The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-28
MEMORIAL SERMON
TO OLD SOLDIERS
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church the Mecca Sunday
for Veterans.
AUDITORIUM BEAUTIFUL
In NATIONAL C0L0RS
Splendid Musical Programme Is
Rendered; Address by Rev.
McLain w. Davis.

At the Westminster Presbyterian church
Sunday morning Rev. McLain w. Davis
preached the annual memorial sermon 10
the G. A. X. The mombcrs Of James B.
Mexican post No 1 and George r. Max
well post No. 8, and the Women'5 RELIEF
corps of both posts attending In n body
The church auditorium was beautifully
decorated with tho national colors, and
the platform was banked with flowers
The seating capacity of tho building was
oyertaxed and chairs were crowded into
the aislcs To accommodate the audience
Comrades, We Come Once More"
The choir rendered the anthem dear to
the heart OF every veteran. Comrades
We Come once More Mr.. r Hust ren-
dered the selection Traumere on nc,tnS tnS
"A New Rosette" and Miss Rose Smithcn
sang the soprano solo, Tread Softly,
Soldier. Slcepeth There" After the offer
tory the congregation Joined In singing
The Star -Spangled Banner,
Rev. Davis took his text from Matthew
xxvil;42, He saved others, himself he
cannot save" Mr.. Davis spoke In part
as follows:
Rev. Davis's Address.
am glad that we Americans have today
something to remember, such rich treasure
of history TO call our own, a splendid inherit
ance TO hand down TO our posterity. No other
national existence as we can boast added so
many bright pages to the record ,,a 9t human ~ fha
short but brilliant career OF tho Union. with
its devotion TO liberty. and It's long honor
measured by what has been achieved. by the
stature of her leaders. America Is not
| memories OF America are those which VIII IN
epire the youth OF the land. deeds, brave
deeds. done for the sake of great principles
and Tor the good Of all men.
As to Memorial Day
| 1t is well that wo have that institution which
We caTl Memorial day. inasurated out OF re-
| spect for those who fell In the Civil war, that
| their remembrance might be kept alive in the
hearts OF the nation. As Abraham Lincoln said
| proper" that wo should rornember our SOL
| der dead The day has been especially set
aslde 10 mind the past In tins sense II Is
holy day. for those who hayo fallen have
! consocrated our land to God, not with prayers
| alone but with their blood. The day becomes
| to us more than memorial-it becomes q
sacred influence to mold the future.
Great Body of Patriotic Men.
| Not all of tho soldiers and leaders OF the
| Union were animated solely by patriotism, nor
| did all ulnderstand the nature and importance
| OF the issue at stake. Love OF excitement led
| politics OF that. were intruded Into the con-
| duct OF the war OF times, but the vast ma
| Jority OF tho soldiers wore devoted. heart and
| soul. to tho single aim OF saving tho Union
! For this they Will always be remem-
| bered with something OF tho reverence wa
who died to give us our English Biblo The
| soldiers could not save themselves, they died
TO save others, TO savo tho ark OF the con-
sttution delivered to them by their fathers.
| and by doing they have made themselves
| immortal.
This Land the Battlefield.
From Of. old God had destined our land to
be the battlefield where the question Of hu-
man brotherhood should be settled for oil
! time That Idea under Gods providence. be-
comes the central thought OF the Declaration
of Independence. and OF the Constitution. Slav-
| cry could not long exist in a land where tho
Declaration OF Independence had bscn signed
where a Lexington had been fought where a
Warren had died. Tho spectcr OF slavery
haunted tho men who guided the ship OF state
God raised up 20 fearlessy point out tho
iniquity Of the nation. The struggle Tor free
ries, OF old their fathers crossed the seas
| to mako the new territories FREQ state settle
mente.
John Browns Work.
The crisis came at last. We can never for
get the debt we owe TO one man, Gods
prophet Of delvorance the toreunncr. who
pointed tho way for the emancipation. hbra-
hmm Lincoln. When other men wrung their
hands and sad. What shall We do?" John
Brown marched forth against the corrupt and
band OF followers and hred another shot
heard round the world" When mon dared
70 say. Liberty above his breath. John
Brown stood forth and dared TO be a, man.
dared TO denounce the divine institution OF
slavery as a damnable SIN dared to proclaim
God"
Should Not Forget Others.
We never tire of rehearsins the deeds Of
valor done by our soldiers; but We should not
forget the others. the equally bravo henrts
who stayed at home. We will remember the
wives, mothers and sweethesrts who romaincd
behind during thoso dreadful days OF euspcnae
1t took courage TO wait on through those dark
days Yes, honor the eoldiers bur they
are not all. and all OF tho blood OF tho war
was not shed on the battlefield Some came
bleeding, broken hearts at home.
Rejoice Over Perfect Union.
Soldiers, rejoice that we have today =,
more perfect Union than we ever had before