The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-28
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
WELL ATTENDED
GRAND ARMY, RELIEF CORPS,
ISH-AMERICAN WAR VET
ERANS IN UNION MEETING

The spirit of patriotism was in
tense in the Memorial service held
yesterday in the Methodist church.
Promptly at II a. m. the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
Spanish-American veterans, and the
Women's Relief Corps marched into
the building. The large audience
filling all vailable space in the audi
torium arose in honor of the veterans
and remained standing till their hon
ored guests were seated.
The service opened with "My Coun-
try 'Tis of Thee" The anthem, "Our
Great Creators Praise was well
chosen and rendered very expressively,
with Miss Tuller as director.
The address delivered by the pastor,
Rev. Robert Warner, was on the sub
ject, "The March of the Stars and
Stripes" After paying fitting tribute
to the memory of our departed SOL
diers and ascribing honor to the ones
who still linger among us, the speaker
defined the real principles of all true
civilization as the 'Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man" He then
traced the march of the flag which is
the oldest real flag among the nations.
1t was first unfurled in 1889 and waved
over the original 13 states with a pop
ulation of 100000 Wise statesmen
quired other territory and the flag be-
gan it's march out over the western
states,, then into this great northwest,
having supplanted the flag of Spain
on the southern border of our land
the Stars and Stripes f1oated from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from Can
ada to the Gulf Then Alaska was add
ed and the flag waved over the per-
petual SHOWS of the north.
"But the greatest mission of our
flag is not in expansion but in the
greater trust" he said; "of proclaim
ed on the Liberty Bell which sounded
the first note of freedom in this new
world is the Bible text, Proclaim lib
ertv throughout all the land This was
once thought to refer to our own land |
only. Now it is apparent it means |
that liberty shall be proclaimed to |
all nations of earth, and the Stars and |
Stripes lead the way.
France and Switzerland followed |
our example and other countries fell |
IN line. Not long ago Japan handed |
10 her people a constitution patterned |
much after ours. Then great China
became enthused over our form of
and became a republic.
Russia is now in line, so today 20 re-
1ublics form a mighty procession for
democracy with the United States in
he lead. One billion one hundred
million people now march under flags
to them liberty Of con-
science and freedom of self govern
nent. Nine-tenths of the territory of
he globe is now enjoying the blessings
If democracy, and when the war shall
ave ended the last great stand of i'm
,erialism shall have been made
Some are asking is not this the end
# the world? Not according to the
bible. Prophecy is not all fulfilled
et. Notice one passage, Isiah "a,
And He shall judge between the ma
ions, and shall reprove many peo-
les and they shall beat their swords
nto plow-shares and their spears in
o pruning hooks: nation shall not
ft up sword against nation, neither
hall they learn war any more"
peace must come by way of Jesus
hrist and by transformation of the
yeapons of war to the implements OF
ldustry. 1t looks now with six ma
ons reduced to the point of starva-
on and millions hungry, that if the
ar continues long it will be necessary
, turn from war to agriculture and
n that particular fulfill this pro-
hecy." The service closed with our
ational anthem, "The Star Spangled
amer" sung with new meaning.