South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-07
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
IN MEMORIAL SERVICES
Sermon by Dr.. Edwards Fol-
lowed By an Address at the
Cemetery BY Harry B. OAR
ling of LapOrte.

Ths WoOdmen of the World held
memorial services and unveiled the
monuments OF five OF their members
who had died during the year. with
appropriate ceremonies Sunday aft
ernoon. All camps and circles Of St.
Joseph county. 13 in number. as well
as those OF Goshen. Ellxhart, Laporte
and Niles, we're represented and the
attendance was exceptionally large.
Headed by the Singer band OF South
Bend the members marched in a body
to the Methodist Memorial church
where special memorial services were
held. Rev. Or. Loren NJ. Edwards
preached a practical sermon the key
note OF which was truth. In the course
of his remarks he said no man could
be a true knight nor even a true man
who had not the profOundest rever-
ence for truth. II a man is false in
word or act that Is all we care to
know about him, for a score OF ele-
ments of strength cannot atone for
that one fatal weakness.
Another essential TO true knight
hood is purity. This is regarded as a
feminine virtue and while perfectly
proper for men to -ossess, yet is not
a requisite TO good standing in a
community Pity the day when that
fallacy began TO have credence, for IT
is unfair 10 the woman, It is hostile
10 the highest development OF the
men. IL is contrary 30 the laws OF God
IL surely Is necessary 10 emphasize the
fact that for a man TO be worthy the
confidence and esteem of his fellows
his life should be morally clean.
The true knight cannot fail 10 enter
the warfare against sin and evil When
he thinks of the homes that have Deen
destroyed and ~romising llVes thaI
have been ruined, when he thinks or
the treacherv and the treason, the
bIighted hopes. the tears. the an
guish. his heart is no longer cool, nor
his speech temperate. May we all be
champions OF the right against the
wrong
rade was reformed and the march TO
the cemteTy was made. ON arrlNal
there Miss Mary Malgolskl read
poem and was followed by the orator
Of the afternoon, Harry r. DARING
editor Of the LapOrte Argus. In the
course of a highly interesting ana
extremely clever speech Mr. Daring
touched on the fact that the great
American fraternity Of WOOdmen re-
membered its dead. that through LIE
is Fleeing the sweet story Of fraternity
breaks through our lips in inspired
song. The march OF the Woodmen
that deV was the march or IfdleI hdl
army. an army Of Deace. its arms
loves tribute: it's conquests the bless
fnes which come 10 mankind. The SEN
timent that inspires remembrance,
said the SPEAKER. the sentiment that
gives inspiration 20 poet and artist. IS
the mark Of the upward and onward
march OF the race In referring 10
the unwilling Of the monuments TO de
ceased members which followed his
remarks. Mr.. Darling said that the
consciousness of good life fingers
as inspiration for the living. IheH
lives were enriched with the best gifts
and TODAY we whisper over their hal
lowed clay. the requiem OF peace. IN
the beauty OF their holiness we shali
see them again. and in the glory OF
their reinCarnatiOn we shaH KNOW
them.
The speaker said the Woodmen OF
the World should thank the Ruler OF
the Nations that il is their privilege
10 live in America, and referred IN
touching terms to war torn Europe.
Events Of the past year have brought
TO US a realization Of the value OF
American citizenship. To BE an Amer
lean citizen is 20 be a man who Is not
forced into bloody massacre of fellow
human beings at the word OF an over
lord ,ustful for conquest. Mr.. Oar
ling thanked God that the grand old
American ship of state is guided by
a master hand. AS a reunited peo-
pie the United States stands today
reckoning Europe 20 accept the fateful