The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-25


 Lesson of the Patriotic Deeds of the 60's Portrayed In EIoquent Words
 Services Largely Attended.
 The memorial services held in the Grand Avenue Congregational church last evening drew together a congrega- tion that filled the large auditorium. In addition to Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., the following organizations were invited: Henry c. Merwin post No. 52, General Von SteinWehr post No 76, Gideon Wells Naval Veteran associa- tion, Alfred H. Terry command No. 3, Nathan Hale camp No. l, the Sons of Veterans and the Boys brigade. The old soldiers were escorted into the | church by the Boys brigade of the | parish.
 The church was beautifully decorat- ed for the occasion. Upon and around the platform were many large fags while palms and towering plants were utilized in great profusion. The com mittee in charge of the decorations had | for it's chairman Miss Hattie Denison. The sermon was by Rev. Henry Baker, | D. D., of the First M. F. church. and l Rev. MT. Roundy, an assistant minis ! ter of the parish, assisted in the ser- vices.
 The musical service was as follows: l Prelude--Molto Moderate .......... ..................... Gounod-Shepard i Anthem--Star Spangled Banner. 1 Bass solo--The Sword of Bunker Hill. Anthenl-Tenting on the Old Camp Ground.
 Postlude-March in B fiat at......... Liszt
 ''The memory of the just is blessed, | but the name of the wicked shall rot" | from Proverbs, was tho text from which Dr. Baker spoke. The speaker said there was a great dislike of the human family to be forgotten. And yet how many men were there who had been prominent in life and who were not forgotten after their death? | Goodness is not combustible, and goodness cannot dies. The memory of the just is blessed. There is a certain force in the life that has gone out that perpetuates itself. There appears a permanency of service and character in 1 ;he world. Soldiers of the civil war, tonight I read to you this saying of the long ago: '"The memory of the just 1 is blessed
 Heroes of the civil war, never can the nation forget your valor. It was great day when this nation was fired upon in '61. It was historic hour and the grandeur of it will never be lessen ed. The man-what is there in the | American soldier which entities him to honor? I am not speaking of the lead CTS who were raised up as by Provi- dence to guide the nation in it's his- tory I am not speaking of the men on l the heights, but of the American sol- 1 dier who stood in the ranks. He waved his farewell at cottaged door. He had no thought of emolument. He was moved by an impulse to do his best for | his country. One element of his great ness is to be found that he recognized ! the need of being on time. The Amer | ican soldier was on time when the slo- gan of war sounded in the land. He stood at the right time and marched on | to battle.
 "The American soldier was courag- eous. There is a no more supreme ex- cellence belonging to human nature than this. You, comrades of the civil war, were courageous. With memory of that terrific strife you bend over the graves of the fallen next Saturday and in memorial think of the deeds of these | dead comrades. You stood under the | flag and you recognized the word of \ command. May the God of our fathers 1 teach us that everlasting duty of obe- dience. And they, giving a last long look at home, going out into the strain of battle, laid the flower of their life upon the altar of their country. A splendid devotion. A nation is rich that can point to such a record of devo- ton and love.
 You went out to serve for an imper- I filed nationality. Let us never forget that the cause of the early sixties for which 300, 900 men laid down their lives was a just cause. Each generation must work out it's own problem of self government Vast tides of population from distant lands are pouring in upon us. Earnest and vigilant must be the devotion that has to do with the pres ervation of the country to-day, How should we follow and initiate the cour- age of the men of the civil war? On Saturday as we think of the sepulchre of our dead comrades may new courage come to the living, May we in our places of large or small responsibility be in a condition to do our whole duty"
 It was an eloquent sermon and was listened to with attentive interest by the large congregation.