The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-03-13
WALDO COUNTY VETERANS.

The Waldo County Veterans association met
sleighing was good, and when President
Crockett called the forenoon meeting to or
der about so of the comrades were present.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and accepted, and the committee on time and
place Of the next meeting reported as follows:
Time. April Sd; if stormy, the next fair day;
place o. Gardner hall. Winterport The fol.
lowing comrades were reported as having died
since the last meeting James Aldus, 14th
Me-; Albert Choate, 18th Me-; Ralph Kenney,
14th Me. Remarks were made by Comrades
Bowen, Putnam, Nash, Jones and Mrs. Belle
J. Palmer. Mr.. John Sanborn was made an
honorary member. Rev. David Bracket made
remarks. At this stage of the proceedings
the Department Commander with his assistant
Adjutant General entered the hall and were
received with three rousing cheers. After re-
marks by Comrade Trask the dinner call
sounded and the comrades fell into line for the
dining room, where bountiful repast was
served by members of Harvest Home Grange
and the good people of Brooks.
EFT called the afternoon meeting to order and
the session was opened with prayer by Rev
H. G. Booth of Brooks, after which he gave
the address of welcome, to which Comrade
Cook responded. The choir then sang Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp! the Boys are Marching Re-
marks by the Department Commander and AS
sstant Adjutant General Mortland. Then
came the program arranged for the occasion:
Song, "Rally Round the Flag; rec, Frank
Quimby; song, Myra Rose; song, Alton Fogg;
reading. Vesta D. Higgins; reading, Mrs. NJ. J.
Dow reading. Phyllis Reynolds; reading, AL
bert Lowe. Remarks were made by many
comrades, and a rising vote of thanks was
given to all who had helped to make this one
of our best meetings. After remarks by Com
rades A. E. Nickerson and johnson Trask, the
meeting closed with singing America.
To the Editor. Rev. H. G. Booth read a
part of Lincoln's inaugural address, and as it
may have been forgotten by many, think 1t
would be we'll if you see fit to print it again:
Both read the same Bible, and pray to the
same God and each invokes his aid against the
other. 1t may seem strange that any men
should dare to ask just Gods assistance in
wringing their bread from the sweat of other
mems faces; but let us judge not, that we be
not judged. The prayers of both could not be
answered-that of neither has been answered
fully. The Almighty has his own purposes.
"Woe unto the world because of offences;
for it must needs be that offences come; but
to that man by whom the offence cometh."
1T we shall suppose that American slavery is
one of those offences which, in the providence
of God, must needs come, but which, having
continued through his appointed time, he now
wills to remove and that he gives to both
North aid South this terrible war, as the woe
due to those by whom the offence came, shall
we discern therein any departure from those
attributes which the believers in a living God
always ascribe to him? Fondly do we hope
fervently do we pray-that this mighty
scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet
if Gods wills that it continue until all the
wealth piled by the bondmans two hundred
and fifty years of unrequited toll shall be
sunk, a d until every drop of blood drawn with
the lash shall be paid by another drawn with
ago, SO still it must by said, The judgments of
the Lord true and righteous altogether"
with malice toward none; with charity for
all; with tirmness in the right, as God gives US
to see the right let Us strive on to finish the
work in; to bind up the nations wounds,
to care for him who shall have borne the
battle, and for his widow and orphan--to do
all which may achieve and cherish just and
lasting peace among ourselves, and with all
nations"