The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-16
Rev. S. R. S. Gray. Grand Chap
lain. breaches Memorial
Day Sermon to the
Local Body.
UPH0lDS LIFE INSURAN CE
Says if and Medical Profession are
Two Forces Outside OF Religion
Which are Doing Most For
Mans Material Good.


the Knights and Ladies of the Macca
bees in commemoration of those of
their order who have died st James
Parish Church was chosen as the place
of worship and practically the entire
local body gathered there to listen to
the sermon delivered by Rev, s r. s
Gray, who is Grand Chaplain of the
order Special music had been pre-
pared for the occasion.
The main text, from Acts ri, was az
follows He, Barnabus, was u good
man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of
faith" The chaplain spoke in part IN
follows:
This is rare description of even
Christian; II good man, one who has
liberality of spirit that is in touch with
all that Is good, II generosity of purpose
and II largeness of heart beyond most
of his contemporaries. A benevolent
individual, IN open man, honest in his
ways. He WAS called the son of conso
lation, because his presence was sym
pathetic and always brought to people
the sense of being helped. His charac
ter WAS rounded out, made clear cut,
aud gave ~ lively satisfaction to all be
cause he was filled with the Holy Ghost
aud with faith. He was an optimist of
the first water one who looked on the
bright side, and man who instlled
checriulness in others and carried with
him II happy atmosphere of hope. Such
men are rare, would that they were
more common.
No better day, than this, could be
chosen for a memorial day, il il the
festival Of him who in his day obtained
the name Son Of Consolation. A me-
mortal day has three purposes. On it
we commemorate the memory of those
gone before; we commend them again to
the Eternal Father who is love, and we
receive the consolation of religion which
tells us with untaiIing words that those
who have passed hence in faith are al
ready realizing that death is but the
gateway to life.
The Maccabees were those who wor-
shipped at Jerusalem and of the
religion of the Jews The Jews, there
fore the Maccahtos, set us very clear
and glorious example of commemorat
ing the blessed ones gone OH before, for
a.
Maccahees had their memorial days of
special prayer for the departed and 40
they hequeath to those who use their
name an example which we do we'll 10
follow.
The ancients lived in the age of types
and of unrealizcd events, yet they
prayed for their dead we live in the age
Of realized truths, should we not there
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uur dead and commit them TO the hands
of an all wise creator un such days as
this?
There is one wonderful part about the
various organizations or societies of the
present day, which flourish so numer-
ously, too nu'nerously we sometimes
think, in our midst All those which
have any hold upon the hearts of the
people have religious tendency and n
religious foundation No infdel can be
long to them, and strictly interpreted.
no unheliever in our Lord can be in
accord with them Yet they are not
religious, they do not pose M reigious
nor take the place of religion. They
are rather religion = handmaida to carry
ont something of the Injunction to love
one another The Maccabees endeavor
posal To make life n little easier on the
material side by providing for the wid
ows and orphans and friends left be
hind by departed brothers and sisters
But they 90 beyond this In II simple
way they gather together to become
better acquainted, little more friendly
and to cultivate II larger charity. Ont
side of religion yet connected with by
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great forces ut work doing for Iunn the
best that man can do for man in the
material realm Those forces are the
medical profession and life Insurance.
Nothing that has been done in the mod
ern world to make conditions II little
easier. il greater than the societies, that
take the small savings of the people and
create from them large deposits against
the days of darkness. believe that the
greatest charity II alonl, this line We
are not living in the simple manner Of
the ancients Life Is strenuoua The
strain is tremendous TIE cost is terrific
IL widows and orphans are left without
means when the bread winner il cut off
how difficult II il to live But when
there is n little money to give n start to
the now condition how different the
world looks
God helps those who help Themselves
If God answered the prayers OF those
who deHpi4e hia gifts Of healing tor Of
gold aud silver you Maccabees might
better give up paying your dues and be
take yourselves to prayer for the widows
and orphans. But God hears the prayers
of those who help themselves ~ they
pray Work md pray II the cry The
Maccabees prayed for the removal Of the
Romans, but they also did their part in
the fight and preparation They fought
well because they also prayed well and
they prayed well because they had made
good preparation,
In Judas Maccabecns we have good
type Of patriot, who with zeal for the
Lord, fought good fight II il for us
to emulate him in those things that
made him famous, rather in the daily
fight than in the earthly battles; the
learning To live, to serve, to gain the
reputation Of ST Barnabus.