La Junta tribune., 1911-06-10
Asst Sunday was observed as
Memorial Day by the !. O.
o. F. lodge. the Woodmen Of
tho World and tho Women


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sentatives OF each Of these orders re-
paired to Fairview Cemetery, where
they spent the morning In beauti-
fully decorating the last resting place
Of their deceased brothers and sis
ters with sweet-smelling flowers and
wreaths. In the afternoon, at 3
O'Clock, memorial services were held
in WoodmAn Hall. quite = large
crowd being In attendance. The ser
vice was opened by the singing OF
America" prayer and Scripture les
son. Miss McNeen and Miss White
sang two touching solos, while the
Christian church choir rendered the
! old but sweet melody, Beautiful
Robes"
Rev. Raymond c. Farmer. pastor
of the First Christian church. gave
the address. a portion OF which Is as
follows:
Esteemed Neighbors, Brothers and
Sisters: We have met this after
noon to render honor toward those
we hold in sacred memory and TO
speak of those noble principles and
achievements that have made the
various orders you represent honored
and respected throughout the world.
The true spirit of fraternalism must
have the element of faith. There
should be. first of all. a faith In hui
manity. belief In men by men. All
Of us are OF the self-same clay; all
OF us are mortal and imperfect and
hence distinctly human. Can any
one stand aloof In his integrity
from another? Against the purity OF
heaven. how soiled and streaked Is
our whiteness! We are brothers
standing shoulder to shoulder In the
world. We eat. sleep. carry on the
same routine OF business and social
life. live about the same kind OF
lives. laugh and weep as did men a
thousand years ago. Customs. laws.
fashions and materiai things change.
but human nature never.
Hence to believe In humanity Is
to possess faith In ones self for
every person Is a human atom and
a vital part Of humanity. sympathy.
kindness. deeds OF mercy shown to-
ward our fellows are the outcome Of
our faith, = belief that the recipi.
ents Of these blessings will In turn
bless ~ and others. The divine prin-
ciple involved. In. the Golden Rule.
Therefore all thinss whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you. do
ye even no To them for this Is the
law and the prophets" teaches us to
believe In our fellows and intimates
the reward that will come to Us II
We serve them. The prophet tsld the
truth when he said. Cast thy bread
upon the waters and II will re turn
TO thee after many days"
Then Il Is inevitable that We have
faith In the principles Of eternal
truth. These alone will stand the
test, these alone when discovered and
applied by human beings mean life
and Immortality to the soul. "Hsav.
en- and earth will pass away but
my words will not pass away" said
lie who proclaimed Himself the way
the truth and the life" The only
reason why fraternsl societies exist
today and are popular Is because they
are founded upon the principles Of
eternal truth. Establish Nh order or
found an empire without intoxicating
y single divine precept In Its laws
and Il would s0on topple to the
ground since lacking the sure founda'
tion Of sublime truth.
Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again.
The eternal years Of God arc hers.
but error. wounded. writhes With
pain
And dies among his worshippers."
But II Il be necessary that We b..
iieye In divine principles. II 10 far
more important that We believe In
an eternal God and Creator. who II
the author Of all good. Il II hard To
conceive Of . man. living In this
day and age. Who doubts the cxis.
tcncc aud providence Of = Supreme
Being. For over nineteen hundrcd
ycsrs. Christianity has been pslsnE
up evidence CONFIRMING the fact Of
God and Christ. bis Son. Rational
b~inss believe that God II for the
reason that something 10. whence
caue nAtter? SAID the Psalnist D.
Va, "rAs hsavsas declare the giory
oe God and ths firmanent shsvsth
bic haudlwork." Mea also believe
lhst Ood 10 epe the rcason that life II