Evening journal., 1907-05-20
HONORED MEMORY
OF THEIR DEAD
BTOthelh cd Of ErginseTS
Attend IMMORTAL StFTCGS
in Oil SWedeS

Members Of the Brotherhood Of To-
comotve Engineers, ueir wives and
families numbering in an about $50
persons. gathered in old swedes
Church last night IN memorial service
commemorative Of their dead brethren,
and heard an interesting sermon
preached by the Rev Henry olmstead,
rector Of the church.
After the names Of the dead meme
bers he'd been called, MI Olmstead, IN
beginning his discourse. took as his
text from 81. John, chapter "a, verses
10 and 16: III ye love Me, Keep My
Commandments; ana l win pray the
Father and Tie shall give you another
comforter that He may abide with
you forever
IN his opening remarks the rector
said that thc engineers were not a
body Of men 20 pick mems characters
TO pieces I'M q critical spirit but rather
/ in "a spirit of love. They looked for and
eulogized the good points in the lives
of their deceased members, passing
over those that may have been bad
/ Nor would they permit anyone to speak
/ ill of "a dead brother who could not de-
/ fcnd himself.
4 MIR. Olmstoad pointed out that the
members Of the order were present 10
honor the memory OF their dead broth
ers and that they had chosen a very
appropriate Whltsunday- -wh,n
all Christians celebrate the descent Of
| the Holy Comforter. $50" said the
speaker, "in your grief and sorrow the
Holy Comforter comforts you" The
men were reminded that because they
/ love their brothers they should not for
get them.
"The best way to keep green the
memory Of our departed friends" con-
tinued Mr. Olmstead, "is TO initiate
their brave deeds. II there were no
army or navy people would forget
! Washington and F'arragut, so engineers
remember the lives and deeds Of other
enginecrs because they are constantly
/ Initiating their deeds. riskng the dam
gers and filling the duties Of those hon-
oroa'
! "Road those names Of your dead COM
rades again. and as you read them
| think of them. not In a general way
with a tear IN the eye and the thought
of how sad 10 is thoy cannot be with
us Tonight. but think rather, as you
can. the names so slowly. one by one,
of the beauty Of each life. Of the good
ness there and as You love them go
out from this church and live those
same VIRTUES in your own lives, initiate
their goodness, emulate their unsolhsh-
ncss their fcarlcssness, their loyalty
/ thofr faith and devotion
III you love the dead ones as you
say you do IL 1t is really your desire
not to forget them, then try this way
of Keeping their memory green"
/ After the services the rector was
called upon by several members of the
] brotherhood. Who expressed their ap-
probation OF the words he had uttered
ESPECIALLY those referring to their dead
/ hrcfhrcns' characters
A special musical program had been
prepared. a feature Of which was the
rendition Of the onortory solo by Miss
Florence Buchanan daughter Of ono of
the deceased engineers.
Tho services were under the auspices
OF Diamond state Division, No. S42
and the following committee had
charge OF the arrangements: Charles
n. stevens. chairman; f. A. Wetherby,
secretary; +. B. Plummcr, Il. p. Tru-
man. George Frederick