The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-27
| .EMORIAL SERMON
BY REV. HUNTING
t. the Veterans DO Ne Owe Cur
Present Prosperity, and TO
Those That Died.
81 HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT
Text of EpiscopaIian Service Yester-
day, Where Remaining Veter-
ans of Ely We're Present.

d. uhdtNluSQ unilyy anu III lnoot
who fought for the cause of liberty
We're held at the Good Times clul
hall yesterday morning by Rev. DR.
c. @. Hunting, rector of St. Bartho-
lomew's Episcopal church.
Occupying seats of honor at the
front of the church were the few re-
mating survivors of that great strug-
gle, who reside here. With their
gray hair, their bent bodies, their
fugrowed cheeks, these remnants of
a mighty army who ~battled for the
cause they knew to be right, they
were the honored guests of the day.
The church was appropriately
decorated with the national colors. A
giant flag was draped across behind
the altar, and the red, white and blue
VS. conspicuously and artisticaliy
displayed There were also many
cut flowers and potted plants so
placed as to heighten the artistic eff
feet of the decorative scheme.
A. L. Shell of Leadville, sang
Calvary" with excellent expression
Tire hymns by the audience were
america" and Holy, Holy, Holy, >"
other congregational hymn was Sol
diars of Christ, Arise"
A large number of veterans of the
Spanish American war were among
the audience, though that organ1za-
tion did not march to the church in
q body.
I'VE who live at the dawn of the
T"entieth century never tire of tell
j ourselves and others of. the glo-
les of our native land today" said
].ev DR.. G. c. Hunting, rector Of
I ne church. We point with infinite
ide to the growth of the last 200
ears, ITO the wide eXpanse OF, goodly
Ind we have acquired, to our great
iactories, our beautiful cities, our
1si!road mileage, our churches, our
tile red school houses, to the count
SIS evidences that we are on the
ave of prosperity and happiness.
And we have a right to this pride
n it is all the result of the labors
the people wisely guided and US
2 the power that is SO freely given
ON on high to both men and ma
ms when earnestly striving for the
ght.
Close students of the history of
! ions have always been struck with
aNf ldCL Ildt Tic diNh VI VFSiJ ~ q
n prosperity, or revival of learning,
;, religious enthusiasm, has been in
be turmoil of a revolution.
Men individually and as nations
me to the hour when it is felt TO
absolutely impossible to longer
cntinue under the baleful influence
oppression or unrighteousness or
cit permission to Others to do
rong, or being hindered in spread
i1g civilization. 1t is glorious
c3mmentary on human nature that
dyentually we see the wrong and are
Wiling to risk all for the righttng OF
l.. Were it not for this latent desire.
Or the right the world would be in
sorry state today
DR.. Hunting then reviewed the
French and Indian war, which was
the first armed protest against an
fort to prevent the spread OF CIVIL
gation. The next revolt was against
England, because of her restraint OF
The infant colonies. In 1917 III was
again necessary to remind the moth
er country that the infant colonies
had grown to mans estate. In 1874
it was the duty of the nation to ana
a sovereign state in backing up lCs
demand to be allowed to use lrs Tree
will without attempted DOMINATION
by a larger state.
But in less than Is years there
came upon us the great sorrow of our
life as nation" continued Dr..
Hunting. "Blood must now be shed'
and that, too, of brothers, to SHOW
the everlasting truth of the words
In union there is strength, Tor the
preservation of the union was the
great desire of the countrys leaders
In 81. The abolition of slavery was
a resultant from the first proposition
that we must stand together III Or
der to fulfill our destiny and become
one of the great nations OF the eaflH
I'm 1898 again this people mus,
show the world that oppression VIII
re- only be not allowed within our
boundaries, but it will not be allowed
at our doors. Homes must be hlaue
dcsolate, men must die and women
must weep that the heritage OF tnelT
children may be religious ana elNle
freedom, may be a greater store ol
truth and righteousness.
1--WE are gathered here today TO re-
member those who have for their cpl
taDh what st. Paul asked might De
his when his work was Done l
have fought a good fight. IN llle
hour of direst need hundreds OF tnou-
sands of the flower of the country
manhood offered themselves as a Scc-
rifice if necessary on the altar or np-
erty. OF this number most nave ID, "a
len asleep. but some remain to TINS
day. To those who remain we "oul :,
say that we honor them for lllelL
courage; we appreciate the lreeu 'J-i
ard the united land they gave US anu
we want to tell them that we VIII !, uo
All we can to make the road they
have vet to travel as pleasant as we
. may. who
are they? Who are the aeau i.t
lie in serried rows at Arlington az
the battlefields of the southland' III
little mounds by the roadside, WIN
their names carven in the stone by
tho hands of loving comrades III
arms? Only the mothers who looked
so long for the loved ones who never
returned, only the great Father III
heaven who keeps the roll OF all MS
children, can tell us. Are they re-
membered today in this land as the
few who are still alive gather III
Gods church? Does one gray halTeu
man here remember the name or the
how who fell at his side in the VIII
derness? Do you remember the name
Of the Young officer who led the
charge at Lookout Mountain, OF the
lone comrade of midnight Scout
who never reported?