One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . a nation, but sin is a reproach to anypeople, was the text of the sermon. The preacher said he wasoften approached by good people who thought he made a mistakeby being associated with the National Guard. Such people, hesaid, were of the opinion that there should be no army for thesettlement of State and National difficulties, but that all troublesshould be left to the settlement of the Pri
One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . a nation, but sin is a reproach to anypeople, was the text of the sermon. The preacher said he wasoften approached by good people who thought he made a mistakeby being associated with the National Guard. Such people, hesaid, were of the opinion that there should be no army for thesettlement of State and National difficulties, but that all troublesshould be left to the settlement of the Prince of Peace. But therecords of the past and the prospects of the immediate futuredo not seem to tell us that happy day is within reach of our im-perfect humanity. When the National Guard stands, as it alwaysstands, for the supremacy of the law, it stands for the condemna-tion and destruction of that which is evil, and for the maintenanceof that which is good. Numerous illustrations of the truth of this statement wereplaced before the soldiers, the 82 years record of the Fencibleswere recounted as an evidence of it, and the present memberswere charged with the responsibility of keeping this record as. From oil i)ainting—Studio I>. C. Humphries. MAJOR THURBER T. BRAZER. 1895 CAMPS AT SANATOGA AND L1<:WIST0WN 309 clean as they found it. They were advised that one of the bestways to do this was by their individual acts, and they were urgedto keep in close touch with God, that they might merit His as-sistance. The best soldiers in all times, he concluded, havebeen those who served God most faithfully. On the 30th, the usual ceremony of decorating the grave of MajorJohn W. Ryan was held at Woodland Cemetery. Independence Day, the Battalion took part with the 1st Brigade,in a review in West Fairmount Park, in front of Belmont Mansion. On July 20th, the Battalion reported for camp duty, and left theCity with the 1st Brigade for Sanatoga, near Pottstown, where theyremained unti
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