The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-05-29
TRIBUTE TO HEROES
Rev. Willenbrink Delivers an Able
and Patriotic Address to the
Veterans of I86I.'65.
Memorial Services at the Catholic
Church Impressive and rIusi-
cal Numbers Inspiring.

on SUNDAY morning to attend memoir
lal services in honor of the veterans
Of the civil war who have passed to
the other shore. A mere handful,
iguratively speaking, of the old boys
in blue were present. in all,-but
there was a large representation of
the Women's Relief association.
The church had been artistically and
profusely decorated for the occasion
by the ladies of the Altar society,
the national colors being INTERVIEWED
with evergreens and flowers. Not
alone the altar, but the windows
were magnifcently decorated, and
this, together with the standard of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
Old Glory, placed in position by the
members of Wallace T. Rines post,
produced a most pleasing effect.
A musical program of rare excellence
and particular appropriateness was
rendered. the choir being composed
of the following: Mesdames G. A.
Galley, S. P. Skahen. Chas. Blocker;
Misses Clara Foley. Sarah Schurrer,
Gertrude Neumann, Lizzie Nachbar,
Laura Lynch; Messrs. Grover and
Charles Umbehocker, Vern Kaliher,
Jos. Payette, John Brennan, M. L.
Germany, Claude Briggs and S. P.
Skahen. Miss Laurena Jesmer was
the organist.
Rev. Joseph Willenbrink delivered
the sermon, which not only appealed
to the old soldiers but to the entire
congregation. 1t was sermon i'm
bued with patriotism and common
sense-a sermon full of food for the
soul. Father Willenbrink took for
his text ''Blessed are the peace
makers, for they shall be called the
children of God"-Matt. SO. The
sermon, in substance, was as follows:
St. Edwards parish welcomes to-
day, and bids enter it's ever open
portals, the Grand Army of the
Republic. For you, valiant soldiers,
the solemnity Of today; for you
the splendor and beauty of the
ceremonial OF the church, which,
like you, has braved many battle
and many storm for 1900 years for
the upholding OF sacred truth and
the God-given gospel; for you well
come from the church which has
always honored heroes not merely for
a day. but for eternity, whose count
less christian martyrs have, like you,
shed their life's blood upon the bat
tle6eld of truth and religion in de-
Tense of union and unity of country
as you have defended and battled for
union and unity of country. A well
come from her who numbers amongst
her chief virtues the noble virtue of
patriotism, love of country, the vir-
tue of love and loyalty to it's life and
veal. She, the church., who sent
whole regiments of her sons to battle
with you side by side in 1861, who
sent her Sisters of Charity to bind
your bleeding wounds amidst the
shot and shell of the battlefield, who
sent her priests as chaplains to COM
fort and minister unto you in the
hour of painful suffering and ap-
preaching death: she, the mother of
christendom, venerable with age, she
greets you today and offers you a
royal welcome, but in honoring you,
veteran soldiers, she feels honored
herself for in you she recognizes the
instruments in the hands of guiding
Providence to bring peace to nation
and Justice to poor, unfortunate,
downtrodden colored people.
''Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children of
God,' are the words of our divine
Savior. Peace, what a jewel! Peace,
what precious thing! s'Of all
things given to men," says the poet,
''peace is the best.'' Peace is the
sweet dream of each Individual
heart. Peace is heavens own gift
to man. When the Savior was born
angels sounded the message, "Glory
to God in the highest and on earth
peace to all men of good will" The
first words of our Savior to his as
sembled apostles on the evening of
His resurrection day were words of
peace. Jesus came and stood in their
midst and said, "Peace be to you.''
And His farewell address to His
apostles and through them to US
when returning to His heavenly
Father were, "Peace I leave to you,
my peace give to you.
The Roman generals took their
titles from the land in which they
waged war. Scipio is called "Afri-
canus," Vitellius is named Ger