The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-07
CHRIST'S CROSS, NOT
NAVIES, SYMBOL OF
POWER, STATES WORK

Reid Memorial church was filled to
capacity Sunday by members of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Rich
mond chapter of the Sons of Veterans,
the Women's Relief Corps, and the
Ladies' Auxiliary, who heard the spe-
cial address, Symbols of Power de-
livered by the pastor, Rev. w. NC
Clean Work
DIR. Work opened his address with
the following greeting to the members
of the patriotic organizations present:
1T seems a very happy combination
OF circumstances that brings you,
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and your attendant organiza-
tions, to US on the day set aside as
day of prayer for disarmament and
world peace. | am sure too, that you
men will be generous enough TO allow
me to include in my remarks the sold
iers of the Spanish and World war
who may be in the audience.
ITO me it is happy circumstance
that you should be here today, for two
reasons. First: because you know the
horrors of war and the blight of war
and the crime of war as only soldiers
can, and second because we all recog-
nize that terrible as the duties of
soldier, YOU who have fought in our
American wars have been peace max
ers and | am convinced that you may
not only look forward to the reward
of him who has fought a good fight
but because that fight has been
waged so we'll in so righteous a
cause, you shall also receive the bless
ings of the peace makers who shall be
called the children of God.
Discuss Prevention
The people of America are meet
ing today, not to discuss the abolition
of that terrible but superficial thing
we call war, but to prevent the ulcers
and sores in domestic and information
al relations, that tester and infect the
body polite until the soldier surgeon
must be called upon to operate.
will you think with me this morn
ing of symbols of power. | speak of
symbols of power because next Friday
the representatives of many nations
meet at Washington to discuss what
has long stood among the nations as
the great symbol of power, armament.
It is true that there have always been
individuals in all the nations who have
looked upon ornaments as admissions
of weakness but internationally We
have considered them symbols of
power and have been inclined to mea-
sure our strength by them.
1.-THE worlds symbols of power have
failed" continued the speaker, land
we must have new symbol. Marshal
Haig said recently to an audience in
Britain, The Gospel of Christ is the
worlds only social hope and the sole
promise of world peace.
Only One Symbol
There is only one symbol Of power
that can bring peace and that is the
cross of Christ.
"A war weary world realizing that
it is not in armies or navies that the
symbol of real power is to be found is
casting about for something really
powerful.
"The lion of Judah roars no longer
on the hills of Hermon and Olivet.
The eagle of Rome has long since
ceased to ride through triumph arches
on the banners of the Caesars. But
the cross of Christ, the symbol Of the
power of the Prince of Peace CLOVIS
with an ever increasing luster and
only as the nations write their treaties
and their laws, build their commerce
and their industry; mould their cul-
ture and their ethics underneath it's
radiant light can they know either
power or peace"
Preceding the sermon Paul Steen
sang "The Holy City Miss Pearl
Crubaugh, accompanied by the male
quartet, sang solo. The anthem
THE Earth is the Lords" was given
by the double male quartet. This an
them was written by the late Frank
L. Eyer, at one time organist of the
church. 1t is dedicated to the late
Dr. Lyons, for many years pastor OF
the congregation and member of the
G.. A. r.