The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-27
Meaning Of Memorial Day
BY Rev. w. c. MacIntyre
AT MEMORIAL SERVICE
1t rs Day on Which the Graves Of the
Deceased Soldiers Should BE Decor
ated and Honor Paid to the
Living Patriots.


The annual memorial Sunday SER.
vices of r. b. Crandall Post, No SO,
Grand Army Of the Republic, we're held
yesterday morning at che Presbyterian
church, tue sermon being delivered III
ar able manner by Che pastor, Rev w.
G. MacIntyre About -airty Of the vet
Grams were present. IN the absence Of
the commander, Captain A. + Dodge,
the post was ID command of George
ReckleY tue senior vice commander
Mr.. Macintyre took his text from
Joshua 4sf-22. and BE spalze unto the
chilirent Of lsreal, when your children
shall ask their fathers In time To come.
saying, What mean these stones Then
yo shall let your children know, saying,
lsreal eame over this Jordon on dry
land
lie said that he was first rather in.
clined to speak upon such an occasion
when FIRST invited III he was 4 Canadian
and not citizen of che United States
hnt decided that as Canada helped the
states By sending men to uphold the
great cause during the Civil War he
thought that he, a representative Of the
Canadian people. might well speak To
the survivors Of that terrible war;
lie said that there are many yeter-
ans Of the war IN Canada who came to
the states each year upon Decoration
day 10 commemorate the day and de-
corate the graves Of departed comrades.
Ile spoke 81 Hon. George Brown, Can.
adian, who, at the time Of the war did
much 10 persuade Canadians TO enlist on
the side OF the right and help in put
ting down slavery.
The speaker mentioned the good feel
ing which had existed between the
United States and Canada for more
than one hundred years saying that no
forts existed between the states and
Canada, there were no soldiers and that
there were no gunboats on the great
lakes, all tending to Sow the friendly
feeling which existed AZ present be.
tween the countries
He said that there had never occur
red sueh an event 10 weld the two
countries into one In feelings 81 citi.
IONS of Che United States and of Eanada
lighting side BY side IL the great cause,
the liberation of the slaves This Mem
orial day is most fitting soldiers
monument and then when the children
asked the meaning Of the day If should
fc explained TO them and that they
should be shown what men had done
for men
The speaker mentioned the cruelty
Of the Civil way, saying that it was
one Of the most cruel wars Of any time
or any peBple and spoke of the latter
day tendency 70 make Decoration day
more 81 . celebration than Of day Of
commemoration as It was intended and
as il should be; that It should not be
observed with base ball ealnes and other
athletic sports but should be observed
TAI a day sacred tu the meMufy of the
heroes who gaye their lives ia q noble
cause. He said further that II was
the duty Of the church Of God to recall
memories Of these times and the men
who made them what they we're, To
have republic means 70 have TO sac
riiiee and the veterans made q great
sacrifice in their country's cause. The
Ameriean people appreciated tie rignt
and children should be taught that to
have great democracy means that
there must be sacrifice made.
Mr. MacIntyre said that the great
Civil War was a war Of principle, that
the American man IS a man wio re.
spects the rights Of his fellowman and
the state respects the rights Of other
states. He spoke of the Fugitive
Slave Law" which was passed IN 1851
su the unpleasant situation into which
~ brought the northernefs by eompell-
ing them to assist the slave owners h
regaininR slaves who had run away "a
the north THE United States had
stood the test of time and The country
hal stood for the right 40 an times.
lie refeued TO the book which was
written shortly bsfoFe the great war
in waith it was stated that slavery was
an absolute necessity in the southern
states in order that Che coffee manu-
lactufers IN The north might pay their
employees living wages He said that
this theory was disapproved in a short
time and that It had been demon
arated that the country was in a bet
ter position than ever before
III closing Mr. Maclntyre said that
ihe saving that Money was King" was
not correct but that love was king,
love OF God, love Of country and love
Of fellow men was the ruling power.