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THE SUNDAY OREGOftlAR,. PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13,- 1901.
SERMONS BY NOV PASTOR
DR. H. J. TJLLBOTT BEGIXS MINISTRY
AT TAYLOR-STREET CHURCH.
His Opening: Dlconre "Will Be
.Preached Till Morning In In
diana He "Was Popular.
The services of Taylor-Street Methodist
Episcopal Church will be of more than
-usual Interest today. The newly appointed
pastor. Dr. H. J. Talbott, Trill preach at
10:30 this morning -and 7:30 In the evening.
Dr. Talbott has just arrived in the city
direct from the session of the Indiana con
ference of which body he lias been a pop
ular leader for years, having headed Its
general conference delegation each quad
rennium since 1SS8. The Indiana confer
ence Is the largest body of ministers in the
denomination, having over 300 active
preachers. Practically all of Dr. Tal
bott's ministerial labors have been in that
conference, having served as pastor of its
largest churches in Indianapolis and
Evansville, and for two or three terms as
presiding elder of its heaviest districts.
lie was graduated In the same class Triih
Dr. Alfred Kummer, who was pastor of
this church from 18S to 1832. Dr. Talbott
has served during the past year as pastor
of Trinity Church In Evansville, which Is
the largest church in that city.
The Sunday School will render a "Rally
Day programme at its session, which im
mediately follows the morning service,
which will be of interest to the general
public
- Trinity Episcopal. .
At Trinity Church, Sixth and Oak
6treets, services will be held today as fol
lows: Morning prayer and sermon, 11;
evening prayer and sermon, 7:30; Sunday
School, 3. The lord .Bishop of TSeweastle,
England, Dr. Jacob, will preach in the
morning, and the IRev. Dr. Judd at 7:30.
First Christian.
The First Christian Church will hold its
regular Sunday services in the Auditori
um, K. P. Hall, 208 Third street, until
further notice. The Rev. J. F. Ghormley
will take for his morning theme "A Turn
ing Point in History." In the evening Mr.
George S. Barsoom, a convert from Mo
hammedanism to Christianity, and a mem
ber of the Christian Church in Constanti
nople lor several years, will speak on the
condition of affaire in "that country. In
view of the capture of 'Miss Stone his ad
dress will be of great interest
First Baptist.
At the First Baptist Church, corner of
Twelfth and Taylor streets. Rev. Alexan
der Blackburn, D. D.,' pastor, will conduct
the following services:
10:15 Prayer for the day.
10:30 Sermon, subject, "Christ and the
Children."
IS Sunday School, -J. G. Malone, super
intendent; Rally Day.
S Savier-Street Mission, C. A. Lewis,
superintendent. .
6 Young people's meeting, leader. Miss
Kate Baird.
7;30 Sermon, subject, "Why Study the
Bible?"
Unitarian.
Services of the Church of Our Father,
Unitarian, will be conducted this morn
ing by the Rev. Dr. Eliot Theme, "The
Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard."
The young people's religious .meeting Is at
7. On next Sunday, October 20, the field
secretary for the Pacific Coast, the Rev.
George W. Stone, is to supply the pulpit
and is to remain two or three weeks. Dr.
Eliot will be absent from the city from
October 18 to November 1 in Spokane.
i Calvary Presbyterian.
At the Calvary Presbyterian Church,
corner Eleventh and Clay streets. Rev. "VY".
S. Gilbert, pastor, services at 11 and 7:30.
The Rev. Hiram Hill will preach both
morning and evening, the pastor being ab
sent at the Synod. There will be music
by a chorus choir, Miss Margaret Lam
bereon director, and Miss Brown soprano.
St. Mark's Episcopal.
The Rev. John E. Simpson, rector or St.
Mark's Church, having gone to San Fran
cisco to attend the general convention, his
place will be filled today hy the Rev. W.
A. M. Breck at the 7:30 celebration and by
the Rev. P. X. Hammond, rector of tot.
Paul's Church, Oregon City, at the second
celebration at U.
First Congregational.
At the First Congregational Church,
corner Park and Madison streets, there
will be preaching at the morning service
at 10:30 by the Rev. S. M. Freeland;- topic,
"The Lamp Stand of Jesus Christ." Sun
day School meets at 12:15, H. G. Colton,
superintendent. Y. P. S. C. E: meets
at 6:30 P. 2,' At the evening service at
7:30 there wi be preaching by the Rev.
S. M. Freeland on the topic, 'The Condi
tions of a. Respected Youth."
Imxnannel Baptist.
Services at the Immanuel Baptist, Sec
ond and Meade streets, will be held at
10:45 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. The address
of the evening will be in the form of a
scriptural study of the subjects, "Redemp
tion and Salvation; Their Relation to Each
Other, to God, to Humanity and to the
Christian." Bible school meets at noon;
Young People's Union at 6:30 P. M.. The
midweek prayer meeting will be omitted
on account of the Baptist State Conven
tion convening at the Second Church.
St. James' English. Lutheran.
St James's English Lutheran Church,
comer "West Park and Jefferson streets,
services will be conducted by the pastor,
the Rev. J. A. Leas, at 11 A. M. and 8:00
?. M. Sunday School meets at 12:30 P.
M.. Class for -catechetical instruction
meets every Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. All young people desiring Bibli
cal instruction are invited to the class.
Stercopticon Service at Y. M. C. A.
A service of special interest will be held
at the Y. M. C. A: Building at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, October 13. The life
of Christ will be depicted by stereopticon
views from the world's greatest paintings,
interspersed with illustrated songs and
special music These views form the best
series of the kind on the Pacific Coast
The service will be held at the association
Building. Fourth and Yamhill streets, and
is free to all men.
Y. W. C. A. Meeting:.
At the Sunday afternoon service at 4
o'clock. In the Young "Women's Christian
Association rooms, the Rev. Alexander
Blackburn, D. D., will address the meet
ing. All women are cordially invited to
be present.
Berea Mission.
At the Berea Mission, corner of Second
and Jefferson streets, services will be held
today at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M by
the pastor. Rev. J. H. Allen, who has re
turned from his visit to the Eastern
States.. The morning subject will be "The
'Willing and Obedient" and the evening
subject, "What Is Man?" The seats are
free and you are cordially invited to these
services.
Stvedish Lutheran.
At the Swedish Lutheran Immanuel
Church, 428 Burnside street the Rev. John
"VY. Skans, pastor, will conduct sen-ices
at 10:30 A. XL and 8:00 P. M. Sunday
School meets at 12 M.
Swedish Mission.
At the Swedish Mission Church, corner
Seventeenth and Glisan street services
will be held atllA.11. and 8 P. M., con
ducted by the pastor, J. "W. Carlson. Sun
day School meets at 10 A. M. Prayer
meeting is hold "Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock; Young People's meeting. Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. All Scandinavians
are welcome.
JVorrregrinn Lutheran.
Service will be conducted at the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church, 45 North Four
teenth street, today, at 11 A. M. and 8 P.
M. Sunday School meets at 9:45 A. M.
Christian Science.
At First Church of Christ, Scientist, on
Twenty-third street near Irving, services
will be held at 11 A. M. and SP.iL The
subject of the "sermon is, "Doctrine- of
Atonement" Children's Sunday School
meets at 12:10 P. M. "Wednesday evening
meeting is held at 8 o'clock. The church
reading-rooms in the Hamilton Building,
131 Third street are ripen "daily, 10 A. M.
to 5 P. M., and 7:30 to 9 P. M. The public
is welcome at the services and at the
reading-rooms.
At Second Church of Christ (Scientist),
Auditorium, Third street, between Taylor
and Salmon, services will 'be held at U
A. M. and 8 P. M. The subject of the
sermon is ".Doctrine of Atonement" Sun
day School meets at 12:15 P. M. The reg
ular "Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting is at 8 o'clock. The free reading
rooms In front part of same building are
open dally from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.
The Nevr-Church Society.
The New-Church Society meets regu
larly each Sunday in the A. O. U. W.
Building, fourth floor, north hall. Sun
day School meet at 10 A." M. Services
are held at 11 A. M.
Mormons,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints hold services every Sunday at
2 and 7:30 P. M., in Alisky Building. Hall
400, corner Third and Morrison.
Spiritualists.
The First Spiritualist Society will hold
conference at 11 A. M.. Artisans' Hall,
Ablngtbn Building, Third street,- between
Washington and Stark. At 7:30 services
wijl "be held by J. H. Lucas and Mrs.
Cornelius. .
Home of Truth.
At the Home of Truth, 369 Thirteenth
street, services will be held today at 11
A. M. A demonstration meeting is held
on Tuesdays at 8 P.M.
EAST SIDE CHURCHES.
Rev. W. B. Hollingsliead, New Pastor,
"Will Preach in Centenary Today.
At the Centenary Methodist Church,
East Ninth and East Pine streets, Rev,
W. B. Hollingshead, the new pastor, will
preach today, morning ahd evening. At
10:30 A. M. the theme of the discourse will
be, "Our Possessions," and the 7:30 P. M.
theme will be, "The Love of God." The
pastor's residence Is at 52 East Twelfth
street north.
Second Baptist Church.
The Rev. A. G. Miller, acting pastor of
the Second Baptist Church, East Seventh
and East Ankeny streets, will preach this
morning on "Christian Witness," and In
the evening on, "Mistakes of Life." In
the morning sermon Mr. Miller will dis
cuss free speech and anarchism. He is
filling the pulpit for the month. Next
week the Baptist anniversaries, Including
the State Baptist convention, will be held
In this church. It will be a notable
gathering of delegates from all the Bap
tist associations throughout the state.
Questions of Importance will be discussed
and reports will be received. The Second
Church will entertain the delegates, with
the assistance of the other city churches.
There will be about 150 delegates. These
will be entertained at the homes of the
members, where they will breakfast and
lodge. Lunch and dinner will be, served
for the delegates to the various tnrganl
zations in the basement of the Second
Church, so they can remain at the church
during the entire day with no loss of time.
Committees of the Second Church have
been making the necessary preparations
for the coming affairs.
"WQodlavra and Patton Churches.
The Rev. Andrew Monroe has entered
on his joint pastorate of the Woodlawn
and Patton M. E. churches. The Wood
lawn church, Monday, October 7, gave him
a reception. The addresses of welcome
in behalf of the church were delivered
by 'D. B. Arthur and Rev. Mr. Camp
bell. H. H. Taylor spoke In behalf of
the Sunday school. A musical and liter
ary programme was given, after which
light refreshments were served.
Patton M. E. Church showed its pleas
ure on the return of Mr. Monroe as pas
tor of that church, by a public recep
tion given last Wednesday evening. Mr.
Redman gave the address of welcome.
A. F. Flegel spoke for the Sunday School.
Mrs. Farmer for the Home Department
of the Sunday school, and Miss Fay Kll
llngsworth spoke for the Cradle Roll. A
short programme was given and refresh
ments were served. In all, a hearty wel
come was given Rev. Monroe.
During the year he will preach at 11
A. M. in the Patton Church, and In the
evening in the Woodlawn Church. At
the Patton Church today at 12:20 the rally
of the Sunday school will take place. A
special feature will be the christening of
infants.
First Cumberland Presbyterian.
The usual services today at the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, corner
East Twelfth and Taylor streets, at 10:30
A. M. and 7;30.P. M., by the pastor, the
Revl J. J. Dalton. The subject for the
morning sermon Is, "Influence of Rela
tionship," and the evening subject, "Bles
sedness of Purity." Sunday school at
noon, and Christian Endeavor at 6:30 P.
M.
First United Brethren.
The pastor, the Rev. F. W. Jones, will
.preach in the United Brethren Church,
corner of East Fifteenth and Morrison
streets, this morning and evening. Gos
pel themes will be discussed. A rally of
the young people is very much desired
some time in the day. All members 'of
the church and the congregation are
urged to be present Announcements
that will be of Interest to all will be made
at the morning service.
St. David's Church.
A special memorial service will be held
this morning in honor of the late James
R. N. Sellwood. The music will be in
keeping with the event. The Rev. George
B. Van Waters, D. D., will deliver an
address on "The Life and Services of
J. R. N. Sellwood."
Calvary Baptist.
Rev. M. M. Bledso, of Arlington,
has accepted a call to the Calvary Bap
tist Church, East Eighth and East Grant
streets. He has already entered on his
work at that church, and has received a
hearty welcome from the members.
First United Evangelical.
At the First United Evangelical Church
the Rev. H. L. Pratt the pastor, will
preach this morning at 11 o'clock, on "The
Good Soldier and His Equipments." The
evening topic will be, "The Broadness
of the Gospel."
Sellwood Methodist.
Through the year there will be preach
ing morning and evening in the Sellwood
Methodist Church hy the pastor, the
Rev. W. J. Waltz. t
Trinity aiethodist.
Dr. Alfred Thompson, pastor of Trin
ity Methodist Church, East Grant and
East Tenth streets, will occupy the pul
pit today, morning and evening.
First Universalist.
At the First Universalist Church, cor
ner East Couch and Eighth streets, the
morning service at 11 o'clock will be
followed by communion service. An ap
propriate sermon will be preached by the
pastor, the Rev. Hervey H. Hoyt. Sun
day school follows the morning services.
Young People's meeting will be held at
.6:30 P. M. The subject is: "Sowing
Broadcast"
Snnnyside Methodist.
At the Sunnyslde M. E. Church the
services will be of, exceptional interest
today. The presiding elder of the Portland
district the Rev. L. E. Rockwell, D. D.,
will preach both morning and evening.
Rodney-Avenue Christian.
The subjects of the Rev. Albyn Esson
at the Rodney-Avenue Christian Church
today will be as follows: Morning, "Help
of Hindrances;" evening, "Reasonable
Religion." Subject of afternoon dis
course at Woodlawn: "Defmiteness of
the Gospel."
Snnnyside Congregational.
Services at the Sunnyside Congrega
tional Church today will be held as fol
lows: Sunday school, under the suporln
tendance of Mr. S. C. Pier, opens at 10
A. M., and will "have for" the lesson of
the hour, "Joseph in Prison." At 11
o'clock the-pastor, Rev, J. J. Staub, will
preach a sermon on, "The Mind Which
Was In Christ Jesus." The meeting of the
Young People's Society, at 6:30, is to be
led by Miss Elsie Harper, in the consid
eration of "Dark Days in Their Lesso"hs."
The theme cf the pastor's discourse at
7:30 will be, "Storehouses of Divine Prov
idence."' Forbes Presbyterian.
At the Forbes Presbyterian Church the
pulpit will be filled this morning by a
D. Soper, of the Men's Besort, and In
the evening Rev. M. Phelps will ad
dress an open temperance meeting, under
the auspices of the W, C T. U. f
University Parle Methodist.
The pastor, the Rev. Charles T. Mc
Pherson. will preach at the University
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NEVY PASTOR OF CEMTENARY METHODIST CHURCH.
REV. W. B. HOLLINGSHEAD.
The Rev. W. B. Hollingshead, the new pastor of Centenary Methodist Church,
East Side, will enter on his dutlea today. He will occupy the pulpit both morn
ins and evening. Mr. Hollingshead Is the son of Eev. J. H. Hollingshead, D. D.,
of Cleveland. O.. and received his education at Sclo College (Ohio), Emerson Col
lege (Boston, Mass.), and the Boston School of Theology. From the two former
' he -was Graduated, respectively. In 1886 and 1805. For nve years he was a
member of the East Ohio Conference, and was three years pastor of the "West
Roxbury M. E. Church, Boston. His .Western work began at Ajipleton, Minn., and
his more recent appointments were at Vincent Church, Spokane, "Wash., Astoria
and Eugene. In all these charges Mr. Holllneshead's work was very successful
in evancellstlc services In the East, and In the Northwest in raising of church
debts and in the Improvement of church property. 'Centenary members have al
ready given Mr. and Mrs. Hollingshead a hearty welcome, which will be empha
sized in a public reception, in a short time. The pastor and wife will occupy the,
parsonage at 52 East Twelfth street north, which has been prepared by the offi
cial board for their use.
9 OHHMtMHtH0MMttH - O-0--0 -o
Park M. Er Church today at 11 A. M.
and 7:30. P. M. Morning- subjoct, "Christ's
Test in the Desert." Evening subject,
"What Sin Cost Heaven." Sunday school
meets at 9:45 A. M.; Epworth League, at
6:30 P. M.
Swedish Lutheran.
At the Swedish XiUtheran Church, corner
Rodney avenue and Stanton, streets,-. Albi
na, there will be services' at 3 o'clock
P. M.
WORSE THAN SLAVERY.
Episcopal Rector Arraigns Educa-
tional System of United States.
Catholic Sentinel. v
New York. Preaching yesterday at me
morial services held in honor of the late
President at St. Paul's Chapel, Rev. W.
Montague Geer, vicar of St. Paul's, ar
raigned what he called the "Godless Edu
cational System of the United States."
"This dreadful calamity' said he,
"looks very much like a visitation upon
us of the wrath of the most high. The
Nation must realize that it is alone with
an angry God. We must get back to the
foundations, back to the guiding princi
ples of our forefathers, to find out where
in we have offended him. God expects
much from us. He probably .expects more
than from any other nation on the globe.
"The acts of God do not always work
out to our understanding. We know that
we have not sinned or erred In twice
electing to the Presidency the great and
good man In whose honor we have gath
ered here. We must look elsewhere for
the fault that has led to this manifesta
tion of the wrath of the almighty. The
sin of slavery we have expiated and
wiped out The sin of Intemperance we
can master and are mastering. Is there
any evil In this land so widespread as to
call the wrath of God down upon us?
"Our Godless system of education Is a
far worse crime than slavery or intem
perance. I believe that the United States
are suffering from the wrath of God to
day because our people have consented to
the banishment of Jesus Christ from the
daily lives of our children. If today
Christ wore. on earth and should enter
almost any public schoolhouse In .the
country the teacher, acting on his In
structions, would show him the door.
If, on the other hand, he were to enter
any of our private schools, he would bo
worshiped by teacher and scholar on bend
ed knee. To see the awf ulness . of this
comparison and its significance we have
only to realize that the private schools of
the land are the schools where the sons
of the rich and well-to-do are educated,
and the public schools the nurseries of the
poor. Do the children of the rich need
religious instruction more than the chil
dren of the poor? Why does Christian
education come so high that it is beyond
the reach of the children of the poor?
Here Is the sin here Is the fault. And
close upon It follows the speedy and' ap
palling decline of religious life in the
home.
"The question now Is to what extent
can we remould and remodel our educa
tional system? To solve this problem wo
must put forth our best energies. Almost
any system Is better than the present one.
It wore Infinitely better to divide up -the
money received from the, school tax among
the various Christian denominations and
the Hebrews than to continue the present
irreligious system."
Most Is Harmless.
New York Tribune.
Most is at large again. But he has
"been thoroughly frightened, and it s
practically certain that, for a consider
able time at least, he will keep a bridle
on his anarchist tongue. If his courage
were equal to his' malice he might be the
cause of serious mischief, but he Is so
contemptible a poltroon that there Is no
probability of his working great harm.
When he was arrested by the police some
years ago he was found hiding under a
bed. He has already served a term on
Blrickwell's Island, and the chief purpose
of his timorous soul is to avoid all risk
or being sent there again,
1
Hard-Worked Angela.
liouisville Courier-Journal.
To join the wisdom of the serpent with
the cooing of the dove to keep the head
cool and 'the hand doing to be wide
awake and duly sober at all times of the
day and the night these are the adjura
tion which the angels that shed their
light over the cradle of Democracy now
'send "down to' us from mansions in the
skies.
HIS BURLINGTON SPEECH
LAST ADDRESS DELIVERED BY
ROOSEVELT AS VICE-BRBSIDETiT.
His Words -to the Veterans of the
CIvU "War, Assembled at Bur
lington, Vermont.
For the following extract from the
speech delivered by Vice-President Roose
velt before the Vermont Official Runlon
Society, at Burlington, Sptember 5, we
are indebted to the Burlington Dally Free
H I bequeath to my
children Scrofula, a legacy
of disease, physical deform
ity and life-long suffering.
However painful and
distracting may be the
thought of transmitting so
loathsome an inheritance to
the innocent and dependent
H5 TSie disease of iiereelity.
"F fe!lP -n unwelcome leg'acy
SHBv- kII fc1 JlLlr landed down from
lllHnHI .--";- MnHuiSL sie to son.
desire to shield it from the consequences of this blighting
debilitating disease, there is no possible way to avoid it.
The laws of heredity are unalterable', and the parent in
whose veins flows scrofula-tainted blood, and whose sys
tem -is impregnated with tubercular matter must leave to
' posterity- and their own loved ones an inheritance that
robs them of health and ambition, and eventually reduces
them to a state of chronic invalidism.
Scrofula is the twin brother of Consumption. There is a stronsr resemblance
between these diseases, and while the symptoms in Scrofula are more numerous and varied,
there is often-timeS the same gradual decline of strength and wasting away and destruction
of the body that we witness in Consumption. Scrofula manifests itself m many ways,
often producing gangrene of the bones and Whiter welling. The glands about the neck
enlarge and burst, leaving deep discharging ulcers and scars. A pallid complexion, brittle,
chalky bones, soft and flabby muscles, weak eves, chronic catarrh of the nose, violent
headaches and weak digestion are common symptoms of this terrible disease. Stunted growth, inclination to mope and lack
of interest in childish sports denote the presence of this destructive poison in the blood of the little sufferer! Again there
may be no prominent or marked symptoms, the disease hiding itself, and lying in wait for a favorable time to spring out
and destroy its unsuspecting victim, and childhood may be passed and middle life reached before the disease develops.
Scrofula is a constitutional disease and hereditary in almost every instance. It descends from father to son, from
mother. to child, and on down through generations, and nothing cau stop its progress until the deteriorated blood has
been restored to its normal state and all tubercular matter expelled from the circulation. S. S.S. because of its absolute vege
table purity, its freedom from all poisonous drugs, can be given with perfect safety in all stages and conditions of this disease.
Its wonderful purifying and tonic properties make it pre-eminently the remedy in scrofulous affections, as it searches out
and destroys the poisons that have been so long and so firmly embedded in the blood and system, and sends a supply of
rich nutritious blood to every part of the body; and when the weak and colorless blood is again filled with healthy red
remedy. Its friends are legion, because of the thousands of cures it has effected, and it can be truthfully said of S. S. S.
that it is as near infallible as any human remedy can be made.
Parents who suspect any taint of Scrofula, blood poison or other diseases that could affept their own blood should
begin at once a course of S. S. S. and stamp out every vestige of the poison, thus insuring pure blood, health and happi
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Gcu
Press. It was the last public speech de
livered by 24r. Roosevelt before the Pres
ident was shot, September 6. United
States Senator Proctor, in his speech
following the address, little . thought his
prophecy was on the eve of fulfilment
when he said:
"It has been my good fortuno to con
duct two Presidents through Vermont,
and I am In hopes to make It three.'
Mr. Roosevelt said:
"It Is difficult to express the full meas
ure of obligation which this country is
under to the men -who from '61 -to '63 took
up the most terrible "and vitally neces
sary -task which has ever fallen to tne lot
of any generation of men In the Western
hemisphere. v other men have rendered
great service to the country, but the ser
vice you rendered was not merely great
It was Incalculable. Other men by their
lives or their deaths have kept unstained
hour honor, have wrought marvels for our
Interest, have led us forward to triumpn,
or warded off disaster from ust other men
have marshaled our ranks upward across
the stony slopes of greatness. But you
did more; for you saved us from annihila
tion. We can feel proud of what others
did only because of what you did. It
was given to you when the mighty day3
came to do the mighty deeds the days
called for, and If your deeds had been left
undone hll that had gone before would
have turned into 'apples of Sodom under
our teeth. The glory of Washington and
the majesty of Marshall would have crum
bled into meaningless dust, If you and
your comrades had not buttressed their
work with your strength of steel, your
courage of flru The Declaration of In
dependence would now. sound, like a windy
platitude, the Constitution of the United
States would ring as .false as If drawn
by the Abbe Sleyes In the days of the
French Terror, If your fctern valor had
not proved the truth of the one and' made
good the promise of the other., In our
history there have been other victorious
struggles for right on the field of battle
and In civic strife. To have lost In these
other struggles would have meant bitter
shame and grievous loss. But you -fought
in the one struggle where failure meant
death and, destruction to our people;
meant that our whole past history would
be crossed out of the records of success
ful endeavor' with? the red and black-lines
of failure; meant that not one man in all
this wide country would now be holding
his head upright as a "free citizen of a
mighty and glorious republic.
"All this you did, and therefore you are
entitled to the homage of all men who
have not forgotten In their blindness eith
er the awful nature of the crisis or the
worth of priceless service rendered in
the hour of direst need.
"You met a great need, that vanished
because of your success. You have left
us many memories to be prized forever
more. You have taught us naany lessons,
and none more important than the lesson
of brotherhood. The realization of the
underlying brotherhood of our people, the
feeling that there should be among them
an essential unity of purpose and sym
pathy, must be kept close at beart if we
are to do our work well here In our Ameri
can life. You have taught us both by
what you did on the tented fields and by
what you have done since In civil life
how this spirit of brotherhood can be made
a living, a vital force.
"In the first place, you have left us the
right of brotherhood with the gallant
men who wore the gray in the ranks
against which you were pitted. At the
opening of this new century all of us, the
children of a reunited country, have a
right to glory In the countless deeds of
valor done alike by the men of the North
and the men of the South. "We can retain
an evergrowing sense of 'the all-Importance,
not merely to our people, but to
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the sincerity and self-devotion of those
Americans. or fellow-countrymen, who
then fought against the stars In their
courses. Now there Is none left, North
of South, who does not take Joy and pride
in the Union, and when, three years ago,
we once more had to face a foreign enemy,
the heart of every true American thrilled
with pride to see veterans who had fought
In the Confederate uniform once more
appear under Uncle Sam's colors, side by
side, with their former foes, and leading
to victory under the famous old flag the
sons of both those who had worn the
muer ana or those who had worn the gray.
"But there are other ways in which you
have taught the lesson of brotherhood.
In our highly complex, highly specialized
Industrial life of today there are many
tendencies for good, and there are many
tendencies for evil. Chief among the lat
ter la the way in which, In great indus
trial centers, the segregation of interests
invites a segregation-of sympathies. In
our old American life, and in the country
districts where today the old conditions
still largely obtain, there was andvis no
such sharp and rigid demarkation" be
tween different groups of citizens. In
most country districts of the present day
notonly have the people many feelings
in common, but, what Is quite as import
ant, they are perfectly aware that they
have these feelings In common. In the
cities the divergence of real Interests is
nothing like as great as is commonly sup
posed; but it does exist, and. above all,
there is a tendency to forget or Ignore the
community of interest. There is compara
tively little nelghborliness, and life is so
busy and the population so crowded that
it is impossible for the average man to
get into touch with any of his fellow citi
zens, save those in his Immediate little
group. In 'consequence, there tends to
grow up a. feehng of estrangement be
tween different' groups, of forgetfulness
of the great primal needs and primal pas
sions that are common to us all.
"It Is, therefore, of the utmost benefit
to havo men thrown together under cir
cumstances which force them to realize
their community of interest; especially
where the community of Interest arises
from community of devotion to a lofty
ideal. The great Civil War rendered pre
cisely this service. It drew into the field
a very large proportion of the adult male
population, and It lasted so long that Its
lessons were thoroughly driven home. In
our other wars the same lessons, or
nearly the same lessons, have been taught,
but upon so much smaller a scale that the
effeot la in no shape or way comparable.
"In the Civil War, merchant and clerk,
manufacturer and mechanic, farmer and
hired man, capitalist and wageworker.
city man and country man, Easterner and
Westerner, went Into the Army together,
faced toll and risk and hardship side by
side, died with the same fortitude, and
felt the same disinterested thrill of tri
umph when the victory came. In our
modern life there are only a few occu
pations where risk has to be feared, and
there are many occupations where no ex
hausting labor has- to be faced, and so
there are plenty of us who can be bene
fited by a little actual experience with the
rough side of things. It was a good thing,
a very good thing, to have a great mass of
our people learn what It was to face
death and endure toll, together, and all
on an exact level. You, whom I am now
addressing, remember well, do you not.
the weary, foot-sore marches under the
burning sun when the blankets seemed
too heavy to carry, and then the shiver
ing sleep in the trenches when the mud
froze after dark and the blankets seemed
altogether too light instead of too heavy?
You remember the scanty fare, and you
remember above all how you got to esti
mate each of your fellows by what there
was In him and not by anything adventi
tious in his surroundings. It was of vital
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importance to you- that the. men on your
left and your right should do their duty;
that they should come forward when the
order was to advance; that they should
keep the lines with ceaseless vigilance and
fortitude if on the defensive. You neither
knew nor cared what had been their oc
cupations, or whether they were In world
ly ways well oft or the reverse. What you
desired to know about them was to ba
sure that they would "stay put" when the
crisis came. Was not this so? You know
it was.
"Moreover, all these qualities of fine
heroism and stubborn endurance were
displayed In a spirit of devotion to a
lofty ideal and not for material gain.
The average man who fought In our
armies during the Civil War could
have gained much more money it he had
stayed In civil life. When the end came
his soIo reward wa3 to feel that tho
Union had been saved and the flag which
had been rent In sunder, was once more
made whole-. Nothing was more note
worthy than the marvelous way In which
once the war was ended, the great armies
which had fought it to a- triumphant con
clusion disbanded and were Instantly lest
in the current of our civil life. The
soldier turned at once to the task of
earning his own livelihood. But he car
ried within him memories of inestimable
benefit to himself, and he bequeathed to
U3 that come after him the priceless
heritage of his example. From the Major-General
to tho private tn the ranks
each came back to ciyll life with the
proud consciousness of duty well dene,
and all with a feeling of community of
interest which thoy could have gained
in no other way. Each knew what work
was. what danger was. Each camp back
with his own power for labor nd en
durance strengthened, and yet with Ills
sympathy for others quickened. From
that day to thl3 the men who fought in
the great war have Inevitably had In
them a spirit to which appeal for any
lofty cause could be made with the con
fident knowledge that there would be
immediate and eager response In tne
breasts of the men who saw Appomattox
there was no room for the growth of
the Jealous, greedy, sullen envy which
makes anarchy, which has bred the red
communo. They had gone down to the
root of things and knew how to Judge and
value, each man his neighbor, whether
that neighbor was rich or poor; neither
envying him because of his wealth, nor
despising him because of hfs poverty.
Your history, rightly studied, will teach
us the time-worn truth that in war B3
in peace we need chiefly the evervday
commonplace virtues, and above all an
unflagging sense of duty. Yet in dwelling
upon the lessons for our ordinary con
duct, which we can learn from your ex
perience, we must never forget that It
also shows us what should be our mode)
in times that are not ordinary, in the
times that try men's souls. We need to
have within us the splendid heroic virtues
which alone avail In these mighty crises,
the terrible catastrophes, whereby a na
tion is either purified as if by fire or else
consumed forever In the flames. When
you of the Civil War sprang forward
at Abraham Lincoln's call to put all that
life holds dear, and life Itself in the scale
with the Nation's honor, you were able
to do what you did because you had it
in you, not only the qualities that make
good citizens, but In addition the high and
Intense traits, the deep passion and n
thusiasm, which go to make up those
heroes who are fit to deal with Iron
times. We can never as a -Nation afford
to forget that back of our reason, our
understanding and our common sense,
there must He In full strength the great
fundamental passions which are not often
needed, but which every truly great
race must have as a well-spring of mo
tive in time of need."
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