Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 20, 1907
LEST m FORGET Extracts from the Memorial Sermon to the Members of Kenesaw Post G A R in Eastside congregational Church Los Angeles California BY REV F S FORBES An old Hebrew patriot who with his companions was a slave in Babylon made a vow recorded in the 137th lsalm 5th and Oth verses which read as follows If X forget thee 0 J erusalem Let my right hand forget her shill Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth If X remember uot Jerusalem Above my chief joy More than two thousand years have passed since ttiese words were spoken Since that time many nations have risen and perished but no nation has ever died with old age 2s o nation ever died until the forces of patriotism first died in the hearts of its people It was unselfish patriotism coupled with righteousness that made of the He brew people the greatest uatiou of an cient times It is this same spirit of righteousness which has made this na tion what it is today This morning I do uot wish to dwell long on the past The past is the past Let the dead bury the dead