The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
THE LAST OF EARTH.
The Late Superinte Of the Central Hos
pital Buried with Masonic HOnors.

The funeral of the late DR.. Charles E.
Wright superintendent of the Central Hos
pitalfor the Insane. was very largely attend.
ed by the friends of the deceased. the memb-
ers of the Ancient and Accepted Order of the
Scottish Rite and members Of the medical
professian and its students. The services
were held in the large reception hall of the
main building. yesterday morning. at 10
o'clock. The officiating minister was
the Rev. Augustus X. Stock. of the
English Lutheran Church, and he was
assisted by the Rev. Joseph s. Jenckes.
The Scottish Rite services were read by
Nicholas X. Ruckle, assisted by Joseph w.
Smith and William H. Smythe. With the
days dawn the flag at the buildings high
est pinnacle was lowered TO half mast. and
there it wound itself around the pole to
which it was fastened with the slow move
ment of the wind. An hour or moro before
the time appointed for the commencement
of the services the people began to arrive
from the city. Many of them came in their
own conveyances, and those who did not
have them came in special cars, which
were provided by the Citizens company.
The large hall was tiled to it's capacity
when the first words over the remains
were spoken. The Rev. Nix. Stock spoke as
follows:
Whether you regard him as q man or a physi-
cian, or as the servant OF the State, you will say
OF him, well done; thou hast served thy fellow
men we'll" and TO say that in this day is to pass
Ugh encomtum upon worth and character.
What splendid character, what a noble spirit
he did possessl The whole State mourns. Hove
In this hour 70 think OF his goodness, his kind
ness to those whom 1t pleases some men In high
station TO disregard. We call to mind his kind
ness 10 the poor and mOneyless. He went to
them without a thought OF remuneration. He
loved his work. his skill and his fellowmen. The
reward, the gross materiality, comes In last II
thought OF at ALL He was not one OF us in the
church sense, but he stood higher than those
who make empty profession he was Kind TO the
poor; he was genia he was loving. Just few
hours before the eyes closed and the heart ceased
70 beat he said: eff IL is Gods will that should
go, we must be submissive, for We dare not
question Gods will" And then that other in
curry, tender and loving, just few minutes
before the pulseless hands were clasped across
his breast: HAS the appropriation been grant
edi" The whole heart OF the man was laid upon
the altar of this hospital. The unfortunate In
mates of this Institution can never know what o
devoted friend they have lost in this man. TO
you, his personal friends and acquaintance,
commend the heroic spirit OF this man who can
be so poorly spared-the gentle man, the true
man, the strong man; his benevOlence, his faith
fulness his strict regard and sense of duty to his
family, to the institution. to all. Throughout
the city and state he will be universally
mourned, as he was universally esteemed.
The body was buried at Crown Hill Gem
etery. followed to it's last resting. place by
a long line Of carriages. The floral offer
lngs were many and beautiful. The follow
ing.named gentlemen acted rs pallbearers
Austin III. Brown. Frank L. Holiday. Eli
jah 5. Elder, William l.. Tay lOr George
L. Branham. Horace Wood. } ohm L. Brush
and Roscoe o. Hawkins