. The Negro and the flag : at the nation's service . §^i^ Glo- ry! glo *^-f ry! hal - le - lu jah! His truth is march-ing on, J. ^^m E=gp i^>; .~-:--#^^ THEME— (Addresser Recitation; Where TrainingCounts. A soldier is more than a hu-man body trained in military tac-tics and manoeuvers. Otherwiseour forces would fail at the crucialmoment. Our finest boys is thephrase heard repeatedly in de-scribing them. Some process of preparation is recognized in ad-dition to that of the camps and the practice-trenches. The differ-ent attitudes men take to the drafting of an army point this careful
. The Negro and the flag : at the nation's service . §^i^ Glo- ry! glo *^-f ry! hal - le - lu jah! His truth is march-ing on, J. ^^m E=gp i^>; .~-:--#^^ THEME— (Addresser Recitation; Where TrainingCounts. A soldier is more than a hu-man body trained in military tac-tics and manoeuvers. Otherwiseour forces would fail at the crucialmoment. Our finest boys is thephrase heard repeatedly in de-scribing them. Some process of preparation is recognized in ad-dition to that of the camps and the practice-trenches. The differ-ent attitudes men take to the drafting of an army point this careful selection made of the officers indicates that there is adevelopment of patriotism which has its place far away from thesharp giving of orders and the shuffling of marching feet. The swinging lines of khaki-clad Negro soldiers bring thoughts ofdays when the grandfathers and fathers of these men had no country ofwhich they could sing My country. The long years of adjustment toindependence and self-support, the rearing of families in homes of theirown, the becoming property owners, have a story that they tell. Andthrough it all is woven the romance of Christian education. Leading a race from bondage in
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