Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
ME1H0OETS PAY
TRIBUTE TO HEROES
impressive Meeting In Grace
Church, With Addrsss by
Or. Watt.

In addition to- taking part In the
general Armisticc hay exercises In the
uarrick Theatre. At noon today. the
members cf the Methodist Episropal
Church held dcnomina tional service
At Grace Church. where an impressive
address, appropriate to the day. was
made by Rev. Robert Watt. d. d..
District Superintendent.
1T seems wholly ftting." DIR. Watt
said. that consistent with the suK-
gcstlon OF "A member Of the Methodist
Preachers Association, that we as
representa- tive~ Of our great church
should meet today for a brief season to
open our hearts to- the God OF our
Fathers In recognit1n OF His loving
Kindness and tende4 mercies.
And upon this day. which marks
the end OF the most bloody and de-
structivc war that ever devastated the
earth and filled the world with woe;
that sacrificed almost countless lives
and billions of treasure: day which
h~nccforth shall by government action
mke it's place among our holy days
and holidays: a day whose recurrence
will, through the coming years dim
long at our hcarthstones and broken
hearts are not soon men6ed: yet
day that through all time and among
ali peoples shalt stand forth as a
a,crcd and holy day In that It wit
messed not only the close OF that
hloodicst Of all wars, but memorial
20 the brave men and youths who
counted not their lives dear unto
themselves: but hravcly faced the Zoe
and won for our beloved country. our
God-favored America, a crown OF
glory.
we would not take from the crown
O. glory which rests upon the brow OF
our brave Allies. They stood the hruni
of battle for long and dreary years
before our country entered tho strife
iui we can never forget the unseliish
.plfit which prompted the mighties'
nation ON earth. in the hour OF ihs
worlds peril. a dark and seemingly
hopeless hour. To marshal its incom'
parable resources and without hope OF
omolumcnt or reward fiing them q
treasure trovo IN behalf of our common
civilization, And ncne will ever for
"a, the ,hr,n of optimism which I'M
spired the hard-rrcssed Allies wher
the news was whispered over tn
occans and around the globe 'Amer'cs
ia with us. we viii triumph
And that wonderful day wher
hrave mon wept hot tears ot thankful
,ov AS they gathered around that 81
l,nt tomb and aid Lafayette, we are
h.re that scene was In perfect keep
ins with the spirit which prompted ou'
mon and youths 20 offer to face dea "
,n The interest OF our common civiliza
ZION and all that our common civiliza'
,ion stands for.
Tribute 90 Women's Help.
And II IN fitting also that we as th'
representatives of great church NEE
An connection with one OF our strong
representative organizations. oul
Womsn's Home Missionary Society
for wc do not forget that the womei
a, our nation were "A potential facto'
IN the world war. They gave tneil
cons and brothers and sweetheart
freely, though the gift spelled sor'
and IN many instances broken hear'
Who of us can forget the scenes II
our own city when the boys marched
ANuy TO the training camps wher
they were made 'At to hEhtv
And those days in camp ant
trench, And the lonely hours whel
icr months no womans race wa
seen, when the only word from hom
w.r. the letters blotted with tears
which FELL unhidden from aching eyes
For, pity Ills but true that all to-
of,.n those of us for whom thes
brave men went TO face an unscrupu
lpus Zoe and perhaps TO fall a victip
70 that foes missiles Of death. forgo
90 send the word of cheer which mean