Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29
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big American flags which have
tianked the pulpit for two years.
There was. a half hour of music
preceding the service when the or
gan, supplemented by a quartet of
brasses, played the national anthem
of the Allied countries, interspersed
with familiar airs of our own coun-
try. ]. Foster Sherk, Eugene Sherk,
Charles Neck and Henry Sherk were
assisting players, with two trumpets
and two cornets. The brasses assist
ed also in the rendition of DeKoven's
recessional and God of Our
Fathers"
'Y'' Worker Makes Address
The speaking of the evening was
begun by Miss Minerva Hepford.
who saw months of service in
France as "Y" worker. Miss Hep
ford told of her experiences in
Grenoble and Paris, where she was
stationed. She explained the work
of the Y. NJ. G. A. in these different
places and all that it meant to the
boys Grenoble, as a leave area, had
marvellous opportunities for service
and made the most of them. Miss
Hepford dwelt on the educational
and religious side of the "Y' serv-
ice.
Spirit of Men in Battle
She was followed by Captain Ed
ward ]. Stackpole, Jr., One Hundred
and Tenth Infantry, who told of the
spirit of the men in the battle line.
Captain Stackople said that it was
not the thought of any man when
exposed to possible death in the next
minute, to try to ask for forgive
ness from the Father. They felt that
it was not fair, not up to the stand
ard of fair play set by the Americans,
this last minute striving for saliva
ton. 1t was only after the return
to reserve or rest billets that the
men began to think, and it was at
that time that many of them were
won to Christianity; shocked into it,
as Captain Stackpole said. The
Captain had nothing but praise for
the conduct of the American boys in
the field. ....... ....,
Tells of Navy Achievement
Yeoman John l.. L. Kuhn. Jr.,
spoke most interestingly of his ex-
periences in the navy. beginning
with his enlistment, Yeoman Kuhn
took his hearers through the life of
a "gob," and told of the achieve
to Captain Dismukes, of the Market
Square Church, who brought the Mt.
Vernon back to port safely after she
was torpedoed the first day out from
Brest.
Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert spoke for
the Red Cross and all the home
workers. Mrs. Gilbert said that she
felt as though she and the workers
had not done half the work that
they might have done. She spoke
very highly of the Women's Aux
iliary of the Market Square Church.
Service Flag Lowered
The service flag of the church was
then lowered by Lieutenant A. H.
| Stackpole and handed to William
Hilton, Donald Meyer, Charles
Booda and Miss Susanna Westbrook,
who carried it down the aisle. The
! flag carried 16S blue stars, and two
| gold, one for Lee Vert Monyer
| One Hundred and Ninth NJ. G. bat
| talon. who died in France, and the
other for Garfield McAllister. a "Y'
| worker, who died in this country
The large silk flags which Hastings
/ Hickok and Alger Bailey, grandsons
| of a former Cover Ior and Secretary
of War, placed in the church two
years ago, were handed to these
same boys by Major Samuel w
! Fleming, Jr., and Major John S
/ Spicer. and borne out of the church
/ Follow in Wake of Flag
The service men and women ir
the congregation followed the flag:
to the rear of the church while the
organ played The Union Forever
| Coincident with the lowering of the
church flag, the service flag of the
choir numbering six stars, was low
cred by Corporal Lawrence F
| Meyer.
Refers to Spirit of Joy
The Rev. DIR. Robert BagnelI. a
Grace Methodist Church, last even
ing preached to the soldiers, sailor
and marines, as well as to all wei
fare workers and nurses. The serv
ice was a special one in connection
with the Welcome Home celebra
ton.
DIR. Bagnell took his theme from
the Book or Ezra, in which the OLE
men are represented as weeping ant
the young men as rejoicing. He ep
piled this theme to the present
day period of joy and happiness IL
the return of our men and also il
the sadness and tears which tn
|
brings to the ones at home. DR.. Bag
nell wore the uniform which he use'
overseas in his investigation of con
ditions as a "I" worker.
} Service Flag Demobilized
Demobilization of the service fla
of Pine Street Presbyterian Churcl
took place last evening when tn
Rev. DIR. Lewis S. Nudge preache
a special sermon. DIR. Nudge spok
of the spirit of the American soldie
at home and in foreign service, an
cited instances when that spiri
which he characterized as the han
of God, asserted itself in upholdin
the principles of Christianity. Read
ing several articles from leadin
journals, DR.. Nudge supported tn
contention that Christianity, democ
racy and right are one and the sam
: thing.
There were 374 men represente
in the service flag of church and Sun
day school. Ten gold stars are in tn
: flag. Romert Boutwell,, a member c
: the church. and the other nine a
: members of the Hick- A-Thrift Clu
t Of the Sunday school. They are
I william Arnold William NoggIt