Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-01
DR.. KAHN ON
MEMORIAL DAY
Woodbridge Pastor Speaks
at Celebration at Kane, Pa.

Rev. DR.. P. J.. Kahn, pastor of the
Congregational church at Woodbridge,
delivered the Memorial Day address at
Kane, Pa, Tuesday. He also preached
to the Grand Army veterans at that
place last Sunday. The following &C
count of the Sunday meeting is taken
from the Kane Daily Republican:
Despite the intense heat the NJ. E.
church was filed last evening by v1r
citizens VINO by tne1r presence gave
proof of their loyalty to the Veterans
of the Grand Army.
As the comrades marched in and took
their places in seats reserved for them
in front of the pulpit, there was not
a soul in the vast multitude that did
not feel q thrill of admiration for
these grand old men, who, during the
terrible days of the war of '61 and
'65, stood shoulder to shoulder for the
purpose of saving the country. The
ranks are fast thinning and ere
many more Memorial Gays shall roll
around the last one of these brave
boys in blue will have answered the
final and will have been mus
tered out.
After the opening exercises consist
ing of well rendered selections by the
Choral Union, Scripture reading and
prayer, and a beautiful solo by Miss
Martha Eekels, Rev. Courtice intro
duced the speaker, Rev. DR.. Kahn. DR..
Kahn has the faculty of putting ev-
eryone at ease and as he took his text,
cit is the Lord s Doings" he said that
he would not c%onfine himself to it, but
took the text more from form than
anything else. The speaker then launch
ed forth into one of the most brilliant
and eloquent discourses on the events
leading up to the war, and the war
itself as has been our pleasure of lis
tening to in many a day.
DR.. Kahn is not only eloquent but
is also witty and he i~nterspersed his
flights of oratory with witicisms that
kept the congregation in the best of
humor. His reference to the men who
| framed our Constitution and those who
thought out the emblematic features of
our flag were timely. Again his tribute
to the sterling integrity of Horace
Greeley and his eulogy of John Brown,
we're exceptionally fine, the feature ii
this portion of his address was the
singing of "John Browns Body" the
congregation joining in the chorus, was
well received.
The climax of the address, however,
came in his vivid word picture of some
of the thrilling scenes which he as a
drummer boy had witnessed in the nu-
merous battles which he had participa-
ted in. From a historical point of view
it was an inspiration to all, and his
tribute to the coming generation in
which he said that he was pleased to
see that patriotism was being instilled-
into the minds of our young men and
women touched a responding chord in
the hearts of his hearers. Just before
the closing the speaker turned to the
Choral Union and paid a most glowing
tribute to the excellent manenr in
which their various selections were rem
dered, stating that he was indeed sur
prised and gratiied to hear music of
the character sung in town the size
of Kane. DR.. Kahn will deliver the
Memorial Day Grafton at the park to-
morrow afternoon, in which he will de-
scribe many of the events of the war.
1t will be worth hearing and we urge
all to be present.