The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-23

ry pail bearers who were present were
seated in the fo fo.Iowingordsr: o. B Tav-
lor of Leavenworth, ajor Calvin Hood
Of Emporla, Judge {. q, Foster, George
2. Peck, and w. II. Rossington. Often
while Dr. McCabe was speaking tears
trembled on the eye lashes of these men
who had long known MIR Wilson in his
daily life. Judge W. a. Johnston and A.
L. Horton were both called away, and
they were the only two palIbearers who
were not present.
The music was furnished by quar-
tette composed of ar. James Moore and
H. l. ShIrer and Mrs l. s. Ferry and Mrs
George H. Parkhurst. Miss Madge
Johuson played the piano accompsni-
DR.. McCabe opened the services BY
reading The apostles creed.
the choir then sanL IA hymn and this
was followed by beau iful and impress
sive solo by Mir. James Moore entitled,
FIR. end"
DR. McCabe then delivered the funeral
oration. Al first his voice was weak and
fallering, but as he spoke it grew
strongers until he couid be distinctly
heard in every part of the house. Ho
SAID:
"rhe very facts that in the Judgment
Of som nay seem To qualify me to con-
duct tD6S0 services N6b III tEOLA A6A0 ~
work my disqualification.
Long association, intimate acquain-
tauce. personal friendship; these thIngs,
indeed, bring me into full sympathy
with this occasion of surprise and sorrow,
but as 70 on tina: pale face, endeared
to US by go many precious me- rmor.es, rs
l behold lying move. ess, a comb.natlon
and form indeed, where every god d
seem to set his seal 10 give the word as
surauce of Il man. and as l remember
that he WAS my s,eddfast friend fer
twenty i've years, l cry aloud, who shall
speak to me- words of consolation IN my
grief.
The commonplaces of the funeral
oration would be inlolerable here aud
now. In this presence, elegance Of
rhetoric is impertinent No thing moves
US as does the thought of the aged and
venerable mother, in her dumb grief,
aud the presence Of the wife and children
in their voicsless agony. Here God
speaks: and we bow onr heads in 81
Ieuce.
yesterday the record as to our friend
was. he lives. In moment lie d.ed, and
made no sign. Today the record is, he
lives forever.
"To d.sparage life is to disparage
both ourselves and God Life is vaiua Dle
to US chiefly on account of its leverage
on eternity. We now 1--we, AID If any man
doubts and dentes our continued ex-
is,ence, the burden OF proof is on him.
'OAe Of our own connlrymen, himself
an epuome of humanity. has said
"Every man hears in has own breast the
drum beat of eternity With Us that
which requires education is NOS belief in
continued existence, bet unbelief. Be-
lief in immortality IS instructive. Ne
believe in another life; we expect i, as
naturally and inevitably as we expect to-
morrow. G ID has taken care of that.
| Lilo is valua BILE on account of what we
( may do in II, andsof what we may be
come. We think today gratefully of
the efficient and valuable life of our
i friends as senator, as an officer of the
4 United States District court, as
mayor of this city, as an Official in
great railroad, and we cheerfully
bear record to his tine
: abilities and attainments as business
man We testify TO his faultless fidelity
. in the performance of his grave duties.
We think also of those personal aud
social qualities which eDdeared him TO
/ US, in association and comradeship. We
/ are thankful for all that Was helpful aud
/ beneticent in his career as citizen aud
as < man.
I'm undissembled grief, representing
this city, and all portions of this safe,
and identified with their history, and
their interests 10 all depar' ments. we
/ lament the Withdrawal from US of his
: genial and useful life.
'Speaking as I do today, to those
! with many of whom 1 have been
closely associated, as was with
him, for 1.fe time, cannot
speak Otherwise than with absolute Cam