Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-19
THE LAST SAD RITE.

DR.. Geo. III. Keith at the First Baptist
Church Yesterday
The funeral services over the remains OF the |
late Geo. II. Keith, occurred at the First Bap-
fist church on Hennepin avenue, beginning
promptly at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The obsequies were under the auspices of
Zion Commanaery, f. T., Khurum Lodge No.
112, A. F. and A. NJ, and the employees
of the postoffice. At the entrance of The
church, the Knights Templar in uniform
formed two lines, and between them was car.
ried the casket, followed by the mourners.
The choir for this occasion was as follows:
Miss Ella Mulchell soprano; Miss Emma
Nichols, alto; Mr.. M. F. Campbell, tenor; j.
W. Hinsdell. organist; NJ. Roinson, basso.
The music was:
~ heard a voice from heaven. ....... Costa
"Come unto me-" chant. w. B. Bradbury
''hOcK OF ages BUCK
The fine floral display was the work of w.
G. Kerridge, No.. 617 Fourth street north, and
consisted of q column on the right of the pull
pit platform, made of half blown rose buds,
white lilies, Passifolorias, carnations, Bouvar-
dias, jassamines, double Primnulas, and other
choice flowers, and represented Crest"
The red cross, emblematlc of the Zion Com
mandery was made Of red carnations, cactus,
and Bouvardias, and was of beautiful form
and symmetry.
The figure emblem of Khurum Lodge No.
liz was masterpiece of design and occupied
the chief position On the left 1t was made
of carnations and tuberoses, English yiolets
and many choice and beautiful flowers.
Not the least important feature of the dis
play was a small basket of various of the
above flowers with the letters P. O. worked in
the middle. and was the only representative of
the pOstOfice. 1t occupied front position IN
the center of the platform.
The church was modestly draped in black
| and white. At an early hour the church was
| filled to overlooking by the friends of the de-
ceased. Elder Mandon, of Richfield, the first
pastor of the church, and the gentleman who
united the deceased and the mourning widow
| in marriage just nineteen years ago the present
| month, opened the services, after the
rendition of ~ heard voice from heaven"
| by reading portion of the fifteenth chapter
of Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, which
he supplemented with lengthy and fervent
prayer. The chant, "Come Unto Me- fol-
lowed by the choir.
Taking death is swallowed up in victory"
Elder Mandon delivered a lengthy sermon. He
| said that laborious and eloquent euloges upon
the life OF people passed away often became
ambiguous and meaningless. There is
great danger of losing the force
should endeavor to look into the great future,
yet should never be insGnsibls to the merits
and virtues of the one passed away.
In speaking OF the deceased he continued,
that during the past twenty years he had
known him as husband, known him as a
father, known him as politician, known him
as a citizen, as Christian and as friend.
He did not believe there was any man
who could stand up before his
Master and conscientiously say that in his life
he did not believe George 81. Keith had en-
deavored to lead an upright, yirtuous, honest,
Christian life. In the political conflicts, the
clash of political opinions, the strife for pub
lie position, it would be something more than
human if enmities, animosities and jealousies
had not arisen between him and his fellow
men. But when given by the franchise of the
people a position of trust, he had always
endeavOred to deserve the confidence imposed
upon him.
As friend he was generous, sympathizlng,
true. Many young man can say he was a
generous friend to me. The more any one
knew him and understood the manly and up
right motives which actuated the deceased,
they saw in him that which all people re-
spect and admire. Little was there in his life
which could de condemned.
"Death is swallowed up in VIC
tory" Do we fully comprehend the
meaning of this strange sentence? Oh, how
grand! How sublime! What more familiar
to life is death, but yet how little do we
1
and mediate upon death the more mysterious
and incOmprehensibe it seems. Death is
simply terrble-frightful No thinking man,
with his brain calm, clear and healthy is will
ing to die. Everything connected with death
is repulsive to everything animate
1t is cold, sinister, cherries, threat
ening, incomprehensible. AS man
none of its original terror. 1t is just as hard
for the educated and IT fined father to part
with his child, the husband with his Ewife,
the wife with her husband as it was in
ancient semi barbara times.
"Death is swallowed up in victory'' comes
not from this world. When death advances
upon US how many does it find ready and will
upon us. We are daily, hourly nearing the
time when we shall be summoned.
Although all the skill known to the science
of medicine was brought to bear to spare
the life of he whom we mourn to-day, he
fell victim.
In conversation with the deceased, the
speaker, a few days before death occurred,
had asked Mr.. Keith if he had made his peace
with his God and was ready to be welcomed
to that home on high. He replied that SO far
as he could comprehend, all was well, "God' s
will be done.'' 1t is a faith, grand triumph,
ooh! death where is thy sting?"
At the age of thirteen years the deceased had
become united with the Church OF Christ, and
from that early age to his death he perse-
vered in the path of Christianity. He was
not fanatic, but reasoning Christian.
When the mortal shall have put on the
mantle of immortality, then shall it come to
pass that "Death is swallowedup in victory"
He who goes upward but one hairs breadth.
it is just so much victory. If the gates of the
heavens above could be moved ajar
so that we earthly could behold the brother
there, and he us, he would sound forth the
message Thanks be the victory"
The sermon Was concluded in an extensive
review OF the various victories of life and
death. Rev. r. F. Sample followed in brief:
| He had come to pay tribute of Prospect to the
departed brother. He admired him as poll
tician, respected him as citizen, and loved
him as Christian. They had belonged to the
same church of the Lord Jesus Christ,
although bore different name. One went to
the other, the other to him, and held COM
munions in one common fellowship. "For
| the brother whose remains rest in the casket
here, we utter our affectionate farewell. He
has gone On before us. 1t will not be long
ere we will 60 to meet him, to join our resi-
dence with him beyond the skies. At the
close of the discourse DR.. Sample offered
prayer, the choir sung the Rock of Ages, and
the friends of the deceased took q
last look at the remains and
fled out from the church, followed by the
Masonic frafernity the pOstOffice officials and