Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT METHODIST CHURCH

The Memorial services uf the q a
r. were held at the Methodist church
yesterday morning The pulpit was
pre,iily decorated with plants aud
flowers. with the g. A. II nag on either
side A large crowd attended. church
und vcstry both hoing wen filled
After the usual singing and rcspou.
sive reading. Rcy Mr. Havko gave
out hia toxt from the oh chapter of
Esther. The Jews ordained that these
days should be- remembered aud kept
throughout every generation" He
then went on to say. in brief AZ fol-
lows we have como oncr more to
that beautiful season OF tho year when
the resurrection of nature IL complete
aud which has bccn chosen as the
time for decoration OF the graves OF
those who beautifully sleep The sym
bols that rest above their mounds
teach us that they shall rise again.
The 9Th chapter Of Esther teaches
thnt this idea of memorial day Is
very old, -Four centuries before
Christ the Jews took great care. that
the day should not fail IRON the mem.
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ticc themselves II wax not oomman.
ded to them How we'll the Jewish
fathers have kept the memory Of this
day, Is proved by the facs, that how.
ever widely Ecnttercd over the earth
the Jews are found keeping the mem
orial established by their fathers
wonder II the American nation viii
continue the memorial service for
a,2oo years TO come The Jews oh
served n bloodless victory ours was
obtained at great price
First Memorial dny ~ memory
day There are those who think II un.
kind to remind the borenvcd Of their
losses Thoy think that the best way
TO console ls to divert thought from
that which occasions pain There eau
be no greater mistake than 10 teach
Oblivion to the human heart The
observance of Memorial day ls soften.
ine to the hearts of the American peo.
pie i, Is not day for party strife
or sectional tcelng. hut rather for the
holding Of those In the common bonds
OF sympathy. Heads may differ while
hearts agree, and while II ls true that
the nation shed tear after tear over
the blood that was shed. the tears
have turned into flowers
THE day is too eloquent for words.
have read OF time In Rome whom
II was necessary 20 arouse the people
Speaker after speaker Rscended the
rostrum hut the people remained stub
born. An old veteran came before
them. holding up his stumps and the
day was won Many remember the
day when the war was closed and the
soldiers came home. some with empty
sleeves, with crutches. or with the
seeds of disease In their systems.
Thousands never returned. They
sleep In southern battlcnelds We
owe them debt OF gratitude which
no words can pay BY their sacrifices
we have an undivided land. Let us
not be unmindful OF those through
whom our pleasures came. and as the
swiftly passing days bring to these
veterans weakness instead of strength.
let MS be quick to appreciate what they
have done
The Memorial day service rc-
minds MS OF the spirit Of patriotism 4
which ought to dwell in our hearts. I
love of country is natural Instinct /
md one most approved of God The /
nan who ignores his duty to his coun-
ry is sinner against his God. In
his material age when men are so
much engaged in money making, great
nay be the outcome OF an occasion