Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
The Funeral.


 O clock the Masonic Lodge marched from their hall uT Pennington street to Church street. and to Odd Feliows' hall, where they were joined by hy tho. lodees of Knights of Pythias and Ancient order of United Workmen. and proceeded to camp street to the family residence. Here the line was formed in the following order;
 Sixth Cavalry Band.
 Tucson Lodge No. 8. Knights of PythiAs,
 Arizona Lodge No. l. A. O. U. W.
 Tucson Lodge No. (. F. and A. NJ.
 Hearse and Pail Bearers.
 Family and Relatives.
 Carriages.
 The procession moved down Camp street to Meyer street und down the latter to the Congre- eational church. where religious services were held au 1 a dirge sang by the choir.
 Rev Mr. Sumner made the following brief re- marks
 It becomes my painful duty. and my privilege ro speak to-day to wide circle of sorrOwing hearis Were lef, to my own wisdom and In- ventior. or to the promptings of my own feel inas. II would be difficult task. But with the Apostl. can say, blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of Mercies. and the God of all comfort; who com forsth us in all our trouble. that We may be able o com fort them which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith ourselves are comforted Of God"
 God uas not left me to myself, but by His word and by experience has put into my heart and on ny lips the message winch would fam bear to guu-
 This msssage commends you to the Holy Spirit of the blessed Father and Son. who Is ftly called the Comforter.
 l. First of all commend you to Him as a sympa,hising Friend.
 If know the =orroWing heart, the one felt great need is for real genuine heart reaching sympathy. The warm grasp of the hand. the noistened eye the quivering ip, all bring a measure of comfort. But they do not seem to reach deep enough. We think of them as per- laps the best any one can debut no one xnows the bitterness of our heart. There are painfully unloading cords which no man can -ouch tender sympathies with the loved and lost one. peculiar in each case 10 ones own self. Friend and brother. child and wife. each knows ones osn grief. and feels that no other can know
 Martha and Mary, when their brother Lazarus died were al most oonifort' ss. But as soon as they knew that Jesus was near. leaving all other friend, they sought Him. They had learned the iulne-s of His sympathy. And nov in their retiring, they found n Him Friend who could faihoni their hearts, and could sympathize with them He could give to them comfort and peace as noucht else could give. Ills peace became tn cir peace. as He talked with them and lifted their thoughts to the Resurrection and the Life. And su dear friends you today will find place
 ( ks.a- . .f ID peace--just that sympathy which you need. and no man give unto yog.
 H. l commend you agaln to the Heavenly Comforter as a sufficient Friend.
 Lord If thou hEdst been here my brother had not died. and even now know that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God God will give them" ," said the weeping Martha, half reproAehfuly to Jesus. She had learned to trust Him so fAr, and felt that ID the presence Of death He could help her Quickly her trusting heart found that even after death Jesus WAS her sufficient helper. Sot only are the issues of life in His hands-st His word the dead shall live.
 Oh. a Wondrous comfort to feel that the arm underneath you could lift up the dead to life. Death is not His master. The grave has no victory over Him. The mistakes and accl- deut- and passions are deaths alice, yet has 1t no power except 1t is given from above. God rules. and never for one moment gives over His scepter to a ospricious fate. In submitting to He vill. how painful soever the decree. we know that death has not come athvArt that will.
 Moreover God rules over the living well as the dead and in the hour of bereavement and darkness as well of happiness and prosperity He haa proclaimed all things shall work to- gether for good to them that love God" He is a staff on which you may lean, which can not be taken away. He is more than brother, or father, or husband Hand and hand with Him the wid- ow ant fstherl,ss can walk through the hard and thorny paths of this world and even the gloomy vale of afHiction, and fear no evil
 III | commend you once more to the Hsav- enly Comforter as the Eternal Friend.
 In reply to Martha's doubt whether Jesus could help her now. He said T am the resurrection and th- life be that heleveth m me tho he die, yet shall he live; and whosoVer lveth and be- heveth on mo shall never iie."
 We are here m the presence of the dead. A solemuity steals over u- that no outside circum- stance can check and no bravsdo can resist Every spirit IS swed and hushed ID the pres ence of the Great Spirit.
 It is mol a time for trlfting considerations. but for eternal verities. Whatever bridges over the awful chasm between life and death. must rest on the shores of eternity as well as of time. We want a friend now. who Is the fnend of the living and of the dead. who wall stand by us m the sad and lonely hours O esrth's journey, and when we take our pl cee with the dead. Now Ue feel 1ereft. ls If nothing were sbiding-Our staff is taken away. We wish tO know that we have Friend from whom there IS no separation, one who abideth always. Thank God we have such a friend to whom we may commend you. Thou Lord m the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth.
 Ana the heavens are the work of thy hand. They shall perish. but thou continuest. And they shall wax old as doth a gHrment; and a mantle shalt thou roll them up, garment, and they shall be changed. but 'hou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. Such is the Friend on whom you can now rect and always rest, without the far that he shall be taken away from you.
 Of our brother whom we all mourn, II would Ice presumptous in me who have known him so short R tI-ne to speak At length 10 you who kno" him go well. can only refer with genuine feel in, Co the many and hudly ways in which he has treated me since have been among you. have felt a growing respect and love for him. The e1pres .ion l see in the daily press. and hear from other hps he was a friend of the poor, ss well as of the rich. '" is no light praise.
 This large gathering here this afternoon. re presenting as It does many interests in Tue son attests more strongly than words could do how deeply his loss is felt. and how sincere Ii the mourning for him in this community.
 Dear friends our brother has suddenly. and without warning passed away. lt Is not rsrs occurrence. We too may. suddenly. we shall certainly ere very long be called to our eter' nal home. We have many valued. and nos' tender interests here; we have also eternal in' tsrest.. Let us not forget for eternity the provl sion He has made. nor him who m love ha' made the heaven through the gift of His Son.
 A last look upon the remain. of the well known friend, brother husbard and father followed and the lines were again formed for the lss' journey to the grave.
 Al the cemetery the beautiful snd impressive burial service of the Masonic fraternity wss read. The Knights of PythiAs gave sn Abrldge meut of their burial service snd the Ancient Order of United Workmen read theIr buria pr,yer The sprigs of evergreen. emblemstie oi life beyond this vale of tears were dropped riit tender and brOtherly hsnds sadly into the grave and As the cold earth closed from sight the ess ket of the dead. sobs and tears were heard and seeu upon all sides. Peace long and sree' peace, be with him forever.