The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-29
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Heroes Of the Civil War Period Duly
Honored Last Sunday, at
Union Service.
EVENING BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

AS usual the greatest attraction
at the memorial service last Sunday
morning was the little squad of grey
headed men who comprise the John
5. Marsh Post, and who occupied the
seats facing the pulpit in the center,
the Relief corps ladies being seated
Immediately behind them. The pull
pit and platform were prettily draped
in the national colors, the pillars at
the sides and rear lending themselves
helpfully to the decoration scheme.
The music was of superior order,
a double quartet from the Presby-
terrain choir Mesdames Chambers,
Philbrick and Rosendahl and Miss
Frances Everett, and Messrs Whittet,
Babcock. Goethe and Everett giving
program of patriotic music which
was enjoyed by the entire audience.
Pastor Nicholson read the scripture
lesson and DR.. Givler led in prayer.
Rev. F. r. Chambers sermon was
filled throughout with the atmos-
phere of the war period, Invested
of the animosities of that time. 1t
was an address based on a passage
from Presidents proclamation after
the battle of Gettysburg. in 1868.
The speaker did not neglect the
opportunity offered for pointing the
moral for the benefit of the voter
and citizen of today, that there are
problems demanding courage now,
in the peaceable solution of the race
problem and the giving of the hum
blest citizen fair chance in the
battle of life. His address was
greatly appreciated by the old veter-
ans as well as other auditors.
The baccalaureate service was
fine. Astounding youth and hope, in
spring music, oratory and worship
these were some Of the elements
mingled in the brilliantly lighted,
handsome interior of the Christian
church last Sunday evening.
At the time appointed for the be-
ginning of the services, the senior
and junior classes of the high school
filed in and occupied the seats re-
served for them, facing the pulpit.
The high school teachers also seated
themselves to the right of the SEN
iors The choir seats back of the
pulpit were filled by a choir of
twelve picked voices, led by Miss
Newsalt, while pastors Nicholson,
Givler and Chambers lined up with
the speaker of the evening, Rev.
Father Woods.
A fine anthem from the choir,
a duet by Misses Newsalt and Julia
Tenney, the reading of scripture by
DR.. Givler and a simple yet impress
sive prayer by Pastor Nicholson,
paved the way for the address of
the evening, by Rev. Father j. J.
Woods.
eve finish but to begin" the
class motto-was the only text Of
fered by the reverend speaker. who
illustrated the position of the grad
yates by a word picture of the
launching of a great ocean steamer.
A thing of beauty and power under
proper conditions, it was neverthe-
less dependent on certain essentials
"a captain, compass, chart. So
in the voyage of life, the youthful
mariner must have corresponding
equipment. Father Woods occupied
barely half an hour in applying his
illustrations to the problem of mark
ing out and following the career for
the individual graduates. Each in
dividual must create his own char
acter from day to day, without try
ing to pass off. excuses for neglected
action in the line of duty. Emphasis
was placed on DO it now. =
The address was appreciated and
cordially approved and praised BY
the students to whom it was prim-
arily directed, as well as by the au-
dience, which packed every avail
able seat of the main floor and
surrounding galleries. q /: