The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-05-29
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1902.
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES.


held. The opera house was filled, in
fact it was the largest gathering for
years, which has attended the memo
rial Sunday exercises. On the stage
were Hon. M. w. Sutton, Command
or Lewis Post, Ct. A, r., Rev. VIM.
Westwood, pastor of Presbyterian
church, Elder E. M. Halle, pastor of
the Christian church, Rev. W. r.
McCutcheon, pastor of the Episcopal
church, Colonel of 1st battalion, COM
panies A and @, of the Kansas Cadet
Guards, and the officers of the ca
diets, Major L. S. Evans, Capt. Chas.
Summersby, Capt. James Madison,
lat Lieut.. Albert Fasig, LIST Lieut..
George Anderson, LIST Lieut. and Adj
Harper Sitter, LIST Lieut.. and Q. NJ
Spencer Baird, I'd Lieut.. Walter
Evans, I'd Lieut.. Lawrence Meairs,
I'd Lieut.. and Aidecamp Forest Flies
cher. The members of Lewis Post
and old soldiers, and members of the
Woman's Relief Corps, occupied
seats in the front of the stage.
In recognition of the manly char
acter and soldierly bearing of the
magnificent uniforms, Commander
Sutton presented Colonel McCutcheon
with beautiful bouquet.
A choir of the Catholic church
furnished the music and singing
The choir was composed of Father
Lenehan, Mrs. J. A. Arment, Mrs
w A. Morgan, pianist, P. Malone.
The affair was reYerential, not os-
tentatious. There was no pomp, but
sacredness. Patriotism was inspired
because each one felt that the occa-
sion was reverence to the fallen
heroes.
Rev. j. A. Lenehan, pastor of the
Catholic church, delivered the memo
rial sermon. Father Lenehan did
not give lengthy address, but there
were words spoken which cannot fail
TO leave deep impression and to be
long remembered. He said that we
country's cause. We loved them in
life and we honor them in death.
Father Lenehan emphasized good
principles as the basis of the social,
political and religious fabric. With
out these there could have been no
success of the struggle which ended
in the preservation of the Union.
Good principles in social life, politi-
cal and religious profession, must be
well establis he'd, for there was no
felling when the young men of today
might be called to the defense of the
country. There were differences of
religious opinions, but the people
met on the common ground of sound
patriotic principles. IF we carry out
the principles of the cause we es-
pouse we have rendered service to
our God and country.
MIR. Lenehan said there might be
those who did not believe in his re
ligion, but he believed in the princi-
pies of his religion; and his object
was to carry out those principles.
The lesson of the sermon was that
this is the duty of every patriot, to
carry out the principles of his gov
eminent, and to sustain it in time of
danger and need. It is the duty in
social life, to make living honorable
and respectable, and it is the duty in
religious life, that we live up to our
profession, that we become better cit
liens, doing our duty to God and the
country whose liberties we enjoy
Commander Sutton announced the
program of the Decoration Day ex-
ercises, which has already been pub
1ished.
Rev. W. r. McCutcheon delivered
the closing prayer in patriotic words.
and Bug1er Oty Beeson of the Cadets
closed the exercises with the bugle
call of tattoo.
Tomorrow the Decoration day ex-
srcises will take place in the city. In