The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-04-04
Flag Dedicated
Sunday Evening
Patriotic Program Followed by Prayer
and BenedictiOn-S Sermon by Rev.
Joseph Sullivan of Salt Lake

There was a large congregation at
st. Edwards Catholic church Sunday
evening on the occasion of the dedi-
cation and blessing of the service
flag Of the parish, which contains
twenty-eight stars, representing the
boys who have gone into the service
to fight for their country.
The musical program was beauti-
full and appropriate. The dedicatory
service was conducted by the pastor,
Rev. N. p. Hahn and the address de-
livered by Rev. Joseph Sullivan of
Salt Lake City.
The following was the program
Solo-Veni Creator
Miss Teasdale
Address-F'ather Sullivan
Dedication and blessing the flag
Father Hahn
Solo-"Star Spangled Banner
Mrs. c. o. Longley
Recitation of the Rosary.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
In his address Father Sullivan said
in part.
We are gathered, this evening, to
dedicate our service flag. AS you
look upon this banner, ! beg you not
to see a mere unit among the count
less units that make up the armed
forces of our country. l ask you to
count these stars slowly and distinct
ly. Each one represents a boy you
know, cherished mothers son, every
one; an esteemed citizen of Twin
Falls county; a beloved child OF St
Edwards parish.
l believe there is something in tel
epathy, and as we are assembled here
to do these boys reverence, l am sure
their thoughts reach out to us. Oceans
roll between us. It's true, vast plains
divide us; towering peaks would bar
us. But what force have these to
separate us, whose minds are in per-
feet accord, whose hearts beat as
one, and whose aims, and aspirations
are cemented?
AS I look upon these stars, mute re-
minders of our boys, l think of that
other array of stars that find a heav-
en- on our national standard and II
wonder what leads us to select the
same emblem to represent our states
and our boys. We know how our col |
onies once set themselves in unbroken |
phalanX to breast the wave of OPP
preston and tyranny that would over
whelm them. They faltered not till |
they had achieved liberty and indie
pendence But they still were but an
infant nation and reached out for sup
port and assistance. New states were
added, new peoples asked to share our
and one by one those bril- /
liant stars came out in the blue of our I
These new states have
become our support, our power. our
strong arm, our pride and our joy
So it is with our boys. They are
the strength and the glory of that
galaxy of gallant men who are the
chosen pilots of the destinies of our
land
Again: Mariners at sea trust i'm
plicitly in the guidance of the fixed |
and constant Polar star. The blacker
the night, the brighter it shines, and |
the more distressing the tempest, the |
more does the sailor look for the star
So should we ever trust in the faith
fulness and the constancy of our
boys
Sacred history saves for us the !
story of that mystic star, that led the /
wise men to the cave where lay the
Savior of the world. May these stars
direct the thinking men in whose
breasts are lit the fires of patriotism
and humanity to those other recesses
of the earth, where dwell these new
saviors of their people.
May God keep them, and return |
them to us in all their purity and !
hardihood and manhood If the ex-
IRENE moment arrives for them, may
He send His angels to comfort them
and fortify them and escort them to /
the realms of immortality There |
they shall add new lustre to the stars
that guide us.