The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-20
THE sLAYBACK. CoURERiLLTHoUBLE

'HH sbaNh-eOCtEkliLI KOt BILE
Rev. DIR. Roberts Disrourss-.JoIniur IN,
Cortege; the societies. Orders. Etc.
On Sunday morning last there sat before
me perfect type of manly ylgor, with a
physique that was the citadel of health-a
brow that help to dome in magnificent
mind an eye that could flash in the fury
OF heroic wrath, or melt, rs the eyes of all
the brave, with tho tenderness OF love and
friendship or the gentleness of pity. lie
sat absorbed in the story Of retention.
through Jesus Christ our Lord To-day
that eye is glazed and dim-that mind has
leaped forth into new conditions of ex.
istencc in the great beyond, and we
have here that citadel overturned, and
nave gathered around it TO show honor to
the memory of him whose place will no
more be known among men We have
gathered together about the body of n man.
mere was sentiment uttered many cen
turies ago by grand-minded heather,
VINO, cropping his way through the dark
ness oil spiritual ignorance, must BY inspir.
alton have fallen on this truth, II am II
man, and count nothing alien TO me that
Is human for afterwards the divine
religion declared with authority that God
~ no respector of persons" He is n true
nah VINO illustrates this sentiment, and no
VINO lies here before mc--did YOU ever know
nm TO refuse his sympathy to the humblest
OF we highest Weree ever that were human
piduen away ircm him in their hour of sor
row or OF want. We have gath.
cred to the burial of a LAWYER
lnprp naal Far
words to say how great was his success in
MS honorable profession, or how fortunate
the man who was his client, for this rreni
assemblage OF his brethren OF the bar Is AN
event that speaks more iorCibly than the
best chosen words of their sorrow at his
,aking-oil, and the esteem in which they
held him. ''N'
lie was soldier too. He was nv com.
rade. lie was always found where the
Tray was The tiercest, to which he never
bade his men to so, but always called upon
them to follow. How strange that he who
had passed almost unscathcd throurh
forty tights should have been struck down
Ill time ct peace SO suddenly that his spirit
must nave been startled at the quickness
IN which it Ieaped from its tabernacle uC
uesh INTO new conditions Of existence
IN THE srtRlT WORLD.
lie was son, and brother and father and
nusDand--thls man now gathered 10 his
fathers. But these relations are yelled from
,he puDllc eye by Sanclity SO great that
but TO attempt to lift IL away even with tho
uttermost tenderness, is to touch Il with A
Niger that is coarse and rude. Vet TO his
dear ones, IN after time, il will be comfort.
indeed TO recall what II husband and father
and brother and son he has been.
lie was our brother knight in the Legion
OF Honor. lie loved to visit the council.
room, and none were better furnished than
he with ready grip and jest, and with wit
that sparkled 2euiallv HIS entrance was
always followed followed with Sims of
pleasure from bis brethren, and il wiil bc
many month before We become accns. |
toned to an absence that now must be per.
petual.
There 1871 phase in lite history that IL is |
well to make public here. FOR some
months past his mind has turned with
mure or less ntcntness to religious dutv
Sometimes old customs Withdrawn forever
but So deep is the impress of the man ON
the public that the influence of both must
survive Tor many years.
THE KNIGHTS or HONOR
assembled at their hall and the following
resolutions were passed
Resolved, That to the stricken and desc.
~ ''''N Va ihN NtNtNSfN WE Ollpr thp |
deepest, most earnest sympathy, In tho
freshness of their irrcparablc loss we feel
that expressions of regret must at first he
almost unhecded, We VIZ respectfully hone
mat the testimony and coincidence of
friends may soon assist to mitigate the bit
tcrnesS OF grief
Resolved That this society proceed TO
the funeral in u body; that these resolu-
uohs ne spread upon the minutes, and
copy OF same. suitably cngrosscd, be trans.
united to the fanny OF the deceased.
JOINING TuE CoRrGUE.
After the adoption ol the resolutions the
knights left the Cave and marched M
Washington avenue IN a body. ChicfMar
sinai John Finn le9 the way, followed by
IoStlewalte'S band, ana then came Mar.
shals Don Morrison, John N. finney and ].
ii. Mcnamara. The banners of this order
were borne by two stalwart knights. In
the line of march was noticed Messrs. j. X,
Cummings, Jero Friun, John Murphy, j.
IL. Mcnamara, Richard Ennis, l.. T. Con.
nor, NJ W. Hogan, James Duros, lohn W.
Mccullough, George Ford, Joseph T., Me.
Guire, j. l., ID, Morrison John Lindsay.
James Collins, :, j, Qumliyan, !, u, Ken.
ncdy, John u. Finney, Patrick Burns, W,
II, IL. Russell, Lawrence llarrisGn, Thomas
Hayden, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Michael
Lynch, William Johnson, Z. j. Taafe, A
Judge and Others. The knights turned AZ
Twenty'eighth street, going from Wcshinr
ton avenue to Olive, and taking upa posi-.
ton in advance of the hcarsc.
The Southern Historical society met at
the corner OF Jefferson avenue and Olive
streets, formed in line, and marched thence
to The residence OF the deceased, viewed the
remains, and then departed,
The E'ks held meeting at their club.
room, and though not attending tho funeral
in body, sent n beautiful floral Offering,
The members Of the st, Louis Press club
met at their rooms, and President Phil Fer.
guson and vice.president Rcnshaw, with
several other members, went TO the Slay.
back residence In u body. These were all
the organizations otwhich Colonel Slayback
was member.