Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY !
SERMON GIVEN llV||E''|N
BY D. STOEVE
Music Furnished by
] Bethany Choir i
Sunday.
Services on SUNDAY.

dem sang "Tenting Dsatght." Mrs.
Stoeve sang 20 Wrap the Eas
Around Me Boys" by r. Stewart Tay-
Tor. She was in splendid voice and
number was much appreciated.
The church was appropriately dec
GRATED for the occasion and an I'M
usualiyYlarge, audience attended the
tons representing. the Women's Re-
lief Corps, Service Star Legion and
All. Pierce and August Revoire,. the
only two Surviving veterans of the
civil war in Grand Forks.
Rev. Stoeve gave a very eloquent
sermon, ~eulogiztng the fallen heroes
and urged "a continuation. Of that
spirit Of sacrifice that laid Nhe foun-
dations Of this country. HIS sermon:
in part follows: %a&95 y
Sermon.
The tower Of David lbuilded for an.
armory, .whereupon there hung 9.
thousand bucklers. all shields Of
mighty men. Songs OF Solomon, 4::4.
The church istshere compared to
an armory, the walls of which are
hung with, the trophies of dead
heroes. Walk about this tower OF
David and see the denied shields and
the twisted swords and the rusted
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turn our church today into an ARM
DRY adorned with memories Of our de-
parted braves. Blossom and bloom,
We walls. with stories of self-sacrihce;
the shadows gathered into this drap.
cry typical. of our grief for the dead,
and the light clustered into these con-
%stcllations. symbolic Of lour national
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Memorial day calls US to stand
again with uncovered heads beside
the silent mounds, and above the sac-
red bust of our soldiers who laid
down their lives for. US in wars grim
struggle. .55 "a
"Fiowers and tears give token Of
victory and loss. Bent forms, halt
ing step and vacant rank tell a. story
Of battle. disease and death: Stirred.
by the inspiration Of this hour; mems
DRY sweeps back the years, revealing
a, nation just emerging from the viii
derness, its scarcely dis
covered. it's commerce a prospect, it's
manhood hardened by pioneer adven-
ture, it's citizenship Jealous Of inher-
ent right, its mind still freshly im-
pressed with the cost of liberty"
He then went OF to show the res
suits attained by those who gave their
lives in. the Civil a that this coun-
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erty and equal rights for all mankind.
Many OF the old soldiers have passed
beyond, but what they did wifi never
he forgotten, he said. Going back to
the early history Of Europe he traced
the beginnings of democracy which,
eliminated in the world war. This
last war he said, in which 80 many
American boys gave their lives,
marks a new epoch Of progress Of the
world. E3i
II closing Rev, stoeve paid a trib-
ute to the wives and daughters of
tohse who made. the supreme sacrt-
flee. .
"Nor can we forget those noble wo-
men who, overcame the natural tim
idity OF their sex. went as minister
ing angels to the hospitals and battle
fields. 1t was woman's soft hand that
cooled the fevered brow; 1t was wo-
mans sweet voice that spoke words
of, comfort and hope to the dying.
Woman's tears fell upon the dead
II ."yeterans-it was your hand that
broke the manacles of the slave,
saved the union, you made possible
our marvellous development, you
furnished precedent for succeeding
heroisms, you cleared the decks for
Manila and Santiago. You set q
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grandsons, who willingly laid their
lives upon the altar of sacrifice, that
the freedom Of humanity might be-
come universal upon the earth.
"All honor also to these men, who
drew their swords to redress human
wrongs We now a the days OF
reconstruction. and they Ire critical
days. We must conserve the victory
We must spiritualize it, The mem
Dry of the thousands who gave their
heritage to our country. In the
spur to high endeavor. We are II
life itself. How can we ho1pr also
their memory? :
veterans young and old: you,
yourselves still on guard: Challenge
places Of trust, and admit only those
whom virtue exalts and character
crowns. You learned to obey orders
You had little respect for him who
disobeyed. too. am a soldier un.
der, orders. My orders { to present
the, gospel Of my Commander where:
ever ! speak: You are being mus
tered out. The bugle will soon blow
Lights out" Your life has been q
minele OF glory and gloom. What
"By and by the clouds will Gather
and the shadows deepen. and tbs
evening ctme. and tbs sunset. What
will he its setting: bright With hope
or, will you leave the sunlight, and
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