The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-01
|EMORIAL SERVICES

Rev. T. A. Park Delivers Ser
In TO Old Veterans in Mem
bry of Departed Comrades.
b o'clock Sunday morning the
;ecs at the Presbyterian church
S. lied of a memorial service
|5I a sermon delivered by the Rev.
PARK to the John G. Black post
Grand Army Of the Repub-
NJ. E. church, South, gave
n In the morning services for the
ADrial exercises, and the Rev. M.
f9in assisted in the exercises at
Presbyterian church. The
EEling was crowded with old SOL
- (some from the North and
I'D from the South, and their
4ds. Especially appropriate mu-
has furnished by a male quar-
{composed of Messrs. Babcock,
10, Baker and Horner.
hiring the service the announce
I'D was made by w. p. Mulliken
he local G. A. r. post that to-
tf0w, May 80, Decoration day,
n D. N. all soldiers Of the war of
81 rebellion, their relatives and
&nds, are invited to assemble at
&te Oak cemetery to decorate the
tiers graves. As far as is known
& graves of all soldiers will be
Hraled alike.
Ff0m the White Oak cemetery
n will go TO the Odd Fellows
4icttry to decorate the graves
lit.
The sermon of the Rev. Mr.. Park
The old soldiers was as follows:
Text: The righteous shall be
in everlasting remembrance
psa. ii2:6.
h the early morn of creation we
E only the songs of joy and glad
ss. Peace reigns supreme over
, whole earth, but when sin en-
FED, hatred sprung up, and never
Is a truer prophecy uttered than
at "a tree will bear fruit after its
ld. Hatred grew into murder,
d from that time the greater por-
- of human history has been
ltten in blood. IL is true the
md of civilization has ever been
ward. Nations have risen, flour
led, and decayed. On their ruins
Ter nations have risen, flourished
d decayed, each one casting its
ply at the feet of progress. Yes,
trend Of the ages has ever been
ward, but 0, the price we have
Id. II you will trace the path of
)gress, you will find it winding
'oss ten thousand bloody battle
Ids, strewn with lifeless forms
numbering ten fold the present
pqlation of the earth. Proud cit
have been overthrown, smiling
Ids have been laid waste, happy
mes have been blighted, and UNI
d misery and woe has come to
man hearts. These are some of
things that follow in the wake
conflict, and are the priceless of
lngs we have made to the god
war.
n the year 1850 the Hon. d. S.
ufman of Texas, in the House of
uttered these
words: mot only the
tied States, but the whole world,
looking on with intense interest
see what course we will pursue
this hour when the storm clouds
dlssention are gathering over
nation. Not only does the Gen
OF Liberty. from her elevated
Ge over your speakers chair, 81
lily point to us, with scroll IN
nd, and solemnly warn US into
path of duty, but over the main
rance of this hall we see repre-
tied Clio, the Muse of History,
n pen in hand, mounted upon
Chariot Of Time, taking note of
events which daily transplre
re. Just now she seems to be
'rting her face as tho it were a
'phecy of the fact that events
about to transpire unworthy OF
place on the pages OF American
tory.
.ould the voice of a Kaufman, a
inter-, Webster or a Houston
We been needed at this time. we
uld not have assembled today to
a tribute of respect TO the
mory of thousands of the truest
'oes America has ever produced.
,ut the North was conscientious
her conviction, while the South
s equally sincere in her purpose,
it seemed that conflict was. the
y resort. AS result of this con-