Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-03
RESPECT IS PAID
TULSA MARTYRS
CONTINUED PROM FACE oNL

from mountains ana prairie, us {
touched by the hand ~ mugi.. came
form q magnificent army 60 give
frUci"m het new birth and To- secure
the principles of democracy 60 tho
unborn generations NJ the world
We knew that thousands of "ur
dear fellows would make the su-
prcmc Scriflve that thouW,nds II
our homes would bee lett Ia ,iIs drso-
late ana that soiuc day We would ait
In solemn assembly IN memory ~
their hrrolsm Al this We know
Vet true to our great past We fol
lowed the rag. and duty oui love
ted Ne way to destiny
Then blu" a'ats crcpt into our aerv.
Zee flags
Then the b Ne star changed To- gold. Do
pio' h!ms that the home holds a va
can't chair
And We Inusr On our way through
the busy street
Nuh rcN"tcut awe ia glcam 20 greet
For 1t tells - story We know fun well
How soitow has come 50 that home
10 dwell
hut hats or to- the star ana 20 the
houl thii has tlcd
While our hearts frcI " "a those who
mourn the dead.
ln tins memorial rrtNIrr We face
slusiely the issur ana We cuuli not
Ice true to oui selves II We ignored
the burning question IN every broken
heart here to-day why this great
world sorrow' Why 10000 Amou.
cahs sl,-p where poppics bloom ''
There s only one answer to mat
question, \ nation ceased Co think
right thoughts about God. \ great
once great nation drunken wIth a
vision of matcrialism \ uaiion had
deserted ita christ aud read into It's
creed ~ rntlonalis'u. Might makes
right" Aud true to It's Goddess,
thriStlcs'- creed. put Cod fearing.
chris, oNiug nations on their de
frnsc. lest all that wns worth lt,lug
tor. of mufuni hrlpfulnras ana broth.
criy love ANA the right tu the pun
suits ~ pcHcr and hdppincss be- ,uH,
lost lost while u matted fi-t tunnel
the world Into military camps
In brief. "lf CHRIST had been In rho
thought ana NE OF GrtmAuy. our
brothers would not have died
NV Thought Ia best expressed hy
linery 'happsll. thr railroad porter
of England. In his brave linos. lines
that breathe not hate but the spirit
u justice, that tell us without blat-
ency of an unshakcn confidence IN
the supremacy ~ right II IN rn,i.
tied The Day To the 1euton.
You have sown Tor the day. you
have grown FOR the day
Yours II the harvest red.
You have wrongrd for ,No day. you
have longed for the day.
That III the awful flame.
rh nothing to you that hlll and plain
Yield shcaNoe uf dead men amid the
grain.
That widows mourn for the loved
oncs slain.
And mothers curtc your name
"iiul after the day there Is a price to
pay
For the slccpcrs under the spd.
And lie you have m"ckrd for many
Listen and hear what lie has 10 say
Vengeance IN mine, | will repay.
what can you niy to God p"
While We slt here IN solemn
silence this hour. It is well that We.
Tor whom our heroic dead pad the
last fun measure Of deviation 80
member that there In nu safety fnt
the world. there can h, 10 lasting
peace while IN any nations lie there
is 4 tendency to forget tod
what our brave bows thoth the
living ana dead have done hy their
hvtuism has been to hold iuildrlity
ana iuitcrlalism IN Ch"Ck while We
hurried away To- The ditits We had
too long deserted, and there ON
bonded kucca pledge anew our 10y
atty ana devotion 20 him Who sild
They mat draw nigh to me- | viii
draw uish to them
The hMuic dead remind ne today
that a nation that fnrgctS the true
,od cannot long endure
II is to he hoped that one ~ the
'hingS tu he accomplished at the
Pelcci conference viii hc an agree,
'ucnt hy which the allied nations
shall adopt "A common hulN ddy to
be known aS international Mcmor
ial day
II will remind ne ~ that day. that
lark day when bending but un-
broken lines ~ u valiant army and
'he natlunH Tor whom they fought. ~
their extremity turned tu God. aud
We prayed And We prayed ana our
prayers were heard and all the
angels OF light ran to the hattie.
mcuts OF heaven In alarm and Gud
moved and the enemy ala not puss
thank God
An editorial In a daily paper. not
overly friendly tu the church ~
icrgS, puts II this way sure the
future looks black enough ~ II
holds a hope "A slngl. hope uur
and only one can arrest the descent
tui save us That is the Christian
religion.
democracy is side Issue The
paramount issue underlying % all ir
he religion ~ CHRIST ana fis cross
II the world is 10 lee saved from
destruction II viii be saved hlou"
Jy religion
How then can We pcrpetunto the
priceless heritage of freedom that
has been baptized anew today lN
he warm blood ~ dear roliirr dead
what shall We do that w. ma, be-
assured that they hay" not died IN
.hin'
what can We 30 that We may
prove 10 their anxious spirits that
nc nrc worthy
We shall let The WId, world know
hat m" gospel ~ Jesus Christ l-
he power ot Gud unto salvation Ana
ltrrN his uTpfrtm tufo the lie ~