Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-08-16
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL SERVICE.


The memorial service for the late
Harold Kline was held in the M. e.
church Sunday afternoon. Rev. ID.
J. Someryille, pastor of the Lewis
ton Episcopal church preached the
sermon, one of the finest tributes
over the dead that has ever been
delivered here. The speaker rose
to the spirit of the occasion, and
eloquently and with deep feeling
paid a tribute TO the departed that
was worthy the young hero the
community had assembled IT,
pay fitting tribute. The sermon
was patriotic and scholarly.
A quartette from Lewiston. COM
prising p, H. Quiliam, f. D. Webb,
Vernon Noel and A. s. Stacy, with
Mrs. A. S. Stacy as accompanied,
rendered patriotic selections, while
the congregation Joined at the con-
clusion of the service in singing
1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
The service was opened with
prayer by Rev. Anderson, local pas
tor Of the church. A committee of
Oroflno people had decorated the
church, and they most fttingly
arranged the flags and floral offer
ings. The church was never SO
beautiful. In the recess back Of the
pulpit hung the large service flag
OF the county, containing one gold
en- star for our first dead hero. On
either side hung large American
flags. And banked in rich profu-
sion were flowers, the gift of the
citizens.
This community was shocked this
week when the news came that
Harold Kline had been killed in ac-
tion in France on the 18th Of July.
His parents are respected and prom
inent in this community. and this
young man was the idol Of their
heart, being the only son. He is
survived by a sister. Miss Helen.
and IA q nephew Of B. J. Kline of
Orofino. and of Blair E. Hoar Of
Lewiston, this state.
In an hour like this words seem
50 empty when one tries to express
the feeling OF the heart. We who
have stood beside the silent grave
of departed child know the depth
Of anguish and the terrible pain
that this brings to the family Of
this hoy. We can at most only tell
them we are sorry for them. and
by our sympathy make them know
that we too are panied and grieved
over what, In this case, is more
than family loss And we know
that there is some consolation to
the family to know that their sons
life was not sacrificed in vain; that
his life was not wasted.
1T is not all Of life to live. nor
all OF death to die"
To some men fortune has given
them the chance to live In q brief
hour more than comes to most men
in three score years and ten. And
II Harold Kline were our boy, and
he was as dear to us as he Is to his
family, we'd rather thousand
times that he we're sleeping in u
hero's grave tonight in France
than that he lived and shrunk from
his duty to his fellowman. In all
our life we have never heard from
human lips words that rung truer
than those expressed by thu father
when, with tears trickling down his
CHECKS, he said Harold gave his
life doing exactly what wanted
my son to do. He died doing his
duty" And through all the years
to come this thought will be the
richest heritage that any human
being can bequeath to family or
friends.
Just so surely as Christ died to
save men, so has Harold Kline.
In the strength of his pure young
manhood he went forward, unmind-
full Of self. without thought OF
his own danger. but inspired by a
righteous cause. and made the su-
preme sacrifice that the world may
be free. Greater love can no man
show" And on the hearts of a
greatful worlds and on the tablets
of memory of family and friends Is
forever craven Harold Kline died
for humanity"
Life at most is but a brief span
from birth to death. And the day.
we live here make neither for sue
cess or failure, except as to what
we crowd into the allotted time We
live. A thousand men count three
score years or more and leave be-
hind a blank. Their lives counted
for naught in the struggle of the
world. They lived seventy-flve OIL
one hundred years and died and the
world never missed them. And an