Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
sEDGWIck POSTS CAMPFIRE
 DREW LARGE ATTENDANc
National Redemption-Othe Inter- estins Features.

Sedgwiek post. No, 1, G A. R.. con- ducted an enjoyable campfire Friday evening in the Buckingham Memorial, and the unusually large attendance more than filled the hall to it's ca pacity, An excellent supper was served the company by the members of Sedg- wick Woman's Relief corps, following which Commander Orrin M. Price wei comed the company. Music was fur nished by Bullard's orchestra.
 Senior Vice Commander Buxton of Norwalk was the first speaker, and his remarks were heard with much inter- est. Following a finely rendered solo by Mrs. George T. Lord there was an address by Department Inspector Gris- wold of Gutlford. Our National Re- demption was the subject of the ad-, dress by Rev. Joel B. Slocum. D. D., who spoke in part as follows:
 The Cost of War.
 In part he said:
 Our national redemption was vicari- ous, The cost of maintaining the struggle was so enormous that it's com putation in money value is practically beyond our comprehension. And when we add the loss in human lives, there are no figures that can convey the cost. It is estimated that on both sides about a million precious human lives were given up before the country emerged from it's awful baptism of blood. There were other things which cannot be put down in figures. There were crushed hopes and ruined homes and broken hearts. There were widow hood and orphanhood and long train of human sacrifices. We came to our national redemption by an offering so priceless that the most vivid imagina tion is baffied and the cleareSt com prehension is clouded at any attempt to set it forth
 The Spirit of Service.
 And then, too, our national redemp- ton was voluntary. In their history of Lincoln, MT. Nfcolay ard MT. Hay enrolled from five states in twenty days. Volunteers! That is the spirit that saved the Union. That also is the spirit that maintains it. Thank God there are still men who are willing to serve their country at personal sac rifice.
 The Doctrine of Efficiency.
 There is a word which we are using frequently these days. It is the word efficient" Our national redemption may be called an efficient redemption. The north and south have been ce- mented together beyond the danger of disruption. The great foundations of democracy have been laid. Let us gc forward with the building. It is for us to construct an efficient citizenship.
 A New Patriotism.
 The country has been redeemed once and for all, but workInen are needed to carry out the plans of the fathers and the opportunities of their children There never was 8 time in the history of our beloved land when we stood more in need of a high and unselhsh patriotism.
 Give us men to match our noun
 tains
 Give us men to match our plains, Men with empires in their purpose,
 And new eras in their brains''
 Dr. Slocum concluded his address with a recital of Markham's poem. Lincoln
 Mrs J. B. SIocum gave a recitation, The Old Man and Jim Rev. Charles Ii. Ricketts was called upon for re- marks and he attributed the success of the United States to the political coherency maintained by the brave men who lookup arms and went into the south to fight for the preservation of the union. A few remarks by Rev. George H. Strouse brought the pro- gramme to a close.