Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-29
THE MEMORIAL SUN
DAY SERVICE

SundHt ttciti'.. .t'-a..s ft, ~
throughout The music rendered by
the choir was fitting for the occasion
and splendidly rendered The Metho-
dist choir is carefully balanced and the
harmony of voices delightful, display
ing thorough training.
The Quartette, composed Of Mrs. A.
L. Smith. Miss Eva McClaskey, A. L.
Smith and Will Bergman, was charm
ingly received
Mrs. Smiths sweet toned voice was
well displayed in solo entitled, The
Plains of Peace
Rev. E. w. VanDeverter, D. D., led
the large audience in prayer, in which
he besought Heavens richest blessing
upon the union OF states, that God
would direct the hearts OF those whose
hands direct the affairs of State, and
cause his benediction to rest upon the
veteran soldiers OF the Republic, and
upon all our nations brave defenders.
The address of Rev. Dr. Hazlett, was
both able and eloquent, brimfull of pat
riotism, holding his splendid audience
throughout with the magnetism OF his
intense loyalty to the Flag. and all that
1t means, the memory OF the heroic
dead, and the time honored free insti-
tuition OF the greatest OF Republics, the
first among nations.
hr II z1a+t i.T-
of the 18th OF February 1892, was dark
and dreadful. The blackness OF the
night settled down over the sea like a
pail. The gloom fell in fearful shadows
on the heart OF a lonely man. who rest
lessly walked the deck OF a small vessel
Beneath his feet arose a mur1nur, not OF
the sea, but from any voices plotting
his ruin. Over his soul came the sor-
rows OF his life OF disappointed alnbi-
ton. The only CLEAN OF light was that
point OF time when he stood in the
presence OF CASTLES Queen. heard her
words OF commentator. when she tore
from her bosom and unciapsed from
her arms the jewels that made possible
the realization OF his dream But the
!. star had gone out. Darkness and {
haunting fear took possession OF him
but its darkest lust before the dawn
Aurora's rosy fingers thrust back the
bars OF night. flung wide the gates o
day and through its cleaning portal:
new world entered
columbia had been born-h>'L l.,
the hand OF God in reserve.
: She now came forth. her lovely form
+ unveiled to the admiring gaze OF tn,
, WORKOUT civilization OF the East
"Members OF Custer Post, you hay
built upon the heroic foundation OF til
spirit OF 70. On Mars Hill the ancien
, Greeks built OF the purest marble,
I temple 10 the god OF war In tn
midst OF broad civilization, where tn
soft but clear light OF the nincteent
century twilight falls, we are buildin
, shrine to liberty, not OF cold iifeles
marble quarried from the bosom OF tn
earth, but OF crimson blocks Quarrie
from the depths OF human hearts,
You are thinking tonight OF the day
between OF and o5-dark and iearf,
days-When the sun was blotted OH
the earth trembled when the birds fle
affrighted through the sulphurous a
mosphere. when IN place OF the song
the feathered songstcr, was heard ii
8 song OF the cannon ball, shrek OF tt
shell and whistle OF the minnie bal
when the grass and the daisies wei
died crimson, and when the day W;
done the sun set in blood. There
the moonlight they lay strewn upon t
= field-a frightfu harvest. Here wei
"a the pale boysh faces with eyes starir
up at the stars. Comrades. how maj
~ times in response to your leaders cla1
'e on have you gone forward into the ve1
is midst of an iron storm of death, bea
5. ing in your grasp the flag of your cou
u try"
Il A thrilling description OF the battle
Gettysburg followed, the speaker +
1T ninding his hearers OF the principl
t. represented by the Flag; the sublin
10 vision OF the union OF the grey and t
;, blue, when this nation stood as
- Moses in the presence Of Pharaoh, wh
oil in the presence of Spanish tyranny, j.,
r said, let this people (tie lubans) go
tie He closed by an exhortation, urgi
"a loyalty to their country. soon. 81
~ re, ''you viii go to your silent enca-7,
- ment, to your low lying tents of gre