Putnam patriot., 1908-05-29
Memorial sunda, nbserssnee

boring towns. Tie pastor, Rev. r. D
 Sargent, gave an interesting and abi'
 discourse from The words found in
 Peter iii, |. al slir up your minds bs
 way Of remembrauce." The musis
 Of tile service tyas entirely in keeping
 with the spirit Of the occasion, tbe or
 gan prelude and the selections by ths
 vested choir consisting Of the meiodie.
 so widely sung during the period oi
 the war. -oios were effectively sung
 6y Ms Glady. Muffey Miss Mary
 Daniels, and Messrs. Harold Gofbin
 and William Wright The veterans
 and patriotic soeieties were escorted by ] the Pages of Arthur.
 faE SERMON
 l ffthefe is any teaching in the Old
 andSew fesiamsnts that is pronounced 1 and unmistakabie, il k the duty aud i privilege Of cDmmeni0TatiuK the past. l From The birth of the world down 10 l the declaration Of Gods ioge as wit. messed on Calvary, we find continual l invitations io perpeiuaie and iii,en-ifg l notable deeds. In the early history of i the children 1f Israel pillars Of stone. l days of feasiing. and special religious 1 eb.erk nnees, remind successive genera lions of tGst which makes up their na. tional history.
 II l. A mistake for any one to suppose 1 that anniversary days are the product of modern thought. N fenRht Into the i very warp and wool of the worlds life k the desire To commemorate events 1 that stand out like lighthouses on the beach of lime. Tn fact, these anniyeT- | safies or commemorative seasons are I really the means by which patriotic l religious fefyor l. enkindied, and na- l iional and religious life is stimulated l Where k the chfistian who does not | find hope and inspiration in the scenes i that cluster round Bethlehem, Naza- 1 reth, the Garden, and Golgotha7 Who I does Bot have broader. deeper, richer l idea of life when each year he recalls l the fact That nineteen centuries ago 1 Christ burst the bands q the tomb, and death was thereby swallowed up in l sietesy. Our own happiness as well as pence stimulates Us ii keeping green 1 the memory ef great events. BY Wpfd 1 or deed, self denial and sacrifice Tor ma. l tionaI security should be emphasized Ii is net enough that the people are grateful for present enjoyment and 1 prosperity. There must and will be lh9ze wI4e viii want tg know whence
 those dressings catne.
 While Il x True fhnt The days 9f '16 and G2 WiIl never He repeated. yet 1 lIefe ia aeed ef tte stimulus and insp= ration iHal ti4ese days may give. Any man of a0inan who fails to regard the | ..l4 ls4s l4 l that which paes ta make ihe present grand and cons spieaousi i= lacking ia much that goes L. atake up American citizenship. Men. like communities, are oflen greal because 9f the faet lhnl l greatness lies back of them Bload witt 1 tell, and many mnn Is lnle to the in= l iiineis aI his better nature heeause he 1 benrs lhe name, or carries the face, or l inhefit- the tendencies of Il noble sire. l No boy ef man can study present con. l dillons. nf become acquainted with the place which We as Ii nation hold among 1 the nations of the world without feel 1 Ing the blood tinRie with pride. and the heart beat with quicker pulzattons 1 than is tts wont. As in early days the 1 citizen of Rome would stand up h the pride of hiS manhood and declare, .. l 1 nm Roman, esen se every American
 citizen has the right, and Il he knows 1 the past will feel Il conscious pride in
 the deelafatien, al nm an American
 citizen"
 Compare this country with any ] kingdom oi thu old world. N hat k 1 England, ut Germany or France, net ! i0 seak If other less civilized sections 1 What territory is ours. N hnt reach 1 CT possibilities in natural resources. 1 Whnt wealth ot opportunity HI
 school, and colleges, in asNlums and 1 huspii ais. tn industries and money 1 making. Ninety millions af people oe- 1 cupying the fuesl, The btoadest. the 1 most raspetous, the most productive | country on thc faco af God $ earth,
 lif,athes there man with soul so dead l who as an American cannot appreciate
 this wonderful hirthughta Hat k Il
 enough that We should scifishly accept
 these opportunities, enjoy these luNu,
 fies. and ptoiit hN these privileges.
 Surely thete must come with these eer.
 tain obligations There must bc an
 our palt duty either of sacrifice ni loyalty te some thought ot Idea
 Whence came thee flee institutions.
 What sacrifice developed these one,
 hidden ltrns urrs AS lir Leonard lia
 cun once sai5i, IN : haze soodiN heri
 tagt-haM came Il tu he eufsa God 1 I,
 given il lo es, do YOU saNs ! es, bal
 how Not hs he gaze mama tn Ill,
 desert, hal tA the hafdship>, the >trGe
 nles, the >eiJ lentAl, the man ttoid sui
 iefings ei our fathers and rtctieees~er'
 On ihis s0il II WaS theit labor ane
 then NAior, Their conflicts with rud,
 ualuge and with sas age mem lheli
 hlead shed tfuelN in so many battles
 their manly SagaeitN, and the div int
 Instinct guiding them to build bette
 than they knew, that makes Ns the ua ! tton wV are Tor Us were thetI hard
 ships, theif struggles, their sniteIIngs l thetf heroic >etf-eienial. We bless thetl
 memory today. ani give glory to thei
 God H
 For cue, l believe thai the naii0na
 life depends upon two things, Siz. A proper appreciation uf the past. and } wlsv grasp al the present American independence and American freedom and prosperity did not come bN chance
 ar by mere fortunate east of eireum stances, neither can We hope that the, will he Iwfpetuated in any such way , IL was hvcause men with brains, mei
 with principles, men with conscienees
 men who were loyal to what the, thought WAS fight, independent .
 what Was policy. who stood back Q
 the government of 'S6, and who deter
 mined that God should rule and tod principle should prevail, made the na ! ton us 't2 and 'sss. would not sa,
 that the men who stood in the fifs
 congress were very much better, po>si hiy no letter than many who are then ]. today, but lei Us extol them for the fac
 Ia. q Ia .i h. s.sx4 l this American government in the rtgh tfi rrs.iI.AIa As | inltui AIx>.I fh.AX hl,il. |