Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-30
Memorial Day Sermon
By Rev. DR.. S. N. JaCksOn---Ap-
prOpriate Services Held in the
Congregational Church.

A Memorial Day sermon was preached
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Congre gational church when Rev. DR..
Samuel N. jackson preached to the old
veterans of the late war.
The afternoon was stormy one and
despite that fact, a good sized crowd
turned out to listen to the remarks of
the speaker and the appropriate pro-
gram, which had been carefully ar
ranged.
The church was handsomely decorated
on all sides of the room by flags and
bunting. In front of the choir were
potted plants of various varieties. On
the left of the pulpit were placed the
potted plants which today will be used
in decorating the graves of the brave
ones who fought to save our country.
On the wall over these plants, were the
American and English flags, crossed and
in the center was the Cuban flag. The
church presented most artistic appear
ance.
At two o'clock the e. A. r. marched
to the church escorted by the High
School Battalion. At the church the
Ladies' of the G. A. r. marched in be-
hind them, and were followed by the
Battalion where seats were reserved in
the center of the church for all of them.
The services were opened by an or
Gan prelude after which the choir rem
dercd a selection. Rev. +. M. Fuller
read the ten commandments and Kew.
Thomas II. Mitchell gave responsive
reading. i he choir rendered another
selection followed by = scripture read
inc by Rev. Eflie X. M. Jones. A
quartctte consisting of Mesdames Burn
ham and Gale and Messrs Mitchell and
Hutchinson rendered IL selection. Rev
A. f. Atwater offered prayer followed
by the singing of the Star Spanglcd
Banner by the audience.
Rev. DIR. jackson then delivered his
Memorial Day address, which was taker
from Isaiah XI. XIII, "The envy also
of Ephriam shall depart and the adver'
saries of Judah shall be cut off ;Ephrlan
shall not envy Judah and Judah shal
not vex Ephriam.
He commenced his remarks by refer
ring to the tribe of Asaiah and ofJudah
and the war which insued. lie thel
told about Columbus trip across th'
ocean and incidents which happened or
the way. The first settlement was II
Jamestown Virginia in 1907. There
were Puritans settled in the North an(
Caviliers in the South. Thirteen years
after, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
After the Pilgrims had lived 100 year
under the English rule the people be
come dissatisfied as the King taxed the
colonists without representation, some
time after the war followed betweel
the colonists and their forefathers whicl
; cost this country million dollars to Sc
cure this nation its rights and privileges
: The speaker then went on to tell abou
o slaves being brought to this countr
soon after our independence ana nov
the civil war grew out OF slavery. l
1888 the supreme court of Massachusett
said that the slaves ought to be ire
and independent people as all men wer
J horn equal Bitter discussions wer
quite frequent in Congress between me
= of the north and south, out OF whlc
grew the war of the Rebellion in 1861
The speaker told of the great numoe
who had lost their lives and whether IN
veterans are living or dead, their name
, will always be honored and reverencee
Today we are called forth to hgl
again for good cause. Not to hSl
an enemy is our own land but to ire
!. the island of Cuba whose people al
starving by thousands: We are worl
ing for the interests of Christ k'nSdo'
that his will may be done on earth as
is in heaven. The address was vel
interesting one and one which VIII ION
be remembered. DR.. j. Henry Jacks'
announced that collection would be u
ken and the money received would
nlaced in the hands of a trustee whl'
would 90 toward helping. the SICK
Company f. Another collection wi
taken at the services this a1'ernU, ,,,
which will 60 for the same cause III III
money will certainly 60 for a worn
cause and at the service this Afternoon
sill larger sum is expected.