La Junta tribune., 1915-05-22
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Tho Civil war which abolished
slavery in this country some fifty
years ago. gave occasion 70 some fine
specimens Of oratoFy and Enslish
literature. Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech always heading the list.
Among many that hsve read.
none appeal 70 me % strongly q that
Of Henry Ward Bsecher's sermon. de-
livsred in his church In Brooklyn.
n. T.. the Sabbath after the battle
OF 0ettysburg.
A. one week from next Sunday t.
Decoration Day and - some Of the
ez-Union soldiers who participated
II that battle will b In La Junta the
9th. 10th and llth OF next month.
that sermon. II seems to me. 10 espec-
tally appropriate for this particular
period. ! therefore ask the Tribune
70 publish Il.
II 10 - follows:
THE HONoRED DEAD"
Let n pause upon the threshold Of
our discourse to pay . tribute 70 our
heroes. On either side has been
manifested the noblest courage. and
patience and endurance. Ten thous-
and youths have dropped the blossom
Of their lives. Alas! that for 90
many II should Be . death. utterly
dead! More and more will years
reveal that young Southern heroes
died for an evil cause. Would that
% much bravery had \ better cause.
Time will bring no venerableness and
no affection to defeated tyranny.
Mems enthusiasms never 20 back.
ward to search for the deeds Of op-
pressors. to garland them with ever
green honor. They die. indeed. who
die for slavery. And lapse Of years.
and growing justice. and nobler hu-
manities. will only make the mistake
more dreadful. and their oblivion
more certain. II 10 indeed q sad
feature for those who mourn for
sons slain under the dark banner Of
slavery. No future historian will
! feel sacred enthusiasm In recovering
their names. No rejoicing mil
lions will teach their children to lisp
their names with giadness. The
best that can be done for. them BY
patriotism. Is to draw Q veil over
their life. and to let them be forgot
ten. Over their burial ground the
hand Of charity can write only this:
Let their names and their mistake Be-
forgotten.
But how bright are The hoaoss
which await thoss Who with saered
fortitude and patriotic patience have
endured ail things that they might
ave their native land from division
and from the power Of corruption.
The hoaored dead! They that died
for . good cause are redeemed from
death. Their names ara gathered
and sasnsrsd. Their memory b prsc-
loss. Each plaes grows Droud Of
then vho we're born there. There 10
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