The Delta independent., 1920-10-22

dainty" The highest form OF life ts TO
relate ourselves to the Son of God.
This brings me to the point In the
life Of our Bother who had linked
himself with the life in Christ.
Harry A. White was born at Mes
sena. Iowa November 26th 1895 max
ing him at the time of his death %
years old. In 1904 he gave himself to
Jesus Christ and united with the
Church. He came to Delta with his
parents about twelve years ago. He
attended the Delta High School and
was graduated with the class of 1914.
He heard his country's call and when
friends would have had him seek a
release he said; "No am not going
to be a Stacker, the country needs
me-" That was the spirit of the true
hero. And l remember how we were
night before leaving Delta at the
home of Mrs. c. ]. Adams. There are
others present this afternoon who
were at the supper, When we parted
I grasped Harrys' hand and said:
Harry keep God in your program" /"
He looked at me for a moment with
that characteristic smile of his as he
said: Il will Mr.. Parry"
From Delta he went to Camp Funs-
ton and from there to New York
where he remained few days and
then took ship June 4 with the 355tn
Infantry of the seth Division. He
landed in Liverpool and went direct
to Southern France where he spent
five weeks in training. From there he
went directly into action August 9Th.
He was at st. Mihiel and the Argonne
and wounded November 7th just four
days before the armistice was signed.
He was sent to Nantes where he died
Of his wounds.
No one but those of our brave boys
who bore the hell of fire can realize
what war is. One cannot picture the
devastation and horror Of it all. The
Moving Screen, articles you read nor
history will ever reveal it. It is locked
in the bosom of the boy who was for
tunate enotgh to return home to his
own fireside; for he does not want
to speak and will not speak unless
asked direct question and then the
answer is brief, very brief. Enough
for me as I gazed upon those devas-
taded fields and as far as the eye
could reach amid the intense still
ness saw the countless white crosses
telling where our boys made their
last stand and were now sleeping.
Their fate shall be a school boys
wonder,
For many a day
o, the red treasure we have buried
yonder,
So far away!
o. the poor painting love that must
go weeping
So far from home!
France we have loved thee! But be-
yond all measure
Our love shall be,
Since in thy bosom we have hid
our treasure
OF agony"
And I wondered whether those
braved, unselfish lads had linked them
selves with Jesus Christ, for after all
He is the life.
After all, It 10 not death that Is
feared, It 10 not physical corruption,
but ! will tell you what men fear
most concerning death. II is the
fixity Of character. Death fixes
character. "He that is filthy, let
him be filthy still. He that is righte-
GUS, let him be righteous still. He that
is holy, let him be holy STILL" "If the
tree fall to the north or to the south
the place where it falleth so shall 1t
lie" Death fixes character.
Harry Whites character was fixed.
He had related himself to the eternal
verities. He was member of the
young mems class of this Church. and
every Sunday morning, with others
of the young men he went out on the
street and invited men to his class.
It is a great thing for a man to link
his life with Christ, for in the hour
of death Christ becomes his real hope.
am thinking just now of those five
soldier boys who were caught in a
town taken by a German company.
They took refuge in barn. AS night
came on, one man whose life had
been linked with Jesus Christ said:
Boys, it is doubtful whether we get
out alive; but let US look to God"
Instantly the khaki testaments came
out and they turned to the 23rd
psalm. "The Lord is my Sheperd I
shall not want. Then they knelt in
prayer and asked the protection of
the Great Shepherd of the sheep.
There was a sound of some one on
the stairway The door opened and
those young men on their knees with
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