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The following address was made b!
Rev. II. b. Wilhoyte at the Memorla
Services at Beechwood Park Sunday:
We meet this Lords afternoon pre-
ceeding Memorial Day to worship Coo
as we give honor to our noble dead
we meet to learn the lessons of hon
or and duty which the day teaches. In
the chapter from which my text Is
taken we have five muster-rolls from
the archives of the Hebrew people
Several lists are accompanied by
marginal notes which are most illum-
NATIVE and add much to the value OF
these national rolls. Fortunately We
have such lists of our own civil war
and these memoirs of our immortal
soldiers has shed much light upon our
professional histories.
1t is wonderful that fifty thousand
men could keep rank, not only during
parade, but amid the disorder of bat
tie. II is the height of military honor
to say that soldiers could repell q
charge or win an assault with I'M
broken line; but the cardinal lesson
here is the secret of bravery that is
born of honor, and inspired by princi-
pie. David's soldiers were not 1.-TWO
faced" or doubled hearted; they did
not have one heart for self and anoth-
er for David. They had ONE heart for
David, for country, for God. Under
the CONTROL of an overmastering pur-
pose, they forgot everything but the
honor of God and the salvation OF
their country. Surely We can say nc
less for the loyal heroes of our inc
vitalble conflict. Double-hearted men
are fatal failures always, while whole
hearted service is the constant wearer
of the crown of victory.
Lincoln like David, when a national
crisis arose, found Single hearted
soldiers" whose uniformity of step
and invincible courage saved our I'M
ion to its present prosperity. Piety
and patriotism are akin and the man
who loves God most sacredly will
serve his country most loyalty.
Bravery for truth will inspire bravery
for flag and country. trust that
these battle tried heroes are as de-
votional to God as they are deserving
OF military glory.
II is right that these memories
should be revived and the lessons OF
war reviewed. The day will never ar
rive when our nation shall cease to
honor her true defenders. And would
that l had words and wisdom to pay a
worthy tribute to the uncrowned
queens, the wonderful women of the
civil strife days. Even more heroic
than the men they suffered willingly,
in the quiet of their homes, without
the stimulus of the exciting battle
field. Without music to encourage or
man TO protect. they worked, they
prayed, they suffered; the battles
roar by day nor the fearful silence of
night could initiate their marvellous
devotion to Christ and country.
History smiles thru her tears as she
tells the story of her heroes. and as
we read let us give honor to these
men OF valor. Who has a better right
10 be proud of their forefathers than
We? Who can boast OF a more costly
flag? To whom was there half so rich
a heritage of liberty? These men were
"Unmoyable. interchangeable and al
ways Astounding in courage" 80 as we
look at them let us notice that they
we're of One heart in War, in Peace
and with God.
Single Hearted In War
War is He'll" is the cry OF armies
and nations as of an individual Sown
In sin, fortified with greed and wat
cred with ever flowing hatred it's har-
vest in lingering pain, suffering. muir
Ter, death, and devastation; while
var debts and racial weakness are its
.hief legacy TO the unborn genera
lens. But despite its horrOws, war
as had It's place In history. Many
lines In the past have armies proven
IN outpost of defense. warding on bar
barrie vandals from the peaceful home
and workshop. Thus We conclude that
some wars are inevitable and thus was
mr. war OF 1851, Its necessity was
written In the whole history OF the
Republic and eOlonies-even In tho
history OF England for centuries past. !
II permeated the atmosphere, Il sat
urafod The aoil "A afnnad the hroo1a