Milford chronicle., 1943-10-01
TRIBUTE TO OUR DEAD

words of Jehovah to the people 0
Israel who were at that time Ian
gushing in captivity in Egypt.
God had sent the last awfu
visitation upon the Egyptians. sine
all the former ones, had no effec
upon Pharaoh. The message t
Pharaoh was that unless he let thl
Israelites go, the first born il
every Egyptian household would b.
slain. The Lord, however, would
spare His own people from tn,
Visitation, and therefore directs
them to slay a lamb and sprinkle
its blood, upon the door posts
The blood was to be a token anC
pledge of mercy, for Gods ange
of death. seeing the blood, woulC
pass over the houses which were
so marked.
Man is in constant danger oi
death and destruction which is the
clear teaching of the scriptures
The danger has been increased be-
cause of sin. All have sinned. The
example of Pharaoh should be a
constant warning to us, not to
harden our hearts.
In Lincoln's immortal Gettys-
burg address we hear him say
"That we were highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in
vain" Those words were spoken
about the men who fell in the
Civil War period.
We cherish that hope toward the
men who fell at Lexington and
Bunker Hill. And the men who
froze to death at Valley Forge to
free us from the tyranny of an un-
just king.
Likewise for the men who paid
in blood for the emancipation of
the colored race.
We entertain the same hope for
those who in 1898 gave up life in
order to throw off Spanish oppres-
sion in Cuba and the Philippines.
Also to the memory of those who
made the supreme sacrifice in the
first World War. and to those who
are now giving their lives for free
dom and democracy.
How are we keeping faith with
those who are gone? The blood of
Christ freed us from the bondage
of sin. The blood of our nations
heroes haas secured and preserved
for us freedom and liberty.
We have been bought with a
price. Let us keep the covenant
with our dead. How do we keep
this covenant? By being patriotic
in peacve as well as in war BY
preserving the sacredness of our
homes. By supporting our schools.
Ry uphOlding the church as she
leads in the fight for righteous
ness. By Obeying the laws of the
nation. The deliberate and willful
law-breaker betrays his country.
Let us keep the covenant with
our dead-living for the ideals for
which they died. Let us seek to
give to the world a new and clearer
vision of Christ Who came to over
come hatred. strife and falsehOod
and to bring love, forgiveness and
peace
The passover with binding upon
the Jews. May the memory of our
departed loved ones ever keep us
in the presence of God. that His
eye may ever be upon
us.
We pay this tribute of love to
the firemen who have passed on
during the past year and we cher
in nrsfC
We mourn today for those whom
we have lost. None here are with
out some sense of bereavement.
Every home has its vacant chair
at the family table, There is a
place in the family circle which
will he untitled We eX-
tend our sympathy to the families
Of those who have passed on. While
death takes from us the immed- !
late presence of our friends; it al !
so gives us something which we
have not had before-a faith in
he unseen world Let us not be
90 much disturbed by death for
what is it but a second birth.
Carrying On
After the death of a lovely girl,
Ter soldier friend who was not
went to her parents ask
ng for her Bible and her church
ENVELOPES. 1t was simply and quiet
y done, no promise made, and no
hought of its being known outside
f the little grief-stricken circle.
Ie intended to carry on" for her,
hat was all. Her church. her
ause, should not be the loser by
er going.
We may think of head-stones and
lblets and all manner of memor-
ils to honor our dear ones. but
ow much better this young SOL
ier's idea of assuming her pledges.
erhaps the desire to carry on"
anne from his wartime training. {
Why not follow this beautiful ;
'ay of paying tribute to our loved
nes by fulfilling their pledges and
Ding that which they were so eag-
r to accomplish.