Wichita eagle., 1888-01-03

charitable spirit, we, and others yet
to make our fair city their homes are
reaping, and will reap. large and fruitful
harvests Verify, 'Eother men have Ia
bored. and we have entered into their La
bors. "
Born of good and honorable Quaker
parentage, Mr. Woodman inherited ana
preserved throughout his entire life those
qualities of life by which his ancestry was
noted, viz: Strict integrity of purpose ana
honesty of action, a certain nobil1ty OF
manner and speech, purity and simplicity
of taste and feeling, a high regard for the
genuine, whether in religion, literature or
art, answering Loyalty TO principle,
courtesy and his friends, practical sym
pathy with his fellowmen, and a
warm. tender and afectionate concern
for his own family, and their highest ana
best interests. Having the responsibilities
of large family, and meeting with b1sl-
ness reyerses early in life, he found 1t
necessary TO bind all his energies to the
effort Of meeting the obligations which
rested upon him. Few men have been
more successful in this respect than he
but the fact that his good name" IS lett
untarnished by any suspicion OF wrong,
doing, is the richest legacy this widowed
wife and fatherless Sons and daughters
have. or can receive from him who an
ticipated their every comfort and hap
ness
D.. Mr.. Woodman's mind was not run IN
small or narrow mould. His published
writings exhibit the ability of grasplng
large problems and Of bringing them 10 a
practical solution. As passing breeze
NAV change the direction OF the ralnd rops
that are gathering TO form the riverlet that
is to become the great river OF commerce,
bearing its freighted tonnage to the porl
! on wonders sides of continent; so very
small influence in his early life would have
! been sufficient to have turned his endeav.
! ors into the channel of craftsmanship, ana
| he has left ample evidence in the system OF
national banking and finance of which he
! is the author that he had talents
/ that fitted him to become the
nation honors herself by calling great:
The religious faith of Mr. Woodmar
was more nearly in accord with that OF The
Friends than any other denomination
| though he had broad sympathy with al
whom he believed to be honestly endeay
| oring to disseminate the truth ana peneI
mankind.
To churches and charitable organlZa
lions he was liberal in his gifts and heart!
in his support The last donation fol
| public benevolence which / solicited iron
! him was 500 for the Y. NJ. G. a. building
which he made with such promptneSs ant
evident delight that the committee
AS much by his helpful words, wise coun
sci and earnest manner as by subscription
I itself.
But now it is our duty to lay away hi
well-known form upon yonder NIL, IN
SPOT OF his own selection. His llie-work
accomplished. None who knew nm lntl
matelV will say that he has lived IN vain
Every old resident of this community VII
honor his memory.
Need | say TO the family, you have tn
sympathy of this entire people. That yo'
know already. As friend of him whom
Won held so dear and for whom your aci
ing hearts bled today, / commend you t
the support and comfort OF that fatne
who has promised Su1hclency OF III
grace to all who sorrow.
Men and brethren, may we be lmpresse
with the thought that three score year
and ten are soon cut off, and flee away
how uncertain is our reaching that lionel
verge of life, where the tlOwery meadow
and the golden grain fields slope graduall
down into the bare and stony beach tina
fringes the eternal sea.
The revelation of the resurrection c
Jesus Christ teaches us of another shor
line where there is one eternal day, SCUM
the musical word, Proclaim glad tldlng
that forever and forever man shall 1--we.
Death is the crown of life. Deaf
wounds to cure, we fall we rise, "
reign. Spring from our letters, hasten /
the skies. Where blooming Eden wlthel
in our sight Death gives us more tina
was in Eden lost: This king OF terrors
the prince of peace. When shall L die
>. vanity. pain. death? When shall | die
When shall / live forever?
The services closed with short praye
from the Rev. j. D. Hewitt. The pal
bearers selected by the family are as 70
lows: H. c. Sluss, NJ NJ. Murdoch, B. v
Aldrich, w. w Hays, f. p. Thompson, :
r. Mead. w. B. Mead and j. P. Allen. Nj
Murdoch was out of the city and his plat
a filled by Mr. Nick Dodge.
The procession to the city cemetery wa
one of the largest ever witnessed IN tt
city. being near a mile i'll length III
services at the grave were according to u
ritual of the Baptist church, and conduc
!, ed by the Rev. Harper.
The vault is made of pressed brIc
: and cement, trimmed in evergreens an
= extended two feet above the coffin, o
which was placed anchor, cross and horse
shoe of flowers. The vault is cape
with fiagstone on cement, making 1t al
tight and waterproof.