Walkerton Independent, Volume 62, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 May 1936 — Page 7

THE NATION BOWS IN TRIBUTE * I R XTzXt .Mmßk . ] f l W^Be □& Sz: - ; i * £0 JOL. Wl> WF?»y .%ggS W|Wg *siy a '" " iKi afca&MiJ $ ^JfiJpM^Wi t “Q” * ^'OwS&Meß^ With heads bowed, and minds at rest, we pause once more to pay our brief tribute to the soldier dead of this great nation. They were ready and willing when their homes needed protection, when the land that was theirs was in need. They have given their all that we today might be free; to them we owe a gratitude greater than we can show. “Greater love hath no man than this—” Let us accord them due honor.

Poem Stilled By the How of the inland river. Whence the Heets of iron have Hed. Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead; Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment day: Under the one. the Blue. Under the other, the Gray. These in the robings of glory. Those in the gloom of defeat. All with the battle-blood gory In the dusk of eternity meet: Under the sod and the ^"v. Waiting the judgment ay: Under the laurel, the Blue. Under the willow, the Gray. No more shall the war-cry sever. Or the winding rivers be red: They banish their anger forever When they laurel the graves of OUT dead! Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment day: Love and tears for the Blue. Tears and love for the Gray. THE first spring following the close of the Civil war found a group of southern women decorating the graves of the soldier dead. They

OUR PATRIOTIC © MUSIC El WILLIAM BILLINGS is credited with being the author of the first American patriotic song, one that became popular with Colonial troops in the Revolutionary war, although there was no specific title for it. Another early one was “The Liberty Song,” published in 1768, calling on the people to unite for liberty. The first American-made patriotic sea song was “The Yankee Man-of-War,” written about 1778. to commemorate the exploits of Capt. John Paul Jones. "Yankee Doodle,” known as an American patriotic ballad, was an English song at the beginning of the Revolution and an American song at its close. It was ordered played by General Lafayette at the surrender of the British forces at Yorktown. Joseph Hopkinson wrote the words of "Hail Columbia," w’hlch were adapted to the air of the "President’s March,” the composer of which is not definitely known. "The StarSpangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in 1814. The air is from a song by the English composer, John Stafford Smith, entitled “Ode to Anacreon.” The words and music of "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” equally well known as “The Red. White and Blue,” were written by Thomas a Becket, an English actor playing at the Chestnut Street theater in Philadelphia in 1843. It is used in England with suitable alteration of the text, as an army and navy song. Samue’ Francis Smith, a Baptist clergyman and poet, of Boston, in 1843 wrote the words of "America,” which were sung to the air of the English “God Save the King.” “John Brown's Body." composed by William Steffe, was sung by Sherman’s troops on their march to the sea. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” written by Julia Ward Howe after visiting the Army of the Potomac in December, IS6I, is sung to the same tune. “The Battle Cry of Freedom” was written by George F. Root to aid President Lincoln’s second call for troops during the Civil war. “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.” by the same author, became known during the war as "the song of hope.” Henry Clay Work’s song, "Marching Through Georgia,” is Displaying the Flag 11 ZHEN the Flag is displayed VV O n Memorial day, it is hoisted to full staff, then lowered to half staff and left in this posi tion until noon. It is then hoisted back to full staff and kept there । until sunset. The hour which should be regarded as noon is the time in use. whether standard or daylight saving. PRIZE BUST OF LEE Among the thin ranks of the G. A. R. veterans there may yet be a man to whom a portrait bust of Gen. Robert E. Lee, carved in fine old American walnut, will be a stirring memory of the days of ’64. For this bust was tiie trophy of a Union infantr a captured Confederate gun But little is known of the bust’s his- j tory; a bat ered gu and i shattered by gunfire, drifted helples-iy upon a sand bar off Natchez durii g one

placed their floral tributes on all the graves regardless of the color of the uniform the buried men wore. That these mothers, sisters and widows could remember the northern soldiers with the same tribute of love that they remembered their own dead brought about a feeling of tolerance all over the country. This little ceremony inspired the poet, Francis Miles Finch, to write his poem, “The Blue and the Gray.” Later it was set to music, and the singing and reading of it did more to re-establish harmony than any of the well thought out plans of reconciliation of the diplomats. The second spring after the war, the northern women decorated the graves of the southern men as well as the graves of their own dead. In 1868 General Logan commanded all the soldiers’ graves to be decorated. The same year New York declared Memorial day a legal holiday and state after state followed its example. So one day toward the latter part of May the dead are honored and a just tribute is paid to memories. Since this day has been largely responsible for establishing harmony between the North and South it is also due to its results that belles from the South and maids from the North now gather In the same social cliques.

Ever Faithful j There’s a study In devotion here, as this loyal veteran snaps on his drum in preparation for what may be ids last march. Even as he answered the Lugle when his country called, so now lie will not fail when comes the time to pay homage and respect to his fallen comrades. He'll march today with the last remnants of what was once a great army, faithful in peace as he was in war. May his spirit never perish from the hearts of men. regarded as commemorating one of the greatest military feats of the conflict. “When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was written by Patrick S. Gilmore, under the pen name of “Louis Lambert.” Troops in Revolution Estimates of the number of troops in the American army in the Revolutionary war vary from 250,000 to 395,850. The Continental arm.v proper had about 35,000 men in service in November, 1778. | of those historic engagements on the i broad bosom of the Mississippi. Once ! aground her crew put up a brief but i fierce resistance to the Federal forces, but the odds were against them and । before long the Union men were aboard the little vessel. There one man found this bust—half buried, but unharmed —a tribute to the hardness of the good American walnut from which it had been carved. Who bad been its carver no one knows. Arlington Cemetery Arlington national cemetery was Instituted by an act of congress for the interment of United States soldiers and sailors who have fallen in battle, or all men and women who have died in the regular or volunteer military or naval service of the United States, after having been mustered out or honorably discharged. The presentation of the commission warrant, letter of appointment, certificate of discharge, or pension certificate, provided there were no dishonorable charges connected therewith, are sufficient evidence for

•rvmrwvw ~ .„_ „ . ._ _ awwwva* IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson By REV H. B FITZWATER. D. D.. Member of Faculty. Moody Uibla Institute of Chicago. © Western Newspaper Union. . — Lesson for May 31 THE LAST SUPPER LESSON TEXT—Luke 22:7-23. GOLDEN TEXT—This do in remembrance of me.—Luke 22:19. PRIMARY TOPIC—The Supper Jesus Gave His Friends. JUNIOR TOPIC—The Lord's Supper. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—What the Lord’s Supper Means to Me. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT | TOPIC—What the Lord's Supper Meant to Jesus. The last meal that Jesus ate with I his disciples was the Passover, the meI mortal of the national deliverance which pointed to the supreme deliverance to be effected by Christ on the cross of Calvary. In connection with this Passover, the feast of the new covenant was instituted. This feast j also has a double import. It looks backward to the great deliverance wrought through Christ’s atoning death, and forward to the even greater deliverance which He shall accomplish

at his second coming (I Cor. 11:26). I. The Last Passover (vv. 7-18). 1. The Passover prepared (vv. 7-13). a. As the time had arrived for the killing of the Passover, Jesus directed 1 Peter and John to make ready for it (v. 8). b. The disciples Inquired (v. 9) where I they should prepare the Passover. Doubtless, they were eager to be of service to their Master and Lord. The true disciple is not only ready to do the Lord's bidding, but eager also to know his exact will. c. Jesus gave strange directions (vv. ( 10-12), that they should go into the city, where they would find a man . bearing a pitcher of water. The cus- I tom was for women to carry the water. | This unusual occurrence would make it i the easier for them to recognize the man of whom they would ask, "Where is the guest chamber where I shall ent the Passover with my disciples?" He assured them that they would then be i shown a large upper room furnished. ' d. The disciples gave unquestioning obedience (v. 13), not permitting the unusual instructions to raise the question of sanity or reasonableness. Jesus, , because he was omniscient, knew just how the matter would turn out, and the disci tiles found It even so. 2. The Passover eaten (vv. 14-18). a. The historic group around that table (v. 14) was composed of Jesus and the Twelve, the apostles. h. Jesus’ words to the disciples (vv. 15-18). (1) “I have desired to eat this Pass- | over with you before I suffer" (v. 15). He desired to show them the meaning of the passion through which he was to go. He also craved their human i sympathy as he passed through this terrible ordeal. (2) “I will not any more eat thereof until It be fulfilled In the kingdom of God’’ (v. 16). His death was the anti typical fulfillment* of the Passover meal. He declared that this would be the last time that they could share together this sacred ordinance before the completion of his mediatorial work. । He looked forward to that time when ; the process of redemption would have । been completed and a perfect union be- i tween the disciples and ’their Lord would be consummated. (3) “Take this cup and divide It among ourselves” (vv. 17, 18). By the token of the cup the disciples were I partaking of the shed blood. This cup should be distinguished from the cup । of the feast of the new covenant. 11. The Feast of the New Covenant (vv. 19. 20). This feast took place at the close of the pascal supper. 1. The bread a symbol of Christ’s body (v. 19). As bread nourishes and ! strengthens our bodies, so Christ is food to our spiritual nature. Unless the body receives nourishment, it decays. Unless our souls feed upon Christ, we shall perish. Christ’s giving * the physical bread to his disciples signified the giving of himself to them. In order to get benefit from Christ, we : must receive b’ i —appropriate him. 2. The cup a symbol of Christ’s blood I (v. 20). He said, “This cup is the new testament in my blood which was shed J for you,” Indicating that each one must : personally accept the atonement made i by the shedding of his blood. 111. The Treachery of Judas (vv 21-23). 1. The time of its manifestation (v. 21). It was while they were eating the last Passover that Jesus made an- [ nouncement of the betrayal. Perhaps Jesus was in this manner offering Judas an opportunity at this last mo” ment to repent. 2. The betrayal was by the determinate counsel of God (v. 22, cf. Acts 2:23). Nothing takes place by chance. Even the sinful acts of wicked men come within the permissive providence of God. This does not, however, lessen ' the guilt of sinners, for Je.su's said, “Woe unto the man by whom he is betrayed.” 3. The sorrowful question (v. 23). That the disciples were not suspicious of one another is evident from the personal nature of the question they asked, “Lord, is it I?” (Matt. 26:22). | Well may each believer ask if he is in | any way betraying his Savior and Lord. Arm of Richard! When Saladin looked at the sword j j of Richard Coeur de Lion, he wonj dered that a blade so ordinary should | have wrought such mighty deeds. I The English king bared his arm, and said, “It was not the sword that did these things; It was the arm of Richard.” We should be instruments that I the Lord can use, and when he has used us the glory should be all his.— George F. Pentecost, I). D. Secret of Life The secret vt life is not to ba what one likes, but to try to like that which one has to do, and one does come to like it in time.—M. Crai'

what f L _ about: Yesterday’s Literary Lights. Hollywood, calif.— The other day Finley Peter Dunne passed away. Thirty years ago his articles meant each week a roar of joy as wide as the continent. His books sold enormously; his country properly acclaimed him its greatest satiric humorist. Yet I’ll venture not one in five of the on-com-ing generation ever heard his name, and we thought the fame of “Mr. Dooley" was eternal. Mary Johnston, who wrote some of the most distinguished novels of her time, also died recently. In the papers I saw she rated only a brief paragraph. Slower than Americans to give their love to num or woman,

the English remain in sentiment wedded to the idol from then on The marriage between popularity and merit lasts till death doth them part. But, we, who elevate a favorite to a pedestal overnight, forget that favorite overnight. We made an ardent sweetheart, an impetuous bride, but a most Inconstant

spouse. » • • “Simplified" Revenue Bills. /CONGRESS is wrestling with the new “simplified" revenue bill, having simplified it down to a mere sixtyodd thousand words—about the length of a fair size summer novel. But the plot is different—and having made its provisions so clear and lucid that you may read it backward or forward, you seem to get practically the same result either way. So could anything be fairer than that? It may yet be necessary to call In Professor Einstein to elucidate It. If he can explain his theory of relativity —and the professor still asserts he can —he might be willing to tackle the Job. Anyhow, the ultimate outcome —and In this connection I certainly like that word “outcome”—must be that congress will find a m. od further to lighten the pocketbooks of one and ' all. In other words, “we've got what it takes.” • • • Where the League's Headed. TN SPITE of what’s happened lately, * one persistent last-ditcher and for lorn-hoper among the British diplomats Insists the League of Nations, to quote his own words, Is "a going concern.’’ Yes, but where? Makes me think of a little yarn a man told me: “Fifteen of us," he said, “were waiting our turns to buy tickets one hot night nt Grand Central station All at once a gentleman, fur over tak on in alcohol, forced his way to tin head of the line, using his head to butt 1 witli and his elbows to paddle with and emptied his pockets of some small change, and slapped it down on tin shelf and yelled: 'Gimme a ticket tc Buffalo:’ “'This all the money you got?' demanded the man behind the wicket. “ ‘Yes.’ “ 'Why, you can't go to Buffalo for a dollar and forty cents.' “ ‘Well, where can 1 go, then?' said the stew. “Ami with one voice all fifteen of us told him." • ♦ • G-Man Hoover's Efficiency. XYDU can’t help liking the fellow's ’ style of repartee. “And what's a person named Hoover doing to Justify his hanging on with this administration?" or words to ttiat general effect, says Senator McKeller, of old Tennessee, brightly. “'Scuse me, massa,” murmurs J. Edgar, reaching for his hat and handcuffs. “Ah won't be gone long, boss.” And Inside of a week or two he drifts in, strumming a plantation tune on his G-string and, by gum, if he isn't towing q whole mess of public enemies. That’s what I call an apt retort or, as the purists would put it, a snappy comeback. ♦ ♦ ♦ Yellow Public Enemies. TXT'HAT is it lias turned them from VV cop-killing bravos into quivering wretches who cower in hiding like mice behind a wainscot, who flinch like trapped rabbits when they're smoked out, who whine like whipped cur-dogs for a chance to plead guilty? Can it be because, instead of courageous but inexperienced local officers, they now face trained man hunters who'd rather destroy such human vermin than eat pie? Or is it because, instead of going to trial in state courts where unscrupulous shysters may trick dazed jurors into showing mistaken mercy and where, even though convicted, there’s nothing ahead worse than temporary detention in some criminalcoddling retreat with sentimental meddlers to pamper them and mush-mind-ed parole hoards waiting to free them, now they get a full measure of stern justice from federal judges and go to real prisons, to stay there—hurrah! —till they’re good and dead? IRVIN S. COBB. Copyright,—WNU Service. Mexico’s Beautiful Mountain Mount Orizaba, the most beautiful mountain in Mexico, is not mentioned in the records of the Conquest, if the Spaniards saw it, they failed to mention it. Bee Moths Feed on Beeswax Bee moths are small insects, only about half an inch in length. They are best known as parasiies on bee i colonies, where their strange appetite— j they feed only on beeswax —makes them a destructive and dreaded pest Beautiful for 2,000 Years Pindar, Greek poet who lived in tbe Fifth century before UHriW said that Girgenti, in Sicilly. was “the most beautiful city of mortals.” It is still regarded as beautiful, nd ns a city but as ruins.

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