, 1891-05-17
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral Services Over the Remains
of Rev. R. {. Field.
The Presbyterian Church Crowded
With Friends and Mourners.
Eloquent Sermon Preached by Rev
I. C. KirkWood.
The Remains Laid at Rest in the
City Cemetery.

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found in a Cheyenne veal marked the day
on which tie last sad rites we're paid to
the mortal remains of Rev. Richard
Edgar Field, the late pastor OF the
Presbyterian church. A drizzlinR rain
fell throughout the afternoon. The
funeral hour was set for 2:30 O'Clock.
Long before that time people began to
flock to the Presbyteriaa church. The
front rows OF seats were reserved for the
mourners and immediate friends. The
remainder of the church was speedily
filed and even before the funeral process
sion arrived the rear part of the church
was packed with people unable to secure
seats The choir railing and the pulpit
were draped with black cloth. Either
side of the choir was fianked by two large
palms. Prof Pasmore. after his severe
illness, was able to preside at the orgen.
The choir consisted OF sopranos. Mrs.
Pratt, Miss Gil!um. Miss O'Brien, Miss
Richardson, Miss Bessie Vreelaud. Altos,
Miss Morgan. Miss Richards and Miss
Fanny Crook. Tenors, X. N. Heath, r.
H. Repath. Bases. W. Z. Code. Harry
Griffith and F. W. Ransom.
Promptly on the hour the funeral ar
rived at thee church. The coffin was
borne in by the pall-bearers, NJ. NJ.
Mason, T. X. Anderson. Chas. Wilseck,
f. D. Taggart. f. S. N. Morgan and
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Gibson Clark. According t. the request
of Mr.. Field the casket wa covered with
plain black cloth. 1t was unornamented
except with a silver plate which bore the
name. date of birth and date of death of
deceased. Mrs. Field was accompanied
by her brother n-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard A. Green of Denver. Fol
lowing them came the trustees Of the
church and their wives, and after them
the sessions aud their wives.
The choir sang Professor Pasmore's
"Te Deum" with fine expression while
the casket was being arranged and masses
OF cut flowers placed within and upon it.
Seats we're arranged on the platform for
Rev. T. g. Kirkwood of Colorado
Springs, who was to preach the sermon
by request OF MIR. Field; Rev. Mr.. Reed
Of Greeley. Colo; Rev. j. Y. Cowhick
and Rev. George G. Rafter.
The opening PRAYER was offered by Rev.
DIR. CowhIck.
Rev. DR.. T. @. Kirkwood of Colorado
Springs, a warm personal friend of the
deceased clergyman, delivered the sermon
1t was prefaced by the reading of the
Scriptures. The brief letter which the
deceased had left behind him pointed
directly to the Scriptures. The dear one
had gone away from us for n little season
only. We may go to him. but he may
not return to us. He was there to give
his testimony Of a man who, though
afflicted himself. never failed to give COM
fort to any other afflicted heart. The
speaker felt like letting God speak to
them instead of using any words of his
own. God had spoken to them in the
calling away of their brother, but His
presence and words comforted and ad-
monished. Let it be felt that he ought to
bear testimony to hun who had been with
them many years and In whose presence
they had delighted.
God called a man into the ministry.
Their brother had early heard the call.
After special preparation and high favor
he had entered the ministry. His career
though brief, had been wonderfully sue
cessful. Many had been bound to him,
strongly influenced by the wonderful
within him. and through him to
the heart of the Divine Master. HIS
first work was done under the tutelage of
that wonderful man DIR. Cuyler of Brook
lyn. In after years he delighted to speak
Of those days. His experience then
gained enabled him to deal wisely and
well with the many critical questions that
confronted HIM later in his career. After
this season of special work the condition
of his health admonlshed him to turn
westward. He first halted in Denver,
where he spent three years of faithful
labor, and then, after a brief stay on
the mountain tops at Leadyille
where he is still remembered with graft
tude and love, he came down here. As
to what fruit the years spent here have
borne they knew better than he. They
may not have always agreed with hin; he