South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-17
CHURCH SERVICE
HONORS SOLDIERS
Ministers at st. Paul'S MethO-
dist Pay Tribute to the
Boys in Khaki.

4 patriotic service in honor of the
younG men who have gone To- the
front was held Sunday evening so
IT PauTs Methodist Episcopal
church. r.. 81 Hutchinson spoke
on the subject Who Our Enemy
Really Is and Rev. James I Car
diner. d. h.. ON why our BOYS
Have Joined tine Color-.' ln part.
DR. Gardiner said.
con April 6. last after long pa
thence and with a solemn sense o.
responsibility. the government If the
United states was forced 90 rec0g-
nize that "a state Of war existed be
tween this country and Germany
and the president called upon the
people for their loyal support and
undivided allegiance to our nation.
We are here tonight To pay our trib-
ute Of honor Co the young men who.
AT the cali OF their country. have
enlisted under the Stars and Stripes.
and who are ready. IL need be. 70
shed their last drop OF blood for our
country-the best. We believe. ON the
face OF Gods earth.
During the past five months we
have had many touching DAYS. but
perhaps no day has come when
more hearts were moved than last
AIonday. when mothers bade good
i've 20 their sons and wives, 20 their
husbands and sweethearts. 90 their
lovers. before these soldier men left
for Indianapolis thence 20 Ilatties-
burg. and thence Gf the war con-
tinues) 10 somewhere i'm France.
And now the question arises:
why have our boys gone % the
'front.' Why have mothers. wives
and others been called upon 20 make
this sacrifice? answer. for two
things. freedom and democracy.
"Pres't Wilson. i'm his address to
congress. said. The right is more
precious than peace. and we shall
night for those things which we have
always carried nearest 10 our hearts
for democracy. for the right Of
those who submit 20 authority TO
have a voice i'm their own govern
ments. FOR the rights and liberties
of small nations. for universal do
ninion or right 10y such "a concert
OF free peoples as shall bring peace
and safety 20 ain nations and make
the world at last free
FOR Liberty and Democracy.
There are two notes sounded i'm
that call OF our nation 20 arms by
Pres't WilsOp-the notes of liberty
and democracy. our voung men
then have Joined the coIors that they
might help preserve ana transmit to
our descendants our priceless her
itage OF liberty and democracy.
For over a half century we have
enjoyed the blessing not only Of
freedom and democracy. but also Of
peace and prosperity. but today.
through no fault OF ours, we are at
war What. then is our duty2 II
IS 20 give 10 our country our whole
hearted and most loyal allegiance.
We ought 20 manifest the spirit OF
the men who wrote the Declaration
81 Independence. These men laid
aside their differences Of creed and
Of class. differences Of politics and
sectarianism i'm one great effort
the establishment of "A free and dem
ocratic government
$50 today We ought not first 10 be
democrats or socialists. or republi-
cans or orohibitionists. We ought
10 be first and forever Americans.
lighting for the common cause of
freedom and democracy This is not
an autocratic war for conquest: it is
war for those things which We
hold nearest and dearest go our
hearts-frcedom and democracy