Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.
A Large Audicacc Listens to Patri-
oelc Sermon at the Grand.

Grand was filed with patriotic citizens 70
participate In Memorial Day services un-
der tho auspices Of Wadsworsh Post. @.
A. r. Tho setting Of the large stage pre-
sen;sd a beautiful landscape view. closely
initiating woodland scene. Tho beauty
o! tho stage was enhanced by prosusion
Of tho mos, handsome Tag in tho world.
tho eolors representing tho nation which
Is TO bo an example 10 all tho govern
monss on earth.
Tho program opened with tho following
stirring national song. which Is always
calculated 70 arouse patriotic !essof:
MIns eye. hav. se-n the glory OF the
coming Of IN. Lord.
lie 10 trampiinE out the vintage where
lie ha.s nes.r Q" shs f.s fa,s,s sis sa,ninx ] Of
His truth is marching on.
c,ior,; Glory; .Hailsiajshi
aisr,, aiiss, .;iss,; aiss; aiss iissiissiissII..ss!
Our God is marching on.
{ have seen Him In III. ~atehnr.. Of a
The, hav. suiiasd hin, an altar In ,h.
s,snin5 ,,, s's. s,, ...a a..ns. .s,,,.n., h, IN.
Ills day Is marching on.
Chorus
lie has sounded forth III. ,rsmp-, ,ha,
shall never call retreat.
" fof. Ills jaasssn, sra,:
Oh Be s-ift tny soul 60 answer Hint be
tubilant riy feet,
our goi Is marching on.
basu arrnss the sra.
With glory IN Ills bosom tha, ,rsnsfis.
,iyr,s sos .ns .ss. ms me, ss,, ,., IA. s,.
White god is marching on.
Tho singing ~as By choir led by e.
c. Shelton. This was followed By our
gres; national hymn which everybody
oaeh, to comm, TO memory and loin in
singing whenever an opportunity IS az
forded.
My country. Ills Of thee.
s~.s, land - liberty.
and :ssa Of "iis *, III BIIsriia.. iss pf,ds' e'
From every mountain side.
Ls, freedom rims.
w native country. thee.
Land Of the noble free.
I love thy rocks and rilis,
ny woods and ternplcd hills.
My heart with rapture thrills.
Like ths, above.
let music swell the breeze.
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song!
Let mortal tongues awake.
Let all that breathe par'ak~.
Let rocks their silence break.
The sound proions.
Our. Fathers. god to Thee.
Author Of liberty.
To Thee Ne sing.
Long may our land be bright.
With freedoms holy light.
Great G0i. our kinsi
Prayer by Rev. w. I. Davenport fol-
lowed.
Mrs. q. p. Randall with fine voice mex,
rendered beautiful solo.
Scripture reading by Rev. Wilson Mills
came next. after which the Shelton quar-
,esse. composed Of {. c. Shelton and his
three children. Edwina. Laura and Gar
land. rendered The Banner Of Beauty
tribute TO the flag. the Posts fine banner
being prominently displayed by MAJOR
Chritton during The singing.
The memorial sermon was then delis-
cred by Rev. N. NJ. Nelson. which was so
full Of earnest patriotism as TO win the
heartiest eneomiurns from the veterans
and hearers generally. Il was so full of
fact and sentiment as to make il difficult
TO give a fair synopsis, but, in general
terms. the discourse was worthy the oc-
easion and one calculated to increase an
Americans love Of country. Here is
sample Of the Illustrations used:
I'VE stood as husband and wife long
estranged. met at grave Of their first born.
the child Of their youthful strength. their
strife had been bitter. their love had
turned to hate, and they elected to tread
life's pathway apart. They stood, one on
either side and looked eoldly upon each
other. then they looked down upon the
little mound that held the broken link
with which God had bound their hearts.
They knelt and bowed their faces upon
the cold sod that covered the sacred dust
Of their dead. they stretched forth their
hands across the little grave each to the
other and the Angel Of God washed all
the bitterness Of years from their hearts
with the rain Of penitential tears and sent
them down life's pathway hand in hand
as in the old days when love was lord of