The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-30
IN SERMON AND SONG
Soldiers, Living and Dead,are
Again HOnored.
HEROIC DEEDS RECALLED
RevS, Bradt, SIutz, Dubber
and Parker Preach.
HEROIC DEEDS RECALLED


were held at various churches, and the
pulpits were given over to pastors who
paid fitting eulogies to the dead.
Garfield post. Together with its auxiliary,
the W. R. G. was highly entertained and
honored at the First Presbyterian church,
where the pastor, Rev. c. +. Bradt,
preached an excellent sermon. There was
special singing, among which was a most
beautiful and appropriate vocal solo by
Miss Inez Dunbar. The decorations were
gorgeous. Rev. Bradt in his sermon said:
In Second Timothy, Al, you viii find
these words: T have fought a good fight
and to these words I ask your attention
this morning I am sure you would not
have me call back to your minds on his
occasion the bloody scenes and turbulent
times through which you We're called to
pass so many years ago. Those days de-
manded brave men and heroic women.
But men Of valor and women of hero.sm
have other things today Of which to think
than the scenes of days that are past
We are in conflict, and the same ster-
ling qualities are called for that we needed
and found in '61-'65.
ITO fight a good fight we must be en-
listed under a good commander, and there
Is none good but one-the Lord Jesus
Christ. He embodies and represents every
good cause and every good principle. But
to enlist under Him calls for more heroism
and courage and self-denial than are
called FOR by any other commander. To
become Christian IS not the act of a
coward or a weakllng, or half man.
Christ does not undertake to set before
His people an easy time. He appeals to
just the reverse of a selfish motive
But # We are to fight a good fight we
must fight other peoples battles than our
own. We are IN the world not TO save
ourselves alone. but to save others. We
need to look long for every such oppor-
tunity.
Here are men going down around US
hourly IN the awful whirlpool of intemper-
ance. speak not Of the 20 900 drunkards
who go down to a drunkards he'll each
year, but l speak of the salvation for the
rising generation Who VIII come to the
rescue of these millions? Countless mill
ions of dollars are invested directly and
indirectly in~th liquor cause. This is a
formidable fouce for the young men Of our
generation to contend against.
And there is the struggle for the sal
walton Of the black race as truly today as
ever. Riches won't save them. Educa-
ton alone VIII not do it. Only Christ
family will do 1T It must be the kind Of
Christianity that viii save the white man
and send him to the black man as a
savior.
LAS soldiers Of a noble nation, you are
interested in the worlds salvation. We
are becoming the greatest missionary ma
ton on the globe. When war with Spain
was declared, what was the motive?
Purely humanitarian and Christian. So
now let US hope and pray that nothing VIII
be done or planned looking other than to
the salvation Of the Fniplnoe and the
world.
IF. drunk with sight Of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in
awe
Such boast.ngs as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the law
Lord God of Hosts, be with Us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget"
At the First NJ e. church Rev. DR..
SIutz preached to the Union Veterans
union and to the Knights of Pythias and
Rathbone Sisters The Uniform Rank of
the knights of Pythias was present in
a body. The church was very handsomely
and appropriately decorated Mrs. Byrd
sauftz- Ford and Miss Earnestine Pollard
sang solos and Mr.. Hiram Imboden sang
in a most patriotic manner the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" in which the
audience Joined most heartily in the cho-
rus
Rev. DR.. Slutz took his text from the
tbirtv-frst verse of the fifteenth chapter
OF st. Mark:
He saved others; himself he could not
save."-AIark 1881.
Among other things, DR.. Slutz said;
This statement was made in deris.on
of Christ by the Jewish priesthood. Yet
It was true. The mission Of Christ was
10 bring life and immortality to light in
The gospel 1t was necessary that he die
as an Offering for the SINS of the world
and rise again, that HIS resurrection he
come the pledge Of ours. It is SO in na-
ture. The grain of wheat must die before
there can be reproduction. The blushiug
fruit must first decay before life can
come again. The fragrant flower must
perish else we would have no more floral
beauty. Life comes 10y death. The four
hundred thousand soldier dead could lot
save themselves. but 10y dying saved our
country from d-sun!on and our has from
d;shonor.
we do wen, on OCCASIONS Ike this, to
remember their sacrifice. What was II?
ID The brave soldier had to sacrifice Ais
hope of material prosperity. Very few
g
public who are wealthy. When they want
10 war great opportunities presented
themselves for amass.ng fortunes Many
Of those who remained at home are now
the very wealthy throughout The north.
% he was also deprived Of the advaut-
ages of a college education. Few Of The
boys Who wore the blue but that had 10
sacrifice their opportunity for higher
learning. 80 The blessings and comforts
Of home had also 10 80 upon the al.ar of
his country. The oudearnS environments
and holy restraints Of the loving tireside
meant more than word can tell These
must be gwen up for his nations honor
a. Many a valorouS youth sacrificed
also his life. in the battle Of the Wade
ness more than S5e- brave men Went
down 10 death IN three Snort DAYS. Hu,
hOw willing they We're 10 3, forth AZ -hei-
oourtry's CALI 70 scarve and freeze and
die for The Union and for c.yll ana -elis-
ious liberty Of others.
when the flag was fred ua17 IN
Charleston ha-bor thousands of .-fiisr-
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