The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
THE LAST BITES
yauersl OF the Late Chief Justice
Jones.
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The following zeeoant q the fsnefal
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t.a.tx w.s taken - chs fEsisseEaee q ny
r. 80 fasersl saek place Sunday. y
was a1geT Masonic aasFaess, ard -.
s--r.a8 - the city large nlIfasseer q
pyes Nasons from other PsaceA- Dele
vatlors came " sFeelai traits ift,Ef
wl,.oaa, II. ehsFtess Dover. hy0sas
p,efnvsex. Esgdn, Visa tifafLiss.isa.
HIgh forest. Grand Meadow. sPs1ng
yalIeY. ZamhE0ts Pine Islan1' gFss;st'-
IS. lo1ggas. Byfoa, haSsois. D.siEs
Center. Aastan. ONAtossfa and " ase-
"a. More than four hundred came e
nv gSala. AMI ss0ahtscs~ ne gFr@t M.
isrfty 81 them were f'efsefiaa sfieis'ls g
hssu whom they came g b1fy-
nuuises % Others than AAsv,ss SO
came among whom sc nosirFsi HON.
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NJ II. pHnneiI oi 0watDnFa. Afnoilg
The numerous relatives aud iiiaisssstsais
friends weTs Col. John X yefeS,
brother, sni Mrs.. feTress. sfstef u
tise deceased. both Of Cbathrid
tbs Masonic procession WAS ioIfais'i
at The corner * Broadway aIi4 k,tsfta,
bro streets. IL vas cons s','1s1 q
Knights Tefnplars and Master Aaspiis.
the former in fan military unlivfiss
and the latter IN plain aproas and
wh4te gloves. The Ifesoessl7n W. :, pro-
eeele.f by the kass0u g0r5let band
,Tl,eya sgcye over SO knights and Ma
aoss In the procession. and about ~
ssyrssgss tfls believed 20 have been
The largest Masonic funeral that ever
t.,et tIaee ii southern Minnesota.
aeq,e. where a brief service vas held
Nv The kaights TemIssaf. The march
va chem resumed and the remains
conveyed 10 the Methodist church
II had been ranged that the church
sbovId lie given up chiefly 10 those not
N Aff@. IL VA NA0Hgff -f%N t-Ntet
drea4 failed 10 gain admission
Rev. w g. Rice oliieiatei and the
singing was hy q choir Of leading
Inasifisns OF lfie city. The easket and
altar were tasteialiy arranged snd not
profasely decorated with iiowers.
Rev. Rice preached a sermon from
the text '''fhere Is bps step between
me and death 4 Samuel. 208.
rae EfuSERtL sKEsos.
The sermon was = beautiful dis
course on the relations Of life and
death and on Immortality. We would
like t. publish Il in full, but can only
give the following portion, personal 20
Justice Jones
The death OF oar coInrs.ie and friend
was striking illustration OF oar text.
Most OF you are now familiar with i.
A brief season Of burdens aud respSn-
sibiiities aud laboFs in his exalted
official position. a few weeks OF rest
with beloved daughters, 10 him the
precious reminder OF his saiHted wife
and their lowing mother; little time
10 meet and counsel with the new
friends IN his new home; and then the
end. Who Of us that knew him could
have thought that he. 80 grand IN
physical stature, 50 heroic OF spirit.
he 30 generous Ia strength, he 20
warm ia friendship, he so tender In
affection, he so full Of usefulness
that he in the primo OF his year, and
with his houors and authority bccom-
Ing him so well should serve a. the
commentary upon this truth % often
seen. 50 seldom realized There IL
but 4 step between me aud death. L"
The few words that ! shall speak OF
him are prompted BY friendship Of
twenty-five years. To ahier hands
than minc must be committed the his
tory uf his professional, political and
Judicial lie. ! speak to-day not To
iiatter our vanity, but to comfort our
hearts,
tMr Rice here gave biographical
sketch OF deceased
add but one word te this. and that
Il suggested by reading the testimen-
ials of members Of the Washington
bar, as published in the Seattle news
papers the iay after his death, The
tenor III all there's that the resp0nsi-
hilliirs Of his high position inieasiged
the generous and humane traits OF his
character. and that desire 20 be just.
yet mcrciful in his decisions marked
al bis rulings and opinions
know OF no position Within the
reach OF maa in which the oPportu.
nily 90 display the Go4iike qualities
of Justice and mercy are 50 frequent
And ID Is niorc 30 the credit OF Justice
Jones than volumes Of eulogY 10 Is
w accordance with the highest maxim
oi human greatness, because i IS the
wisdom OF t3oi blessed are the
mrrelinl. for they shall obtain mercy
The predominant feature al Judge
Jones's character was his fFleat.liness.
And shis was not merely The efter-
vesceace OF hearty gost nature, it
VAS genuine interes. in those with
whom be associated Tie was never
900 busy 10 spend little time with bis
friends 10 social pleasures, never too
much absorbed In his usn affairs 70
show an interest In those who con-
fded In him. On m0rc than ono nc-
raSion has he spoken 60 me With emo-
tioa Of eases u hardship which came
90 him IN the WAY Of his profession,
and often, AS have l,ecu assured By
his brethren uf the haT. eesld hc re-
fuse ice from some client Whose
poverty or distress awakened his
sympathy
10 yne MS friendship was peculiarly
helpful Ills conversation Was always
sug seztive and often inspiring And
The highest tfihute which can Ne paid
o. his social qua tiles j. the tokens oi
friendship which have been 80 abun1-
anily displayed since his death
Il was my privilege 70 laok upon his
home life vita familiarity NOT en-
ioyea hy MANY. sat at his hoard on
t.s-ffe=sf .s.t szt.ssta and / sxss NTH hass,
ia t.ues 81 affection and bereavement
Teice did thc death angel hover ovcs
hts home. ana each time q beautiful
daughter Nas tAkea and on the second
occas0n he said g. nte VIII yea
please have Tor the lesson at the
Funeral the Incident os christ ia the
heat rehukiux the Winds and thr
waves With The words. reare, he
sta e" Said he Il would that he
might speak these wurls q mv
tsoahsetl heart And when the Nlse
~ his yoash was wasting away With
the painful disease that caused her
death he SAIL o. fic Il must uut
let her know how nay keart hIerds
must hear up iog her sake And sitter
the saa scrvi grz ~ the funeral Werv
ever ana We AT IN bis ie 5late home
with his masactisss chilirsp AMI tear
faI relative alpoas him. at his request
sosse 81 the uid hymns whicA vosee
She triumph 1T Chti tan faith ueee
snae. and the wpufs ef the Master.
s'ist Hus year hearts fe tf0atlea egr
were Rad. afsa PRAYER fer grace to hclp
wAs offered, be ShoNess bis @sith iR
the sscnsiais ~ gar hoty refeien hv A
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