The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-27
Veterans Attend Services in City
Churches Immense ThrOng at
VeSper Service in Banigan
Memorial Chapel.

I hon or 5000 900 people, an emancipation
! whose pen struck the shackles from the
! limbs of 100000 slaves, a ruler who as
| sisted 10 demonstrate the fact that "A
government resting on the enlightened
| popular viii is strong enough TO maintain
ltself under the most untOward circum-
stances who IN character was nrmness
and eentleness combined. IN statesman
ship was far sighted and OF the loftiest
ideal-the name OF Abraham Lincoln.
$50 the past sweeps on before us as
! fiags and anniversary days come ami go.
And may we never forget the days OF
| yorc, but inspired by the noble exam
pies of the past, seek for the future OF
our land the noblest, loftiest most
Christian place among the nations OF the
| earth"
AZ ST Francis cemetery an imuiense
concourse OF people attended the Vesper
service in memory OF the late Past Post
Commander John II. Drinan and other
deceased comrades OF Arnold Post No. T.
The services were held In Banigan me-
mortal chapel aud were under the direc-
tion OF the pastor OF ST. MichaeIs
church, the Rev. j. J.. McDonough. who
preached the memorial sermon
Among those present were Lieut.. Gov
Charles Dean Kimball. Col Henry O.
Potter. Executive Secretary Charles H.
Rowland. General Treasurer Walter A.
Read, Department Commander Charles
j.. Moies, Senior Vice Department Com
mander George VI. Chenery. Junior Vice
Department Commander James s. Hud-
son and Department Adjutant Philip $.
Chase.
There were also present members OF
Arnold Post, No. 4; Prescott Post. No. /;
Slocum Post No. 10: BucklIn Post, No.
70; Tower Post, No. IL: Browne Post. No.
20; Ballou Post, No. 3; Rodman Post and
others.
The Sons Of Veterans were represented
by Department Commander Frank j.
Clinton and stan
The widow and children OF the late
Comrade Drinan attended the service
and guard was posted at his grave
which is situated but a short distance
from the chapel
Arnold posts committee of arrange
ments was composed OF Post Commander
John II. Gilbert and Chaplain Franklin
II. Ham, the latter acting as master OF
ceremonies
Bugler Hecde of Ballou Post sounded
the assembly and then the quartet and
cnorus of ST. Michaels church, number
ing forty voices rendered the musical
portion OF the service as follows under
the direction of Mr. J. ID. Buckingham:
Domino ad AdjuVandum. "DiNit Dom
mus" Wilcox; "Justus ut Palma" duet.
tenor and bass Lambilotte: Regina
COeli." Benedict "Magnincat." Whiting:
"Llbcra. Gregorian. The quartet was
composed OF Mrs Celia " Blackinton
Mrs. Jerome Pummer, T.. NJ Wheeler
and John Mullen.
In the course of his memorial discourse
Rev. Father McDonough said: TO
day is "A day of memories. We are gath
cred i'm these sacred grounds where lie
the bones OF SO many ot your comrades
10 dwell on the memories that this day
suggests: to go back to those other days
when the sound OF strife was heard i'm
the land. You heard the call and you
presented yourselves 10 your country
You offered your lives and all that you
had TO stand by that starry banner and
in doing this YOU lost many a comrade
and many OF you suffered pain and
wounds. You remember those trcublous
times when you. country was in danger
and you went fearlessly TO the front. and
all the troubles OF those times come back
TO YOU today.
This is indeed a day OF memory bitter
TO the widows. the brothers and sisters
and orphaned children OF those who fell.
IL this were all he memory, though sor-
rowful, miaht be pleasant. for time heals
all wounds. for we have lived To see
those two sections which then fought now
united against a foe this time from with
out
THE days have come and gone when
men or North and South have rallied |
round the flag and added other pages of
glorious effort 90 its history
we are here where the bones of our |
comrades lie and we must not forget |
them and we do not forget them. But |
we can benefit them more materially than |
by monument or marble column We !
can offer our prayers I'm their behalf |
This is day OF memory and il is day |
Of glory.
This world. our country, and ourselves. |
are all passing on. Time steals away our |
strength. our ambition, and so the gen |
erations GO on and this Is our consolation |
hat God In His goodness will raise up |
hose who die In Him Those bones and
ashes shall again be brought together 1
ind be clothed with flesh and blood and |
We shall meet them face 10 face
what will not be the ecstasy then of |
he resurrection with all the emotions OF
he heart restored IL is well for us to
ct these thoughts sink deep into our
minds; and let us strive each OF us, TO |
make ourselves not unworthy when the
treat Commander calls to give an ac-
'ount OF the duties assigned TO us and