The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-30
SUNDAY SERVICE
AT OPERA HOUSE
GREAT THRONGS ATTEND MEETING
Rev. W. A. Wood breaches Memorial
Sermon-Excellent Literary
Program Rendered.

Tee. 4. r. memoi ial service, held
in the opera house last Sunday, wal
largely attended. Ihe opera house
was packed aud many people were
turned away. The stage was neatly
decor ated with flags and flowers.
Promptly ~ 30 81 CT the old veter-
ans OF the q. A. X. marched into the
hall in two coIunns leu by Frank No
BILE the coloi bearer. lie ladies Of
the W. L.. Y. followed, led by foul
standard bearers, carry ing the ole
flag. This scene sent thrill OF pa
triotism through ever heart.
The pIorgam Of the day opened
with male quaItette by Messis
Nickelsen, Sprecher, 0nthank and
Frank. Gladys Hartley presided ai
the piano. Rev. ". Q. Gilmore read
short scripture lesson which he con.
cludsd with brief prayer. Murray
Kay followed with a vocal solo which
was rendered in his usual pleasing
style. Rev Baldridge read script
Ezekiel, which was followed by the
Invocation offered by Rev. Mckee.
viii Frank favored the audience with
a vocal solo entitled 1.-The Sentinel
Asleep" This was Mr.. Franks first
appearance before Hood River aud
fence, and to say that the people ful-
ly appreciated his effort would not
fairly represent the merit of the Sc.
lection. Will Is fine singer.
Rev. W. A. Wood then preached the
following sermon:
Members Of the g. A. r. aud w. r.
G. An invitation from you to speak
upon such occasions ss this is an hon.
or that few would disdain, SO with
pleasure l accepted your invitation to
SPEAK upon this occasion. desire to
speak today concerning some things
that believe and feel, and would
that all here, and in this nation would
and feel.
The purpose of Memorial Sunday
and its services and sermon 10 not In
any way to take the place Of Decora-
tion Day, its services and orations.
Decoration Day is day set apart to
tenderly cherish the memory of our
heroic dead the living; 1t is then their
valor Is spoken OF, their deeds Ie-
while Memorial Sunday Is a
time to consider our Christian duties
to aud attitude towards our govern
ment, its institutions and tenets, that
for which our heroes on tn, field of
battle, on the march, in the camp or
in prison, fought, suffered and died,
and that for which our heroines
prayed, sacrificed and wept. Ihe
purpose of our government, as set
forth in the enacting clause Of our
constitution, is to ''form more per-
feet union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general
welfare and secure the blessings of
liberty to on selves and our pos ;eri.
ty." The purpose as set forth in the
latter clause is that to which l would
stir you up by putting you In remem
brance of these things; and show our
Christian and civil relation thereto o.
use "Caristian" and "civil" not
because they are seperabIe In their
In this relation, but to get
broader horizon of this relation than
that OF the common conception.
Government is of divine origin.
Christ came to teach us divine things
and our relations thereto. So our
true relation to government Is both
Christian and civil. e't
We are now celebrating the settle
ment OF jamestown, yet when we
think of the birth place of liberty up.
onsour shores, and the beginning OF
staple Cover nmenL and permanent civ.
llization In our fair land, we think of
the settlements of Plymouth and OF
bhe Huguenots In the south.
Until a principle of action Is begot-
ten within the religious nature of man
it il to very great degree but a mat
ter of policy; but when begotten
within the religious nature it becomes
q matter of conscience and then 1t is
more sacred than lite.
The settlement Of Jamestown was to
a very great degree speculation ad-
venture as history will reveal and nev'
or tries to conceal, while the settle
ments of Plymouth and of the Hu-
suenots were for conscience sake and
the result of the principle Of liberty
begotten within the religious nature
and conscience of men and women
tried and true. They cane not to
these shores as adventures, not for
selHsh gains but for conscience sake
and to secure to their posterity the
blessings of liberty. But not the lib
erty of the anarchist, to break laws,
but the liberty "to enact such just
and equal laws" as should be thought
"for the general good" ANY law for
other purpose Is but license and an
archism. When law Is made that is
not "just and equal' and not for
"the general good" 1t is only a IL
cense, a grant of indulgence, and to
defeat the right Of man and is made
In the real spirit OF anarchism.
So then the heroism of 1776, 1861
and 1893 was not without father or
mother, but begotten by that con-
idea Of liberty, an idea OF
liberty purified in furnace of sacrifice
and persecution where all the dross of
thought OF men persc mel interest was
consumed. Heroes thus begotten
could die to sacrifice and die for lib
erty, but could not be untrue. thereto.
Our heroes we're thus begotten and
were Dorn of the hour of need. When
the principle OF true liberty is in the
breast the hour of need will bring
forth the hero. Could our heroes with
such parentsge have been other than
that which they we're? But fellow
citizens, how can we be less true to
the duties that lie before US, we, the
cbildran and hanaficiarias of 0ur he.
roes, is the question l would burn in
our conscience until 1t will be as the
worn that dieth not" until the
question is answered In the spirit Of
our fathers.
When we know 1t was the blood of
heroes that gave and preserved this
nation to us, how we should arise in
oul manhood aud disdain to use its
offices, institutions and privileges for
mare aelfish ends. To suggest such q