Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-09-21

| In the Presbyterian church last
night Rev. Or. H. G. Mendenhall de.
livered an eloquent discourse on
"reminiscences of the Westminster
Home and its Future" A large con
gregation was present and showed nm
usual interest in the historic mansion.
DR.. Mendenhall, after reading a por-
tion of scripture relating to Paul s
visit to Italy and describing how the
same buildings which the apostle
saw are still standing, and reverenced
announced his text, Peter, II.
II stir up your pure minds by way
of emembrance. -
He spoke as follows:
| That was why the apostle wrote
this letter, to keep alive In the minds
of believers the word which he preach
ed and the life which he lived. So
prone are we to forget the incidents
in our own lives, that historic settings
are given our birth, our marriage, the
death of our beloved, that these may
be held in remembrance. Our Master
knew how treacherous is the memory
and he gave the supper which we are
to celebrate in remembrance of Him.
So Peter writes this epistle that the
minds of his friends might be kept
full of the burning theme which
possessed his own life.
"We have constantly brought to our
minds in the nation, events which
have become historic, and which are
meant to teach us lessons that will
make us love our land more devoted
lv. The 4th of July, Washington
Birthday, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
these mingle with our Christmas and
our Easter in the. divine life to recall
events which re-kindle devotion for
the land here and the land beyond the
stars. Our minds are stirred up when
the day comes which commentaries
the event. The incidents connected
with it in the long ago come trooping
out from the past: and we live over
the heroism which made possible our
own safety and happiness now.
81 want tonight to stir up your
minds by way of remembering build
ing which is now like banqueting
hall deserted. The Westminster Home
is to many of us, known only as the
residence of the aged servants of the
church, who, having served their
generation, like faithful soldiers, re-
tired to rest in a comfortable home
which had been provided for their
declining years.
1.-The memory of this building to
many of us will be very precious be-
cause of the friends we knew. They
had come from distant parts of our
own land and from foreign countries,
after spending the bravest and most
vigorous years of their life in the
service of our great Creator, to rest
from their labo1s. China, India,
Persia, Africa have had their repre-
sentatives within these walls and from
our country there were those who had
Lived among the negroes, the Indians,
the Mormons, those who had been
pioneers QUO on the faraway frontier,
gathering the children into mission
schools, founding churches, laying
deep and broad the lines of civiliza-
ton which have made possible the
great states beyond the Mississippi
The faithful wives of these toilers
have been with them, those who
shared with them the hardships and
dangers of these campaigns.
"The remini:censes of these warrior
were not only interesting, but helpful
ana inspiring. AS we go into homes
provided for the veterans of our Civil
war and sit down with them aud near
them tell the story of their battles and |
marches; as we go to Snug Harbor and |
hear the sailors tell of their voyages, |
so to US were told stories, by these |
veterans, of suffering, trial, hardship
which showed marvellous endurance
We do not realize what these men
have made for our nation. AS our
own Whitman gave to us Washington
and Oregon as Marquette, that brave
Roman Catholic, who blazed the trail
to Wisconsin, Michigan and Mime