Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-24
BAPTSTS
DEDICATE A FLAG
TO SERVICE MEN
Address BY The Pastor, Rev. DR..
]. S. Sewers, Follows Prayer
Of Dedication
WHAT OUR SERVICE
FLAG STANDS FOR"
An Emblem That Stands For Vic
tory And Righteousness. For
Making The World Right

At the dedication of the Service
Flag in Eastport Baptist Church on
Sunday, Rev. DR.. John S. Sewers, the
pastor, after the prayer of dedication,
delivered the address, taking as his
theme, What Our Service Flag Stands
For"
He said in part:
Service is to be the secret of great
ness in the new order that is to come
to the world when this war is over.
This is the magic wand that changes
flowers into smiles, hate into love, that
stops, strikes and binds into a COM
mon brotherhood capital and labor.
Our soldiers are going forth in the
service of a common humanity. Serv-
ice expresses our attitude toward
will. Service is the law for trans
forming the world. The judgment of
men as they view our lives, turns on
what service have you rendered man
kind. The judgment of God is based
upon our service Inasmuch as you
did it unto the least of these, my
brethren, you did it unto Me-
.'Our Service Flag stands for serv-
ice in the cause of rightness. Ours is
righteous service. When before did
any nation go forth with that sword on
her lipe? American soldiers go forth
under the Stars and Stripes not for
conquest, not for empire, not even for
defence, but for righteousness. Can
there be any motto so inspiring as this
rightness? Can we dedicate our lives
to a holier task! We draw our sword
in the cause of rightness.
Our Service Flag stands for the UNI
seen, but Divine Guide We have One
that leads in this war The Captain
of the hosts of America is Jesus
Christ We are but a part of that i'm
mortal company who, under this Di-
vine Guide, went forth to found a
Kingdom of peace and JOY and right
eousness. That Kingdom began when
Abraham went forth, not knowing
whittier he went only knowing that
God was leading.
THAT immortal army of heroes
numbered Moses, Joshua, David, DAN
MEL, Paul, Savonawola, Calvin, Knox,
Luther, Cromwell, Garibaldi, Wash
ington, Lincoln and Wilson; and the
Kingdom these men are seeking to es-
tablish is Kingdom of rightness. of
justice and love and peace on earth
Our Service Flag stands for vic
tory. Our men go forth with the GER
tainty of victory. The principles for
which we are lighting have never been
overcome. They have never been as
sailed successfully The tide upon
which we are moving has never reced-
ed, but is moving nightly in every
country and cline and the day is not
far hence till every bay and creek and
inlet of human society will feel its
life-giving touch.
Our Service Flag stands for the
highest rewards They That Turn
Many to Righteousness shall shine as
the stars for ever and ever Every
lad, who in defence of God and home
and native land, takes his place on
the front line of freedom, will receive
the undying gratitude of a redeemed
humanity
The men, we have trusted to stand
between us and barbarism, we will
trust to rule us when they return.
They are the heroes that God will
honor. and the same men will find
the honors and plaudits of this nation
a sufficient recompense for all they
have suffered in the name of hui
mainly"
The following was the program, a
unique feature of which was the pres
ence of fifty service men who stood
around the service flag during the
ceremony of its dedication
America, congregation; prayer and
recitation, G. Meade; Flowers of the
Flag" recitation by young girls: song,
Beautiful Starry Flag" by three
girls; recitation, Catherine Kutsch:
song to the Flag, congregation; reci-
tation, "A Soldiers Letter. Elizabeth
Short; song, Hold Thou My Hand"
Mrs John s. Sewers; recitation. Miss
Walsh; song, THE Fight Is On" con-
gregation; unfurling OF the U. S. Flag.
Master Jack Williams; salutation of
the flag and singing of the "Star-Span-
gled Banner by congregation: un-
yelling of Service Flag, and calling of
our service men, John E. Stokes; adj
dress by pastor, Rev. John s. Sewers:
song, God Be With YOU" congrega-
ton; committee of arrangements, Dea-
cons Lewis Wilmington, Richard S.
Meade, John E. Stokes. and Mrs. Nor
ris Meade.