The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-03

treatment accorded u.s.; II we do not
by our sacrifices procure the ends
for which We have been so long con-
tending and petitioning, we will have
sacrificed in vain. We will have
died in vain.
But young men, go forward. Let
this ever be your watchword.
Through the dim vista of revelation
/ can see better day dawning up
on us-the day when men will be
compelled to acknowledge the Faith
erhood of God and the Brotherhood
of man. You are going forth to
fight our battles in a country where
YOU will be known as the 'black
American soldiert." You go where
you will he accepted upon your man
hood. You will be clad in the uni
form of an American soldier, uni
form which bespeaks character,
courage and victory. France and
England will receive You with open
arms You are the dusky sons of
Robertson County sent as her repre-
septatives of all that is pure and
good. We are expecting each of you
to do your whole duty as God gives
you power to 10 it. Shirk not a
single duty, but be vigilant, be ac-
tive, be brave. Remember, a brave
man cannot die but once. And it's
sweet to die in the DISCHARGE of ones
duty. The hero who sacrifices mis-
life upon the altar of manly duty
lives on in the hearts of his fellow
men, but the coward dies twice-dies
forever.
Bows. the eyes of the Comman-
wealth are upon you. We will be
ca perlv awaiting news of your brave
and heroic deeds. BE manly, he viz
tuous. he brave. You will be I'M
trammelled in YOUR association upon
that FOREIGN sop therefore we would
have YOU do credit to your country
and bring honor to your race. When
in the company and presence of wom-
en- remember your mother, sister,
wife or sweetheart whom you left be-
hind YOU, then measure your conduct
nv the Golden Rule: "Do unto others
as YOU would have them do unto
YOU"
Now, young men. we bid you God
sneed, and may beneficent heaven
watch over and keep you, and
strengthen YOU for the task of "bag-
ring" the Kaiser and destroying his
damnahle war machine which has
caused the world to groan under the
weight of its frightfulness; and stand
aghast as it beholds its atrocities.
We ore in the war to win, we must
win. Therefore we are sending you
forth as a part of that winning force,
we do not only want you to stand
like a stonewall, but we want you to
push on to ultimate victory
We have sroken to you OF the
honor gained by dying for ones coun
try, hut we are not sending you
forth to die: but we are sending you
forth to live, for the man who lays
his life upon the altar, he who sac
rifices his all for liberty, humanity
and right can never die; but lives on,
and on everlastingly in the hearts Of
his countrymen.
Horace Greedy once said, 1.-THE
American Government Numbered
much in turning loose on these Unit
ed States four million paupers, four
million charges for governmental u
charity and unworthy of and unable
to rise to Americas standard Of CIV
ilization.' But I wish tonight that
Greedy could be awakened from ais
dusty sleep and the dust could be
wiped from his decaving ewes; let
him see and read how we have at
tanned unto the highest type of civ
ilization. In art, in literature, the
worlds best critics give us a rating,
in music and song thew say we lead
the world. AS soldiers we rank
among the worlds hest: in Christian
fervor, patience, eelf-denial and pa
triotic sacrifices we have taught the
world lessons Of self-denial, patience
onI toll. And it does not vet appear
what we shall be. We will light up
this world with the lamp of our
faith, march bravely to the battle
field and by our heroism show the
world what the Negro race can do.
As on former occasions the ladies
furnished lunches for the bows this
morning, while fully two thousand
persons stood around the depot to
TO hid the boys goodbye. The
Bransford High School Glee Club
sang patriotic songs and otherwise
cheered them while waiting for the