The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-30
HIGH TRIBUTE
To WARRIORS
Veterans Attend Phillips Con-
gregational Church and Hear
Eloquent Address.
PRIDE IN REMEMBERING
MOTIVE OF SERVICE
Humanists Will Count Period
as Epoch of Vast Importance
to Humanity.

OF Utah, Grand Army OF the EepunlC
gathered at the Phillips Congregations
church Sunday morning, with representa-
tions from other patriotic organizations
including the Sons and Daughters o
Veterans. the Ladies' Auxiliary TO the
Sons OF Veterans, the Relief corps and
circles. to listen to Memorial day SER
mon by the Rev, p, A. Simpkin.
The old soldiers assembled at the door
OF the church and. after the congregation
had been seated, headed by large flas
borne by c. o. Farnsworth. quartermastel
OF the James 3. Mckean post. G. A, r.
marched Into the church to seats reserved
uniform and. inspired by the OCCASION
Strengthened their bent forms and up
lifted their heads, bringing back memories
OF the days OF 81. II was truly an In
spring and impressive. wiIhal pathetic
sight. A second flag was carried by Com
mander Fl, oehler. OF the George r, Max
well post.
The Rev. Mr.. Simpkin preached an elo-
a beautiful manner The pride of the
present day. the Rev. Mr. Simpkin de-
clared. is in remem bering the great motive
Of the service the old soldiers rendered
this nation, The congregation sang the
Battle Hymn of the Republic and the
choir rendered several appropriate selec-
tions.
The Rev. MIR. simpkin's Tribute.
The Rev. Mr.. Simpkin's address fol-
lows, in part:
Men OF the Grand Army: AS you come
into this house this morning, the house
dedicated 10 the Prince OF Peace. it is a
pleasure to greet you. and TO make your
service and the memory of your sacrifices
the central thought OF the hour.
''An army Of peace, living memory in
yourselves. With your furroWed faces,
time-bent forms and whtened hair, 1t is
fit you should have place as We come to
make grateful acknowledgment TO the
living God for the thing you wrought In
the heroic days oil contest.
THE altar Of God and the hymn OF bat
tie have not for long been strangers in
this age that began with the angels
peace song. 1t is not possible for us TO
reconcile the two things in the, great
by the way OF sacrifice and contest men
have come into ever larger possession OF
their perfect heritage. and war may be as
truly sacrificial as motherhood.
'Our pride is in remembering the great
motive of that service YOU then wrought.
No selfish ambition. no personal malice.
no bitter partisanship, no dream OF hu-
man glory. no thought Of national
ACKNOWLEDGMENT such as have been the
springs Of action In the long record OF
war, sent you out to service. Nay-it was
dream far Ioftier than that which sent
the Crusaders across Europe in their vain
quest TO redeem the tomb OF the Christ.
for yours was a dream of living partner
ship with the Christ who died TO make
men noly as you went out Wiling 10
make men free.
LAS this generation sits under the fig
tree Of Union. with all the widespread
fields of opportunity and happy service
about us with no fear of an attacking
enemy. with no measurable internal dis
senson TO weaken and destroy, bound as
We are by that golden circle OF national
sovereignty whose substance was refined
In the fires OF your sacrifice. whose bond
is the human grde of our strength and
safety. It does well 10 turn its face TO you.
and in The beautiful service OF Memorial
day I, 10 pay deserved tribute OF love.
While today we rejoice that the bit
terness OF conflict is passed forever. a
grateful land will ever remember that
your service and sacrifice, your suffer-
Ing and endurance, led Columbia through
The furnace seven times heated, saving
the union to us and humanity
You were Gods workmen in those
but as the volcano and the earthquake
were mighty factors in the making OF
this beautiful world. so you. who gath
cred about Lincoln, the immortal: answer
mercilessly with gun saber and she'll the
logic OF his craftsmanship, and the truth
of racial freedom in the battlefields OF
work. $500
The Great Lincoln.
what a marvellous time IL. was-so
worthy OF remembrance. 1t spawned
greatness. To Lincoln and the great
constitutionalists gathered about him;
was added mighty host of men touched
with the genius of greatness. There was
a greatness Of patriotism. OF skill. Of
endurance, OF patient sacriiice. That
period beginning with the Missouri com
promise and ending with the fifteenth
amendment viii be counted by humanlsts
In the following centuries an epoch OF
Importance immense 10 humanity.
What a pathos and beauty glow in the
epic you lived, One never wearies Of re-
calling the details OF that struggle. the
outgoing OF the little companies Of free
communal life, the sadness of the home
leaving. the shadows left on cot and
farm over half a continent. How mar
velous and glorious their achievement
.,out OF the fires you trod came the
BENSON OF nationalism. that organized
life and strength, the most wonderful
gave in wars day. you have conserved in
the days of peace, helping build on the
scarihed foundations OF this mighty con.
tinent the faircst fabric of constitutional
life the earth has ever known.
THAT 1t .endures. that under the wide
spread roof, Of privilege the children. Of
and happy life; that In the age 1t. may
stand the worlds house OF refuge; that
above II may fly proudly on heaven S
breezes the flag OF the Stars and Stripes,
as unstained as you left 1t after war S
terrific cleansing: all that was and is.
that which Is to be. was under God your
glTr,
1--WE thank Him today for the clear
comprchenSions of duty which guided
you, for the strength that sustained you
for the unselashpess that has led your
service. For the fierce love that led
you on. for the task bravely DONE for
the marvellous providence He has shown
In keeping. and In mercy. we praise Him
Our fears should center about the I'M
American things that are being deveI-
oped Within the life OF the republic. And
we must arouse again the dying Ideals
of American simplicity and integrity. the
thought that life's biggest thing Is duty
end service. no matter where duty MAY
lead or service call us in the earth.
Let us preach peace, and help make
II possible In the earth.
'As we lift in this hour our praise tc
God, reviewing the marvellous years feel
ing that we may sing We arc the people
Of His pasture, and the sheep OF His
hand let our praise be followed by a
prayer that the God who gave. and has
kent this heritage OF freedom for the
children OF men, may take our lives. and
baptize us In the same courage and pa
triotism that made 80 effective and beau
tiful the lives OF these veterans.
Gods Blessing.
Gods blessing on you. aged patriots
May the year deal gently with you, anC
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