The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-28
HOMAGE To COMRADES WHO HAVE
JOINED ARMY Of THE MAJORITY

,.cl.>hr.;inu nr The h"r"iem nrh patriot
.Sln -: y"ur comrades Ut "':r nati"n
great civil strife. | cannot t"3'H you
natrjn,is,i. nor impart I" YOU any hlSt
duties Of citizenship. Your glory NJ
ready Is immortal. Your patriotism -
hcyCr1d question. Your prDl"r al your
!irr FOR III" nations service during ma
war rather teaches ia what arc ti'F
highest ideals III citizenship IN IN" hour
of a nations nrcd. want. ih"rc'"Fc. :"
ue> this occasion not So much 20 recount
th, story Of your service OF hitF years
arn hu: rather 10 teach ourselves OF tnc
present generation whR; our prfitesH
AID duty is in nur present national
rvIsiS.
Tho passage nf scripture which read
in the beginning is tho connecting INK
in tho account NJ two conspicuous hS
ares III surC"SsiN" periods al hatl"n
lif"---th" veteran prophet closing ms
career and the youthful prophet Hnli9
ing for service. Tie work 90 Elijah is
lone the work OF Elisha ia only begun
Elijah gave conspicuous service during
his day. Elisha will have his opportunity
In the years In come. Good Tor NM ~
II" may tacr his own opportunity WIN
the spirit which lhrobbcd in his father
prophets heart.
Fought A Good Fight
II think | ned only To suggest ihH
analogy In order TO get the lesson the
story would teach US today. We n;rH
CONE almost Ia the parting way lou
vii soon be off Ia Join that innum"r-
able company which has before r"I eh,
tered into the spirit life. You service
your day and seucration and riI II; welt
N"U did 1t. Ali over our land today our
millions nf men and women ar" rrJ"i'-
ing IN tho liberties which your S'cr!l'"
perpetua,nd. IA these multitud"s re-
member your service they count IL Il
great Joy to Il" you honor. We pa ~" n
moment IN this crucial tim" nt ours
when the obligations Of citizenship u
this government are prCsent 10 w rs
they hnvn not hon since TIE days Of your
going forth to battle for Mon ana I'M
rrty. Give us n lesson that Will tllum'-
nate our path and teach us whHt We
should do WHAT was IN" spirit thr"b-
binC In your bcaoms which sent you
away from cas-. aud plenty ~ endure
the hardShips aud prtva;iUn OF the ont,
tefield" What was thu apepal That lea
YOU tn bid rn1dbue 10 home and mothr:
and wife and ltrtlo child ami "ffe: your
life on I'll" hcli "f blood" Conc. father
.pa;riot and tell us tn" thing That wne
dearcr to YOU than All else besides for
We Ut today have need 10 know.
Would Have Died For Country.
You were patriots rs at! your fathers
were. You had An undyinS conviction
that there ar" some things worth llNlhS
for and worth dying FOR: homo. county,
and the human veal. Tibet ru" patriot
roots himself somewhere !" mother
.arih Some skies are tair"r than 9TH
"rS 10 him a. they l"k down upon th'
fair.. land Of his chiidhond. Some hills
and valleys mil" friendly w"lcom" n
his Approach. To him there is on. spot
on Garth which SONS !" th:"b win sTme
pathy al his tread. Elijah ih:.d his
ratj,., land H., would liz" 10" n":: h"
would di" for mr. l. n"rd required. THUS
land az liberty WnS and IL such - yea.
&; WAS ;ha; spirit IN your breast that
Id ynu ~: it.., spirit Of PATRIOTISM.
Rebirth of Patriotism.
we Mood r-b!rtir -: that spirit to-
iav III" times d"'nnud it. III" per-
n"tiify ~ CTR institutions demand It..
Tic drmnCrac: al the world demand IL.
The rl"n Of this generation. the Nmerr-