Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-16
Former MexicoPas-
tor In War Work
Served The Mexico Christian Church
Several Years AgO-Farewell Ser
mon on Kindliness.

IheTCldl Appear (MempnlS, 1enn.,)
the following regarding a former
Mexico pastor:
The farewell sermon of the Rev.
Walter M. White, pastor of the Lin
den Avenue Christian Church, yester-
day morning was one of patriotic in
terest. The entire membership of
Company L, Second Tennessee In
fantry, and number of the members
of Company M were the honor guests
of the church and congregation.
The service thruout was one to in
spire confidence and true soldierli-
ness in the minds of the boys who
soon will be engaged in the war for
liberty.
The church was decorated in har-
mony with the event. In the rostrum
were four large flags; the one in the
center, overhanging the altar, being
the one captured by Confederates at
the battle of Shiloh.
Quotes Micah's Prophecy.
The sermon by DR.. White was pre-
pared with special reference to the
occasion and was received by the
large congregation present with en-
thusiastic approval.
1T is not my purpose to speak to
you today pertaining to things of a
martial nature" said DR.. White.
"Of that you will have a plenty. 1t
is within my province to talk to men
about God, and mans relationship to
his Maker and to his fellow Great
ures.
ut is well for every man to have
fixed deep in his soul some we'll de-
fined conceptions as to God, and his
personal duties.
81 find in the prophecy of Mica
these beautifully significant words,
what doth the Lord require of thee,
but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God?'
want you to remember this text.
want you to fix it among the unfor-
getable treasures of your mind.
"I want you to think first-to
think long and deep-about what il
really means to do justly. In your
life as a soldier you encounter the
greatest of difficulties just here
Around about nothing is normal
and most of all the enmity of your
enimies magnified. 1t is hard to be
just when the unjustness of youl
enemy is multiplied an hundred-fold
But, to do justly under such condi
tions is the mark of greatness. An!
big men to be good when they SCI
nothing but meanness, and meannes
in it's most aggravated form, in thos'
with whom they contend. This II
part is your battle. To win mean
more than score of victories owe
Won Hindenburg's battle line. Lear
to do justly and to love kindness.
ITO be kind to prisoners, consider
ate of the aged, and a gentleman al
ways in dealing with women, and
it needs be give your life for tn
child. l think this in part at least
is what Micah meant when he said
Love kindness There is no true
mark of Gods mana brave man
than kindness of soul
GAS it is difficult to be just whe
all about you is injustice, so 1t
even more difficult to be kind whe
the very atmosphere we breathe
loaded with hate. Upon this battle
field we must bare our heart an
mind to the teaching of our one 81
preme guide and learn the meanin
of love your enemies and pray fC
those who despitefully use you
Walk Humbly With God.
"These are hard lessons, and SON
will never learn them. None Will e
er come to the right understands
of them, save as we do so thru OBJ
dience to this last word of our cree'
To walk humbly with thy God
"Notice the phraseology OF tn
statement. 1t is not to go before
tho we were driven; or come ate
as tho we were being unwillingly lie
hut how beautiful is the though
'with'-suggestive of companionsn'
II ,s not hard to learn when we
constantly in the presence OF I
teacher. The most difficult task
comes easy when once we have Pre-
erIy adjusted Ourself to the load