Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-29
ssf IVY --r z Y n 2 ' " , MEMORIAL DAY
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 Celebrated h This City. Tomorrow. Memorial or Decoratil1 day. will have almost general 0bse1I ance In Waterbury. Most of the ft tories will be closed; the banks and tl /, Bronson library will be closed all da| the merchants will close at noon. I'll meat markets will close at ? o'clock the afternoon: the barber shops VI l De open until II o'clock tonight al Will close all day tomorrow. The members of Wadhams post al also the Sons of Veterans will gathl at 6. "A. K. haHsat T:3O o'clock. Deta Tor tile outlying cemeteries will pII cure their quota of offerings at G. t. hall and at 0:3O o'clock they WI proceed to St Josepl's cemetery. wheI services will he conducted by the R} Father O'Brien of the church Of tlI Immaculate Conception, in which t{ pupils of St Mary's parochial schd will take a prominent part. at concl sion of which the graves will be ded rated by the detail assigned, assistS by the pupils of St Mary's scho} After this has been done the detat Will return to q. A. k. hall. whe lunch will be served.
 Wadhams post requests propert owners along the line from St Mary school to Dublin street to sprinkle Il street tomorrow. From that point St JOseph's will he taken care of | a few patroitic citizens among who are J. F. Phelan, John T. lPhelan,
 H. Devereaux and others
 At 1 o'clock in the afternoon tl post will march to Soldiers monument where floral tributes will be deposits by detail of young ladies from Il public schools.
 At 2 o'clock comrades of the c. A. | s. of V. and Wadhams Relief corr will be conveyed to Riverside cemeter where. at the Memorial urn. the ritu of the q. A. R. will be followed al an address delivered by the Rev II. I Witt Williams, junior pastor of Il Second church. it the conclusion
 which the ritual service in honor
 the unknown dead'' will he conductt by Wadhams Relief corps. conciudii with the singing of "America.' vii benediction by the Rev Mir Williams.
 AT THE SECOND CHURCH.
 At the Second Congregational churl last night the pastor. Rev John c. D venport. D. D.. preached the annu Memorial day sermon for Wadhan post, G. X. R. The members of il post. the Sons of Veterans. the WI mems Relief corps and many othe fiocked to the church to hear the a| dress, for Dr Davenport is an interes ing and instructive speaker and man were anxious to hear him on this O casion. After referring to the fact thu twenty-five years have elapsed sind the post attended divine service in body at the Second church. the speak( said:
 "The quarter century which hs passed since that gathering has bee one of exceeding interest and impo tance. It has meant much to the men bers of the army. that triumphed at A pOmatox. Tn the case of so many them taps have sounded and wit lights out they have sunk to res There are new graves for you to dec' rate this year, the quiet resting plas of heroes who were with you at [, celebration twelve months ago.
 ''ln the words of the text I hay chosen this evening God Is represented as saying My sword shall be bathed I hesveIk5n Hea ven Is the synonym i'd justice and mercy and all righteou ness. The implication Is that all vii honor God will unsheathe their swor only In the interest of the right. sword bathed in heaven Ia one that consecrated to the accomplishment q the noblest ends.
 Many a nation has unsheathed 1. sword and gone forth to war in bot ancient and modern times Sometime the sword has been bathed in heaven righteousness and sometimes in hell selfishness and baseness. The sw0r of our fathers was surely bathed heaven when they drew it in defens of their liberties in 1778. Unquestior ably the nations sword was bathed heaven when. in 1898. 1t unsheathed that it might free its neighbors upo1 our southern shore from the heel Q the oppressor. With all our hearts W believe that it was bathed in heaven 1 1861 when 1t was drawn that the ma tion's integrity and life might be pro served.
 Tt is a magnificent heritage that ha come to us ali in these institutions tha were planted and maintained throug so much of sacrilcge and of suffering
 Let us appreciate them. wisely us{ them, cherish them carefully and hand them down unimpaired to those wh{ shall come after us. feeling that if both noble thing and a responsibl(