc saved and exalted, and
ov realized and enjoyed. 1t
lies achieved that gives sig
rg events of war. 1t is an
sense of the ends sought
1T Eives our tributes of honor
@ its finest touch of color
tF-le. 1t is only such intel
-DIrg sense of the values it
1T VIII give them perma-
lie devotion to the ideals
fare Of country.
al fairly into the nature
Of human life and its
lad war is not a thing that
Is to it.; nor do we find
a that is in itself good. 1t
-a lestroy, and it does work
... But, it is an accident
re progress of the human
primitive condition of i'm
rough the mazes and com
terrence, toward the far
aossible perfection.
. .ragedy of nations. Trag-
aat Of life; not its reality.
normal action of life's
. .-l ciashing at the acciden-
r tly.r crossing when either or
f.. rIfned out of the natural
soldier is not fighting a
at -. Nor is the army Waglng
ective interests. In real
~ sent a deep, underlying
ID. force. The soldier is the
.es stage, but the real con-
a the ieep, underlying force
sents.
&. appreciate this fact is the
d. sa patriotism which is en-
-atred of the enemy. This
ne aarm to a country and work
.. If strkes a deadly blow to
it fades even the laurels of
p" Far more important than
-E # arms is; that the victor
from the smoke of battle a
recognize the fact; that on
- a-ory he has acted part
seeat life force, and that
tel foe has PERHAPS lust as
sTe4 the part of another I'M
tn.. that after all thew are
-4-s, but fellow men-human