Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-09
Memorial Day and Forgiveness
Day.

Day.
AS / sat and listened to the exor-
cises and observed the lack of spirit
that to my mind should brood over
us on that day. / thought why is
this, / wondered what our beloved
dead, whom we were in our spirit
less way, hoping to remember and
honor, l wondered what would they
advise us to say and do if we were
permitted to sit and watch them go
past us in parade and then sit and
listen to what they would say, don't
you think we would change some? l
believe they would make us feel so
ashamed we would want to hide our
faces. In Jesus day when he had
healed ten lepers, only one returned
to glorify and thank him. So it
seemed to us that only one tenth of
the interest was shown that should
be, a little over one-tenth of the
Woman's Relief Corps felt it their
duty to be present tho they are
called on but once a year to show
their sympathy and love in this pub
| lie way How we as citizens should
/ thank God for our city, our state,
and our Nation, and as we heard on
Memorial Day of what our dead
heroes did for us, should we be so
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nation, were bought for us with their
blood. Would it not be better on
May 80, to devote the first of the day
to the meomory of our dead. Heroes,
not forgetting our own beloved
| friends and relatives, who no less
were joy and blessing in their
lives, as God gave them their special
work to do. Our heavenly Father
being no respector of persons has a
great work for each if they will only
say in their hearts Lord here am L"
what wilt thou have me to do"
Then listen when he tries to tell us
thru the conscience. Would it be
out of place to firest remember our
dead and give God thanks for their
love and sacrifice and strew flowers
over their graves, go home to a bite
of dinner, to refresh us ready to go
forth in the afternoon as the five fam
ilies--the five churches all gathered
together once a year on one platform
in love, unity and friendship and
each set forth their ideas of how our
city spiritual and otherswise could
be made more pleasing in our
Heavenly fathers sight. A reunion
of this kind would sure work fol
good, a day when we all of one &C
cord gather to forgive each other, re-
joice together in the presence of the
Holy Spirit for he has promised if
two or three were gathered in his
name, he would be in their midst
What do you think would be our
blessing if our whole city-the five
church families were represented
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Memorial and Forgiveness Day
Much as | enjoyed and profitted by
our speakers address, still l person
ally feel that each city on Memorial
Day should unite their own home
workers set our own home PASTOR
lead and manage a program. We
need look no further for talent, or
devotion to the work God has given
them to do. AS truly as any general
on a battlefield are they trying to
lead their focks to heavenly safety.
Labour on Great souls, little do you
know of the workings of the Spirit of
Truth in your congregations, as you
deliver your messages to us each
Sabbath, fresh from our Fathers
hand. l would like to hear what
others think of a day to remember,
forgive, and to plan to have peace on
earth and good will to all.
| A CITIZEN.