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PATRIOTIC SERVICES HELD
p O. S, OFA. HEARD SERMON By
RET T "A. FISCHER.


Very Patriotic PeOpIe--Our Patriot
ism Measured by Our sacrlfices--Can
serve Our Country by Living--We
Need to Keep Up the Standard
There was very good attendance
at the patriotic exercises held at the
church Of the Messiah last evening.
The pulpit and platform was decorated
for the occasion with United States
dags ana cut flowers. A delegation Of
about seventy-dve members OF the !.
q. s. Of A., was present and occupied
the first rows of seats In the center
aisle.
The musical number consisted q
song by the quartette which consists q
Mrs. S. "A. Minor, Mrs G. =. Hubbard
and Messrs. Moore and Cheever. and
| solo By Mrs Hubbard
1 Rev. Theodore IA. Fischer preached
the sermon. He took as his text the
afth and sixth verses Of the l3ith
nsalr He said in substance: Ihe
Tews we're patriotic people Ihey
! folt that they were q peculiar people
and that God cared for them especially
and guarded their nation So that even
in exile in Babylon, with Jerusalem de-
stroyed. their thoughts turned BACK to
their home. -.
! "How natural is 1t for men 70 love
l +he,r country? How devoted we are 70
$ the place that gave us birth! Jesus
S knew what love of country meant Wnel
i He stood on the mount and looked
S down on Jerusalem and bewailed he'
indifference to the gospel and her saf
walton. we can scarcely appreciate
!. me nathos that he felt on that occasion
ont of a heart full Of love that cry
n came. out Of patriotism create
than any seen in the world before o
since.
: "How much or how well do we low
c our country? What sacrifices are W
y willing to make? What are we wiIlinl
Il to give? Love expresses Itself IN deeos
j. Patriotism does something. One nun
!. dred battlefields have been haptize
1t with the blood Of heroes and patriots
g Our own patriot who said, ] only re
70 eret that / have but one life to giV
,e for my country is good example
p the patriot When only tWenty-on
lie wears Of age Nathan Hale volunteers
Is to 20 into the enemys camp and g.
Information which washington desire'
r. He got the information, but was di'
covered as he was leaving the enemy
camp, and was sentenced to death
General Howe.
MEN suffered at Valley Forge viii
r the British soldiers were warm
housed at Philadelphia. They did n
complain at an ungrateful congress b
h thought only of the standard Of the
Ills country.
ay '1Men have died and men are reat
of to-day to die for their country, b
a there is a. better way to serve her. O
of can live for her Patriotism is not
IA, gingle act or emotion or heroic DEE
ed IF "a our life. II is with us In eve
asst ldeed. What America needs Is patric
he ic men. men who love her so well tn
,le. they will be devoted and true eve
ith day and every hour; men who love !
be- so they will not cheat or lie or do an
M thing that will BARN her In mon
getting we should not forget that
ideals and our duty. Washington mis-
have seized an empire at one time
- what did he care for an empire?
~. was true to his country and his pied
' We want men who will be true in
'.lu lesser and seemingly unimportant
p"' tails of life. You in your place an
,on' In mine, If we keep true we shall
,ar patriotic.
Or corporate greed and political bos
are trying to pull down the standa
and oppose Justice. We need to k
up the standard and to educate
.ov- children in the schools to make th'
Fa- selves right to themselves and to c
the But to shake off the evils is not ST
Inc, cient We must see to 1t that the pt
New are annihilated SO that those who C
,een to us may find shelter"