The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
THE MEMORIAL
SERVICEFOR
.SERCT. C. M. KENDALL
Barnet Citizens Honor the
Memory of a Brave
Soldier
MEMBER co B, 102d
NlCHHINE GUN BAT.
Killed at the Battle of Cha
teau-Thierry on July 8
The Unseen Leader

The Unseen Leader
Itfis at-lifs;s hard battle front
Sweet calls te faith Gods bugles blow,
And see your help from heaven has
come,
Gods arigels in their robes of snow.
el&s@. a.
And one there is who leads the fight,
Not raortAl like the sons of men
6 Gods tdeathless- Son brings on the
charge;
: Up, all the battle press again.
fi. Edward A. Rand
Sunday afternoon, Nov II, at 2.30,
an audience of about $50 citizens of
Barnet and adjoining towns assem-
bled in East Barnet chapel to honor
the memory of Sergt. Clarence Merle
q KGndall,t pt: Co. B, of the 26th Di-
Z vision, 102d Machine Gun Battalion,
s American Expeditionary Forces.
Rev w. T. SpaIhawk, pastor of the
Congregational church of Barnet,
opened Che services by reading the
4G Psalm. Rev. B. Bliss of McIn-
does Congregational church read the
following selections of scripture:
i Ps. 97, Ps. 145, John 1913, John II:
rs and 26, Mt. 25; 40, Phil. 8: Is,
Ia, 2 Tim. A.: Z, s, 2 Cor. 5; ID, Is.
A few"brief but significant selec-
tions from soldier letters to the
mother of sergt. Kendall were then
read by the pastor A few lines
from each of these letters are here
given: Lieut.. Barre keenan, of the
102d Machine Gun Bin. writcsi
"Scfgt Kerdall was killed in the
Chateau Tkierry drive. He died
real hero, leading his section over the
top the first morning of the drive.
We all mss Clarence very much, but
we feel @aornewhat consoled knowing
that he died a real American hero,
fighting 70, the greatest cause the
world has ever known. He was
buFiedz.in-z1 ~ American cemetery,-lfi, a
small town not far from Chateau
Thielry, his, resting place marked
with a cross and an American flag.
In,t the paso he was in my platoon, and
he was always a boy who held the
respect and good will Of all he met
& Once more I express my deepest SYM
4 pathyjto YOU, in behalf of myself and
q of adj the tmen in the Company"
3 Sergeant Hell. Carter writes to Mrs.
Kendall "Sergt. Clarence Merle Ken
dalf leading his men over the top,
waS killed at Chateau Thierry, July
19,a191S, IN the fuIl discharge of his
duty, in leading az platoon of men.
HeAwas killed by a shell which killed
five or six others at the time Sergt.
Carter adds, "He always Showed up
we'll on the line" Private Ross
Folsom, of Co B, 1O2d Btn., writes !:
He was killed instantly He could
not have given his life for nobler
of for more glorious cause-than the
way he gave it. He was man to
III be proud cf He was soldier that
would face any danger to do his duty
for His Country. We all feel it a
great loss to lose such man as the
are not found every day. And he
Il was a man very we'll liked in his
company 1st Lieut.. Harley Scott
of the 10zd writes; "Sergt. Kendall
was brave man. He died while ir
command of his platoon during {
terrific fire of enemy machine guns
and artillery He was buried not fal
from wher, he fell, He was a grea1
loss to the company. Accept my
sincere expression of sympathy in tht
loss which you have sustained-anC
the assurance that he died tru'
soldier and an example to his com
rades." The men of the Goth New
England Division, with those of tn,
1st and the I'd, won for themselves OF
that fateful day of July 19, 1918, tn,
imperishable honor and glory of stop
ping the last drive of the Huns
and turning the tide of battle, so tina
ever since they have faced retreat
3 ing German army. The Frencl
have rightly given these men tn
name of "The Saviours of Paris.
The Americans went into battle a
the psychological moment, and the me-
n of the 26tE at the battle of Chatea
Thierry gave courage and strength t
the despairing French. The tremen
dous frontal attacks of the America
soldiers demora!ized the Germans
who who fed at the cry "The Yank
are comingr' The valiant deeds 0
Vermont soldiers in 1776 and in 186
are a part Of the annals of the Amer
ican army. Vermont is proud of tn
record of the 26th, and Barnet assem-
bled in >his simple memorial sevic
to give rcverent honor, praise, an
recognition tc one of her gallant son
who has made the supreme sacrifice
Of his life--for us-and for bette
world. "He who falls fghtin
" bravely is not defeated, but is hin
self also a conqueror"
Rev. Francis L. Laird. pastor Q