Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-01
People
Hear Dr.. Morgan
on Memorial Day
Special to The News.

SuttlNI 10 lut NtNt
MEMPHIS. Texas May 5i.-scvcral
thousand persons attended the Memorial
Day exercises In Memphis yesterday.
and were guests at aa interesting pro-
gram. The principal address of the day
was by Rev. Il. II. Morgan. Ills talk was
40 follows:
The provldcnccs of God that bring
confusion and calamity TO nations and
people are not without value and bless
ing. when the first shock ut strife
strikes our homes We cannot always nj
the time estimate justly what II means.
Especially during the shoulders ana sor'
rows OF any war We can never value
some ~ the purposes that It's dcathly
hand IL weaving Hut when the carnage
In over aud the sun NJ peace chascs
away the shadows ~ such a night stars
uf influence are seen that did not he
fore show their silvcry light The after
ward IL every shadow writes a message
~ gold intcrminIlcd with CLEANS II
silver. that thoughtful people read
through ages TO come.
We meet. therefore. nj this time 10
commemorate the dead from our ma
tons war--not tn mourn. hut tn con
sole: not To regret. but to rejoice; not
to drop our heads In hitter tears. but
to thankfully face the light IL u better
| future. made possible by the shadows az
/ the night through which We have
/ passed.
Legion Valuable.
The American Legion. that splendid
organization that has grown out of the
world.war. and Is assuming n place OF
vital value In our national life, has rem
dored no better service Ia our nation
and Its people than To lnaueurate THIS
Memorial Day. for with such reminded
cf Americas patriotism and the cndur
Ing purpose OF her unsclfish ideals
such influences could not help bu
fade from our memories.
II IL "A source of gratitude that ou
Southland as one united people @v
clearly enough To- put all business an'
personal matters aside and give TIL
day a complete offering Ia such me
mortal. Memphis men and women are 4
bc congratulated sincerely upon thci
patriotic cooperation In this cclcbra
ton. and u In To- bc assured that tn
annual DAYS that viii follow this begin
ming will find more perfect power an
reverence IN such u tribute 10 our hcfoe
and for the preservation ~ America
honor. patriotism and loyalty.
Typical Of the wider and swectc
, spirit Of our Southland. which grows I
grace and strength M the years roll b,
We do not come 10 this day with si'
? Gle thought. but memory and FELLOWSHIP
. take int account the pages of histor
y that cnshrine the book ~ our past. TT
spirit and influence % the heroes Of ~
Revolutionary War. when first n
i American babyiand was nursed In n
9 arms Of our forrfathers. and her swa
y ding clothes We're woven by the finse
q II our first American motherhood. ar
g We must not forge, 10 give them homo
Their spirits sit at the altar with
" today as we revcrcntly thank God &
~ the heroes AZ that age and for the fou
IL datlon they laid Ter our own native Ian
n Destiny Dccrecd Result.
men NNfV sttU'lNNtl bFtilN
that vital issues which threatened q
life 81 our nation must be- settled ~
4 no other way was open but In wri
them In blood--in those dark days Wit
brother was arraycd against broth'
v. American against American. and the .
y stripes ~ Old Glory poured their cril
~ son color over the spotless white
" local friendships and her shining sta
le faded their eternal lustrc into the ss'
n, shadows ~ hate and dcath-the m
v. who wore the blue were true Ia the
h. ideals and gladly put life and hope n
home into n complete sacrifice. The y
dicr ~ the Northland. the Grand Arr
Of the Republic. the patriots ~ tn
cause and convictions stand out tod
~ ono IL the priceless. deafness h.
pe itag.s ~ America. Their spirits sit vi
~! ns IN this hour unmarried by the In
W ~ars of scctionalism. and weep vi
u our sorrowr and rejoice with our lnsti
victories. To them We offer the comm,
ion ~ kindred spirits. born NJ a ca
- mon stock. American patriots.
j Along by the side ~ these herr
\, comes that undying hast AZ soldi
"a patriots. without whose memory
>, fires ~ our Southland could have
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