The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-06
CITY CAVE THANKS
Big Crewd Attended Sunday
Liberty Eoan Services.
Bishop Wise and DIR. Estey
Were the Speakers.
nnnnCccInN MAC INcplRlNG
PROCESSION WAS INSPIRING
Grace Cathedral Packed Despite
Threatening Weather.
Old Custom of Church Broken
A. for the Occasion.

Patriotism and Christianity Joined
together and indivisible will be the
greatest force in winning the world
war. according to the sentiment of the
liberty loan celebration at Grace Ca
thedral Sunday afternoon.
1.-The cathedral was packed to the
doors with the thousands OF persons
who turned out for the thanksgiving
IN spite # the threatened rain. me
program itself was combination OF
the two great forces named as the
VIAL factors in the war. Church an
them alternated with patriotic song on
the lips of the vested choir, the uni
formed audience and the audience IN
ordinary street attire. Bishop James
Wise and DR.. IS. S. Estey gave the
addresses of the day.
y The procession formed on Eighth
street. Preceded by the cross the
choir headed the solemn procession as
It entered the cathedral. Next in or
der came the Boy Scouts bearing the
service flags of the different churches
and then the ladies of the Red Cross.
divided into their proper sections. and
led by Mrs. Charles B. Thomas. direc-
tor of the Topeka chapter for women's
WORK. The professional hymn, on
ward Christian Soldiers was repeated
no less than seven times before the
last of the Red Cross workers were
Bishop Delivered Prayer.
The ritual prayer of the Episcopal
chu-ch for the army, the navy, the
government and for righteous peace
was delivered by Bishop Wise. and was
followed by the Star Spangled Banner
led by the choir and sung by the en-
tire congregation.
In his address of thanksgiving for
the third liberty loan, Bishop Wise
said in part:
.'What tremendous sacrifices have
been made, so that victory will finally
be ours! Righteousness, pity, mercy
and love is the God W. believe in and
Christian civilization is only made
possible by this belief. Your contri-
button to tie third liberty loan goes
deeper than politics, economics or the
fundamental life of the nation. 1t
shows you take the essential things
out of life to accomplish this achieve
ment. While we have cause to thank
cur brothers and managers of the
liberty loan drive for their great en-
ergy and activity the result goes back
tc Him who has Weakened us to see
the foundation of principles upon
which the outcome of this war de-
pends we are engaged in this war
SC that Christian civilization and de-
mocracy shall be preserved. God
wants us to do in our national life
what He would Himself accomplish.
nc Wants US 10 SenQ our boys ACROSS
the sea IN order to save a democracy
that would be worth saving. We
aspire to a great and glorious temple
o. humanity that will inspire man
Hood and womanhood to greater
,things--that will be a tribute to Him
who has created life in all its glory"
-s Old Custom Broken.
During the singing of another
church anthem. DIR. S. S. Estey was
faI IL he Init
This in itself was significant and
marked the breaking loose from the
old shabit of exclusiveness and the in
Etallation of democracy. Doctor Estey
was not dressed in the accepted vest
1nents demanded by the ritual of the
this and tho, it is said, it was the first
time in the history ofthe Episcopal
diocese of Kansas that such thing
has taken place, Doctor Estey was
escorted to pulpit where none but
Episcopal ministers are supposed to
speak, and that by dignitary of the
church in full regalia OF his office.
Its solemn Thanksgiving service
Within the sacred portals of this edi-
'fice." said Doctor Estey. I'VE are
here to give thanks to God for the
aohievement of victory. For fifty
years the German principle has been
TO kill the faith of humanity in God.
German materialism is trying to OBJ
1iterate humanity's faith in God. His
tory testifies to the presence of God
in nations and the nations which fight
for God and humanity cannot be con-
quered by a savage and unchristian
cnemy.f When this war broke out we
did not know how we, could supremely
stand the test of sacrifice. but we
thank our God today for teaching us
the sacrifice of the cross. We ex-
perienced the joy of putting over the
third liberty loan that never could
come to us in luxurious living and
splendor of dress. Every bond repre-
cents our determination to sacrifice
unto death the principle upon which
our civilization depends. 1t represents
our solemn resolve for freedom OF
government and religious liberty. 1t
represents that America has caught at
last the great world vision and that
Germany must be beaten, not because
she is our enemy, but Gods enemy
the enemy of justice, truth, love and
cfvilization."