The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY
Services Held in the Various
City Churches Yesterday
In Memory Of the Gallant and Honored
Oead-Tributes OF Love and Praise.

Memorial Sunday is day that is always
observed by the members OF the Grand
Army, and the various posts OF the city
turned out In force yesterday to march TO
the churches where the anniversary was
to be cele ebrated.
From morning until night the lines of
veterans filed along the sidewalks to do
The veterans were accompanied by city
and State Officials pers of the variou s
camps OF Sons or - and companies
OF militia, and ned with interest
to the appropria.e courses that were
delivered in preparation for Memorial
Day.
Governor Brown and his stan and the
members OF Camp Fred T.. Davis, s. OF ",
accompanied Arnold Post No. 4. q. A. r.,
to the Church of the Epiphany where a
Memorial Day discourse was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Bassett.
The rector took his text from
Romans, xiii, 5: "Honor to whom honor
is due, and he paid a glowing tribute to
Colonel Arnold and the brave men who
fought with him during the trying days
of the conflict. In closing he urged the
veterans to be as true as soldiers OF
the cross as they had been soldiers of
secular warfare In order that the church
might be able to help them keep sacred
the day of the noble dead.
The church was prettily decorated,
many OF the floral tributes being in
memory of Past Commander Hutchinson
who died last fall.
The members of Slocum Post, No. 10,
q. A. r., accompanied by Slocum Guards,
General A. Il. burnside camp, No. 8, 3. of
Veterans attended the Memorial service
at tho Mathewson Street NJ. +. Church
yesterday morning.
Rev. M. s. Kaufmann, the pastor,
preached most appropriate sermon on
''Self Sacrifice the Noblest Virtue, taking
has no man than this, that he lay down
his life for his friend"
The church was decorated for the oc-
casionIwith flags and flowers, and particu-
larly appropriate hymns were written by
the wife of the pastor and dedicated to
Slocum Post.
In the evening the post listened to an
other memorial sermon by Rev. ID. III. Rob-
inson at Hope street NJ. T.. Church.
The members of Prescott Post, No. 1,
and Ives Post, No. 13, attended the morn
ing service at the Central Baptist Church
yesterday. The veterans were accompanied
by many prominent city officials, includ-
ing Mayor Olney and members of the
Board of Aldermen and Garfield Camp,
s. of V.
Rev. Il. ID. Anderson, pastor OF the
church, preached the memorial sermon
from the text, "They shall beat their
swords into plow-shares and their spears
into pruning hooks" The church was
decorated with potted plants. ferns, palms
and cut flowers, and the choir rendered a
special musical program.
In the evening Ives Post, accompanied
by Ives Women's Relief Corps, General u.
s. Grant Circle, Ladies OF the Grand
Army, and Colonel James Barton Camp,
No. 10, s. of W, attended the service at
the A. NJ. Il. Zion Church on Winter
street. The sermon, which was preached
by Rev. j. b. Colbert was from the
text, 81 have fought the good fight" and
during the service prayer was offered by
Rev. Samuel G. Birchmore and Chaplain
Archibald M. Smith of Ives Post, and DIR.
Heilborn recited "The Black Regiment" :"
Brown Post, G. A. r., and the Ladies'
Relief Corps Auxiliary listened to
an appropriate discourse by
Rev. Thomas K. Bartlett OF
the South Baptist Church. The church
was decorated with flowers and flags, and
the sermon was particularly interesting
to the veterans.
Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord, pastor of the
First congregational (Unitarianl Church,
preached an-appropriate memorial dis
course before the members OF Rodman Post
yesterday morning. The church was
decorated and the choir rendered an
especially attractive musical program.