Evening journal., 1921-11-11
CII'Y,JINITED Nv PR4 YER
FOR VARS HEROIC DEAD


What State or city or town can
claim him as a son?
Nobody knowsl
He is only known as one who
gave his life in the worlds strife
one who despite the Identification
ag with which every soldier was
equipped was killed under such cir
cumstances that even this was lost
He represents the whole number Of
the host that fell, who were gath
cred from every part of the land.
oh, little town of Arkansas, and
little town of Maine.
And little sheltered valley town
and hamlet on the plain.
Salem, Jackson, Waukesha, and
BrookviIle and Peru,
San Mateo, and Iron Town, and
Lake and Waterloo.
Little towns we smiled upon and
loved for simple ways,
Quiet streets and garden beds,
and friendly sunlit days,
out Of you the soldiers came:
Little town OF homely name:
Young and strong and brave
with laughter
They saw the truth and follow
ed after.
Little town. the birth of them
Makes you kin to Bethlehem.
Little town their gloriuos death.
Makes you kin to Nazareth
This unknown soldier OF Amer
lea together with that other of Eng
land who shares with British Kings
and the great of that country the
exclusive privilege Of a grave within
the lofty walls OF Westminster Alb
hey. that unknown soldier OF France
whose grave under the imposing Arc
de Triomphe in the Champse Elysee
of Paris, and that other OF Italy so
recently honored in Italy-all rep
resent TO the world and the various
nations the nineteen million and
more who fell upon the field of the
worlds strife The earth is poorer
by their death. One penalty Of war
is that the men most sensitive to pa
triotic duty are among the first to
be sacrificed. But the world is en-
riched by their example. Much will
be said today to emphasize the OBJ
! legation and debt that humanity and
the nations owe to them. There will
be no eloquence equal to the occa-
sion to put into words all that might
be said, that ought to be said. True
/ gratitude is shown more in deeds
than in words. I leave even the ex-
preston of it to others.
THE thought 1. would emphasize
at this moment is the opposite OF
this. would speak of what they
owe to the nations of the earth. Fol
it was through the organization oi
society into nations that their chance
came. II was through the common
conviction OF the masses OF peopl
who constitute the nations that tn
issues Of the war we're drawn. /
was the nations that composed an,
equipped the armies and gave 4
every man the chance to show tn
| courage and the spirit that was with
in each. There are among the mul
titudes who accepted the opportunit.
Of service and in the chances of wa
made the supreme sacrifice. The.
lived gloriously, served gloriously
died glorlously.
Life is to be measured not II
terms OF years. but in terms of op
portunity and experience. Tnes
men. most OF them. very young men
have more truly lived than multi
tudes who have reached the allote'
three-score years and ten. The naiol
made them, educated them, CAV
them their sense of duty. inspire
? hem with its ideals-and in tur
they have made the nation. The ma
tion owes them this tribute OF honor
but they owed the nation for the op
r portunity they had and so Brilliant
+ used.
THE nation offers us the same op
3 portunities of service. These myriad
B. OF men not dead but living, from be
I, yond the vale are calling to us to bi
b us carry on.
;. I'VE must display in life the spir
they displayed in death.
1--WE must live for the things 70
which they died.
I'VE must be worthy Of them.
when the roll OF Gods faithfl
! and the nations worthless is made ul
we must have that to our cred
, which will make them ready to we
y, come us as fellow workers in tn
great cause OF humanity, that the
y may say: These are one with Il
, not in the manner of their death, M
! victims OF war, but in the charact,
I OF their service as men Of peace, ;
,s servants Of their generation"
I. Chaplain Grants Eulogy.
= Bishop Cook was succeeded
speaker by the Rev. James NJ. Gran
10 OF st. Patrick's Roman Cathol
10 Church, who also served in the gre
l. conflict as chaplain and has SIM
l. been one OF the most active membe
OF the American Legion Of Delawar
Father Grant said:
st Under the flag OF our beov'
II country. with its power and pea
Al stirring our hearts and minds to r
he newed sentiments OF patriotism, '
ID gather today reverently to EXPIRE
ye our loyal remembrance OF the hero
nj dead and TO offer our heartf6
IN prayers for their everlasting glor
10 This is indeed day Of sorro
Al and yet a day OF Joy. In this gatl
" ering and throughout our free lar
= there are many hearts still mouri
ing for those lost ones who were Il
hope and stay of their families. Il
- true companions and friends OF
y, lifetime, the promise of prudent cit
= zenship, and the comrades in arms
those who survived the battle al
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