Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-26 | Page 6 | Union Memorial Service Section

MEMORIAL FIRST METHODIST CHURCH CROWD ED AT THE EXERCISES YES attended by veterans of various wars and by of patriotic Patri otie citizens atho filat dut church wae on account of the union bertico t the elmr chea in honor of the of the great rebellion anat to alio member 61 tho gracd arina of the old frn together ith abo of the war and the comans womans belief carps attended in a body it was certainly an impressive sight to see how feeble many of the old veterans acro growing andyes you could scarce wonder when one stopped to consider that thirty seven acara had passed einck general lee surrendered at appomattox on the puit form were alie bcd sir carver pastor of the first presbyterian church the bev I 1 goshen pastor of the first congregational church the I 1 itea ora C wright of the first baptist church and george S womer of the odist church sirs presided at the organ and was well supported by the choir of the church mrs stevans during the services sang the star spangled banner while the choir joined in the chorus interest centered in the sermon of the rev ora C that gentleman chose as his text the twenty fourth verse of alio chapter of johns gospel except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it arideth alone but if it die it bri ngeth forth much fruit and he announced his theme to be the harvest of death after dwelling upon the tragic surroundings of the text he unfolded the truth it contained and illustrated its truth by reference to the lives and deeds of the men before him sir wright has a pleasing manner of address and hia sermon made a good impression on those who were fortunate enough to have heard it after singing two verses of the hyah sly country of thee alie audience was dismissed by the benediction