The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
Sermon to the q. A. r. by Rev.
AdeIbert L. Hudson.
POWERFUL EFFORT WHICH WAS
HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
Musical Programme Was Intensely
Observation-Disclosures of the G. A.
R. Congratulate the Speaker
Battery Gets a Vote of Thanks.

Rev. Adel5ert L. Hudson. of the Unitar-
ion society delivered the annual memorial
address TO the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the two posts
Of the Relief corps yesterday morning and
it is no fattery 10 say of him that he
never made Il more earnest or successful
effort in his life.
The music was of an attractive char
acter and touched the hearts of the
grizzled veterans as they listened to the
soft strains of 1.-The Soldiers Farewell, -
or sang again the great chorus OF Glory.
Glory. Hallelujah," but the address was
the key which opened every heart the
speaker was in touch with lis auditors.
He felt the solemnity OF the occasion ana
many times during the course of the dis
sertation manifested the true inwardness
of his heart by his moistened eye and
Quivering lip.
Tke two posts of the c. A r. were
escorted from their hall TO the auditorium
of Unity hall by battery A, y. g. L. and
marched in with the usual ceremonies.
They found seats reserved for them. The
hall was tastefuliy decorated with fiow-
ers and potted plants and from one end
10 the other the stars and stripes were
strictly in evidence
Rev. Hudson began his address by say
ing: On behalf of the society of which
] am member. / welcome you this morn
ing. 1t is fitting you should come here to-
day, for this church is the church which
which you represent. 1t is the church OF
Charles Sumner, who stood for the
principles you fought for, in the halls of
congress and elsewhere. when it took
courage Tor men to hold to the convic-
tons that afterward proved so vital to
the interest of the republic. Again on
behalf of the church of Sumner 1 well
come you here.
I welcome you here too on behalf of
the church of Garrison. 1 welcome you
to the church of Lowell. to the church of
Whittier and the church of Tennyson.
Yes, more. l hold here the utterances of
the great martyred president, Lincoln,
when he said that he had united with no
church because he found II impossible to
articles of faith without a mental reser-
walton. But, he said. when 1 find
church which has for its doctrines the be-
lief that thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart and with all thy
mind. and thy neighbor as thyself, that
church will l join.
1t is fitting today to tell you that in
1865. at the first session of the Unitarian
societies of the land, the tenet adoted
there was almost identical with that de-
manded by the great president.
Then on behalf of the church with
which Lincoln would have united. on be-
half of the church of Lincoln, welcome
you here.
The great men whose hope rested in this
church were foremost among the men
who protested against the conditions
which you fought to abolish. Now what
shall I say to you who are here? Shall
We utter words of fulsome praise for
what you have done in the past and
dwell In glory on your heroic deeds. No.
On the contrary let US speak of the work
we have before US. I say to you that this
country of ours which You fought TO
preserve has its dangers now as well as
then. You fought to preserve not only
the Union but more. The disintegration
of the nation did not mean that there
should be two instead of one great re-
public: 1t meant there should be several.
That states should be dissatisfied and go
from one to the other; that chaos should
reign in the affairs of this land
Today VIC are confronted. not with that
sort of an enemy, but one which is mani
testify more dangerous Macauley said
years ago this reublic would never stand
discomfort airing from the labor questions.
That when the public lands should he eX-
hausted and this vent displaced where
the oVerwroUght feelings were relieved,
then il would fall CO its own weight. The
time Macauley mentioned is here We
have on one hand a faction which wants
TO control the affairs of our land for their
own benefit and on the other the red flag
of anarchy. Both are dangerous to the
safety of the republic.
Now what shall we do to obviate the
come them. Shall we sit as did both
north and south and permit them to grow,
until We have no recourse except such as
you had, war? Or shall we on the other
TO conquer by the more peaceable method?
l tell you what the country needs is
more practical religion. 1 do not care
speak of religion 1 do not mean the
practice of particular creeds. but 1 al |
lude to the teachings of Jesus and their
application to every day life We want
more fraternaiism in our daily lives: We
want more of the brotherhood of man. |
We want men and women to love God /
and their fellow men.
alone fight have
an ally in the women of our nation whose /
presence here gladdenS our hearts. Oh I
was noble part. l have had men tell 1
ne the awful feelings which came over /
hem when they We're compelled to lie in /
he rear. inactive, without firing shot, /
and note their wounded comrades being /
brought back from the front. The terror |
which took possession of them was some
hing horrible But when in the tight,
when the glory of war shone round and |
lerved the arm; when amid the booming
II cannon and the rattle of musketry; /
when the shrill bugles called them TO
They had the glory of war then; all its
nagnificence. But what of the women (
eft behind. the sisters, mothers, wives
md sweethearts? They who scanned the
morning papers after the battles and
ooked over the lists of the dead with
hearts dumb with fear and sorrow blend
han yours who. with all the pomp and
grandeur of magnificent war, fought the
,attles and won the victories.
The musical programme at the service
vas as follows:
Ioluntary-H eimweh. Op H.. .Jungman
)nerJory-F'ifth Nocturne. Ley bach
Selection. Soldiers Farewell"
Unity Male Quarettee.
selection. -.----..--.....'T enting Tonight"
Unity Male Quarettee.
'Slectio-l.- -..--. .---.-.-.. America
Congregation.
In addition TO this the entire congrega-
ion sang the following adaptation of the
amous poem by Julia Ward Howe, THE
sattle Hymn of the Republic
o, the tidal wave of glory, that erst
broke Ger Galilee
las been rolling through the centuries
of Times rough. restless sea;
IS cleansing pillows aye shall roll in
glorious harmony
As We go marching on.
Chorus
Glory, glory, halIeluiahi
Glory, glory, halleluiahi
Glory, glory, halleluiahi
As we so marching on.
IS crest IS crowned ever with a light
from heaven above:
4 its blue we see reflected bright the
stars of Gods own love- ,
bove it with her Olive branch. prophetic
flies the dove.
While We so marching on.