Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-07
LEGIONERS HEAR
ARMISTICE SERMON

Armistice Sunday was observed by
the George n. Bourque Post. Amer
lean Legion and the Post Auxiliary
by attending divine service at the
Universalist church at the invitation
of the pastor. Rev. c. A. knicker-
booker. Seats were reserved for the
guests of honor in the front OF the
church and the congregation filled
the edifice. Appropriate music was
finely rendered by the church quar-
let and julius Sussman delighted the
audience with violin selections.
Before beginning the service, Mr..
knickerbocker. the pastor, stopped
to the front and asked for moment
Of absolute silence to pay tribute to
the memory of the boys who died in
the service. After word of well
come to the guests, Mr.. knckerboc-
ker, whose topic for the sermon was
Burden Bearers" took his text from
Paul's letter to the Galations. Bear
We one another's burdens and every
man shall bear his own burden"
Briefly told, Mr.. Knickerbocker
said, "These words represent the
spirit of Christianity and the atti-
tude and spirit of the real man, be-
cause every man wants to live his
own life. bear his own burdens and
take his own medicine when medi-
cine is due him. He doesn't ask for
aims, either material or spiritual.
large independence is his. At the
same time that he is Juggling his load
he wants to help the other fellow.
This applies not only to the individ-
ual but it applies to the community
and nation.
you remember the first Armis-
tice Day, three years ago. You at
the front and we hero at home were
under the sway Of mixed motions.
We We're glad the war was over, we
were mad because Germany wasn't
whipped. You wanted to march on
Berlin and we wanted to have you
to give Germany taste Of her own
medicine. But we feel better about
1t now. Nevertheless Germany has
got to pay, if she's going to take her
place among the nations. She's got
to play the mans part and stop
whining for aims.
What about the conference on
limitation of ornaments. that is to
meet in Washington next week.
There are many things to think
about. II we can conceive Of Ger
many concentrated in one man and
that individual should live next door
to me. l would want to keep an eye
on him and carry gun. So that
while there are peoples that are I'M
tanned, that still are swayed by the
blood lust and lust of conquest, peo-
pies that would like to do the right
thing must arm in their own defense
and II we can come to any common
agreement for limitation of arma-
ment it can only be because at least
one nation shall be willing to take
the lead and play the generous part,
willing to give up some of its selfish
ambitions; act the mans part, be
willing to bear some Of the worlds
burdens.
In the last analysis. the solution
OF every problem, local, state, ma
tional or international rests with
the men who can see, men Of con-
science. men of vision. Every world
wide problem is at the last an in
dividual problem. 1t SINNERS down
to the problem whether men are
willing to be generous and helpful
and really men. The beauty of q
Democracy is that while 1t is always
in trouble, because every question
has to be debated and threshed out,
nevertheless gives the largest place
for individual freedom and the de-
velopment Of manly qualities"