Evening star., 1912-11-12

cesSion, that question having been settled
forever. 10 us has come. instead OF un-
stance Of what the fathers only hoped
for.
Power Of United Republic.
"It has been given to us to see with our
own eyes what their prophetic vision
could not have forecast-the material
prosperity. the grandeur, the power Of
this united republic as It is today. Our
eyes have seen. too the unspeakable hor-
rors of disunion-an outpouring, during
| four years of war. OF blood and treasure
| which 1t never could have entered into
| the imagination Of our ancestors to con-
ceive, and for which nothing could atone
except the exaltatfon Of this hour In
| which there comes to us from every battle
| field of our great war memories of heroic
deeds that have brought US closer to-
gether in a union to preserve which our
posterity will never be called upon to
make sacrifices.
And now, speaking for myself and my
surviving comrades, we thank the noble
| women who have made sure the noble
\ monument that is soon to rise on this
spot. We thank the Giver of all good
| that He has bounteously heightened out
our lives that we might behold this glo-
rious day. and that He gave us the cour-
age to stand in the day. Of battle by the
side of and be able to claim comradeship
with the soldiers in whose memory now
| lay this corner stone"
| 1.-The Lost Chord" was played by the
| band, with cornet solo. William Jennings
Bryan, orator Of the day, was then pre-
| sented by Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer,
first vice president general.
Tribute to Womanhood.
Mr.. Bryan said, in part:
1T is appropriate that the erection of
this monument should be intrusted to the
United Daughters of the Confederacy-
that splendid organization which has
called forth the energies of the women Of
the south and brought them into Coop
Grafton in the doing of so much for the
welfare of their sections and the country.
'Woman-last at the cross and first at
the sepulcher-holds undisputed sway on
occasions like this. Her ministrations In
woke the sweet and sacred memories that
link us to brilliant past, while she points
| us to the brighter visions Of the future
1T is fitting, too. that the Daughters
of the Revolution should participate In
these exercises for both north and south
| inherit from the patriots Of colonial days.
"And 1t Is entirely proper that the Pres
ident of the United States should welcome
to the National Capital those who come
upon SO laudable a mission as that which
inspires the cftys guests.
The north and south jointly contribut-
ed to the causes that produced the war
between the states. They share together
the responsibility for the introduction of
slavery: they bore together the awful
sacrifices that the conflict compelled and
they inherit together the glories of the
struggle, written In bravery and devotion.
were the animosities that were aroused,
charity and forgiveness have sprung up
like flowers from the battlefields and their
fragrance will endure.
Capital Proper Place.
''The Capital city is the place for such a
monument and We must confess that it is
not complimentary to us that it's building
has been SO long delayed. In this throb-
bing heart of the nations political life the
monument whose corner stone We lay to-
day will stand as visible proof of the
harmony and concord that make our ma
tion one.
1T has occurred to me that the thought
most worthy to be given supreme en-
phasis on this occasion is the thought
found in the ninth verse of the sixteenth
chapter of Proverbs: A mans heart de-
viseth his way; but the Lord directeth
his steps,
THE Bible passage which I have
quoted is offered for your consideration
on this occasion, because the civil war
which these exercises recall furnishes us
a supreme Illustration Of Jehovahs deal
ngs with man. A great issue arose among
the people of a great nation; passion was
engendsred, and anger clouded the minds
of disputants. Finally the cause was
submitted to the arbitrament Of the
sword. And out of 1t all has come
result that no one could calculate. His
tory furnishes no parallel: there Is moth
ing with which to compare the remark
able experience through which our nation
passed. Behold a nation-'an indissoluble
union of indestructible states-setting
the world an example In the solution OF
problems as weighty as ever pressed for
Considerations nation in which the Sec
tions. with affection unabated for those
who wore the colors of the respective
armies, now mingle their sorrow for those
who fell and their regard for those who
survive.
Peace Cross in the Andes.
ION the summit of the Andes, where
Argentina and Chile meet, the representa-
atives OF the two countries have placed a i,
bronze statue Of Christ. 1t Is a heroic
figure and represents the Prince of Peace,
one hand holding aloft the cross, the
other stretched forth as If invoking
benediction. Around 1t are the snowclad
peaks of that lofty mountain range. 1t
| embodies a sublime sentiment, and the
monument Is in itself pledge OF perpet-
ual peace between the nations.
$50 let this monument be embiematic
| of our nations unity of aim and purpose.
Standing on the line that once separated
| two unfriendly sections, 1t becomes
bond of unity. and, breathing the spirit OF
Him who laid the foundations of uni
country a promise of never-ending good
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