Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-06-03
NJ emorisl Sunday

was tHahlllul uhN. Nr Shcldl SET
vices for the veterans and auxiliary or.
CARNATIONS were held in Christ Church
at Pm Al the appointed hour the
Church Was filled to ovei flowing, chairs
having been placed in the aisle, aud
even the available standing room was
occupied 10y those deSirous of joining in
the solemn service. First came the |
gIay-haired veterans OF Erastns Buck |
Post, No. rs, followed 10y the Sons Of
Veterans and the Womau's Relief Corps,
all occupying seats reserved for them in
the front of the church.
The walls and chancel were draped
with flags, and the altar beautifully dec
Grated with flowers aud potted plants,
the loving labor of the ladies of the
Church. 1t certainly looked very hand
some. A full choir assisted in the rem
| aering of the regular evening service
which preceded the sermon 10y the
Rector. "Love of country, united with
a Christian faith in the production OF
an ideal citizenship, was the theme OF
an eloquent and inspiring address. Al
ways interesting We think DIR. Miller is
at his best when preaching especially to
men, and the general feeling expressed
by the veterans showed their grateful
appreciation of the speaker and the SER
mon.
i Several have asked that the sermon
be published, and thanks to the courtesy
of Dr. Miller we..are able to comply with
the request. DR.. Miller said:
No one can read the Bible without noting how
I large part the love of country fills i'll those
sacred books which help us in gaining better
| country, that is an heavenly. Even St Paul
citizen of the world as he was, and counting al
things but loss for Jesus Christ could look back
to Tarsus and his early days, and speaks of him
self, with conscious pride, a citizen of NJ
I mean city And in the Old Testament we hnC
it everywhere. One of the lessons that thu
chosen people had to learn was that Jerusalem
was not Gods only dwelling place ON earth
i, They came to know that God was the father O
| those of whom Abraham was ignorant. Blu
Jerusalem was always the center of thei
y thought the city of the great King, the land t
| which they desired to return. IF forget thee
o Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its Gun
ming" Nor is this feeling that was peculia
- to ancient times Modes of expression change
- but the things that men desire to express re
main the same. No doubt the love of home, tn
u pride in high deeds done by those who hav
: | gone before, means just much i'll these day
- in Vermont and in Virginia, il meant i'll Jude
and Galilee 5000 years ago. The man withou
n a country, and without country to which h
Il owes duty, gives his love, is a mock man,
sham with no place either i'll history OF morals
For more than a generation the goth OF Ma
d has been set apart in this land of ours for
/. special purpose. 1t is not church festiva
but it calls to mind high things. There ar
u some still among us, though their numbe
n grows smaller every year and they are comm
= nearer and nearer to the time when the ey
grows dim and the natural force abates,
)r whom it means the rolling away of IS year
H. The day belongs to all who own the flag, b.
there are comparatively few who, as they leaN
their flowers in Gods acre stand by the grave
of those who were their comrades in the feel
For them, it must be almost as if the dead ro'
, again and were tramping at their side
southern rivers, or sleeping by the campfire
e. in the stiffness of the night They hear on
, more the noise of battle and the crash OF arm
. 1t is the peace and quiet that broods over tho
II old battle fields that seems unreal.
T. The time has come when for the most of
10 | there are no personal memories of that gre
struggle when brother ranged again
~ brother, and North and South proved their 81
cerity and courage with their blood. We of Il
younger generation learn of those days on
= from books, or the lips of the heroes who liv
a. and suffered then. But for us too Memoir
nj Day has its lessons its message, and they a
lessons which the Church of Christ needs oft
II. | to set forth
,r. Surely it is day which speaks of what
;, call sacrifice the giving of ones self and
ones life because there is something great
IL than life that can be gained. The horrors
de war can hardly be exaggerated. There ha
been times during the past few years when
'" have heard much of them. But there are wor
70 things than war 1t was said of that old kin
of Christ. that he was first by interpretati
10 King OF righteousness and after that also Xii
~ of Salem, which is King of peace We must d
:: | sire peace, but not peace at any price. Pea
10 without honor is worse than war. In the O
es days Zebulum and Naphtali were people tn
jeopardized their lives unto death in the hi,
places of the field; and the thought that m
nm will do this for a principle still quickens O
| mule aud alyac 90.
veins, Life is sweet and highly to be prize
MI 1t is sin to waste it on the battlefield or in
&C. daily course. But sometimes there is need tt
al it should be freely given, and then we knc
that mans life consistent not in the abundan
py of the things that he possesses.
H. | Again, Memorial Day must speak to us
that brotherhood which Christ came to teae
n When men think only of themselves life is d,
ice enough. To heap up riches only that we M
If have them; to acquire knowledge only that nj
may wonder at our learning never to rejo
with those who are glad, nor weep with tho
er to whom dark days have come; this is to ma
= the wheels of life turn slowly and grow st
fin, 1t is uncomfortable that one who is not patr
j. should be Christian, that one who cares no
n ing for those feelings that dignity and ennol
earth should have any real conception of
All joys of heaven. There is more to life than
Fl can see Immediately. 1t is not the work sh
nor the Office, nor the mill but it is somethi
which we share with all who have thought hi
yes, thoughts, and done high deeds, and seen spl
100 did visions. The world may become very SIN
and monotonous to who will make it
oo The nation may be only mountain pasture
a fertile valley or sleepy village, or
small cities but when the sense of brotherh
awakes, and men leave their own concerns