The herald., 1897-05-31
Eloquent Sermons to Old
Soldiers
DUTIES OF DECORATION DAY
rrownRs IN HONOR OF THE UN-
xNow1s DEAD
nsv, W. 4. xnightsn's sermon at Vim
cent r. u. Church--1ev. Brooks
Address to Kenesaw Post

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Z Vincent M. d. church was profusely
and tastefully decorated with flags and
flowers for the memorial services held
there yesterday morning. Stanford and
Bartlett-Logan posts and corps were
present. and large congregation filled
all the seats. After the customary
Scripture and congregational singing.
Captain J. A. osgood sang "Tenting on
the Old Campground," the audience as
sisting in the chorus.
Rev. w. A. Knighten delivered the
discourse Of the morning, taking his
main text from Deuteronomy, 8 chapter,
7-S-9 verses. 1.-THE Nations Life" was
the theme Of the sermon. the speaker
tracing the analogy in the life Of the
Jewish nation to our own. God gives
nations to those who are worthy of
them; that IL a principle Of the divine
government. The doctrine Of human
freedom IL one Of the principles Of our
nation. The great central truth that
this government had to maintain was
the principle Of human rights. There
was not room in this grand country Of
ours for q slave anywhere. Underlying
this principle Of freedom lies our pop
ular education That constitutes pref
ty good foundation for government
alone.
The doctrine Of unity is another prin-
ciple Of our nation-the unity Of states.
The speaker reviewed come Of the in
cidents Of the war. He gave some OF the
figures Of blood and treasure 1t cost to
preserve the union. He described the
grand review in Washington at the
close of the war, when the Long ranks
of boys In blue marched for two days
before the end Of the column passed the
capitol building. on the front Of which
was written these words: 1.-The only
national debt we can never repay is
the debt we owe to the victorious Union
soldiers
The services closed with the singing
Of "The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
EVENING SERVICE
The services Of the evening were as
largely attended az those of the morning,
and were exceedingly interesting.
A bugle call by o. T. Thomas was
followed by Nnging and prayer, after
which Mre. Jennie r. Young sang with
deep feeling. "Sleep. Comrades. Sleep"
with autoharp accompaniment, and re-
sponded to an encore with the old song
inspired by Governor Andrews message,
"Send Them Home Tenderly."
A. G. s.kafer made brief but touching
address. why We Decorate the Graves
of the Unknown" being his text. He
described visit to the battlefield of
Chattanooga last year and his vain
search in the national cemetery for the
graves Of comrades who fell by his side
in that battle. OF the number Of men
killed in the war $4,000 lie In unknown
graves.
Following this came a procession Of
forty-five little girls representing the
states, each carrying flag and flowers.
After circling around the room they
formed In front Of the altar and per-
formed the ceremony Of decorating the
graves Of the unknown dead. In re-
sponse to a query from a young lady
personating Columbia, who etood be-
side veteran under flag inscribed
with the names Of battles Of the war.
each child gave a brief recitation de-
scribing her tribute of blossoms The
garlands were hung on a white column
to the left of the rostrum in memory Of
the unknown heroes. "The Last Mus
ter" by F. A. Worth; recitation, "The
Last Roll Call" Miss Eula Hitchcock:
''The Story of the Flag" by Edna
Darsch, and the singing Of patriotic
hymns concluded the service.
EAST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
Kenesaw post and corps attended the
East Side Baptist church in a body,
escorted by Fremont signal corps, yes
terday afternoon. where the pastor.
Rev. e. H. Brooks, delivered a most
excellent memorial address.
The lesson was read by Rev Mr.. Fer
guson Of the Christian church, after
which the marine quartet. composed Of
A. Holgate. G. Ragland. c. Overholtzer
and Albert Ruess, sang as solo and
chorus. "Tenting On the Old Camp
Ground"
In different ages of the world" said
the speaker ut has been customary to
honor great observances. The Jews had
their memorial day after they left
Egypt: the church has its memorial day.
In this country we have two national
holidays-the Fourth of July, observed
In honor of the founding Of the govern
ment, and Memorial day, to commence
rate it's preservation.
In honoring the dead we should also
honor the living, who faced the dangers
Of battlefields and made q voluntary
sacrifice for the land we love- Memorial
day serves to keep in mind the most i'm
portant event in our history. It Is use-
full to call forth gratitude among people
and to keep in mind the debt of gratitude
we owe to these veterans. It is useful
in calling forth heroic qualities and to
cultivate strength. Outward prosperity
makes men selfish. We need often 10
turn away from daily life and study the
deeds of heroes. The coming together OF
the veterans of the war every year, be-
fore the youth Of the land, is more elo-
Quent than all the sermons and address,
es. In its larger sense our civil war IL
one Of the great movements in the ad-
vancement of the world
The world Is ever moving to higher
conditions. We have reached the limit
Of the western territory and 1t is for us
to 60 back to the east with our COM
merce, enterprises and Christianity.
Our greatest peril Is the indifference Of
good people to politics. We should not
allow the government to be run by DEM