SERVICE & SACRIFICE
INSPIRATION FOR BETTER WORLD.
CHURCH PARADE YESTERDAY AT ST. MATTHEW’S.
Led by the Wairarapa College Pipe Band, members of the R.S.A., led by Mr R. Whyborn, president of the Masterton branch and the K. Squadron. Legion of : Frontiersmen, in charge of Captain Johnson, attended church parade at St. Matthew's yesterday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the outbreak of war. The hymns and lessons were suitable for the anniversary and (he choir sang the anthem, “Praise the Lord.” The Rev. E. J. Rich said he desired to speak for a moment or two to those who in the hour of world crisis had left safety and ease, responding to the call of service and to sacrifice. He went on to refer to the fact that the work of making a better world was still with them and each individual had a part to play and the same was true of each nation. Their Empire had a great part to play in the making of a better world. Love for one’s own country was a natural instinct. While there should be feeling for all nations, yet Kipling’s words rang true: “God gave all men all earth to love, But since man’s heart is small. “Ordains for each one spot shall prove, Beloved above all.” The British Empire, said Mr Rich, was making a tremendous sacrifice for rearmament with the sole object of seeking the peace and well-being of every nation. If the passion for a better world which inspired the noblest spirits of their race could be caught by other nations, peace would be assured. When that spirit was lacking against aggression, there remained no other national safeguard than adequate physical defence. All honour to those who had carried out the ideal of service and sacrifice, of which this anniversary spoke. The Legion of Frontiersmen consisted of men who in some definite way had served their Empire and sought only to serve again if the need arose. The R.S.A. was not obsessed by the spirit of militarism, but was a band of brothers united by the fellowship of service and sacrifice.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1939, Page 4
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354SERVICE & SACRIFICE Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1939, Page 4
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