Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-30
Symbolism of Flag
Cited by Rev. Mr.. Bunyea
at Rites in Cemeteries

The flag, symbolic of divine heritage
of truth and freedom, born of conflict for
freedom, maintaining through battle shock
it's one grand ideal, it has achieved peace.
plenty and honor for our beloved nation"
this sentiment was developed in the ad-
dress of Rev. Hubert Bunyea. orator of
the day at Holy Rood and Oak Hill ceme-
teries.
| These exercises were under the aus
pieces of William B. Gushing Camp. No
80 Sons of Veterans. assisted by Lieut.
r. ]. Harden Camp, No 2, United Span
ish War Veterans. The graves in Holy
Rood were decorated at $50 am, and at
10 o'clock those participating gathered
| at the gate of the cemetery and marched
to the stand, where the following program
| was given:
Cali to order, Arthur B. Barringer. COM
| mander; prayer, Rev. Hubert Bunyea,
| chaplain: reading of general orders, Will
fred E. Garlick. secretary; song, Amer
ica," audience; reading of Lincoln's Get
| tysburg address. Gurnon r. Scott: ad-
dress, Rev. Hubert Bunyea: song, Star
Spangled Banner. Arthur B. Barringer:
| benediction, Rev. Edward NJ. Corbett; vol
ley, United Spanish War Veterans firing
| squad; taps and reveille. Roscoe L. Oat-
ley. bugler.
At Oak Hill Cemetery.
In Oak Hill cemetery the order of
events was as follows: Call to order,
| Arthur B. Barringer, commander: prayer,
Rev. Charles W. Skinner. superintendent
Industrial Home; reading of general or
ders, Wilfred E. Garlick. secretary: read
ing of Lincolns Gettysburg address. Cur
non R. Scott: song, America, audience;
poem. Decoration Day., A. w. Goodwin:
| ton Rev. Charles w. Skinner. superin-
| tendent Industrial Home; voley. United
| Spanish War Veterans firing squad: taps
and reveille. Roscoe L. Oatley. bugler.
In his address the Rev Hubert Bunyea
said in part:
4 Thou hast given q banner to them
that fear Thee, that it may be displayed
| in the cause of truth.-Psalm. 6O:4.
| While this is scarcely the occasion for
sermon, trust that it may not be deem
| ed out of place to choose as basis of
our meditation a biblical keyword. My
subject is The Flag
acknowledge at such a time the divine
heritage of freedom and truth of which
this banner of ours is so fitting symbol
We gladly note that the gift is to the
righteous, not to the anarchist, not to the
criminal, not to the libertine but to the
God-fearing. How truly these words
bring home to our minds the character
of the men we have come to know as
patriots Almost to a man they are
lovers of truth. respecters of the law,
men of deep reverence for the institu-
tons Of religion. whose lives have been
tempered anG sweetened by acquaintance
with the Nazarne.
What Flag Stands For.
THE true patriot does not worship the
flag; his alteration is all reserved for
the given Of that benefcent banner
and the bounties of good 1t symbolizes.
More than century and a quarter was
1t given to us, this banner. Born Of
the conflict for freedom. it has main
tanned in every hour of it's existence
battle shock. and has achieved peace
plenty and honor for our beloved ma
ton. First its thirteen stripes were
paralleled with stars Of like number.
but the horizon of our national
greatness began to widen there dawned
from time to time upon that horizon
new stars to enhance more and more
the transeendent glory Of our flag. AS
every star is of equal brilliancy. so
each state of the Union, sovereign in
herself. is the equal of her sisters, and
American liberty and American prog
| reSS.
| The Flag Displayed.
When we turn to the west at the
close of a day, and watch the setting
of the golden sun, our minds are pos
sessed Of faith that it will rise again
upon the following morn, with none of
it's warmth and brightness lost. When
at eventide we watch the banner of our
liberty being lowered for the night it
is in the calm confidence that 'gratia
Del servatus cpreserved by the grace
of GodO, it shall emerge into the light
of the coming day with no stripe OBJ
seured and no star bedimmed.
Our flag has ever been displayed in
the cause of right. Its history is all on
one side. and that the side Of truth.
Need l mention the bloody conflicts of
the American revolution, the war of 1872,
the Mexican war and the civil war but
to say that in these awful clashes of ma
tons. sometimes with stranger foe
sometimes with men of our own blood
our brethren. the God of Battles has
overruled and the righteous cause has
triumphed.
Triumphs Of Peace.
But what Of the hiumphs of peace?
These no less than those Of war contrib