Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-29
Nation Must Remember It's Greatness
Is Due to the Heritage From the Dead

] slavery and again we fought that liberty
might be the common heritage of all
within our borders, no matter what the
race or color. SO In 1918 when the cry Of
an outraged world rose in its power I'm
til at last we heard and understood that
again liberty was threatened, we fought,
and fought this time that for all the
world the principles Of righteous govern
ment and liberty might be assured. SO
In each case we were fighting for right
eousness as a principle Of our very life
and In each instance we, as a Nation
were exalted. None will dare deny that
after each of these wars we were greater
people, a stronger Nation than ever be-
fore. And this is the fulfillment Of the
Word of God as we have given to you In
alteth a nation"
WARNS PEOPLE TO
TAKE LESSON FROM TEXT.
Referring to the text of his sermon,
righteousness exalteth a nation, but
sin is reproach to any people" he said.
"But lest we forget, the text con-
times, and says. But sin is a reproach
to any people, and this, too. has been
proven within our national history, for
the Pilgrims become narrowly, auto
cratic and witches and others who were
not strictly conforming to the standard
OF the settlements were tortured and
burned for heresy, and when we became
a nation with our own Congress we re-
fused to grant to all men liberty. but be-
cause of financial reasons we kept the
African in slavery; so the Inionists al
lowed carpet-baggers and camp follow
ers to harass the stricken Southland for
a long time after the Ciyil War; thus
sin came into our midst, and sin brought
It's attendant reproach, for not many
people cared TO come TO live among such
strict people us the pilgrims had become,
and the colonies were LETT 50 few In num-
Der as to be always in danger from the
Indians. Civil war came upon us as
result Of human slavery; long years of
suspicion followed those times OF stress,
and not yet are all the scars healed be
tween the North and the South 50
Gods word Is proven to be ilnmutable
always 1t holds, unchanged
And now we arrive at that place
where we must indeed remember that we
owe much to those who marked before
us a pathway SO clear and plain that we
have had little to consider about direc-
ton or manner OF going, but now the
world looks unto US, let Is remember
that one slight misstep means perhaps
ruin. In moment we could be Dashed
from our pinnacle OF greatness unto the
chaos Of despair and ruin.
1T Is with this need 10 remember that
We come now to Memorial day, one
apart for Just that purpose, TO remember.
For retrospection and medItative consider
alton OF the past, ana those who have
made possible he present. Yea there Is
much need that we remember, ali this
lest we forget whence came our great
ness; by whom and how.
You ask If there is any danger that
we do this unthinFabe thing7 Gould
It be possible for us TO forget those and
their lahors and sacrifices which made all
that We are ana have possible today
Yes. even the dead consider that II II
possible for US to forget, and from them
comes and admonition against the very
thing OF which we speak, hear Colonel