The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-27

Special MemOria Services at the Y.
VI. G. A. Tent.

The memories of members of the Indiana
National Guard who have fallen asleep.
either in foreign countries or at home, were
recalled in a solemn and beautiful service
held at camp yesterday afternoon in the
large tent erected by the Y. NJ. c. A. Briga-
der General Mckee was expected to pre-
side over the memorial service, but he was
kept too busy arranging for the breaking
Of camp to-day to-leave headquarters. and
in his absence George T. Howser. secretary
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. presided. The services
were in charge of Maj. Harmon l.. Hutson.
chief quartermaster on General McKee's
staff, and Chaplain George Knox. of the
First Regiment, Chaplain G. NJ. Carter, OF
the Second, and Chaplain Charles s. Med
bury, of the Third. The service was opened
with music by the band. the selection being
My Country tbs of Thee the audience
singing to the accompaniment. The large
tent was hopelessly inadequate to accom-
modate the number of soldiers and officers
that attended the services. and hundreds
were compelled to sit on the ground out
side.
Chaplain Medbury read ar a scripture les
son the first eight verses OF the first chap
ter of Revelation and offered the invoca-
ton. The audience then sang Nearer, my
Cod. to Thee" One of the principal ad-
dresses was delivered by Chaplain c. NJ.
Carter. OF The Second Regiment. Chaplain
Carter Is pastor OF the First Presbyterian
Church of Muncie. This is his first ex-
perience as a soldier and a great deal of in
terest was felt in his first formal talk to
the guard. He delivered an eloquent and
highly patriotic address, saying In part:
ENTERED RANKS OF HEROES.
The thought that l want TO leave with
every man to-day is that in Offering his
life to his country he entered the ranks Of
heroes. 1t makes no difference whether a
man dies on the field Of battle or whether
he returns-to live or die Is an accident
of war. men are 10 be judged by their hon
est purposes and their strenuous endeavor.
We admit at once that the men who died
In battle were martyrs TO their country. but
every man who offers his life. by the high
standard of Gods eternal justice, also died.
The men of the civil war, the men of the
Spanish-Amerlcan war who offered their
lives and are with us to-day as much
died, according TO the high law of God,
as those whose bones are resting under
the sands of the sunny South, while over
their graves pines sigh sad reQuiems. l
mean that these men who are before me.
according TO the standard of the law of
Coo. died for their country.
The American soldier IS a citizen soldier,
he is a man. Our army is an army of free
men, OF citizen kings. The men demand
that the Officers treat them as men. and.
10 the glory and honor OF the American Of
fcer. be il said that rarely Is the demand
III Vail. ALI Yet nt ' OlSClUAlilC anu
respects the officer who makes him obey.
The American soldier as the American
citizen loves law.
a hundred years ago the flag fioated
over a small nation. unknown practically
In the world. To-day it boats over a ma
tion that leads in the march OF the world.
1t may be-and the advance will be no
greater-that at the end of this century
the stars and stripes shall float over every
people IN the world. II not over the same
nation. yet its idea Of human liberty will
govern the nations OF the whole, world. 1t
has been asked about the hauling down
Of our flag. Not one word OF American
politics would | say to-day. but the politics
of the kingdom OF God is this. He hath
sounded forth the trumpet thar shall never
call retreat. our God is marching on"
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
Immediately following Chaplain Carriers
address J. Russell Powell. of this city. sang
a solo. ''The Holy city" The roll OF honor.
giving the names and addresses of the dead
of the Indiana National Guard. was then
read by Chaplain Medbury. as follows:
Sergeant Louis Il. CaIlison. OF Warsaw.
Fourteenth company Z. 5. v, signal corps.