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KUSfiELL DISTRICTWAR MEMORIALLa*t Tit art 4a y, Jane 12n*m ft ffif-morM.U day ■the hiatnry of the town when the Hit' monument erected In honor of th*boy* who fell in the great war ww» Over2**90 people from the iiir-rcMMtdfng district were present at the ceremony. Theweather wa# fine, althougheery hot. and there wasnothin* -to mar the ceremony.The parade *a* formed «P at the Canadian Pacificrailway station, headedby the veterans. followed hy the children, the Kusell hand, members of the Eastern Star Lodge, the ladies of Army and Nary Veteran* auxiliary. Son* ot England, Kcbekahu and Odd Fellowsi.. —v; ' -r V 'li1 * . yArriving at the monument the parade formed up in a square in which were neat* for the rela t’vea of the delt; eased, invalid* and school chll-jdren. On the platform were the L4* a tenant -Gov- -ernor. Sir James Aikens, j Mrs C. A. Boulton, A. C. P. Smellier, » hairman of the committee; Mayor H Clee, of Russell; Mayor McIntosh. of Bin*carth, Major A. M. Pratt, prin-j cipal of the Russell school | Major D. E. Boulton and Rev. Mr. Becker.The Mtrrlce was In thecharge of Rev. Mr Becker who had been sjys'ally Invited from Selkirk, be-by the path of duty and aelf sacrifice giving up tbeT own live* that other*might live in freedom Let those thatcome after *ee to it that thoir names be not forgotten,”The monument base which extends eight feet square round the plinth, is i atso s sol'd slab of granite and inscribed upon it are the names of the1various battles in which the men fell. 1The monument was made by Thompson Monument comneny, of Toron*o.and 1* a splendid piece of workman ship. It stands in a commanding pos ir n in the centre of the street atthe intersection of Memorial and As-siniboia avenue*,m***'!ERErTED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THE TOWN OF RUSSELL, VILLAGE OF H1NSCARTH. AND RURAL MUNICIPALITIES OF BOULTON, RUSSELL, SILVER CREEK AND SHBLLMOUTH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR1914-1918Ins the minister in charge here at the time the boysenlisted.flames on tbc monumentinternational Sunday School LessonSunday, July 2«dBy Rev. J F DouglasEzekiel the Watchman of Israel* Kzek II*. 1-g; 3: 17-21.The last quarter’s lessons carried us to the destruction of Jerusalem in 58® B.C. I this lesson *•*« ro backft years to 5fU Tlie-e we-e twosieves of Jerusalem by the Babylonian»; *he one which ended In 58® with the destruction of the City and the deportation of its people was proceeded by another, in 597 which also involved the deportation of Jehocac-h m (2 Kmw. 24: 15) and many of the leading men With this groupEiekle! the priest was carried into exile end the vision which opens hisHe and the vision which opens thisflLh tur of Jehorachim’s captivity, that is 592. Ezekiel differs from the other prophets, such aa Amos or Is-atah, in this, that while they addressed! themselves to the nation, he !a supremely concerned with the moral welfare of the individuals whom he addresses. and he is the first example of what we call today - pastor.We might call him strictly the peopies’ prophet, He concerned himself strictly w’ith individuals and soughtat every turn tyi serve God and the na tion by directing the invidual.NURSING SISTER MARGARET A. LOWEThe service opened withthe singing of 'OnwardChristian Soldiers,” followed by an address by A.Q. P. Smellle. and an address of welcome by Mayor Clec. The singing of “Q, God our help in Ages Past,” was followed by aHERBERT SWINDELL ALBERT TIHCKETTHUGH B HEATHERWILLIAM EARLEEDWARD E. SYMONDS HENRY L. WADLAND HARRY F. COPE ARTHUR DOIGncriptnre rec.ding, «***$ most inspiring address by Rev. Mr. Seeker,ANTHONY ». COPE WILLIAM W. BRYANT CHARLES L. LEE LEONARD BURLEY WILLIAM L JOHNSON JOHN ARNOTTDAMIEN ALARY HAROLD DOUGLAS DAVID WILLIAMS ERNEST BRAY FRANK WHITE RICHARD G. ELLIOTTavery descriptive CHARLES A. BALLARD D. M. MeDONALDaddress Major Pratt, who wi with the imperial array, paid eloquent trib- ROBERT ( ate to the ve.or of the Canadian army, carrying hi* audlea-.c through setae of the most stirringN3LS0N J, DAVIDSON GEO. C. MURDOCKDAVIDSON GEORGE BROWN JOHN DURANT ERNEST G. TYRRELL SPENCER II. LEWISLINCOLN H, EBYPATRICK FLAHERTY WILLIAM WOODSengagements of the war ALEXANDER PAPPLE in wblch the Canadiansplayed so conapiciouo a part, from the second battle of Y proa, where they saved the day and held the German hordes in their rush to Paris, to the memorable advance in August, U‘t*Rev. Mr. Seeker introduced Sir James A ikons, wi,o thank d Mayor Cieefor the splendid welcome given h’m and said he con-cidered if a great pleasureand privilege to be ask-ROY Me FAD YEN ALEX. McFADYEN NORMAN SHERRiTT THOMAS BROWN ALEXANDER SIMMS WILLIAM SIMMS JAMES P. BELL RICHARD HALLAM WILLIAM BURKE WILLIAM D. WATSON IRA LEFLAR ALFRED RTONS HARVEY REA ALBERT E. EARDLEYed to visit Russell on suchan auspteoua orc^^iott- He v xx? i« vi ii - gcve a fore fu! and in- JOHN -icANDLEv.spiring address. S;:eak-ng directly to the children, ho explained in a beautifully plain manner, the meaning of the erection of the memorial, andthe lessons to he- derived from it, and speaking to the older people said the erection of such a ma ;;i' :i cent memorial was asplendid expression of thefee Lugs of the citizensGEORGE F. HONEY ROBERT L. CUM MINGWM. H. ALLBR1GHTLIONEL C. CHARLES ARTHUR JOHNSON FRANK HUNT DAVID NIXONPERCY SWITZERARTHUR HUNTWILLIAM INGLIS HAROLD P. ROBERTS BERT NEWMAN JOHN TENNANT KENNETH CLARK RUSSELL H. BOULTON SIDNEY E. ALLEN K D W A110 S E E B A C11 JAMES S. WALLACE ALBERT HALL ARTHUR H. TEULON JOHN THOMPSON ALBERT WISE ROI ERT DEVLIN RALPH NEVILL HERBERT DRUM .MAGE JOHN L, CLARK RICHARD BRYER WILLIAM. A. BOLDTERNEST SUDBURYGEOR'JE H. BRADSHAW MKRVYN L, FJERPOINT A HERBERT ANDERSON 11 LOR *E N. ALLBRIGHT WALLACE SHERRITTiappg.it'■i-innnjnwrm aapi i iwatoward thememory of the boys who ha j left all that was de tr to them and given their lives lor the benefit of humanity. In a few appropriate words he led up to the u;,*e-.Ung of the monument wnkh was performed by Mrs. C. A,Boulton Pag’er Sergeant Blake, ofThe guard ofby *he RussellIioror w's suppliedSchool Cadets whowere highly comp! mcntcd on theirsin ur*4 *• tappearance. The veteransNoopawa. s muling the ’ lasst PostThe fiag'.ug was led by a massedchoir of voices and the musicturn*d out 150 strong, some coming tom ms h d-’sta*'* nHnts as J^ngen bur,i and Saltcoats, Su.sk.. Si I vert ou, Anv”Kvi:le. Ror burn, Sholhuouth,bi arth. Dropmoro and Stra;hcla;r. The. monument is constructed ofVermont granite with hr.minesod fin-supplied i y the band. Following the ; **h. and con3lists of the figure of aan veiling Major Pratt read off th * r.ame* of ibe fallen and upon the callsoldi or in an attitude of grief. Ther f.. hand is resting on a war cense-'ng oat of each name a little child d te-y cro s. at the foot of which ereposited-a small bouquet of flowers onthe baa** * f the monument. A large number ot fiorai tributes covered me base, amort.g them were ones from the cm fMrs J. L. Clark. A. F. lt;k A. M , lUghtstde School. Mr. Frank Alien and family. Crystal RebekahILodge, I O O F.. Son-: of Eng:and, the Returned boys of Il;n,-c4. rth, G \Y V. A.. Army and Navy Veteran*, Ladlta AuxiLsry to the A, S. V. Mr, andMrs. C. W Davidson, in memory oftheir two sous, Mr*. Q iciadand Ll?uitn«ni , ni Mr*. P. II Ne’aon in memory of the boys of A” platoon 226th bnu. !:tm. of which he ve aMember., d-?r* j o- pic.: ar d a broken chain typifj n* «hc cha n of bondage broken wh us thy tuua Jack is ;;irowu tlt;xwj y ever the scene The whole suggests a soldier the grave of a comrade, The figure is mounted on a sol-; id block of grac to from the face of -i- h the a’*ar of sacrifice stands out | in clear relief.The mem- -s of 82 men appear on the i two aides white on the roar the words Those chora U s monument cornlemcrctes wrre r.Riuhercd among*tho*e who4 4t vthe call of ICImg an I country left all lt;!vf was ioar to tham:tac«f andfinally pasccd out of the eight of mmgreat danger of today is to neylect the individual and make the message of God too general. Life *s not general but particular it is made up of single acts and thoughts, which after all ; is the foundation of all Christian living. He had an 'inspiration of God to serve and we find the first thing that he must attend to is his own es-»• 1 * j t , li' - .. P , y y ^ ir - zy • -*i * WV • . ■ . /J ■. i. r \ . I. ‘ . .■ ►Jy .v.'1 - * ‘ - - .[tStablishment in the knowledge of God. We have the symbolical swallowing of Hie book roll. w*hich means that the i book found must be digested and understood before con’d be in a t*os-ition to lend and gu de the people. The content* were better bitter, but yet .sweet, as honey in hi* m«u-h. for it is :r,weet *o do win mt Cod and to be trusted with tasks for Him. The taskihe we.* reminded would he unspeakably bard for his stubborn hearerswould he less responsive to the d vine message than even heathen foreigners v,*eu!d have been: but lie was to go resolutely forward trusting in the God who had called and could equip and sustain him.He ♦hen f und bis wav to Tel-abib, a colony of his fellow exiles, where he s i drained for a week in a state of utter stunefioat'on. dumb and motionless There he received another message His task was then defined as that of a watchniaD. As it is the watchman’s1 duty *o give the alarm when danger is near so is it the duty of every ser van! of God to w*arn men of the dis aster that is at hand if they eontinm in 'he r sin. And it w^s not enoughto warn the crowd, but he must deal personally with individuals, good and bad. to warn the baa to turn from Ills evil ways and the good to eontin ue without swerving from the straigh and narrow w-w. The passage sug c-'st.s thet * almost -mpossible tlt; over estimate the importance of th* ttacher and iri general ot education in the process of reconstructing t world shattered as Ezekiel’s woMlt; v. as and a?, ours 1* by war, and it tragic cor.sequencies, and n connec t*oa with *. *♦ would be well to realt; H f Wells** Hook on the imnortanc ‘•The Salvaging of Clviiatioa.”^irpt. the tear he must have a v's ion cf what he would he at. In outime he must clearly understand thathe ultimate aim of education is tcreate an intelligent world-citizenshit If the nat ons can not all learn tha they are members one of another an *hat each needs every othar. then c.' ilizatlon as we know it is doomed t perish. To speak powerfuiy and tru. we must see clearly.Second. The teacher must makthe message his own. This is what imeant bv the strong langtiage in 3: He must speak w th courage and cotvlet km whet he the people like it c sot. The teacher should tcacli hin self and his mini! that God ioved tliworld.Third. The teacher must give tins at*d thought like Jesus to the ind vilt;ml as well rs to the class or crowlt;His business is not only to eive drectkm and information but to creat an outlook and to mold charade If be does not do that whaf !- he User fnr'7 He is there in Fzek **!.- wards i Waco' f 'he doom which will ove Lake us *11 if e do r*o» 'hAwk larg o1 ver- us thc*'*-ht*. He lg re spec slide for the indiv dual souls of hclass, rrd the »«w»hef niernlv m**i-
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