News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-29
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.

As time passes it seems with the
coming of each memorial week that
a deeper interest in the occasion is
manifested by all Certain it is that
the crowded church of Sunday after
noon would seem to indicate that the
interest in this service was no less
than in former years. The seating
capacity of the Methodist church was
fully tested Sunday afternoon, when
the usual memorial services were
held. Post Warner, g. Ar, the
WOmen's Relief Corps and the Sons
of Veterans attended in body The
interior of the church was attractive
ly decorated with ported plants,
flowers and flags. Music was fur
nished by a male quartet, with Prof
Whipple at the organ. The scripture,
from the last chapter of Joshua and
Goth Psalm, was read by Rev Mr..
Fisk; Rev. Miss Kingsbury offered
prayer and announced a hymn; fol-
lowing these, Rev Mr.. Douglass pre-
sented an interesting memorial SER
mon, with Josh. 4 :: Z, last clause, as
his theme. Opening with the thought
of the text, he sketched the events
which the memorial stones" com
memorated. Events in our own
history make it important that we
remember the cost of liberty and free
dom, and such occasions as these do
but strengthen our loyalty. We rep
resent to-day the best land and the
best form of government the world
has ever known. And when this land
was in peril these men in the uniform
of the Grand Army went to arms for
her defense most cheerfully. The
voice of the first gun at Sumter lifted
every man out of himself into a realm
not known before. We do not know
what metal we are all made of until
we are put to the crucible test. The
soldiers of the old Green Mountain
State were not towards, and we may
be proud of their record. Standing
upon Gettysburg battlefield, said the
speaker, on a beautiful October day,
in the presence of those beautiful
monuments | could but say of them,
"and these shall be Il memorial" of
those who died that their country
might live | sincerely wish that ev-
Ct y OONh III OuI DtIONeu COIiluIO1-
wealth could and would erect a fit
ting monument. But if we cannot
boast of this, we can at least deck
the graves of our departed comrades.
He spoke of the rapidly approaching
old age of the veterans, that we |
should remember that the hardslips /
OF the war were endured for every one /
of US, and that the OncOming organ
ization-the Sons of Veterans-oughtt |.
to be heartily supported. His clos
ing words were in relation to that /
Grand Army in which many present
were enlisted, in which we wrestle 7.
not against flesh and blood" Men /
OF brains and power are still joining, /.
but more are needed The Grand |
Commander calls to all nations; his
warfare for victory is being silently
waged. He was lifted up on Calvary
and will draw all men unto Him. The
day is not far distant when every
knee shall bow Might not this beau
tiful Sabbath be the grand memorial
day OF decision when all shall say ''As
for me and my house we will serve
the Lord" The sermon, of which we
give but brief abstract, was listened
to with interest, and was profitable
discourse. The singing of America"
closed the exercises, the audience re-
naming seated while the three organ
iZatiOns passed out.