Next on the programme was the memorial Day address by Regimental chaplain H, R. Trump of the U.S. fourth Marine Corps, who eulogized ne American soldiers and sailors for fiving their lives for their country ar from their homes and loved ones. che speaker also paid tribute to the patriotism of these men. The Bene-fiction by Dr. R. J. McMullen, Presient of the American Association and ember of the Shanghai Municipal council, followed, Volleys were fired y the Fourth Marines, followed by Tans." The ceremony was brought a close by the "Star Spangled anner," played by the Marine Band.
Brief But Impressive The ceremony was brief but imressive, and, although the number f Americans had considerably de-teased in the past year, the atten-lance was gratifying, A loud-speaker as placed near the main avenue leuding from the cemetery gate to the hopel for the benefit of those stand-at some distance from the peaker.
The Marine detachment presented rms as the bugler sounded "Taps," hile the civilians uncovered. The i Legion, representatives rom the U.S, Navy, American Troop ud Veterans of the Spanish-Amer-an War attended the ceremony, A ath from the American Legion as laid at the graves. Others noted ere Rear-Admiral W,. A. Glassford, el. Samuel L, Howard, commanding he Marines, Capt. N. F. Allman, officer commanding the American reap, S.V.C,, Mr. Cornell S. Franklin. former chairman of the Shanghai municipal Council, and Mr, Leighton hields, U.S, District Attorney in hina, The following is Chaplain Trump's address: "Of course you are all familiar ith the fact that the Memorial Day ad its origin shortly after the close f the civil war, General Logan, ho had been favourably impressed vith the idea of scattering flowers n the graves of the war dead, issued n order in which he named May 30, n the graves of soldiers of our counry has continued, Other Wars As Well "But Memorial Day is not limited o services for the dead of our Civil ar alone. The names of the men ho fell in our war with Spain have wen written in the scrolls and can ever be changed. More recent, too, ud far outnumbering all that haus tone before, are those who helped o bring victory and freedom in the así great war. These fresh graves. s we might call them, demand that memorial Day be continued with unbated devotion, well. Memorial Day should e kept as a high and noble festival ud observed in a thoughtful spirit, t is a day sacred to the memory and honour of the departed defenders of ur flag, a day on which we are to how that we are truly grateful for heir deed of loyalty and sacrifice. t is a day sacred to the memory of numbered hosts of heroic men, who rough rough toil and suffering and victory, have made our country great ud free. And let us not forget that e many precious lessons of the day ill be lost if we fail to keep in cughtful recollection our brave defenders themselves, who lie resting from their arms in their silent tents (f green.' Let us remember them.
us. as far as possible, crown heir names and recount their dee E of their valour and crown their raves with their country's flag, and lowers symbolic of our love.
we must honour our dead, "Marshal Foch, some years ago brote the following message to the Vorld War Veterans: It is out of sacrifice and suffering hat the greatest things in life grow. fo man ever gave up part of himself ha great cause, but that his sacrifice jas rewarded a hundred fold in horal and spiritual blessings. Our rayers go up in unison for those zen and at the same time we wor-hip their memory,'
"Yes, we must honour their over by Mr. Frank P. Lockhart, A delegation of the U.S. Fourth Marines assembled outside the cemetery and marched in at 8.30 a.m. and this was followed by an invocation by Bishop undermine the noble ideals for which our fore-fathers fought and died.
Serpent of Hate Again we honour our dead by derns all within our power to put down that gory monster that is rampant in the world today. I refer to the serpent of hate. Of course there are some things we ought to hate—the ugly, the unjust, the wicked. We ought to' hate superstition, fanaticism and bigotry. We ought to hate all autocratic power that for any ulterior reason violates the value and dignity of human personality, We have a duty to resent all attempts to stir up antagonism between people because of colour or creed or caste. We must be righteously indignant against any usurpation of human rights.
"But hating people, individuals, for sny cause is dangerous, Let us remember that for more than a century and a half our country has stood the test of democracy. a fact made possible largely because of the absent ^c of basic class hatred. It is a bad time to change. Let us away with hate, "Another way in which we erect the best memorial to our honoured dead is to keep our patriotism Christian, Love of country is not only a natural sentiment in every human heart, but it is right in the sight of God.' No one can ignore his relation to his country and not sin against God, 'If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.' These re the words of one loyal both to 3od and country, Christ, too, was patriot, and a religion without patriotism is not inspired by Christ. He loved His nation. He came first for His own people, preached to them and wept when they would not attend to the things which belonged to their peace.
Heroes Recalled Memorial Day helps in keeping this higher form of patriotism alive. Is there no lesson of loyalty to God ud native land when we remember men like Commodore Perry, before his battles placing the American flag on the capstan of his ship, and the Bible on the flag, and then with his men gathered around him. singi the Old Hundredth psalm? Or of Nathan Coffin, urged and threatened to induce him to enlist with his nation's enemy, replying 'Hang me if you will to the highest yard arm of your ship, but do not ask me to become a traitor to my country.' Or of General Reed of the Revolution, offered fifty thousand dollars as a bribe, replying, 'Gentlemen, I am poor, very poor, but your king is not rich enough 10 buy me.'
"And so, on this Memor: Day. with the sound of battle ringing in our ears, we lay our wreaths and ray our humble and sincere tribute to those brave men who fought and died that peace might come, liberty and justice prevail, remembering ihat our greatest tribute arises from lives devoted to democratic ideals of loyalty and Christian patriotism, "The men, whose memories we honour and whose deeds of noraism we admire, have made their sacrifice. Long ago they received their highest possible decoration—the Wooden Cross, Very soon the bugles will be heard playing those familiar and final notes which for ages have been sounded over the graves of our hero dead. This service of ceremony will de over and we shall go to our various ways, conscious of having done cur part in this colourful, yearly ceremony, "But our real task of commemoralion has just begun. The dead don't want to be mourned, neither do they went to be forgotten. They have kept their pact; we must keep ours. It was no accident that their motto during the last World War was 'Carry On. Their task is finished, The voice of millions of dead say 'Live for the things fdr which we died.' This is our task, May each one of ws "Carry On' and accomplish it as the wisdom and guidance of Almighty God gives us the power." memory.
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