Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-05-29
SERMON OF
MEMORIAL
Rev. H. E. Erffmeyer Of Evan
selieaI Church Holds Special
Memorial Sunday Service


observed at the Evangelical church
with a special sermon by the pas
tor. The church was prettily dec
Grated for the occasion and a
large audience was present. Duets
by Mrs. E. NJ. Doll and William
Gambrill were beautifully render
ed.
Rev. H. E. Erffmeyer took for
his text He being dead yet speak
eth" The though of his splendid
address in brief was as follows.
Our Memorial Day derives its
solemn and ever.increasing enthus-
iasm of the true Americanism.
We should continue to honor the
brave defenders of our government
and to cherish the memory of the
dead by rehearsing the story of
their bravery,
To KEEP Memorial Day and hold
memorial service is a duty that
shall never grow old.
The generations to come will
see to it that the fires of patriotic
gratitude are kept burning and that
the soldier is not forgotten. To
him we owe a debt of gratitude
which will ever increase with the
growth OF our nation. The Civil
war was. a direct result of two con-
fiicting ideas of civilization on
our shores slavery and the love
for freedom. The result of the
conflict determined forever the
character of our civilization. Had
rebellion succeeded the same thing
would doubtless repeated itself.
Illustrious spirits arise before
our view this hour:
Washington the father of our
civil ruler had faith i'll God. Was
great and strong.
Lincoln appears great giant,
his feet on the earth, his head
above all, with great intellect,
great heart, great faith in the
Everlasting.
Grant, the silent II. tongue but
unspeakably eloquent action
There have only been few
great men. Whenever God needs
great man to lead the people he
can be found The world needs
few great leaders just now. The
world had a Moses, Washington,
Lincoln, etc.
A long line of private soldiers
who carried the muskets, shed the
blood and won the battles of the
Republic. These men left pleas
ant Preside for the rough lot and
danger of war. Fought for the sis
terhood of states and the brother
hood of man. You followed the
flag to the front until she was
stained with the blood of your fal-
len comrades. Because you
fought and others were brave and
true With you our flag floats over
our heads and the institutions OF
our land. Be true to the flag and
true Americanism.
Garfields memorial is Union sol
diers on one side and the Confed-
crates the other. A boy in blue
and a boy in gray stepped up to
the stan between them and with
hands intermingled they drew up
the flag heavily draped as the
bands played "The Star Spangled
Banner" They then lowered the
flag to half mast as the bands play
! ed Nearer My God TO Thee, and
then a thousand heads were UNI
covered and tears fell like rain.
! When General Grant was laid
away leaders, of both armies bore
him in loving memory to his rest
ing place, and North and South
mingled their tears.
Let us be faithful to impress up
on the minds of all the Importance
of this day. All who take shelter
under the folds o. our noble flag
should manifest deep interest In
this noble cause.
We must keep in memory the
principles for which they died. We
pledge ourselves anew to America
and her glorious institutions. The
cause was just and true. The God
of nations was at the helm. The
muskets are stacked ofreYer. Gov
cred with the flag, they shall new
er be used in battle again. There
shall be no war. We stand for
peace. May all men love each
other. The best though of man is
to be used for the prosperity OF
nations.
The word of God is our guide.
Let us build upon the true founda-
ton, covering the Bible with the
flag. The flag shall be honored
and deleEded.