South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-24
MEMORIAL SERMON
BY REV. G. W. TITUS
Veterans of Civil War Attend
First Christian Church
Sunday Morning.

Rev. G. w. Titus preached the
Memorial sermon to the local mem
bers of the q. a. i. at the First
Christian church Sunday morning.
Seventeen of the veterans attended
as we'll as members of the Army and
Navy union and other patriotic or
CARNATIONS. There was a large con-
5regauOn. In the course of a force
ful sermon the minister said:
Il would like to emphasize the
fact that this is Memorial day. The
only purpose for which this day was
set apart was for the sacred and
holy task of solemnly, yet gloriously
remembering our departed heroes.
IT, is a day when we are called
upon to lay aside the unimportant
matters of life and TO enter into the
sanctuary of sober, serious, honest
thought. In my estimation ii is the
one day Of all the year when We
ought TO forget ourselves, and our
pleasures and amusements in the
sublime duty and privilege of wor-
shipping at the Shrine of those who
laid down their lives for us. Let me
congratulate you veterans here to-
day upon commemorating the true
spirit of the day, upon your integrity
in perpetuatnE the memory of the
valoriOus deeds OF your departed
comrades. Permit me 10 say in pass
ing that If this nation is 10 live and
continue to work out the mighty
plans Of our God, it will never be
done by naVieS, however grand and
mighty these might be. 1t Will never
be accomplished by massive armies
no matter how formidable these ap-
pear. II Will never come by the
pathway of militarisn alone, but it
must and surely Will come only as
We dwell upon and keep ever burning
within our breasts the Inspiring
memories of the illustrious souls or
the past
Tribute TO the PuritanS.
Since therefore. we are 10 pay
honest tribute 10 our nations dead
today, II Is my feeling that no mem
orial sermon is complete that does
not begin at the very source OF our
national life. The builders of the
nation. who were they? These were
those strong. honest, sincere, God
loving Puritans of the early days.
Pushed out from under the cloudsot
tyranny and oppression, hoping,
trusting and praying for that in
heritance Of freedom and liberty they
pushed their way across the waters.
Some may say they were religious
fanatics. but 10 me they have been
numbered among the immortals.
They were men Of God who dared
and conquered, men unafraid TO ven
ture even into the dark Herein Is
IN kind of spirit from which mighty
achievements were wrought, and
from which empires are born.
Reared upon such a sure foundation
none other than a glorious country
was possible. May e not, therefore,
i'm our service OF honor today tarry
long enough TO thank Almighty God
for the founders Of our nation and
place a flower Of Thanksgiving. If
only in thought on the graves Of
these heroes.
Continuing the same thought let
me pass 10 the next period of our
national history, wherein ] shall
speak Of those I have termed the
founders Of our nation. Who were
they2 None other than the immor-
tai Washington and the sterling
heroes Of the revolution. These again
were valiant men of Col. f)r no
N en- could haze so achieved without
The spirit OF Go was moving them
They were men of undaunted cOur-
ace. lighting nobly on through suf-
feringc. old. and starvation. They
were men Of glorious optimism for
through all those trying years Of toll
and sacrifice thCy saw tho breaking
Of teh sEackles OF foreign tyranny
Well may VIC call these long since
departed heroes the fathers Of our
nattCn FOR such indeed they wers-