Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-06-01
HONOR DEPARTED SOLDIERS


MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD AT
OAKLAND CEMETERY-DR. SER
VICE GAVE ADDRESS
Memorial Day was fittingly observ-
parade and a program at the Oakland
cemetery, where most of the heroes Of
the Civil war who lived here are bur.
led. A light rain fell during the day
but nevertheless the attendance at the
memorial services was very large.
Members Of the G.. A. r. and the w. r..
G. were conveyed to the cemetery in
automobiles and enc,osed carriages. q
The program opened with a selection
by the band followed by the invoca-
tion by Rev. Philip E.. Gregory. A
quartette composed OF Misses Laura
Brannen and Thelma Brown, Petrus
Liljedahl and Ernest Carlson then sang
"America," accompanied by the band.
The members Of the G.. "A. r. then gave
the G. A. R. ritual, after which the
qnartette sang "Tenting on the Old
Camp Grounds.'' Miss Bessie Brannen
acted as accompanist for the quartette.
Comrade J. G. Burial of the G.. A.
R. gave <'Lincoln IS Gettysburg Ad;
dress.' The quartette then sang
" America, My Native Land.' After
the memorial address by DR.. E. B. Ser
vice, which is given below, Miss Laura
Branneg sang "Come. Unto Him.
from Messiah. The services closed
with singing Of ssThe Star Spangled
Banner' by the quartette and assem-
bly,, accompanied by the band, and ben
ediction by DR.. Service.
After the program the members Of
the G. A. R. and w. R. C. had a pic
nic dinner at Maurin g hail.
Following is DR.. Services address:
different nationalities, but as one great
nation under one great flag.
Memorial Day has been called All
saints sal t Pay Le;y in this country not that we
1T would seem that nature has been
hushed into silent awe. as we bow our
heads in the presence Of these intrepid
sky with a white 1eecy mantle. And
nature has flung from her hand the gen.
tie breezes to cool the day. AS We en-
ter on this memorial service, aid .rast
warrior-1f forget Thee let my right
hand forget it's cunning.
This day Is intended to educate our
fifteen millions Of children, who enter
foreigner within our shores, the patriot
spirit of our fathers, and J.. dee en- the
spirit Of liberty in the land We love, it
has taken thousands Of years. to make
All the political and religious :struse les
of all nations have entered into the spirit
of the Declaration of Independence. We
are indebted to the liberators Of all ma
tiOnS. Thew rocked unseen Our cradle
into liberty. The results Of all great
battles of the past for freedom. The
Oliver Cromwell against % % Charles 1d'eAii Il: Xii
these results of battle have entered into
our late Civil war. War is a necessary
and an unnecessary evil. Everywhere
six years ago the late civil war came to
q close: TO the men in blue. the call, to
arms, the sound Of hurried fesE; the
shrieks of the wounded sOldiersf the aw-
full conflict seems but as yesterday. In
the far off past, war was one of the
means God employed to clear the track
way Of civilization, and one, Of the means
ed greater than slavery, among people
that loved liberty and freedom and pa
triotism.
fouEhf S' in heaven, Ss WV When en- Sero the Ange1 MS
Michael fought with the dragon, but the
devil surrendered, and there has been
peace in heaven ever since. War is a
there shall be peace on earth. There is
something awful grand in war. 1t has
fired the genius of the painter, the inn
agination of the statesman, the histori-
an. 1t has strung and swept the poet S
Tyre. It has rolled it's garments in blood,
leaving it's foot prints on the brow OF
| the nation.
1T would seem that war with the
southland could not be averted. The
election of Lincoln as president in 1860
| began to fan the fires already flaming
on the altars of the south. The. smoke
southern. sky: Then followed the bonn 3Sa!
| and the troops were called out and the
strugsle NS Ees lasted: But TIL tie Goa Of Bsttles
slaves were in bondage. Not Moses this
time, but Abraham Lincoln, was to be be
on the wrist of the crouching slave
solving the problem of the colored race
once and forever. Two hundred and
ory thSssaRd fSa Of veA as sd st
battle. to save their country from ruin
and preserve the glorious Union. :.
America is God-made country: Ill l.
of the greatest empires under the sun
Clarifying the air of despotism and ty'
lesson that all men are equal-a govern:
ment for a people and by people; F'o,
He hath made all nations of one blood
that dwell on the. earth. Time and Gus
tom is moulding the thinking world to-
day. War has had its mission In thu
world. The late struggle transfgure(
this nation into the light of universal
history. We honor the brave men ,te whe
! fought and fell and we honor those wht
| live. Those who die for cause, Goo
| will bring with him on the long marcf
of Immortality. ~
''The days of 81 and IS rounded out E
great epoch of our nation Cut the threa1
of Gods purpose in history, accident OF
war and the centuries whirl into a jun
BILE and leap into confusion. Looking ou
into the great universe about us we SET
that Gods providence like mighty rive
has borne on it's bosom the great event:
of man. time and history. But all thing:
work together for good. More than
century ago God laid the foundations @
this home land long, wide and deep. NJ
nation makes progress that forgets tn
past. From the smouldering flame, ant
ashes, great empires and republics hav.
been reared. The heroes of the past ant
fathers of the present, have made ou
country. Washington was the fathe
and Lincoln the saviour. AS q people W.
have enjoyed uninterrupted progress. Th'
lions have fallen to us in pleasant places
especially the British lion. When Lin
coin was, president there was but th1rt!
million people, today we have one hun
idred million under the leadership of .
government the greatest under the sun
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