The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-09-04
SERVICE FLAG UNVEILED
AT METHODIST CHURCH

| the Red Cross.
With impressive services Sunday cv-
ening service flag was raised at the
First Methodist church in honor of
the thirty-five men and one woman who
nave gone out in the service of the
country. The flag was presented to tho
church by tn Davies Missionary Society
whose members made it with their own
| hands. The flag contains thirty-fivc
stars for each Of the thirty-hye men
gone out from the church and rcd
cross for the one woman member of
the church, Miss Fannie Boulware who
has entered the Red Cross as a nurse.
The address of the evening was made
by Geo B. Cromer, of Newberry
The presentation services were pre-
ceded by a musical program reading
by Miss Rebccca Dial and prayer by
Rev. Squires. The first musical num-
Der was America" played on the pine
organ by the organist, Mrs. Hicks, fol-
lowed by a medley Of airs of the allied
nations. Just preceding the introduc-
ton of Dr.. Cromer Mr.. John A. Hicks
gave stirring rendition of Tho
Marseilles. While the audience stood
ana sang two verses Of Tho Star Span
gled Banner the service flag was slow
~ raised by Misses Lois Fuller and
Myra Steadman, both of whom have
brothers in the service.
IN. ,,,,. -
by Rev. Stcadman, pastor of the
church, who spoke Of him as one who
had given unselfishly of his time and
talents in the cause of his countrv
me large congregation which heard
his mastery address was richly repaid
by his able, inspiring and patriotic Ut
terances. For over an hour he held tho
rapt attention of his audience. Hc rc-
recounted the barbarous acts of the
Germans which finally forced this ma
ton into the war and justified the alli-
ance of this nation with her present
allies, both by reason of the common
cause which they represent by reason
or sentimental and racial ties and by
reason OF debts which this nation owed
to france and England. Recalling tho
gallant Lafayette and other French
men who had come to the assistance of
this country when she was fighting for
her freedom, he pointed out that at tho
surrender Of Corvallis at Yorktown
Frcnchmen outnumbered Americans in
the army and wi,
capltulation Of the British. Turning
to the culogy Of England he said that
the War OF the Revolution was not n
war of Englishmcn against the Colon
lists but war of a German clcctor on
the English throne against the Amcri
cans. Such great Englishmcn as Burke
and Fox sympathzed with the colon
lists. There were more German sol
dicrs in the British army, he said. than
English. Touching various episodes Of
international significance since that
time the speaker came down to the
Spanish-American war when Admiral
Chichester, of the British navy. gave
an ominous warning to the German
Admiral Dietrich in Manila Bay,
which no doubt prevented a war be-
tween this country and Germany. Dr..
Cromer closed his address with OIL
logy Of the men who had gone out from
the church and made a stirring appeal
for patriotic support of them and their
comrades in France. "They are maxi
inp tha
none Of lis yet have begun to sacrifice.
France has put 100000 men in the
field out Of a population of 35 900 900
and that meant that every man, woman
ana child had to make a supreme sac
rifice that the army might continue to
fight. When this nation will have done
what France has done she will have
25.O00.000 men in the field and nothing
but the old men, cripples and children
will be left behind to work For this
| reason" he continued, "it Is imperative
| that we should grant every request of
| the government and subscribe to cv-
cry loan in order that an early and VIC
| torious peace may be won.''
The Honor Roll OF the church, as
read by Rev. Steadman, is as follows:
Miss Fannie Boulwarc, Red Cross
Nurse; Floyd Blakcly, Carlisle w. Bolt
Joseph Earle Bolt. Leland Bolt, Lucius
). Bolt, Jr., Thomas c. Bolt, John ID.
Bowen, Stanley Crews. Theodore
Crews, w. Hasting DIAL Jr, w. Moore
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