Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-05-31
Program Appropriate to the Occasion
Was Rendered in the Opera
House Sunday.
Rev. c. Il. Phillips breaches the Ser
mon. Thinks all Should be
hOnOred.
Bishop Edsall in a Patriotic Sermon
Tells Why We Should Honor
Veterans.

Memorial Day services were held
Sunday in the opera house. The
opera house was well filled by those
anxious to in some way show respect
toward the heroes, not only of the
civil war but also of the war of a later
date. The w. r. G. and G.. "A. r.
srsembers occupied seats near the
stage, attending the services in a
body. The services were opened by a
voluntary, ';Song Without Words,
by Messrs. Neutzel and Foster. This
was followed by the singing of the
Doxology. Rev. Hardy spoke the in
vocation. This was followed by the
hymn 'Coronation." Rev. NJ. G. Mil
ler read Psalm IS and Adiutant
Thomas of the Salvation Army offered
jhe prayer. Mr.. Schien sang a solo,
''Sion" by Paul Rodney. Miss Hofack-
}, er gave piano solo and was followed
) by the choir in the singing OF ''The
Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Rev. G. H. Phillips delivered the
sermon. He said that the day was
indeed one of sad recollectiOns and
one on which all should assemble too GO
honor to the fallen heroes. He spoke
. of the quick response that had been
made to President Lincoln's call for
troops, of the divided feeling of the
nation in some states and of the brav-
Z cry of Captain Brown in Baltimore.
. There was a question, Mr.. Phillips
/ stated, whether those who went to
war or the wives and children
who were left at home en-
dured the most. America, the
speaker said, was always willing to
Battle for the rights of the oppressed
to fight for a noble purpose. The
spirit of l776 was the same as that OF
1861 and the war of 1898 showed that
the same spirit existed at the present
time. Mr.. Phillips thought that the
memory Of the soldiers work for the
country should be reyerenced and that
the soldiers who survived the war
should be hOnored also.
The services closed with the singing
/, of "America" by all those present and
benediction by Rev. Hardy.
BISHOP EDsALL.
] At the Episcopal church Sunday
evening Bishop Edsall ot1iciated. Three
persons were confirmed. The Bishop
said that, being Memorial Sunday, all
sli6uld evidence patriotic spirit, that
it was duty which we all owe to
those who defended our country.
While our first thoughts would be of
she veterans of the late war with
Spain we should also recall those who
had participated in the struggle of
'61-65. There is every reason, the speak
4 er thought that the soldiers who had
endured such hardships for the sake
of their country, should not be for
gotten. 1t was because of the patriot
l,m of their fathers in 1861 that the
boys of 1898 were so eager to enlist for
the purpose of defending their coun-
try.
Bishop Edsall expressed the opinion
that it was the solemn duty OF all
citizens to conserve every right OF
liberty and by doing SO to have this
remain the grand free country that it
is. We look on the material side OF
things too much and do not think of
the necessity Of guarding our form of
goJernment. Anyone who accepts a
position in Cuba or Porto Rico, who
II kforgets his duty to his country at this
! time and becomes a boodler is guilty
of treason and should be treated as a
traitor. The many heroes who have
helped to make this land free fought
not because of the salary they receiv-
ed but because of their love of coun-
try.
The United States has glorious
record. In fighting the cause has al
sways been righteous one. The
Irnited States has always been for
sfberty and equality. 1t is our duty
ito SO live that we shall be worthy of
the heroes we honor.
Bishop EdSall's sermon was inter-
} esting throughout and was appropri-
ate to the occasion.
i MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM.
y Memorial Day brought many visit
ors to Jamestown. The program as
arranged was fully carried out. In