The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
ANNUAL SERVICES
FOR MEMORIAL
SUNDAY
Held Yesterday Evening at
First Baptist Church
SERMON BY REV. W. F. MEYER
Exercises Attended by Veterans, Sons
Of Veterans, Members Of Relief
Corps

Members of Custer Post, G. A. X. OF
the Relief Corps and the Sons Of Vet
Grams attended the memorial services
in the First Baptist church Sunday
evening Rev W. +. Meyer spoke
on THE Preservation OF the Union"
The church was prettlly and appro-
priately decorated with flowers and
flags. Each pew was draped with
flags, as was also the pulpit A num-
Der OF relics OF war times increased
the patriotic color and recalled the
sterner side Of war
After the singing Of Kipling's Re
leessional' by quartette composed
OF Mrs l.. II Ross Wells White, Mrs
Mary tlutchins Wilcox and c. Il. Flet
cher, Rev Meyer spoke. The adj
dress 10 substance is as follows:
We are not here to gloriiy war nor
10 commend resort to arms, but are
here TO do honor to those who did
Ihonorably and nobly in national
crisis General Grant once said, Il
never knew of national dispute that
might not have been settled without
resort to the sword. These men
| fought FOR the preservation OF a coun-
try They have passed to us united
country IL belongs to us 20 continue
to preserve the union We are to
stand shoulder 10 shoulder on the pre-
servation Of that Union, and the
Union can be preserved only by reco-
gnizing the new conditions and facing
the new problems that have arisen
since the period OF the war.
The time calls for a larger patrio-
tism than was known in the past. A
patriotism that is characterized by
not only love of country, but love of
lcountrymen as well--this is nothing
more than brotherhood The wise
men of old said that righteousness
lenobeth a nation, and righteous
ness involves right relations toward
lGod and toward man. In other
words, religion and morality are the
pillars OF a nations peace and safety.
The-need of the day Is for men OF
principle, men OF purity men OF pow
err We have had an uneXampled
prosperity, but prosperity has not
solved, it has only created, problems.
We have had growth, but growth has
only added 10 our responsibilities
We want to make our flag "A ban
ner of honor justice and brotherli-
ness throughout the nation and the
world. We want it to be symbolical
of friendliness and peace among the
nations, and by standing thus for the
rights OF the oppressed and the up
holding of the fallen, we safeguard
our own peace and promote our own
welfare
At the close of Rev Meyers ad
dress, the song, I'VE are Tenting To
night on the Old Camp Ground, was
J | sung
Memorial services were held in the
Hinsdillville cemetery at 4 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, when the ceremony
of decorating the graves was held
Rev. w /. Coburn delivered an ad
. dress, after which selections We're
played by the North Bennington Mill
: tary band At the conclusion OF the
! services America was sung by the
assemblage.
' Tuesday morning the members o.
! Custer Post and other G. A. X. meI
y will assemble for dinner at the Pos
! rooms. In the afternoon the process
! sion will form opposite the graded
y lschool on School street and vii
march to the Soldiers Home, wher'
the address OF President of the Day
= e. Ii. Holden and the Grafton by II. Il
. Healy will be given After the musi'
- by the pittsheld Drum Corps, thu
. benediction viii be given by Rev Syl
. vester Dow The ceremonies il
5 North Bennington will be held at tn
> cemetery where Rev Chas. r Clarl
{ will give the address.