ROLL OF HONOUR.

Northern Advocate, 9 March 1920, Page 2

ROLL OF HONOUR.

UNVEILED AT KAMO

AN IMPRESSIVE OCCASION. j An unveiling iTiumony was perform- j ed at the Karuo Presbyterian Church ;

last Sunday morning. The church was filled, among the congregation being visitors from several outside districs. The- service was eonducteo b/ i.ho Key. David McNcur. He stated that the names of those men who hi-1 been connected in any way with the church had been written upon the roll oii honour, but it was possible that some iuignt have been missed. He would ask the membeis of the church to soucl in to the committee any name which they found to be absent.

The minister tlieu called upon ilv i'agan, a returned soldier, 10 withdraw ilie mantle, the congrcgatioi meantime standing. In an impressive piay-'r lie minister then consecrated and dedicated the memorial in God's name to the chureli. lie prayed that the names v.riltea in gold there would be revereJi and honoured,

and that the inomoiy ol w);o had fallen would remain greou in their minds. It was through the self-sacri-iice and noble deatns oi' tnose men that our lives, our children, our hearts and our homes still lCU'iiKci to us. Jle prayed that the forthcoming visit of the Prince would do much to unite the bonds of the great Empire which those brave men had fouglit to isitve.

The inscription on tho three-panel roll was as follows: —

I<jI4—ROLL OF BONO UK—l9lß IvAMO IJRESBY1 J RESBY TERIAN CHURCH,

"FOE KING AM) COUNTRY."

In the first and third panels the following names appear:—A. D. Barnes, R. M. Campbell, A. IS. Orawfora, S. C. Crawford, A. A. Fiulayso*, A. C. Finlayson, C. H. Fialaysoa, A. A. .McDonald, E. S. McDonald, N. M. McDonald, W. B. McDonald, A. M. McMillan, H. N. Mcislillifl, R. R. McMillan, A. Meßae, K. 8. Mcßae, N. T. McRae, W. Meldrum, ,L Murphy, T. Murphy, H. Pattullo, N. Pattullo, C. E Thorburn, H. B. WhiiwluK asd M. F. Whitelaw.

The middle panel contains the names of those who" lost their lives: —A. E. Campbell, A. M. Crawford, F. McKeakie, A. D. McLeod. J. F. McMillan and D. A. Mcßao, and under ihom the follcwiug striking vera.*: —

They died as few men get the chaace

to die,

Fighting to save a world.-? morality. They died the noblest death that men

may die,

Fighting for God and Right and Liberty.

The sornion was preached from the I'th Chapter of Nehemiah and verse 27, which was a record of the glorious deeds of brave men such as Moses, Joshua, Samson, David, etc. in later days also there were heroes such as Richard Coeur de Lion, Robert the Bruce, Wellington, jNelson, Gordon and many others. Of these men we could say they were God given saviours. Their names must be kept green and our childrern inspired with their deeds. Today a roll of honour is unveiled to the memory of our own heroes. All of them are honoured by us. No distinctions are given; we believe they all did their best. One of them is a general. All honour is due to him, but with him me privates and troopers perhaps just as brave. In civil life only a few can get the coveted positions of honour la un army of 10,000 only one man can be a general but every man may be a hero. too we do all of our men honour alike to-day. They all did their best.