The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-28
MEMORIAL
SERVICES
Presbyterian Church was
hOnofed BY Presence
Of GA. R.

oyteTian chufcu. The pastor, Rev
+. n. Quist, preached from II Tin.
%, Thou therefore endure hard
ness AS good soldier OF Jesus
Christ. He said in part:
| We have net today to cUmmenio.
I rate the heroic deeds OF the men
who fought the greatest battles In
the history OF the world. The Civil
war Was war between liberty and
salsery. Ii is unparalleled in hts.
torV, not only because OF the bravery
( OF our. soldiers. but also as to results.
! The results are much more far. reach.
Ing than most men had dared to
dreau. The emancipation OF several
millions OF negro slaves, though
great in itself, is only small thing
con- pared TO the world wide influence
upon society, and upon ths republic
can form of government itself.
The battles fought In the Civil war
decided some OF the greatest proh-
l1ems of modern times Slavery at
that time vas spreading very rapidly
in this country, aud threatened to
undermine the very foundations OF
our republic.
Seeing the threatening war cloud
that was gathering on the southern
horizon, our brave boys Of the sixties
left their happy homes and offered
their services In response TO the call
OF resident Lincoln for volunteers.
Soldiers of the q. A. r., YOU knew
when you enlisted in the army OF
Uncle Sam, that 1t meant hArdships.
starvation, Imprisonment, and even
death for any OF YOU, but your pa
tri0tism compelled YOU 10 brave the
dangers, and death itself. for your
country, your home. and for the
never repay you for the great sAcri
tices that you have made. The graf
itude that free people can offer Is
very small compared with the sefv-
ices that you nave rendered our nA-
ton, rs we'll as To the entire nunAn
race. The hardships of war can hard
Iy be realized by those Who have
never seen battle.
Being interested Ia military affairs
myself, ! have visited several Of the
battle fields of the south and east.
Perhaps one OF the most picturesque
scenes Of that great war Is tbs bat.
tleheld OF Missionary Ridge ABd
Lookout Mountain. Standing on the
top Of Orchard Knob, the headQuAr-
ters of Gen. Grant, and fScing tue
south, you have Lookout Mountain
on your right, Sherman Heights 90
the left with Missionary Ridge in
front, extending In northeasteTly
aud southwesterly direction. The
great national cemetery near the city
OF Chattanooga, where s. O0o soldiers
are buried tells the story II that
great struggle. In honoring the
soldiers we should not forget the
hardsips endured by the PRISON. r. of
war at Andersunville. History tells
rs that there were ~, As prisoners 1T
that place, and Within IL moutns
u. s26 had died. The asfui suffering
whihc they endured IL said 10 be be-
yond the power OF language TO dis
ctibe One night after the soldiers
bad Teen, for some 'iae, suffering
for lack ot water, fourteen men net
for prayer. They prayed for water.
That night thund sr storm came up
AMI the lightning struck the 2round
aithin the stockade Great Was the
SutpI ise OF the men. ~hen they dis
covered a stream Of pure water com.
ing ont OF the ground the next morn
ing tod answered their prayer
through toe agency Of IA ture
Endure hardness a. good scldisrs
~ jesus Christ. soldiers ~ the
,iraod Army Of the Republic. sou
have proven yourself among tie brsv-
e-t OF ibe brave. History has no
record Of more heroic men. You have
given rs the greatest nation upon
@hich the sun las ever sboae
Once more you are called upon To
enlist In TIE defense 81 your eountr,.
There are eDemi,s tdAy tnat are
/ threatening the very foundations II
our nAtiOnsl iil~fty. TREY are even
a ore po~efful ihsh ii.e foes that you
conquered ans years agu. II b. said
that intoxicating liquor j. destroy ing
n.ore young men annually than Ssrs
killed snHuAily in the battles 0i the
Ciyil AAr. An array Of neAriy lou. 90
ass annually are destroyed by lntoX-
ic4tlus liquor iB Tie { ). aud an
other l0O. .Uo0 are taking 40 tile ranks
+ uf tn- fgil a JDes. The same enemy
tt.al nas caused TIE ossfthTos Of tie
ggsal empires ot the past, Is TO-DAY
tuFsaiehins our osn nation. No BA-
tion can long endure the iO.s 0f lOo. =
10 o Ell annually, aud other millions