The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-25
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Services at the Churches for the Fallen
Brave.

Services at the Churches for the Fallen
Brave.
Bosworth Post Listens to Rev. MIR, Hack
Thatcher Post Addressed by Rev. Mr..
shepherd-A Beautiful Day and La rye
Attendance.
Yesterday was Memorial Sunday and
the bright sun, blue skies and cool
breeze, the trees and lawns brilliant in
their fresh spring greenery all proved
reminder that once more with the return
of the vernal spring had also arrived the
days in which we love to honor the
national dead.
BOSWORTH POST.
The flag over Bosworth Post hall is at
half mast as a mark Of respect to the
memory of George Fairohild, ex-national
comm auder-in-chief.
The members of Bosw orth Post passed
resolutions Of thanks yesterday to the
Rev. R. T. Hack for his impressive and
eloquent address.
A large delegation of the comrades of
Bosworth Post attended the Peoples
church yesterday afternoon and listeuded
to an able sermon by Rev. William
Wood.
AT SECOND PARISH CHURCH.
| At the Second Parish church yesterday
the attendance was limited only to the
seating capacity of the building.
| Bosworth Post, the Sons of Veterans,
and the Portland Cadets attended. The
platform and pulpit were beautifully
decorated. An arch of bunting was above
the center piece, and tho flags and eagle;
a flag was draped in front Of the pulpit
and stacked arms stood on each side
mute emblems of those whose battles are
over. Plotted plants along the front Of
the platform added much to the general
effect. A bouquet of cut flowers stood on
the stand to the right Of the desk.
The following was the programme:
Organ Prelude.
Doxology, (all standing and singing.)
Invocation,
Closing with the Lords Prayer
Anthem Praise the Lord, Randegger
Responsive Reading-Psalm "a. Gloria
Quartetts-The Inner Voice,
Homer Bartlette
with alto solo by Mi IS Jordan and
| violin obligato ty Mr.. Cousans)
Scripture Lesson.
Authentic Thee o Country, Eiohberg
Prayer.
ffertory--HandeTs Largo, violin solo,
Mr.. Cousens
Choir Hymn-Hymn of Peace,
W. H. CaIloott
Sermon.
Congregational Hymn.
Benedietion.
Organ Postlude.
The sermon by Rev. Rollin T. Hack
was founded On Job 2-IV. "All that 8
man hath will he give for his life.'
Mr.. Hack greeted all in the name of the
days that are past ana much more be-
cause of the days that are to come. We
are to remember the past. thu old time
battle days. Already the days of the past
are growing dim to the present gen
Grafton the empty sleeve means but little
We are to remember the days Of the wal
and we are to recall justice and right.
We have tears north and south for the
men who wore the blue and gray, but WI
are to remember that if the men of the
South were brave they were wrong and
that the men of the North were brave
and they were right We shall not helt
to bring about political unity if we for
get these facts We should be untrue TO
the memory of a martyred Presiien and
to all who died for freedom If we forget
this.
In the Bible all voices are heard, and
in this book especially we see an old
hopeless man fighting his way back
through doubts and troubles and fears te
his faith in God. In these latter day.
Satan has been reduced by the review.
to theological myth, but in the days O.
Job he was recognized as fact.
Satan speaking from very great &C
quaiptance with man said: Cali that
man hath will he give for his life," ant
perhaps he would say so today, but it il
not SO. Today the veterans of the Crane
Army of the ReLup hold meetings il
memory OF the time when men did no
hold their lives dear.
There are times in the history of mel
and nations when there is apathy and a,
, unwillingness to stand for right. 1t wa
) so in in this country in the days befor
} the war. Almost every thing was done tt
show that "all that a man hath WHICH
give for his life" Slavery seemed to b.
triumphant. Men were mobbed as Gar
r rison was, struck down..as Sumner was
killed as Lovejoy was, and yet the Nortl
l was not aroused, but the end came swift
! ly and an aroused North said that tn
3 nation should not die.
Then it WAS known that the great issu
was slavery or freedom. 1t is now sale
; that the war was not fought out on tina
issue but it was fought ont on no othe
G issue and men knew it then.
Mr.. Hack here gave very eloquen
word picture Of scenes at home durin,
the days of the war.
From the war a race rose to freedom
+. and at the same time vast multitud
WAS set free from too great depondeno
upon material things. The war gavo {
new value to life. life is real in proper
a.