The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-30
MEMORIAL SERMON IS DELIv-
Erred BY REV HENRY VAN
ENGELEN.
CONGREGATION IS LARGE
Great Audience Hears Strona and
Appealing Address-Fred Winthrop
Post Grand Army OF tho Republic.
Ladies OF G. A. n. and Womsn's
Relief Corps Attend in Body.

~ Nations Tribute 10 ia Heroic
Dead was the title Rev. Henry Van
Engclcn gave 10 the memorial sermon
he preached NJ the Harnois thcater
yesterday morning Ills audience in
cluded the organizations OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic. Fred Winthrop
post the Ladies Of the q A. u. and
the Woman's Relief Corps. the con-
gregatlon of the First Baptist church
and a large number nf citizens nat
AFFILIATED with any or these. cxceptlng
py the common bond of patriotism.
The auditorium of the thcater was
filled to its capacity. the Grand Army
organizations occupying the first rows
Of seats
The chorus choir of the Baptist
church, under the direction Of n. NJ.
Barratt. sang "He Giveth His Beloved
sleep by Abt. and Tomorrow" arr
ranged by Mendelssohn
Rev. Mr.. Van Engclcn preached a
strong and appealing sermon. He
spoke as follows:
When we enter into the spirit of a
service like this there comes over our
hearts feeling of tender pathos as
We contemplate the great sacrifices
and indescrbable sorrows which each
recurring memorial service brings To
mind. We come. therefore, with ten
derness of heart to pay tribute Of
respect to the memory of the nations
heoric dead who offered up their lives
on the altar OF patriotism that this
government Of, by and for the people
might be- perpetuated II Is also a
privilege To address their surviving
comrades who shared with that host
OF the slain the hardshlps and perils
of that bitter and prolonged struggle
and came home. many Of them.
SCARED and crippled. and with health
impaired. To re-engage in the peaceful
pursuits of life.
Most fitting Is II also that such "A
service a. this should be attended by
those patriotic organizations of ladies'.
the Woman's Relief Corps. and the
Ladies OF the @ \. r.. for they arc
most heartily Interested In the proper
observance OF this day our nation
owes a debt of gratitude to these
splendid organizations for the efficient
service rendered by them In the in
terests of patriotism. to keep alive tho
memories and heroic deeds OF those
brave men who died in the defenc, Of
the Stars and Stripes. and to remind
us Of the respect We owe To every nan
who was honorably discharged as a
Union soldier.
While their ranks are being rapidly
depleated We are grateful that Al least
few Of the survivors Of that great
civil struggle are yet among rs. II
does rs good 10 see them turn out
and bear aloft the banner they de-
Tended so brayely No American
citizen ever wore more honorable
badge than that little bronze button
on the lapel Of every veterans coat.
II means honorable participation In
one of the greatest and most terrible.
and most significant wars chronicled
In history. II is not too much to say
that this nation itself. with all its
wealth. with all its resources, with it's
unparalleled prosperity Is Itself a mon
ument To the men who wear that but
ton. This grand ssterhood OF COM
monwealths is one living. towering.
everlasting monument 10 the heroism
and sacrifices of every soldier who
fought under the Stars and Stripes
No doubt to these veterans many in
cidents In that awful war In which
they participated are yet vivid in their
minds as though they occurred but
yesterday. To the majority Of us.
however, II seems a good while ago.
as something that belongs 10 the his
tory of "A former generation, We can
readily understand how that. after the
surrender at Appomattox. there WAS
wonderful rejoicing that the awfut
carnage had come 10 an end, and then.
of course no hohors we're too great.
and no praises too loud for our brave
soldiers as they returned with victory
nerched upon their tattered banners.
But to most OF as. all that occurred
before our time and hence there is
danger that our interest In this critical
period of our national history and In
those who bore the brunt of II shall
not be as keen and appreclatiVe as ii
ought to be. Services Ike these are
therefore very important that we may
be occasionally reminded of these
things, for we cannot be the nteill-
gent. patriotic citizens we ought 10 be
unless we are thoroughly familiar with
this blood-stalned chapter in the his
tory of our nation and with some or
the great issues that were thereby de-
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