The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-30
Members of the Grand Army Attend
the Annual Service Held at St.
Matthew's Church.
DRAWS A LESSON FROM THE FLAG
Rev. Charles II. Mallory breaches Spleen
did Sermon Recalling the Memory
of the Soldier Dead.

The annual Memorial day service,
the opening event of the celebration
of Memorial day, occurred Sunday
evening at ST. Matthew's church and
great crowd of people gathered at the
church to hear lesson IN patriotism.
Before the hour of the service the
members of the Fred S. Lowell post
rathered at the post room and marched
TO the church. There were many OF
the old soldiers in the ranks, but since
the last Memorial service was held
some had fallen in the ranks and had
answered the final summons. Inc
Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons OF
Veterans also turned out to attend the
service and few of the veterans OF
the Spanish-American war marched
with the bows in blue to the church.
The service was one of the most I'M
pressive of the kind ever held in the
city. Rev. Charles L. Mallory, the
rector of the church, preached SER
mon to the soldiers, drawing a lesson
from the flag.
He said in part: Memorial day
should always appeal strongly to the
American citizen. It should always
be 4 solemn occasional Memorial day.
It speaks of events of the past, the
duties of the present and the possibili-
ties of the future"
Mr.. Mallory then spoke to the sol
diers on the American Flag" In
speaking of it he said: cold Glory
nothing finer floats on the breeze. To
the American in foreign lands it is the
emblem of a nations greatness, and
while it stands for the greatness, the
dignity, the might of nation, 1t
speaks of personal duty-of danger to
the common wealth. The red, the
white, the blue, the stars upon field
of blue, each portion has lesson of
great import. The old poem says:
when Freedom from it's mountain height,
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She to1e the azure clouds of night,
And set the stars of glOIy there.
Liberty is something real, but it I'M
poses duties on those who share it.
The stars on the field of blue stand for
the states of the union, but to me they
stand for something more. 1.-THE
heavens declare the glory of God and
the firma nent showeth forth his hand
work" 30 it is with the stars on the
field of blue. They have been placed
there and are held -in-p1ace- y-the
power of God. We should not forget
him who formed the union and in
whose strength alone the union may
be preserved.
MIR. Mallory plead for a more God
serving nation of Americans he de-
c1ared: ''No nation can continue to
stand without the blessings of God"
Corruption makes nations weak and
we who are loyal to the hag-1oya1 to
the union of the states-wi11 be strong
1y opposed to any movement which
will make the nation forget God. We
must set ourselves against the current
which never sets in the right way. If
we drift with the current the nation
will drift with us into the fate of all
God forsaken nations" care little for
the patriotism that spends itself in
shouting into the empty air, but ad-
rnire the man who is patriotic enough
to allow his influence to be for the
right and for the kingdom of Him who
holds the stars in His hands,
In the red Mr.. Mallory saw signal
of danger-of suffering-of blood. He
recalled in connection with this color
of the flag the 3O5, 900 lives that had
been lost in making the American ma
ton what it is today. The red in the
flag, he said, stands for the thousands
4Lo of "a
in the war with Mexico and in the
great civil conflicts. All these have
been given for the nation. Think Of
the blood that was shed-think of the
lives it cost. It must have been worth
something, and with such a cost it
must be worth preserving. The new
patriotism is the patriotism that will
preserve the uation. The nation is
whatever its individual citizens make
it. Rise in your power and combat the
evil influences. Be ready to suffer for
the nations life. Put yourself on the
right side and be ready to stand
against the current until the current
turns your way"
In the white stripe of the flag Mr..
Mallory found a lesson of national
righteousness. He made a strong
plea against the saloon and the ba1efu1
influences connected with it and urged
the citizen soldier to lend his influence
to overthrow these powers by making
America God fearing aud God serv-
ing nation.
Miss Nellie RYAN returned to Chi.