Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
HONORS TO THEIR DEAD
MEMORIAL SERVICES By KIT
CARSON POST, q. A. B.
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe breaches Ser
mon at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.

Members of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, g.
A. R., In the New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church last night paid tribute to the
memory of those Of their number who had
died during the last twelve months. The
church was beautifully decorated with the
national emblem, and the singing of the
choir and sounding of taps" on the bugle
added to the patriotic solemnity of the
occasion.
Chaplain T. H. Mckee conducted the BRIEF
exercises before and after the memorial SER
vice proper. The choir of the church sang
King All Victorious and the chaplain led
the congregation in prayer. after which
Post Commander ]. l.. H. Winfield re-
quested the .adjutant to read the records of
the dead.
man B. Cutler, twice commander of his
post; A. J. Schafhirt, Louis Reinburg,
WHY'S Stetson, friedrich Collins, Stephen
M. Long, Robert L. Smith, John G. Jo-
hannes James Rowen, Hiram Michaeis.
Frank H. Moores, D. Harris Clark, Henry
H. Smith, Edward C. Stevens and Joseph
Dickinson. Each had an honorable record
of service in the Union army, the brief out
line of which was listened to attentively by
the many members of the post present. Tne
record also included their post membership.
At the conclusion of the reading taps was
sounded on the bugle by one OF the COM
rades.
Following this portion Of the exercises, the
commander and comrades read responsibility
the regular service for the dead. The choir
sang the dirge, Cover Them Over
Before the close of the evening Command
er Winfield made few remarks nttihs a 10
preached by the pastor OF the churcn' REV.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe
DR.. Radcliffe said in part:
Dr.. Radcliffe's Sermon.
.'These comrades, the living and the
dead teach us the lesson of the dignity OF
the average man. Their struggle teaches
us that the best things are possible Tor the
meekest. the highest things may be attain
ed by the humblest.
THE time has passed for the privileged
class, for the exclusive and the Idle. we
have been taught the dignity of the COM
mon man. We talk of poor human nature,
rather let us talk of rich human nature.
To the ranks of the army that Fought IN
the rebellion came the counteTnoPpe,' t tte
mechanics, the laborers, the loafers, the
weak. the deformed and even the SICK,
and out of their weakness and limitations
80 often came the larger service ana the
victory. We have taught the world tne
power. the dignity of the common people.
DIR. Radcliffe dwelt upon the price OF
success, saying that nothing worth tne
while was achieved without blood or tne
WILLINGNESS
that is enduring" he said, is crimson.
All that is worth the having comes from
the sacrifice and the service even unto
blood" ......, .or,e
cali it the poets dream. The mercenaIy
laugh at 1t. The luxury-loving Ignore II:
Pmt there is such thing, and the love OF
country is not made manifest chiefly Dy
war. It is expressed in obedience to the
law and devotion to our institutions. AS
Moses cried that If his favor should not be
granted, let his name be blotted of the
book of life, SO, just as fervently, say To-
night, let there be a new patriotism
natriotism that will stand by the institu-
tions of American life. and will insist ON
the original spirit; patriotism that VIII
protect and not blot out our American SAB
bath. that will not see our institutions de-
cay in the growth Of luxury.
1.-THE danger of the nation today is not
in the combination of capital, not In the
federation of labor. not in the growth of
luxury, not in baptized -secularism, which
we see within the very halls of Congress,
but in the thoughtlessness the carelessness
of the people. 1t is possible for America
to crumble. Perpetuity lies In our institu-
tons, the power of the Christian religion
to uphold our laws, our schools. and our
Sabbath"