Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-09
THE LAST TRIBUTE
funeral Ceremonies of the Late Or.
Hasselquist.
THE EXERCISES THIS LFrERxoox
Al Immense As mb,aS. of sorrow
Ing Friends at augustana Col
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Funeral YESTERDAY.

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FUNERAL services were held in the college
chapel in the new building. where an i'm
mense concourse of people had assembled.
FROM 3 this morning until 70 the BODY
lay In state in Cable hall in the college
building, and the familiar features were
viewed by hundreds CT people. Shortly
after noon the remains were taken back
70 the oeresEed home on the college
grounds. and after the family had taken
the last parting the faculty Of the college
proceeded there and st o'clock IS the
college bell tollet seleunlg the body wss
again placed in the hesrse and conveyed
70 the college building, followed BY the
chief mourners and faculty. The stu,
dents marched oEt Of the college and
stood in open file IS the funeral cortege
passed through. The remains were ta-
Ken up through the draped halls and
s'aifTsYs 70 the chapel which
had been heavily drapei bg ths
wives Of the professors and the students.
The body was deposited il 8 catafaloue
back of which were displayed the ioral
tributes, and which included among some
OF the more prominent designs cross.
heart and anchor from the college faculty;
gates aIsr from the paper, Hemlendst, of
chicago; gorgeous wreath with the in.
scription Oar Pastor, from the Rock
Island congregation; S crown from Bur-
Ington friends; al anchor from Hope
academy o: Moorhesd, MINI. Prot.
Bersell was MASTER Of ceremonies, which
opened with funeral march on the organ
BY Prof. 6. S!olpe. followed by the
hymn By the conservatory choir send
Lord Thine Angels Dat" Dr.. Weidner
offered prayer, and the choir rendered
"a Little Season Of Grief and
Pain" Rev. A Jackson, Of Min
nesoia, preached funeral sermon in
Swedish; Miss A. Huey then sang solo,
Lord When Have Thee" composed by
Prof. stolpe for the occasion, and the
sermon in English was preached by Rev.
l.. A. Johnson, Of Rockford. The choir
rendered Abide With Ne" PRAYER was
offered BY Prof. c. E Lindberg, of New
York. The hymn. Rest in Peace" was
given the choir and Prof.. Stolpa played
funeral dirge as the body was taken
from the chapel. By the pail bearers, who
were Profs. Forssnder and Foss, Of the
college. Revs. Jssoerson and johnson Of
the board Of directors, and Messrs. o. P,
Olson and August Anderson of the church
congregation OF which be was pastor in
Rock Islsn1.
The funeral procession formed for
Riverside cemetery. Moline. where the
services were conducted by Rev. S. P.
A. LiDdshl. In addition to long line of
carriages there were dozen extra street
cars on the blue line.
There were twenty clergy present from
outside cities, including Chicago, Rock
ford, Springfield, Minneapolis, Red Wing,
Sioux City and Omaha. prominent among
whom were Prof. Joshua Lindshl, state
gealogist, Prof. S. A. Challmsn, of Hope
Academy, Mimi, President wahls,rom,
Of Gustavus Adolphus College.
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL sERv ICES.
At an early hour yesterday the taste
fully decorated college chapel was filed
with grief stricken mourners OF the late
Dr.. T. n. Hssselquist. The solemn and
impressive services were opened by the
singing Of an appropriate hymn by the
choir entitled ut is Well with My Soul I
The full church lithargy was performed
by DR.. E E. Bartholomew, to which the
choir rendered beautiful and effective re-
sponses. After the singing Of the IA
milisr hymn. Jesus, Lover Of my Soul.
by the choir aud congregation, DR.. R.
T. Weldner assembled the handsomely
decorated pulpit and with words freight.
ed with deep emotion. announced tina,
he wonld preach from the text which con
stitutes part of the seventh verse of the
thrty-fourth chapter Of Deut.
"And Moses wss hundred and twenty years
old when he died his eye was not dim, nor hi,
natural force sbated. ."
The text. DR.. Weidner said, affords a
beautiful picture of the death of Mosea
the great leader Of the Isrseliies. II can
not refrain from ikening our departed,
dearly beloved father in Israel, DR.. Has
selquist. unto Moses" said the speaker.
For more than forty years has he been q
true and trusted leader of his people in
this country. Coming to this republic he
at once assumed the spiritual and pas
triotic leadership among his countrymen
But this was not all. Our fallen hero
was 6 beloved teacher, spiritual father,
pastor, educator and editor. Like Moses,
he was permitted to view the promised land
in the great growth OF the Lutheran church
in this country. Our leader and hero