Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-31
SUNDAY Memorial servlces.


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Sunday Memorial Services.
At2:3O Sunday afternoon, the Memori-
al service was held in the Christian
church, which was tastefully decorated
with flowers in honor OF the occasion.
very large congregation assembled, ana
there were present rs of the veterans ana
| 20 of the Sons of Veterans-the largest at
| tendance at a Memorial service during the
past four years. The congregation STOOD
while to the stirring strains OF muster
| ing in the Boys" U. >. Grant Posi-, 70.
| g6. O. A. r.. the Sons of Veterans and the
! Woman's Relief Corps marched TO tnelr
appointed places, and while the people
we're stifl standing, Rev. Mr.. Morrow Of
| fered a short prayer and the choir chanteo
the GLORIA Patri. After the reading OF the
| Tooth Psalm, the choir sang, lie was MY
| Comrade.v the duet being pleaslngly rem
| dered by Mrs. Minnie Hayes ana MISS
| Harriet Smith. The Scripture lesson,
which was chosen for its connection with
the sermon, was the first ten verses OF the
/ lIth chapter of Isaiah, and after It's read
| ing, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy led IN prayer " ne
Sweetest of the Year, was then sung,
Pearl Chatfield having the tenor solo and
Mrs. G. H. Tewksbury and Miss Belle
| Brewster. the duet The sermon before
the Post was delivered by the pastor, Rev.
q w Morrow, whose text was taken from
| Romans V. !. The history oil many past
centuries has been the history OF war ana
| bloodshed. Personal bravery added TO
skill in the manipulation OF destructive
/ firearms. has always and everywhere COM
handed a high premium. In our own
country, on eight different OCCASIONS
/ Americas rivers have run red with the
blood OF Americas heroes. Some OF these
vars nave been from principle; some,
merely for conquest, and Others appar-
entity, for no other purpose than 70 Keep
/ firearms from rusting and the men skilled
in their use. The nations oil the Oiu
/ World were able 10 replenish their de-
pleted ranks by hired soldiers ana SO
/ seemed to know no cessation from battle
i while pretext for fight remained. Cen
eral Logan said that the soldier was an IN
! stitution coeval with the birth of nations
the prop of thrones, the first ana last nope
~ ROYALTY. Rulers knew all about him;
ne commanded a certain price and rem
dered a certain service. When clrcum-
stances placed him on the side oil victory
ne accepted il as an event in which he had
no particular interests when the laws oil
war decided him beaten, he quietly sur
rendered his arms and the cause Tor Whlch
he had fought, at one and the same tiine'
Then by way Of contrast, he gives ue-
scription of volunteer soldier OF our
great republic: away of in the wilas OF
America, soldier has been found, totally
i diferent from any that has ever walked a
battlefield. Upon one dfy, he was elVil-
ian, quietly following the pillow. Upon
the next, he became a soldier, knowing no
fear and CARRYING whole destroying bat
tery IN his trusty rife. He was a soldier
from conviction to principle, from loyalty
Ia his country from duty TO his family
lie moved with the discipline of the edu-
4 Gated soldier, but he fought with the des-
peration OF a lion at bay; following ths
command Of his Supporters when they Leu
. in his N.
there was no such word as fail. In TIE
memory Of such soldiers as the latter de-
scribed do we hold this service to-day
the heroic dead OF our country, VINO gave
their service in her peril and either our
ing the war or since, have gone over 70
the sgreat majority II Is htting that
YOU. veterans Of the war, hold such SER
vice in memory of your fallen comrades
! If their heroic deeds, volunteer service
Hong and tiresome marches ana OF thelr
suffering and want. some OF you VIII soon
be numbered among those FOR whom snch
q service is held. Your ranks are thinning
fast and soon none will remaini Tor We
= look forward only a few years and see an
5 old soldier " no SAYS he's "Waiting orders.
soon the order comes and he passes TO bis
,, rest: and in the midst of great conconrse
J OF people the minister rises 10 say, T" ne
! last soldier of the Grand Army mas passed
away and With uncovered heaos, they ten
E DERBY Law him away to sleep under a VII
: derness Of flowers. Do you not think tha'
e after so much war and bloodshed, II i
5 time to speak OF peace? time that nations
= as well as men seek other means OF au-
justing their differencesY Is not peace
. nreferable To war? Wouldn't we better be
!. wronged a little than resort TO war!
I peace, ever enduring peace, comes only
> TO that nation that dares To put Gown
D wrong and exalt righteousness. Jesus
! Christ came to this world to be It's peace
Z Seven hundred years before he was porn
e the prophet predicted his birth: "for I'M
| To ms child is born, unto us a son is Civ
en-. and his name shall be called Wonder
e ful, Counsellor, The Mighty God The Ev-
erlasting Father" and last, "Ihe Prince
0 OF Peace TIE angels, when they sang OF
his birth, proclaim ed Peace on earth'
e while Paul exclaims, ale is our Peace;
J, and Jesus. in MS parting words. says
, "Peace leave with you, My peace 1 give
q INTO vou.n And we are eXhorted TO "fol-
7 low peace with ali men, ITO seek peace
. and pursue it," assured that God VIII
Q keep him in perfect peace whose mind Il
e STAYED on Him." that "He maketh even
e His enemies to be at peace with Him.
Wherefore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God thro' our Lord Jesus
! Christ y Peace with man is important
peace with God, far more important. LEI
the peace of God rule in your hearts ano
a | he ve thankful When Gods peace rules
S IN the hearts OF lUtllf lutH hith wiz bS a.
h peace among themselves. Our peace with
r God is thro' our Lord Jesus Christ, and
d "tnere is none other name under heaven
q given among men whereby we must be
$ saved.n God was in Christ, reconciling
!. the world unto himself. A son quarrel
e ling with his father and becoming more
- ard more dissatisfied as the days went by
left home. tho under the protest of hi:
d mother. He never returned until the
). mother, sick unto death, sent for him. He
e then came, and as he stood on the one sid,
), of the bed and the father on the other, al
!, the mother lay dying, she clasped tbs
e hands of father and son above Der dying
q body, and in the death of the wife anC
e mother, the father and son were recon
S ciled and made at peace. Thus God was il
e Christ, reconciling the world unto Him
h self;n and we, as ambassadors of Christ,
:, beseech you, "Be We reconciled TO God
: We honor you to-day for the service yoI
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