Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-16
RESTS IN THE TOMB
Obssq0lss Of the Lsmenssd Mo-
rsau S. Crosby
TRIBUTE OF A LOVING FRIEND
sorro~inx FFiesds siingte Their Tears
Wirh abe PANTY Whose streaxth
.nd shieid Has Passed Aw2y.

The fapsral - The lats Moreaa ).
Crosby occurred fsoEs the rslidenee No.
"a Fonhsaiu street Al o'ri2lck yester-
day sftsrnooa before The h0ar APP
painted several hc1dred of the neigh
hofs and friends gathered a the be-
r>4sei hone o pay the iast tribute OF
RESPECT q the mesnory q him whom
they hal delignted - honor a. \ man
and a friand The uamber present.
gathsrsd a. they we're ff0n The Offices q
professional nee. from eoanting roBnls.
from public Offices. from stores add
from great manufacturing establish
meats. nately bat nons the less feeling
y testified - the sorrow felt that tAis
life shoald hare gons out While yet IN
the zsnlth 81 ia hrilliancy.
Nor vsrs the friends Who gathered
theirs conaned within the boundaries u
the city. Other frissds from other
Michgas town laid down their daily
uorlf thai they too might be present TO
testify - that esteem lie had awakened
wherever Known.
At the hour appointed the Rev. John
L. Jackson arose and beside the flower
laden easkst De turued tbs pages u tbs
Hibio % the l2ist Psalm.
"a commenting co IL. DIR jackson
aid. What better thing can ne Go 10
an hour like this than 10 enter into the
noble senfiment Of this Psalm Let Us
say A. David Gid: 4 wall hft up mine
eyes unto the heights from whence
coneth my help Down hsre u mystery.
Here 40 question: and wonder and sor-
ros. Up there = a solution a all
mystery. an answer ID ali our questions
AMI coslfort IN ali our anguish. There
fore az a time hike this we can bat look
ard tFust. Though Ne may not under
STAND. ne eau YET wait until he maketh
eli things clear. La the mean time Ne
can believe that the Lord - our keeper;
the Iord Is our shade upon the night
hand
III = not all dark even here sweet
CLEANS "a light break IN upon us from
May directions and we feel that death
- not altogether ths victor. The past Is
ours. A good nan life once lived can
not lie taken from IA Ills words have
been spoken Ills dccds are accom-.
pli.bsd. They are ours and humanity
forever. His lie lies open before us
clean and upright. That wi.i still
speak 20 as and urge US on 10 worthy
living when his lips are sealei In death.
Prof Drummond defines life a. adapta-
ton to environment He says q life IL
fu1 AID complete as Il touches
its environment At many points.
draWing from 10 through various
channels delight. strength and useful
nfsst IN the defsaition u a worthy life
as river BY Mr. Drummond is the cor
rect one AM every thoughtful mind
mist see that IL - then cur friend. Mr.
Crusby. lived such life. We have
known tut few men who touched the
nobier side 20 the CIVILIZATION Of today at
more pom thar be. IL would seem
that almost every thing that II honor.
able minisfercd 20 his delight and
strength. tie vas a 2 .sri0t and inter
cstsd IN the political Ne % his country.
He vas a church man. lie was buzz
ness man. lie MAS home man.
In many respects be vas a worthy
example ~ public spirited citizen. lie
served his country men a. state senator
and twice iilled the chair q lieutenant
governor. After retiring from this Office
he still retained his interest IA public
affairs and according 20 the light In him
worked for the triumph OF principles dear
60 hls heart la commercial lie he wall
be missed in our city. he was finan-
riaily Interested in several Of the bust
uess enterprises which have added 10
the prosperity 81 Grand Rapids. Be
yond his individual Investments be
devoted himself o. the general good of
the community. Whatever added 10
The honor ADD strength % our beloved
city had bis corlisi support and sym
patty.
III was in his work ~ a christian and
a member Of the fountain Street church
that | knew him beet Here again We
are impressed with the breadth u his
sympathi.s and versatility % bis geniusl
kTeFy department. 81 church work re-
cessed his attention. lie was ons 81 its
trustees AMI looked carefully after It's
business interests. tie vas superin-
tsndsnt q the sunday school for
eiynteen Years and during that time
Stooc faithfully az his post most Ell
ceilent executive officer. kind and wise
iesoer His influence upon scores %
yoarg mea can neves be measured.
n another respect he vas an exam.
pc % christian business men. tie did
nof ailoa other engagements % keep
him iroa The "Wednesday evening prayer
meeting With hia sarsssi interests Dc.
NIaa FtAH - @@Hsftt@AfAf hA-
tenaanse a ths mid week meeting
showed In what high esteem be held
THE ei.xiuus service lie ,sas greatly
devoted 81 the denomination o. which
ne h~lon9eL tie was not bigotad. but
honarea cAfistian men 4 AZ cree,is. rs
~itaese his 0ork IN the y ~ G. 4. IL
THIS city let BE Lowell bis exn de-
nomination and he had the privilege Il
aslEisns n - prosperity. rwsce he
fsied the chair a. moderator Il the
Michigan haptizt state convention and
uas for years ca the hoard u managers
~ the American Baptist Missionary
union.
After speaking q hiz work in politics.
N business and IN the church. 4 shrink
from lating the curtain upon the sac
resiueas of his hume lie. the thing
~ l@ast ought % ~ ssid that
amid al the demands II the outside
rorid upon his time and sympathy he
dssi nof neziecf his family. he eas a
fsithfai ga. husband ard father Hie
beautiful hone eas tbs quiet and happy
r->ting pa ~ his hnry hfe. He seemed
q sfttle thetdilticuit problem which hss
ecne = many busy men and g have
nrted eiit 60 The des. ones AZ home
faeir due Feopoftioa - time and thought
sale sfiii BE- devoted himself a. the
Wider suties n The world without
~ Snort. his sas lie which VII
not eo8n - Forgotten ia thia community
vhere D. av~f fron early boykcost