The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-06-02
TRIBUTE PAID
SOLDIER DEAD.
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT CEN
TRIAL M. Z. CHURCH.
SERMON BY REV. W. b. FROST.
Program Of Exercises For This After
noon-List Of Committees, Line
Of March and Names of
Sleeping Heroes.


The annual union Memorial services
by ali the city churches was held IN
Central Nj. E. church Sunday evening
The church was artistically decorated
with flags and drapings of national
coIored bunting and a local touch was
given by the display of the banner Of
the Phil Kearney Post. The Wom
ans Relief Corps, Phil Kearney Post
and soldiers Of the 51st Iowa attended
in body and were placed in the
seats of honor. There was also q
large attendance of citizens. The
evening exercises opened with the
singing of Nearer My God to Thee
when was followed by the invocation
by Rev. A. Cato Kaye. A male guar
tette composed of singers from the
different churches sang "Tenting To
night" assisted by soloist. Rev
M. L. Anthony read the lesson, the
18th Psalm The next number was a
solo, America" by Walter Davis
The audience then sang 'T'ne Battle
Hymn of the Republic"
Rev. Frost's Sermon. ...
Rev. Frost gave the sermon of the
evening which was carefully attended
throughout. He said that Memorial
Day is the most sacred in the year
We should not fail in gratitude to
the soldiers who saved the country
The soldiers present to night are call.
ing back to mind the honored dead OF
their ranks. We are the greatest ma.
ton of the earth, and yet we were not
made so by our own industry and la.
Dor, but of the labor and blood of
those we hold sacred. We are to re-
member this eve of Memorial Day, the
heroes that were willing to lay their
all on the altar of their country. To
morrow is "All Saints Day" | plead
for a higher recognition of the soldier.
The exercises tomorrow should be
Impressive and should make men
proud tosay I am an American citi.
zen. 1t is not a holiday, but sacred
day; for next TO. God in any mans
heart stands his country. The d.
vine principles Of religion and patriot
ism are the same, Love of country is
beyond love of life. Patriotism is a
duty to conscience and to God. Me-
Inorial Day. Is menactla4-to, all the
patriots 81 the land; II means love Of
country, love OF land. Memorial of
the $4,000 who died in the rebel
prisons in the south. and the 500, 600
who lived on in torment for years.
of the heroes of the war of the Revo-
luton, of the war Of 1912, Of the Mex
can war, and of the Philippines. You
young men may never be called to
war, but you are called to patriotism
and true manhood in the upholding of
the law and in being true American
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The service closed by the singing
of America" and the benediction by
Rev. Duboc. s.' Sc. .s. .
The Soldier Dead. ..-....
The complete list so far as known
of the soldier dead buried in Oska.
loosa, whose graves will be strewn
with flowers today, is as follows:
Henry C. Leighton Albert E. Tough
Benton X. Smith Luke Vanderlinden
Or. E. r. McCabe Cyrus B. Wells
J. II. Overocker, G. G. Morgan o.
Samuel A. Rice John Patterson
Jonn l.. Brown Frank NJ. Kemble
j. n. Campbell James F. Lacey
George Carson Charles H. Orvis
VIM. A. Lougnridge Henry NJ Myers
A. Baker M. P. Collins a
j. M. Wroughton Lewis Dairy ...
s. Greenough Julius c. Davis
Benz. F. Rice G. w. Brown
4. J. Blackstone Albert Crowley
John S. Lyle j. ]. Cooper
W. A. Conklin S. r. Fields
John P. Loughridge H. ". Lee
Henry Welker A. p. Bailey
VIM. Perry G.. A. Kent
Nathan Crawford John Mcpherson
Joseph Mitchell, DIR. G. J. Turner
G. Martin D. H. Waggoner
Jas. A. Sewers w. G. Jones
VIM. Johnson John Beattie
Cary A. Buntain Robt. GaswelI
Charles B. McCarty Felix AIurshon
W. S. Wells. VIM. Brown
Ambrose Bryan s. w. Dickens
Lazarus Waggoner VIM. T. Atkins
H. Holmes n. b. Niles
VIM. Hilliard w. Matthews
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Willis ID. Baker Henry Hansel
2. Henry G. P. George
VIM. H. Nelson J. j. Jeffries
Samuel Deweese Chauncey Lowery
Fl. r. Hedger T. J. Eisiminger
Robert Curly Jas. Matthews
JOS. Motley Alex. F. Tracy
Thos. Davis H. c. Huntsman
A. j. Buclmer ID, w. Jones
Jas. b. Walton S. S. Carroll
c. Williams 6. r, Mitchell
J. H. Patterson Robert Aligood
Parish Garner ,. s. Felker
D. Livingston DR.. J. L. Coffin
n. Kitsmiller 'ls WIN. Ehipley
n. II. Brown Daniel Corcoran
@. ~. Mattox T. c.sStout
J. B. Niles @. w, Teas