Word: perpetua
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...author of "Sitne Perpetua?" in the last Advocate does not appreciate the military spirit in any of its manifestations. He objects to Decoration Day celebration, to military men in office, to military drill in public institutions. He does not approve of any of these features of our national life, and, as he has a perfect right to do, states the grounds of his objections. With regard to Decoration Day, he admits that "it commemorates in a tender and touching way the valor and devotion of brave men who are dead"; but objects to the public celebration of the day, because...