El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-30

Girls Choir Sings.
John H. Wyatt former president Of
T the chamber Of commerce. presided at
( the meeting, and Rev. Dwight J. Brad
] ley delivered the Invocation. following
which a choir of high school girls,
chaperoned by 1Iesdames Thomas
: O'keeffe and Joseph HurEthau, and
led by c. j. Andrews, sang Nearer
! NY God to Thee"
Opening with the reading of the
presidents proclamation. bishop
Schuler, referring to the document as
I the worthy proclamation of a worthy
president of worthy Christian and
on a worthy day then delivered his
Owe Them Gratitude.
''Al memorial days. but none more
than this memorable day of 1918" he
said. "are for the living and the dead;
for they proclaim on this day more
. than others the patriotism as well as
the virtue of those who gave their
lives for us. those who went in the
vigor Of their manhood and made
their bodies the bulwark of our liberty
We owe it TO them 10 be grateful
But the nature Of patriotism is not
entirely unselfish, for by showing our
regard for those who died for our
liberty, we are giving an Inspiration
TO those men who must die for the
preservation of that liberty"
That World Nay BE Free.
1hen, after defining patriotism, the
bishop continued That should be
the fruit of this days exercises. to
make US cOnsecrate ourselves and
dedicate ourselves. our lives and our
all that not only may we enjoy the
blessings OF freedom. but that the
world war may end in a peace pred
lcated on the O. 5. A. that the whole
world may enjoy liberty.
1T is said that the blood Of a na-
ton flows in the veins of its soldiers.
the heart Of nation is in the people.
the Imagination of q nation is In its
literature, but the soul Of a nation is
IN the Suppliant prayer Of all the peo-
pie with the recognition that all their
rights come of the one almighty Cod
Americans Now All One.
An eloquent address, that amounted
to prayer Of thanks 20 God that
Americans are now all one. was then
delivered by rabbi Martin Zielonka-
To-day we are trying Ogt the Ques-
ton Of whether or not America is the
great melting pot which produces
American citizens out Of the pOlyglOt
Of European civilization" he said At
ter brief tribute TO the loyalty or
the naturalized citizen. the rabbi con-
tinued:
No More Religious Divisions.
so We should COnsecrate ourselves
TO the one country. Since there is no
north nor south, there should be under
no condition whatever, any division
religiOusly. There should be no Prot
estauts. no Catholics. no Jews-bnlv|
American citizens We must all do
our part This is no time for any di-
vision, when our Catholic sons are
giving their best for the one flag and
when our Protestant sons are bleeding
for that flag, and when Jewish faith
ers are sending their sons in disprO-
M ia a Ia
the one country.
Judge Men As to Manhood.
I'VE should all have in our minds
the one idea that we have but one
God and one Father created US all
When We strew flowers on the graves
Of departed soldiers, we do not ask
what nation they snraug from or what
church or temple they worshipped at.
We simply bow our heads and under
stand that they gave their lives for
our country, and we must be ready for
the same sacrifice We must Judge
and not according to their nationality
and religion
Asks All to stand Together.
= rev years a go, a service such as
this was impossible, where Jews,
POrtestants and Catholics are one
platform. May this be an omen for
the future. that the same citizenship,
under common flag. might bring US
together time and time again. Let US
arise TO heights Of noblest citizenship,
forgetting nationally and religion.
and simply understanding that there
is destiny that makes US brothers.
and that all we send into thetlives Of
others comes back into our own"
The program Of addresses was
closed by Rev C. X Campbell, who
delivered an ardent sermon on
Prayer selecting as his text the
words Of the Hebrew psalmist. 20 thou
that nearest prayer, unto Thee shall
all fresh come"
Prayer Is Natural
Prayer is as natural as breathing
There is no reason for prayer" Rev
Mr. Campbell said Men pray and
then Dhilosophize afterward- We are
all directed in this crucial hour by our
president to assemble and pour out
our hearts in prayer
Who Drays2 The undressed, the
unclOthed. the unkemDt savage, and
the greatest nations OF ancient and
modern tunes. PRAYER is the common
Characteristic Of all religions
who prays2 All those who feel
after Cod The Protestant. the Cath
Ole, the Jew the Buddhist. the Con-
1uclonist and men Of all religions"
Cross for Dying Soldier.
Rev. Mr. Campbell here related two
incidents that took place in the Cana
dian army. when in one case a Prot