The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-28
MEMORIAL SUNDAY
FITTlNGLY OBSERVED AT SALEM BY AN
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.
Conducted al ST. JOseph's Church BY Reverend
Daily and Reverend Casey. Of
Portland.

Sedgewick Grand Army Post and Re-
lief Corps met at Grand Army hall and
marched in a body, led by their respec.
tive officers, and headed by the flag, pro.
ceeded TO st. Joseph's Catholic church
whefe a fiCting memorial service was
conducted by VIM. A. DAILY, the pastor,
assisted by Rev. Casey Of Portland. The
Sons of Veterans order and the Regular
Army were also officially represented.
The entrance TO the church was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion with
flow ers and the national colors, as was
also the altar, while a grand musical ser.
vice appropriate to the occa, On was con.
Quoted under the direction of Prof.
Scobie. At the conclusion Of the solemn
and impressive mass by Rev. DAILY the
choir closed by singing the National
Hymn, America.
In his preliminary remarks, introduce
ing the orator of the day, Rev. Daily
said he took great pleasure on behalf Of
his church in welcoming the Grand
Army members present TO this memoir
ial service They were the living monu.
ments to u great cause. They had offer
ed their services and their lives when
the existence Of the nation was at stake.
To them was due all gratitude, and he
believed that all true Catholic people
were like them supporters and defenders
OF our government. lie introduced
Father Casey who read from the fourth
chapter Of st. Peter and the fifteenth Of
st. John. lie then chose text and de-
livered a memorial day address that in
sentiment, solidity and patriotism has
never been surpassed in this city on
similar occasion.
The speaker said God had chosen this
nation to do his work and execute his
will for the benefit Of mankind. We
were the pentacostal nation and our
mission was peace, liberty and freedom.
When Christ came to earth the rule was
war, the exception peace. In 600 years |
the temple of Janus in Rome had been |
closed but six years. Since Christ came /
peace was the rule and war the excep- I
tion, slavery was abolished from the
world, and woman was accounted the
equal OF man IN all things. lie went
over the the entire field Of history to
show the advancement that had been
made under the Christian era, He re-
viewed the war with Spain and the &C.
QUESTION of the new territories, and got
a round Of applause for saying that
the people of the Philippines would yet
bless the men were there fighting TO
establish order under the American flag.
In order to behold the blessings OF peace
and liberty 20 come to them under
American rule we must look beyond
what politicians now think.
lie said il we had a country and pros
perity and good order and national
we owed it 10 these veter-
ans who in the sixties barred their
breasts 10 the call Of arms and saved the
Union. When we were called to save
Cuba from oppression in the lato war
with Spain the noble example of patriot
ism shown by these veterans caused the
children Of the North to join the chill
lren Of the South and bring peace and
freedom to that unhappy isle. lie said
hat not only did we owe the peace and
liberty We now enjoy, but the yalOr OF
,ur younger soldiers was due to the
.acrifces of these veterans whose ranks
we're thinning and closing and closing
rom year to year. The old soldiers were
lassing away and all over the land last
APPS and parting yolleys would be heard
,yer their funeral mounds.
Rev Casey closed in a pathetic trib-
ite TO the old soldiers. lie said that the !
nation would never forget il individuals {
lid become ungrateiul The principles
or which this nation stands were TO !
live every man his birthright, and do /
ustice TO your neighbor no matter what \
ais creed or nationality. Those who
,ame from other lands Of oppression T,
,houll become our best citizens because
.hey we're best able to appreciate our in
stitu,ions. There should be no Irish
Americans or German-Americans, but
only Americans giving their faithful and
allegiance 10 our constitution.
Il was sometimes charged that Catho-
lies owed allegiance 10 a foreign polen-
tiate. They owed their allegiance as
did all others, to God and country, but
not 10 the Pope. The Holy Father al
Rome was the successor OF Peter and the
Of Christ, and their guide
ia spiritual affairs only. His church
owed undivided allegiance only 10 the
and tie members united IN
honor, praise aud glory 10 the men who
had preserved it inyiolale. lie was
proud 70 address these authors Of our
blessings. These battle Scared veterans