Service Flag at First
Baptist Lowered
The service flag of the First Baptist Church was lowered
yesterday morning following the regular service with exercises that were simple
and impressive. It was out of deference to the wishes of the young men of the
congregation that the service was simple, but it was memorable nevertheless.
There are 29 stars in the flag, one of them a gold one for Sergt. Chester C.
Williams of the 42nd division, who, with Lieut. Orin M. Sigmon, was
killed in an accident while being transferred from St. Mihiel to the Argonne.
Master Ward Williams, brother of this fallen solder, and
little Miss Virginia Fox lowered the flag, which was received by Rev. W.R.
Bradshaw. A feeling talk was made by the pastor.
Mr. Joseph L. Murphy, who served in the same company with
Sergeant Williams, had been asked by Mr. Bradshaw to deliver an address, and
Mr. Murphy spoke briefly and feelingly of the war, the valor of the soldiers,
and their sacrifices. He recited the annals of the great war simply and many
eyes in the large congregation were wet before he mentioned the name of
Sergeant Williams, whose soldierly qualities, whose manliness, and whose
sacrifice Mr. Murphy recited in a straight-forward manner.
The service will be remembered by all members of the
congregation as an event in the life of a church that contributed its part in
all the activities of the war.
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