The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-16

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TAeEe i n0sAfng mors s0sesan shxn she cor
vsczsan thai dsath nsrsf laeyifansy coEze 20 as
All san u Is TIE fond hope af every ere tfas
MS lie msy be prelozwed IN health 1ne hapsf-
ness nE1fl that s.erzo1 when Geash eozass a. .
wesenne 1egiYgre- frasn the wear sseishs Of
years ard sF5tn re burdens which physseas in
fra5ies aaa suffering asd zaens7s aeeaT i'm
rexe up8u him who has lived the faiI all9tfed
rsrIod Of Ete.
TIE death Of the aged Is relieved Of raany 81
It's terriers and while 70 fasniiy and friends t
ser7pered By TIE REJECTION that nETaEe hsz bet
ex&cted is inevitable tribute.
But when the universal conqner0r elfszs the
record O. Hen In tie morning or u the bright
MONDAY Of die while IN the heizht Of useful
neSs here, n the fullness Of their being. IN fhe
highest development OF theis intellect and more
than ever prepared and equipped 20 sefye me
great purposes Of life. our grief and sorrow Is
trameaEurabIy intensified We are forefbiy
made 20 realize that the dread messenger re-
Spects neither the blooms Of youth. the strength
Of manhood. noE the majesty Of axe. ard 20 re-
feet, what shadows we are and what shadows
We rarsHe."
We are assembled here today 90 render orr
EoHTnfnl tribute 10 the memory Of three Of our
most valuable efuxsns. who, u der circumstances
psfffui ana htay1rend1sg were engalsed On that
memorable, bleak and dark December night, In
the ernel and freacheroHs waters OF the sound.
The snddenness OF the blow, the distressing
character OF the terrible disaster ard the great
magnitude Of our common loes has awakened
emotions and feelings Of grief aud pain
which worsls are totally inadequafe 70 EXPRESS.
The great public heart Of this city aud Of the
eHEire state pulsafes with iuexpFessibie sorrow
for the fats waica looSeBed hfe's silver chords
and removed 50 suddenly tkree os our number.
honoTed ard behaved. fnto the mysterious sazsiew
f f
people on this occasion assests bus feeeiy the
universal grief for the unnEaely death of our
friends. who ia TIE newer and vig0r OF life. tail
OF hope aud happiness aud trimming over with
energy, enterprise aaa ambition erifted away
70 the other shore.
shall leave 70 another the task of com m m
Grating the virtues and manly qualities of our
departed friends. who were SO dear to al who
knew them well. whose characters for integrity
were nusnllied, whose patriotism courage aud
public spiris was baundlcss and who were 50
gentle, 50 loving, 50 generous aud - gracious n
the sacred circle around the domestic hearth
stone
And while today we are considering our own
loss citizens Of the state and - friends of the
departed. car hearts arc filed o. overlooking
with deepest sympathy ami tenderest compax-
sion for fathers and mothers. for wives aud
children. far brothers ard sisters, who ara
stunned aud pTossrated BIZ this ogerw aes ming
the brokea-hearted, but we hope that ii ne will
gently lessen the sharpness OF taeiT grief and
that they may hnd refuge, strength ard c0nsala-
ton IN the certainty thai some day the stone
viii be rolled away from The door Of the sep
uichTe and sne lost viii be yegsined and that the
now separated vii be reunited forever and ever
more.
THE PRAYER
At the close OF Judge STRIVES remarks
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dered the familiar hymn, DIR. L. l.. Smith
acting as organist:
God moves IN mysterious way
HIS wonders to perform.
The Very Rev. Dean Watson then made
the following prayer;
Man that is born of woman hath but short
time TO live, and is fun OF misery. He cometh
up aud is cut down ike flower: he fleefh as IL
were a shadow, and never cgBsinaeth In one
stay.
In the mids: Of life we are in death; OF whom
may We seek for snecor bat OF Thee, o Lord.
who for our sins art justly dIspieased2
Yet. o Lord God most holy. o Lord most
mighty, o holy and most mercliul saviour, de-
liver us not into the bitter pains of eternal
death.
Almighty God. with whom ID I've the spirits
81 those who depart hence IN the Lord and with
whom the souls OF the faithful. after they are
delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in
joy aud felicity, we give Thue hearty thanks for
tie good examples Of ali those Of Thy servants.
| wko, having finished their ecurse IN faith, do
new rest from their lahors AID we beseeeh
Thee that We. with 81 those who are departed
ia the tree faith OF Tay holy name. may have our
perfect contamination and bliss, both In body
and soul. in tny eternal and everlasting glory,
through Jesns Christ our Lord.
o mereifui Goa and Heavenly Father, who LAS
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willingly afliet or grieve the children OF men,
look with pity. we beseeeh Thee, upon the SCR
rows Of Thy servants for whom our prayers are
desired. In Thy wisdom Thou hast seen az 20
visit them with trouble and 70 bring aistress
{ upcn them. Remember them, Lord. ia mercy;
ssnetify thy fathegiy correction TO them, endow
their souls with patience under their affection
and IN res .gnssion TO Thy Blessed viii; com
1 fort them with a sense Of Thy goodness. lSft up
I thy countenaace upon them, through Jesus
/ Christ our Lord.
] The grace OF our Lord Jesus Christ. aud the
love OF tod and the fellowship of the Hoiy Ghost
/ be with yoa az cyermoge. Amen.
/ After the prayer, which was responded TO
/ by the whole congregation, that beautiful,
/ grand anthem. over the stars Taere is
/ Rest, was sung by quartet, Mrs. f. ].
/ Laird. soprano; Mrs. job p. Lyon, con-
/ traffic; Mr. ]. H. Middlebrook, tenor, and
Mr. Alexander w Craig, bass. Miss Lois
sheafe accompanied them on the organ.
THE ORATOR.
Hon G.. FL. Hanford then arose. and in
an eloquent manner, and with deep ex-
/ preston OF feeling delivered the following
i Grafton:
MY FRIKNbs: last Thursday the morning
Z newspaper. for the FIRST time. announced 20 this
B community that the worst fears waieh few
bad INDUCED for geek previous. were indeed
: trae- ior thar three Of eur most useful. honor
sble and beloved eitisens would meet their
friends on earth no more, Tor death hai over
taken them and claimed tAcm for is oaa.
i The column containing IN detail al the facts
I obSalnallse. concerning the dreadful eAl4r>sfy
was healed hy the words. IN large type, There
I il 40 Hepe.H sad, indeed. Was the glesSaz
watch thls newspaper carried into al tbs bones
4 ~ the people 81 Seattle, and scattered sas aid
/ nssF throughout the S3Ste and beyoa3 is BOP
aeFs. And Tbs message was trsse Ihs efforts
81 sasse who bad goae foysA to 11a the missing
ones, @nd % render theaa slly needed assis 5asee
+ bal resulted - gathering evidence so raUcta.
+ sgNeiS prove thai shc men whon facy sought to
nn4 Gving. wese ee&8 thaz ;hsy haa t.aSSss3 BE-
yuGd tae sphere wlsaln NnicA suy earthly hand
+ cvgd reader them as4s AID wherever the EseS
s&sg ass goae il has treasag = Response Il scr
gow and aAkEish, log tie lives thas saasdenfx
ended wsee sateFWogea tato fhe very i3bf5e 81
oar state Ia eyefy circle q polgiiss business
saa S8essE Tics missed. ana saseis places viii
nos sosz, 4 evsr, q HIiei. tae tiss tszg bound
tASm weTe 50 S,reng SBd seeucr3 SO wesl Ia Tie
hearts 81 their lesloN citizens thAt they eslsfa
nes te AZ l0oseneN sr tosn SSgader a. once. "a
DEATH has sklli1ils ewi ihen al IS are sxiue os
hss scytsss, ana lske g. a salP severed fgom nor
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