The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-18
REV. r. E. L. STElDER DELIVERS
ELOQUENT MEMORIAL
SERMON,
Hundreds of Sir Knights From Pitts
burgh and Other Cities March
in Parade.

Elaborate memorial services for the
deceased members Of Baltimore lodge
No. 6, Black Prince lodge No. j.. OHIO
| Valley lodge No. 81 and Wheeling
lodge No. ia, knights Of Pythias, were
held Yesterday afternoon in ST. Mat
thew's Episcopal church. The Rev
Robert T.. Lee Strider. rector Of ST.
Matthew's, preached the memorial ser
mon.
Nearly Two hundred Uniform rank
! Knights of Pythias. with number OF
subordinate lodge members from the
Smoky City came 10 Wheeling on a
special train at noon TO participate IN
| the memorial parade and attend the
service. The Uniform rank or the
Ohio side cities and Beuwood and Nc,
Mechen as we'll as Occur de Leon com
pany No. | of this city were IN the
! long procession of uniformed knights
that led the magnificent parade. Near
" 1000 knights were. in line.
To the strains of sacred memorial
marches played by the Greater Wheel
| ing bands the Knights OF PEthias
marched from the Pythian castle 10
! ST. Matthew's church, covering a line
of march that extended from Twenty
seventh street to Tenth. thousands
Of people lined the streets TO witness
. the parade: The procession entered
! the church 10 the strains OF march
. played BY Paul Allen Bcymer, the
church organist.
| The. choir Of ST. Matthew's church
| had prepared an attractive program
| Of music appropriate 10 the remem'
brance Of the dead. Besides The spe,,
cial chorus numbers there we're vocal
solos by Master Robert Crawford and
David Crawford.
The memorial sermon by Rev. Strl-
| der was clarion call for the eXem-
/ plitication of the principles of the
, Christian religion for the preservation
Of the glory Of America. Three duties
/ he emphasized 10 the Sir knights-our
duty TO our noble dead. our duty 10
The living and our duty TO the unborn
generations. His topic. The Glory OF
America" and his address 10 the
knights rang with the highest ideals
Of patriotism.
Taking for his text the first book Of
Samuel fourth chapter and twenty
second verse. Rev. Strider said in
part:
Americas Glory in Religion.
1.-The glory OF nation consists not
| IN wealth and material resources. not
! in armies and navies. but in. lis rell-
gton, The most important contribution
ma lion is in terms of character.
| america is passing through The
most critical time in The countrys his.
! :ory and il Is duly Of every lndIyidual
! TO contribute something 10 the He OF
! America The greatest thing any man
D., can contribute is character, true man
boob
The greatness Of America shall al
ways consist H. the principles OF the
{ hristian religion eyrmpiiiiCd III hu-
man life When she loses mat her
glory vii! have departed from: her.
Three SoIemc Duties.
i "Ihnra Pre- three rraSnllS why every
individual must be true To America AZ
mi: time. First. We owe Il duty 10
our noble dead. Those Who have I'm
;shed their earthly careers lock 10 W.
Iu complete the work they were un'
able 10 finish. We canno; idii them.
Second, We owe a duty 10 ilNing
persons. Wn owe an obligation ~ The
men and women among whom and Inc
acs in which We live. AZ This time
the civilization nf the world If herlS
threatened and 1t is me uut! 81 an
lnTai Americans Ia h"lp salesUd'u
ririIizatitn sor the mon and women or
the world.
In the third place. We owe duiI,
IN The unborn future. They must btiid
upnn the foundation W" shall lay. On
less We build we'll they will come mo
the world handicapped and VIII iall.
Tho future will not have chance I'M
,c$s "" arc true ia TIE present
"Enr these reasons. then, II Is our
dr,y 10 rxnmplify in orr lives tho nrln'
Cinics of The Christian religion IN or
der that the time may never come
when il shall b. said Of America mat
the glory Of America is departed pc
cause Ihr ark Of God is taken. | KNOW
Thai We shall not fail America, ana
through us the future glory OF imrrica
shall center in the cross or Jesus
Christ lo,;u,.
cd with the alabora'c arrangements
HAT had been made for the memorla!
here. l.. +. Wilson was chairman OF
the memorial committee anu Otlo
Kalkreuth secretary. Each OF inc lour
Wheeling lodges was Represented oF
INC following members Oh the COM
niitter:
lIough, Theodore Camp ana George
Rlack Prince lodge No. ID. T.
wilson. Elmer H. l.. Rank and George
Ohio Valley lodge NJ, 3l-Louis
Bariens, Roy Ward and William Barth.
Wheeling lodge No. ll4,-0tto Kat
rrnn,h &c. Russell and j. Castagna.
The honored Dead.
The roll of deceased members OF
these lodges follows:
Baltimore Lodge NO. 6.
John Nelson Cooke. John Mann. John
| Wells, Robert H. Sweeney. James G.