The Penn's Grove record., 1908-06-19
.A.PPAAfTRRll6flC PRESENTATION.
The Sons of Veterans Dedicate A
Memorial Window in the
Rapt;c Church..

Memorial Window in the
Baptist Church.
When The First Baptist Church wa
built last fall the Sons of Veterans gave
large and handsome memorial Wlndo
On it is inscribed the following;
'In Memory of the Soldiers, Sailors ant
Marines of the Civil War, 1861 to 1868
Whose Loyalty to Country, Devotion to Du
ty and Sacrifice to Humanity has Preserv
ed for Americans and the Human Race III
Greatest Blessings of Christianity ant
Civilization. The Rights of Life, Libert.
and the Pursuit of Happiness. Thi
window is a~ffectionally dedicated by
Lieutenant Upward II. Green Camp No
SO. Sons of Veterans, Division OF New
Jersey, February %, 1908, God Reigni
and the Government Still Lives"
The presentation was to have beer
held on February 22d, but the Camp
could not make satisfactory arrangements
| to have it before last Saturday evening
when everything was propitious for Wis
iting Camps to be present. Appomattox
No. 2,of Wilmington with a fife and drum
corps and Camp No. So, of Chester ar.
rived OH launches and at $50 the line Of
march was taken to the Baptist Church
as follows.
Chief Marshall, Joseph N. Layman.
! Fife and Drum Corps.
Acton Post q. A. r.
Camp No 2. Of Md. Div.
Viola Band.
Camp No. SO, Pa. Div.
Camp No. 33, N. J. Division.
The Church was decorated with the
national colors and ported plants. After
the congregation sang America Rev.
II. r. Blackwood led in prayer.
Rev. H. S. Kidd, who was pastor of
the Church while builing and also a lead
ing member of the Sons Of Veterans made
a patriotic and appropriate presentation
speech. He said in part:
We are getting farther and farther
away from the heroic deeds of the Civil
War, when passions were aroused by the
firing on Fort Sumpter. Many who re-
sponded to the nations call never came
back. Only a few are with us who
were engaged i'll those trying scenes.
Those who remember the scenes of those
scenes are fast passing away. Ever since
the world began monuments have been
erected to commemorate the heroic deeds
OF those who had the snap OF fire in them.
Only a year ago a monument was erected
to Northern soldiers in a Southern battl
field. Erected not to faunt all insult of
the victor over the vanquished but to
commemorate the nobility of manhood in
those who were ready to lay down their
lives i'll unknown graves when the nation
called, a heroic manhood which enriches
a nation.
SO this window has been erected in
memory of our fathers who went from
this community to preserve the the ma
ton and it is my privilege, pleasure and
honor to present it the First Baptist
Church.
Rev. John W. Davis, of Pedricktown,
accepted the window i'll behalf of the
Church. He said he was glad he was
present to represent the Church of the
living God, the organizations which rep
resents something more than a belief in
man, a belief in Jesus Christ. No matter
what may be said of the members with
all their faults, it represents that which
makes the world better and but for it
property would depreciate and shame and
crime prevail.
Washington was the father of his coun-
try and Lincoln was the big hearted pre-
OF it. We erect monuments and
plant flowers to our patriotic heroes.
The Centurion was a worthy man for
he loveth the nation and had built a
synagogue duke Z; 2-6). When l look
upon this building and the window which
commentaries the deeds of the heroic
men of this community l think of the one
who bore the burden with patience and
perseverance. Cunning to Mr.. Kidd.
God only knows how you worked and
how heavy was the burden of your heart.
Long years after you have been laid in
the cemetery children yet unborn will
walk by and thank God it was omnipo-
you. were sent here. Regardless ofall
that may be said and done, when all is
stilled then will come a crown OF stars.
Your father and mine met at Gettysburg
and Appomattox, but we meet here as
brethern. [Clasped hands, May God
bless you and all, and protect his Church,
Mr.. j. R. Moreland recited the Chariot
Race from Ben Hur.