Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
CHURCH SERVICES
ARE SPIRITED
Rally Day and Flag Unfurl.
ing Feature Observance
of Sabbath

pated in a fiagraising at Sylvan
Heights Orphanage yesterday after
noon. The day was an ideal one. and
when the children, surrounding the
fiagpole, sang The Star Spangled
Banner" as the flag was unfurled, the
sight was an impressive one.
The little people of the orphanage
were attired in patriotic costumes.
Miss Helen Eustace, of Philadelphia,
was in charge.
James l.. Carroll led the singing of
America" Frank Blumenstine, Of
the Municipal Band, had charge of
the music.
Richard NJ. Reilly, of Lancaster,
made the principal address in con-
nection with the fiagraising. Mr..
Reilly is president of the Catholic
Laymen League and of st. Vincent
de Paul Aid Society.
I'VE are here this beautiful Octo-
Der afternoon to dedicate another
flag in the great cause of patiotism," "
said Mr.. Reilly. Patriotism is no
idle word to Catholics. Patriotism
means to them not only love for coun-
try but service for country. AS an
example of this forcible truth, am
told by the Rev. chaplain of the
United States Camp at Gettysburg
that out of 10000 soldiers in camp
there at the present time over 1900
are professed Catholics. You will
| realize the significance of these fig
ures when you consider that we have
in these United States approximate
| ly sixteen and two-thirds per cent
! Catholic population. The Gettysburg
camp situated here in the heart oi
our own Pennsylvania state made Ut
! largely of Pennsylvania sons, has
more than fifty per cent. in excess oi
its ordinary allotment of Catholic
men.
This is not peculiar to Pennsyl.
vania or to Gettysburg, but it is typl'
cal of the manner in which the loya
patriotic American Catholic citizens
are responding to the cause of oui
country in the hour of her need
Presents Flag
Following MIR. Reilly's address, Da
vid E. Tracy, past grand knight D
the Knights of Columbus, presented
the flag on behalf of the Knights
the Rt Rev. Philip r. McDevit
blessed the flag. Preceding this i'm
pressive ceremony, Bishop McDevit
said: 1.-The Catholic church teaches
loyalty to God and loyalty to thu
flag that protects her children. Their,
can be in her teaching no divided
allegiance.
Children Raise Flag
This allegiance should be accord
ed the more willingly because th'
American flag is the emblem, not o.
a king, not of an emperor, but the
flag of the people. 1t is the flag II
| defense of which we are willing Il
consecrate our lives and all we pos
sess."
Following the Bishops address, the
I beautiful national emplem was rails
ed into position by five little tots o.
! the orphanage. AS the flag was un'
| furled to the breeze, many small
flags were released and floated ovel
the audience.
The uniformed ranks of the Har'
sett Club, the Knights of st. George
Cadets, and the st. James Cadets, oi
Steelton, formed a guard of honor
around the fiagpole. The occasion
was honored by the presence of th'
Rev. ]. f. Mulligan, chaplain FIFTY
eighth Regiment; the Rev. w. P. Ca
sey, chaplain Fifty-ninth Regiment
the Rev. w. G.. Mehan, chaplain Six
tieth Regiment; the Rev. Daniel She
ran, chaplain of SiXty-first Regiment
and the Rev. w. F. Boyle, of Get
tysburg; James Rowan, of Lancaster
and Thomas P. Meran.
| Scores PacifistS
In q stirring address the Rev. DR.
! Robert Bagnell aroused the audience
| which packed Grace Methodist Epis
copal Church to a high pitch of en-
thusiasm, last evening.
Taking as his sermon subject, "Th'
False Cry-Peace, Peace, Peace
When There Is No Peace" DR.. Bag
nell in no uncertain terms scored
those who are asking for prema'
ture peace. Men of the type of VIII
liam r. Hearst and Senator LaFol
lette were pronounced traitors Il
the best interest of America in the
J world conflict now being waged.
No peace is possible until the Ho
| henzollerns are brought to realize
that the world cannot be governed
by one man or by one nation, de-
clared DR.. Bagnell. When peace
comes an international court will bt
organized, and that court Will p'
given the blessings of Christianity
"You may think it strange" sale
DIR. Bagnell, that a minister OF the
gospel should recommend death fol
! traitors. love these men, but love
the community more. 1t was by mis-
representations to Germany OF Amer
ica's attitude that helped make the
war possible. We should see 10 l
that we recognize and take promp
measures to handle any traitors
within our midst"
Starts New Series
The Rev. DIR. Lewis S. Nudge, pas
tor of the Pine Street PresbyteriaIl
Church. opened a series of sermons
last night on "Our God in Our His
tory" The subject of his address
was Christopher Columbus" Dr.
Nudge gave a short talk first on the
various persons said to have discov-
cred America before Columbus land
ed here. and then preached an In
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