The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1890-10-03

room would have permitted nearly all
TO have heard what was said.
President VIM Brush, of the Uni.
versity, accompanied by about fifty of
the students and teachers, came in 9
body. superintendent PrYne of the
Public Schools and all the teachers
from the various grades came in and
took seats in a group. The members
OF the Masonic order, to the number
OF about sixty, wearing the emblems
of mourning, were in attendance in a
body.
When the time for the service arriy.
ed the choir. Messrs. Silsby and Lott
and Misses Mabel Silsby and rhomp
son sang "Jesus, lover cf my Soul" in
tender and pathetic tones, which was
followed by scripture reading from
the fifth chapter Of Revelation by Rey
FL. ID. Wizard, which he said contained
the subject of recent conversation
he had had with Mr.. Foster on the
power of Christ.
This was followed by prayer by Rev.
A. w. Atkinson, pastor OF the Meth.
odist church, daring which there were
few eyes from which the tears did no,
flow.
Now came from this cholr, accompa.
MED by the piano tonea, those always
fitting words for such an occasion,
Nearer, My God. to Thee"
Itey. II. d. Wizard said when he ar
rived yesterday and heard the news of
MIR. Fosters sudden calling away, his
heart was wounded, as was the case
with us all, and he felt at once the loss
it inflicted upon the city, the commu.
nifty, the school and the home. This
is time when we should not think so
much of creed. The woman who
stood at the we'll and heard the words
II am the resurrection aad the life,'
did not understand them. Some may
think of this book as cold and dry
but when we appreciate that it Was
sealed by the blood of Savior, is
when we begin to understand it. Think
not Of God as one who has stricken
this one from us, but as one who has
called him to Himself. When he sends
suddenly His awful voice, we are ap.
palled, becaues it touches our physical
nature, The life of the deceased went
out into all of the community with its
devotion and sympathy, but the intll-
ence of this goes on through lives that
are left. His sons may yet commune
with their father. We did not know
before how much we loved James S
Foster. But in future letus not wait
till the fatal shot comes before we
know and appreciate fully. and the
speaker supplied this to the great
object lesson that some require to
teach them their daty to themselves,
to others and their Maker. He i'm.
plored the mourning ones not to be
wounded and broken. Human
character is sacred. Let US not touch
it with words that wound.
After prayer the choir sang 'It is
we'll with my soul,' then the large
number of people present passed
through the room where the hand
some casket rested, beautifully trimmed
and bedecked with wreaths and a
floral monogram of Masonic symbols.
The face of the dead looked natural
and peaceful, beautifully typifying the
words engraved in silver on the casket
cat Rest."
The pail bearers were Messrs. S. j.
Moore, J. o. Walrath, o. D. Stlnch-
field, w. Ii. Knowles, III. b. Rogers
and w. Q. Russ, each wearing Masonic
regatta appropriate to such occasions.
The funeral procession formed with
about sixty members of the Masonic
fraternity in the advance, who march
ed down to Third street, west to Main
and north to the Omaha depot where
all took vehicles to the cemetery.
They were immediately followed by
the hearsc and the members of the
family of the deceased, relatives and
friends in carriages and other vehic-
les. Counting the vehicles that passed
by the Alex Alltchell hotel and those
which fell into line further Oh and at
the Omaha depot, there numbered
abouta hundred which were driven
to the cemetery.
AT THE GRAVE.
The long procession reached the
cemetery Just at noon and the Mason
ic escort drew up about the grave,
which had been trimmed inside with
flowers and evergreens by the loving
hands of Mrs. w. M. Dodge and Mrs.
G. Anderson. The appropriate and i'm
pressive cersmony of the Masonic or
der was then pronounced by Mr..
Hitchcock, after which the brethren
present passed three times around the
open grave each depositing sprig OF