Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-30
BAPTIST PASTOR PAYS TRIBUTE
TO HEROES OF BOTH WAR
AND PEACE.
ExToLs ROOSEVELT,
CUMMINS AND DoLLIVER
Touches Upon Local Conditions and
Has Words Of Praise For Those
Whom He Considers Heroes Of Peace
Frank M. Thomas Post in Charge
of Morning Exercises Of the Day.

The observance Of Memorial Day by
Frank NJ. Thomas post and ". r
c., at Riverside this forenoon, attracted
large number of people from the city,
and also goodsized dslega ton from
the soldiers home. The procession
fosmed in front of the court house at
10 o'clock, and moved promptly
Joseph Tuffree, Marshalltown's old
est CITIZEN and only centenarian, was to
have been honored by being made
president of the day, but, owing to ILL
ness, was not able to be present. In
! his stead L. w. Robbins, commando,
of Frank NJ. Thomas post, served.
Cloud H. Brock was chief marshal,
and Rev. James MCGEE, pastor of the
First Baptist church, delivered the ad-
dress.
| The soldiers. home band headed the
solemn procession to Riverside. The
members of Phil Sheridan post had the
| place of honor in the procession. fol-
| lowed by F. NJ. Thomas post. the w.
r. c. and Ladies of the G. A. R., Span
ish- American war veterans and sons
of veterans, and school children of the
city and ST. Mary's institute, in charge
of Superintendent Palmer, of the pub
| lie schools.
niece Delivers Fine Address.
AT Riverside Rev. James MCGEE de-
livered a patriotic address that was
received with many pronounced ex-
pressions of applause. Rev. l.. B. Hix
opened the exercises with prayer, and
male quartet sang. Mrs. j. w. Pur-
sci read Lincotn's Gettysburg address
prior TO the Introduction of Mr.. MCGEE
by Commander Robbins.
Mr. MCGEE paid glowing tribute TO
the heroes of the civil war, and also
to the heroes of peace. In the latter
class he referred 70 Roosevelt, and how
glad the people were to see him back
in the country again. During his abb
sence, however, 1owa's senators had
loked after things in good shape. The
reference to Roosevelt, Cunlmins and
Dolliver brought forth prolonged APP
plause. Mr.. MCGEE also referred to
local affairs in CHASING his heroes OF
peace, and was roundly applauded. He
spoke in part as follows:
"why do We observe this day? o.
w. Holmes, Jr. has answered this
question by saying that It celebrates
and solemnly reaffirms from year to
year a national act Of enthusiasm and
faith. That great struggle in which
you engaged was test Of ones en-
| thusias1n for his country. and OF his
faith in God, which has rarely, If ever,
been matched. The outbreak of the
civil war found many OF you on the
Threshold of mature life. When was
the opportunity to offer ones self for
la "a
could come to young men?
NO, the opportunities that come
with the pursuits Of peace are much
trade, for profes sional life, for home
making. for agriculture-surely these
are much more inviting than war.
TT has been said that many young
man who enlisted thought that he was
off on a three months picnic. Well,
| 1 see no objection to a young mans
enjoying a picnic If there is going to
be one. The significant thing is not
what you, some Of you, may have ex-
peeted you were going to, but how you
conducted yourselves when you found
out that war is no picnic.
Americans VS.. Americans.
III W. Beecher was speaking in
London during that great struggle, and
some one called out: thought that
you were going to put down the re
bellion' in three months!' And do you
recall Beechers reply? We are fight
ing Americans That is it. When you
got there you found that you were
fighting Americans, and when Ameri-
cans fight Americans it is no picnic for
either. May it never happen again.
Rioh{0ousness VIZ. Wealth.,
zone Of the severest tests Of faith
is that which requires man to go for
ward when the odds seem all against
him. And that is the way it looked foI
the north at the beginning OF the war
Why it seemed that the south had
everything on her side, and it was
about as true as it seemed. The south
had money, means, and men. The
north had the boys in blue, q. S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln, and righteous
cause. And many of you did not have
much time to consider what tie out
come might be- When the call came
one was at his labor in the field. He
fastened home, looked at the sleep1ns
babe in its cradle, met the brave eyes
} Of his wife for a moment-and wa!
gone She watched him as far as the
eyes could sac and then turned abou
to take up the duties that she had
moment before left-and the heroisu
of the battlefield was well matched b,
the heroism of that homo.
= No Hot Heads; No Cold Feet.
you men were not anxious for war
You were not spelling for a fight.
has just leaked out that the late Presi
dent Mckinley was opposed to sh'
war with Spain, but some hot head:
forced MIN into 1t. There were no no
heads in the north back in 81 forcini
the civil war upon the country. Blu
when war was actually here, there
were no cold feet in the north either
You loved the union and wanted II
see it preserved. You hated SLAYER!
and wanted to see it killed. You knew
at what cost our forefatheps purchased
liberty and wanted to see ali men en-
JOY it. Young, inexperienced, and pm
sophisticated were many Of those VIII
composed the union army. But the!
were old enough, appreciative enough
and brave enough to die IL need be t
preserve that priceless inheritance
won on other fields by those who wef'
bone OF their bone. flesh Of their flesh
land blood Of their blood. The spifi
Of those boys. who fought the battles
Of the union is well illustrated ~ {
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