Cañon City record., 1901-05-30
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Union Services at tine First netho-
dist Church. -f1undreds Unable
to Gain Admittance.

old soldier comradea commenced to
assemble at Post headquarters. Fif-
ty-seyen comrades responded to the
call and marched to the First Metho-
dist church to listen to the Memorial
Sunday sermon.
The church was filled to overfowing
with patriotic audience. The ros-
trum was decorated with potted
plants, while the stars ard stripes,
''0Id Glory was prominently dis
played. Patriotic songs were sung,
the solo, ''The Sleeping Sentinel" by
Mr.. Ira Stukey was worthy of espec-
ial mention. Assisting in the ser
vices were Revs. Wilson, White, Nc
Laughlin, Harl and Riser.
Rev. Wilson read the opening
scripture and Rev. Harl made the
opening prayer which was filled with
gratitude TO God for the kindly lead
ings Of His people and for the reign
of prosperity, closing with an appeal
to all to show by their lives that they
appreciated the goodness of their
Heavenly Father by giving their
lives and services to Him.
The gray haired veterans had
marched into the church in body
and occupied seats in the middle OF
the spacious auditorium.
Rev. II. ,. Cook, pastor of the
First Methodist church, had been in,
vited by Greenwood Post No. 10, 6
A. r, to deliver the Sunday Memorial
sermon, and he took for his text
Psalms l37:5-6-"If ! forget thee,
o Jerusalem, let my right hand for
get her cunning.
IF / do not remember thee. lei
my tongue cleaye to the roof of my
mouth; if prefer not Jerusalem
above my chief jcy.'
Following are extracts from the
sermon"
Somebody among the Bsbyloniar
captives uttered these words and nc
doubt he voiced the sentiment or feel
ings Of every captive Those captiye'
loved their land and seventy years Of
captivity did not make them any NOR,
recoDciled TO their bondage. Any on,
of them would rather forget the use
of his right hand than forget his owl
land; be would rather forget his skill
in the use OF his harp than forget
Jerusalem. The jew would not be SC
unpatriotic as to forget that much
loved city: that to his mind would be
treason against God himself"
Somebody has said that no man car
ignore his relations to his country
or neglect his civil obligations ant
duties and not sin against God. Every
man should love his country and love
to bear his share in its support anC
proper administration. When mer
cease to be patriotic We cannot hop,
to see liberty long survive, the natior
will go TO pieces. This service car
mean nothing to the men who for 81
years and more have been sleeping il
their graves, but it may mean much
to the living. The tribute
we pay our soldier dead from year tc
year is purely American in its very
conception. We feel that our heroes
must not be permitted TO sink into
oblivion; the virtues of our patriot
dead must be embalmed in the mem
ories OF the living. Ours is the only
nation that has Memorial day for
the soldier dead. We re.
member with gratitude and pride our
undaunted Grant, our daring Sheridan,
our gallant Sherman, Fitzpatrick, Han
cock, Hooker, Mcpherson, and host
of others, but We love and honor all
the rest, whether they went out from
a city mansion or from the little farm
house ON the farm house on tie hill
or from the cottage in the valley.
Why? Because they are the heritage
of the nation. How poor she would
be without them! . am glad
to meet with these veterans today. !