The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-16

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from Speed and Lon stephens; crown,
large wreath, inscribed cousin joe iron,
Austin and Laura Speed one marked
Brother" IRON John II. Stephens AMI
cross inscribed. Rest. wife and liitlroM>.
and anchor and wreaths. from ST Louis
friends.
the church. the BAZ.n noted: Governor
State Treasure Chappell.
choir sang II would not live AWAY" thr
As they came out the portal, the bell com
mence,I ,olling, which was the signal iUr
! all the various churches in town.
The Waddill Guards, first, Odd Fellows.
! Knights Tcmplars and Ma>OnS. followed
carriages, forming a column Of more thsn
mile and half in length The guard,
marched with arms reversed, their elegan,
silken banner furled and tied with broad
band OF Grape, the sable emblem OF
color guard. A solemn silence was over
lent, as though paying tribute To the illu.-
trious dead. Under the blazing sun,
through dust that rose in suffHatiDe
clouds, the procession slowly wound its
. way through the city, the closed business
stricken faces of the crowd that lined ttr
curbs,ones, all testifying louder than
words that great calamity had befallen
them. Out through the suburbs "i the
city to the high hill overlooking the town,
covered with beautiful grove Of iorrs,
trees, where Law the beautiful city OF the
dead In through the iron gates. thread
ing its way among the monuments "f the
departed, the procession passed until they
stopped ut the foot OF tall granite shalt
bearing the word stephens" Here beside
the grave oi his first love had the last
resting place Of the colonel been chosen
rs though, even in death, he desired t.
watch over the city he loved SCI WELL
At the grave Dr. Curtis read the burial
service for the dead Of the Church Oi
England. Then the Masons stood around
! the open grave, and the beautiful rites and
ceremonies al the burial service oi thar
order began. District Deputy Grand
Master W. NJ. Williams, taking the Ma
sonic apron in his hand, said:
From time immemOrial i, has lerN the
custom ii the order OF Free and Accepted
MasOns. at the grave OF brother. To- bury
with him, in the same grave. the white
apron, the emblem OF Masonry"
He then dropped it upon the c:.skc,, am!
the services proceeded. Taking a sprig
Of evergreen from the lapel ri his coat, be
said:
This spray Of evergreen, IN emblem q;
Immortality, We lay upon the caskst oil
! our deceased brother, ~ an emblem al our
faith in Immortality, and the hope of .
life beyond the grave"
With these words, he cast the sprig upon
the casket. His example was followed by
all the MasOns present. The prayer ior
the dead is touching ons. AMI the >erv-
ices were very impressive.
Then the escort FROM Tanrred Com
mandery, No. %, OF MOberlv. Mo-. Sir
Knight, j. T.. HickersOn, f. e. command
ing, assisted by Allen Mcdowell. grand
lecturer, proceeded to the grave. Hem
they surrounded the open tomb, ,irawin.
their swords, they saluted AMI then crossed
them. Then the prcla,e read the PRAYER
ior the dead Grand, solemn and impre>-
>ive were the words tina; fell from his lips.
and as each word WAS spoken, it was with
a mystic sound that caused the hearers T.,
indeed think they were in the presence ri
a Supreme Being Then. IL they passed
To the right, they tossed the >prig> OF ever
green into the grave, and with u graceful
gesture, each one touched his regalia ami
pointed upward, as ii coun>eling the de-
ceased brother To- look on high.
The members of the cscor, were:
SIR Knight &. Hicserscu.
Sir Knight J. Tanner
Sir Knight-E. ii. Mix
!. Sir Knight-Heward Jennings.
Sir KiSh, f. Williams.
The services III the grave were closed by
the bnrial service ofthe Odd Fellows. They
also had sprig Of evergreen VIII Oh they
threw into the grave Their services were
very impressive, and with the words Earth
I To earth. ashes To ashes. dust To- dust"
the las, sad rites were closed. During TN.
! ceremony the Waddill Guards rested On
their arms, and at the close OF the Odd
Fellows burial service. marched off the
ground To the beat 81 the mniiie.l drum.
/ NJ l..:3O the procession started hack To
! the city, leaving behind them the cold r.
mains of their loved and honorel friend
b 3tHl DfsuIcI, tucIc I'd StctD ustttI thc tsASt
great day when the mortal shall put Oh
| Immortality.
There let him rest in peaceful sleep un-
needing the onward march OF the busy
world above his head, the whipporwill and
the nightingale for his only companions,
while the melancholy night wind whistles
a mourniul requiem over the grave "f one
IAOm tn know was tO esteem and whO~e
name was the synonym oi honor and in
tegrity.
! Was He Murdered?
At Vinita, !. T., yesterday, two Italians
got on the north bound train with tickets
for Denison, and rode two miles before the
conductor learned ri their mistake He,
I III the switch mt them off anil started