Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-01
STIRRING TALK
GIVEN SOLDIERS
VETERANS, THEIR WIVES AND
FAMILIES ATTEND SERVICE
AT PRESBYTERIAN
HAZARDlNG LIvES''
Subject as Treated by Or. Monteom-
cry Proves Both interesting and
Instructive; Says There are
Yet Fights to Fight.

Iot FiSHSS 70 U ISuks
A large number OF old soldiers, the
G. A. R., posts w. r. c., Sons of
Veterans, Guardsmen as well as the
wives and families of soldiers assem-
bled at the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning upon invitation
where they were made participants in
a memorial service.
The fifth chapter of Judges and
the eighteenth verse with the topic,
'Hazarding Our Lives" was the sub
ject of the Memorial sermon preached
by the Rev. R. Ames Montgomery q
This chapter" said the speaker,
the battle hymn Of the nation; in this
hymn the desolation Of the land and
the remembrance of the faithful is
clearly brought out The great fact,
just as it was then, SO it is now in this
battle of ours. Hanging your lives
upon the higher places Of life is worth
while.
Permanently of Union.
There has come out of the strife
which the nation passed through in
the sixties, the permanency Of the
Union. In the war of '6l the doctrinal
principles of the Union has forever
been settled and there has come to US
out of our strife, strength and indie
pendence of the common people. We
have never gone to war except with
justice to the people or for the earn
est cry of those for help, and we have
never lost single conflict that we
have entered upon
Addressing the old soldiers. the
speaker said:
Gentlemen, you still have battles to
fight. Is it not possible for men to haz-
ard their lives upon the fields in times
of peace?
Still Fights to Fight.
Upon this very day and very hour,
whilst we boast as great and mighty
nation, as we consider our great
wealth and commercial power, yet
there is springing up poverty on every
f, side of us. The great moral issues are
never settled, they are continual
warfare; men and women are living
for noble principles. Oh for men and
women who will hazard themselves
for the common people and every.
where do these practices become ap
parent. What we want is more men
who have love for service, more Of
the ideal of righteousness, more OF
honesty as compared to those things
| that are built upon graft.
Want of Good Men.
God give us men of great hearts
great minds, men whom the lust OF
~ Ms, M ryh0 will
not be unfaithful and who will not lie
Men are called to hazard their lives
today.
ooh, men, rise up and stand that
the wise and honest will repair in the
hands of God, and He will never leave
you, and will give you aid. 1t is not sc
much that God is on our side, but we
are on Gods side.
Ally With the Church.
Hazard your lives upon the church
Of God. The church is an institution
which supports the moral interests Of
the community There is nothing in
any single order that is up TO the
standard of the Church of Jesus
Christ. The growing lads of this coun.
try are copying the example from their
parents. There is no man that lives to
himself and no man dieth to himself
and how long will it take the young
men of our land to come to a conclu-
sion?"
The speaker pointed out how the
Bible is the greatest of all books, the
word of God unto men. He went on to
say that in some homes the Bible is
not to be found and thus is never
read.
THE church is the institution in
which Christ has given his name, and
to which the gates of hell shall not
prevail against" said the minister
There are, many discouragements in
the ranks; all may fail, but the
Church of God shall go on. Led by the
courage of the great general, for Jesus
shall reign wherever the sun doth his
journey run. Are you going to be found
in the ranks? There is a. great day
coming when every knee shall bow
and every tongue shall confess him as
King of Glory. Will you be found in
/ the ranks of God when Jesus comes tc
find his soldiers? Will he find you in
your place? Then put on the whole
armor of God and be ready
1t was splendid and inspiring ser
mon Dr. Montgomery is an eloquent
and forcible speaker and his sermon
left deep impression upon his hear
ers.