The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-26
The MOST
PRECIOUS
ANNIVERSARY
Dr.. Beard So Characterized
Memorial Occasion
War Death GrappIe Of Two
Antagonistic Principles
Was Climax Of Struggle Which
Began 1900 Years Ago

The Grand theatre yesterday, which
had been so generously given TO the
members of the G. A. r, and the Wo-
mems Relie; corps for the memorial
Sunday services, was filed to it's ut
most and the exercises were very in
teresting. Mrs. S. j, Hill 3uperintend-
ed the decorations, which consisted OF
flowers and the national colors nicely
arranged. The singing of the First
Congregational church choir was very
much appreciated and the address Of
DR.. r. A, Beard Of the same church
was one of the finest ever heard on a.
similar occasion. The programme in
full is given below:
Doxology-Choir and congregation.
Invocation-Rev. w. J. Hutcheson.
Scripture Lesson-Rev. r. G. Behner.
Music.-Quartette Of the First Con-
gregational church.
Prayer-Rev. j. M. Walters, D. D.
Offertory-Piano solo by Hubert K.
Beard.
Hymn-Choir and congregation.
America.
Sermon-Rev. r. A, Beard. %
Hymn-Choir and Congregation, o,
Lord of Host.
Benediction-Rev. o. f. McCracken.
Dr.. Boards Address.
The address of DR., Beard wss a mas
terly one and hts discourse held the
undivided attention of his hearers.
+ Text lisa. Ii: 2: And it shall come
to pass in the last days, that the noun
tain of the Lords house shall be es-
tablished in the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills;
and all nations shall flow into it,"
DR.. Beard said in part:
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Women's Relief corps,
the Spanish veterans, the Sons OF Vet
erans, Co. 3 North Dakota national
guards, the college cadets, neighbors
and friends:
This is the most precious of all ma
tional anniversaries, The time is COM
ing all too soon when the last COM
rade of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie will be sleeping in the tents which
never outward spread.
Fifty years have gone since the south
went wild at Sumpter. The battle
clouds have lifted; but it is worth
while to turn again some Of the pages
of the history which was made by the
soldiers of 61-65. "
The war of the rebellion was the
death grapple of two antagonistie
principles.
One was held by the aristocratic
Norman, and the other by the demo-
cratic Saxon. The war of the rebel
lion was but the climax of a struggle
which began 1,500 years ago.
After these two opposing peoples
came face to face with each other in
"Merrie England" they were known
by different names, the Norman was the
cavalier and the Saxon was the Puri-
tan.
Soon the Saxon, or Puritan, began
to have to suffer persecution because
of his religious beliefs. This drove
him to New England. Almost at the
same time a group Of Normans, or
cavaliers, came to these shores and be-
gan their type of civilization at James
town, Va. Finally, after 1.500 years of
preparation, these opposite types of
civilization met in final life and death
struggle.
The ideals of the cavalier were such
as made him the patrician, the aristo-
crat; the ideals of the puritan made
him the commoner, the democrat. One
stood for class distinctions, the other
for the brotherhood of all men. One
was dashing and daring adventurer,
the other was child of faith in al
mighty God.
The war Of the rebellion was the
greatest war in history-all other war@
were but child's play in comparison.
Miltiades had 10000 men; julius
Ceasar 5000; Napoleon at Waterloo
$4,000.
In the war of the rebellion 100000
were enlisted and 100000 saw actual
service.
In the revolutionary war $4,000 men
were slain on both sides. More than
that number fell in a single battle in
the war Of 61-65
Most of the general officers have
their names suitably inscribed on shafts
of marble or bronze, but the private
soldier Is not as rule SO Iionored His
heroism and sacrifice, however. liz
equally worthy with that of those un-
der whom he served.
The permanent results Of the war
are many, the chief Of which is that
the north and the south have become
one nation in fact as well as form.
No longer is one man known as
cavalier and another as a puritan, but
each is known as an American.
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