The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
THE FUNERAL RITES.
HillOry Butler Laid to Rest in
Lake View Cemetery.
QUIET AND BEAUTIFUL SERVICE.
Many Pioneers Do Honor to the Mem
DRY or Their Friend of So
Many Years.

Simple but solemn were the funeral serv-
ices held yesterday afternoon over the re-
mains OF Hiilory Butler al the Methodist
Protestant church. corner of Pine street
and Third avenue The church was crowd
ed both on the main floor and gallery.
q mong the audience were many of the old
timers. Yet the large number of young and
middle-aged people was noticeable. Some
OF those present were: Arthur A Denny.
Thomas Mercer. Daniel Bagley. julius
Horton. Dexter Horton. Capt. Francis j.
Burns. Samuel Coombs. Judge Orange
Jacobs. II. G.. Strive. ". V. Rsnehart. ST..
". V. Rinehart, jr.. Capt. W. r. Ballard.
Leonard Diler, Thomas NJ Catch. ex-
president OF the state university Gardner
kellogg. l. w. Bonney. oss;an ]. Carr. OF
Fremont: II. ]. Carkeek. John NJ. Lyon,
Leander Miller. F. II. Hurd. Warren W.
Perrigo. William r. Andrews. AmaSa Mil
Ter, j. c. Nixon. Capt. John McAllep.
Judge t. III. Cam, Ed 5. Meany. Joseph
Shipper. DIR. George NJ. Horton. Sam p.
Weston. Frank Hanford. George II. Kit
tirger. Deputy Collector Of Customs +. A.
Mcdonald. III. Wills Carr, Charles G..
Scott. Albert s. Bryan, y. s. Peterson.
Walter Fulton. W. III. White. DR., j. b.
Loughary. II. r. Shields, r. III. Calligan.
Moses r. Maddocks, Lewis s. Rowe. f.
Smithers. T. j. Garlic, Col. John A. Hat
field. L. J. Powers. u. X. Howard, Hans
Foster. j. y. Alexander. Ed 5. Terry.
The members of st. Johns Lodge. No. ?.
f. and A. NJ, attended in a body, and oc-
cupied seats reserved In front of The pulpit.
The church was decorated In perfect
taste. and the few floral emhlems were
from Mr.. Buffers dearest friends and asso-
ciates on top OF the caskat were some ex-
quisite Gala blies.
Rev. Clark Davis delivered the funeral
address. and in his remarks he expressed
many beautiful thoughts. During his re-
cital OF Mr.. Buffers association with the
Methodist Protestant church the interest
manifest on every face in the large audi
ence was remarkable. Mr.. Davis proceed
ed 10 tell how five years ago Mr.. Butler,
without word of warning. stepped for
ward one evening In the church, and put
ting forth his hand. said in his well-re-
membered deliberate and decisive way:
viii you have me?"
"Since that time" continued Mr.. Davis,
81 do not think that Mr. Butler wast absent
from services six times to the Sunday pre-
vious TO the day he was stricken. / shall
never forget the last time j saw him. II
was on Sunday afternoon. Services were
over, and my wife and myself walked up
the street with him and saw him to his
home. He was In good spirits. His COM
partnership had been so pleasant that IL
could not but leave its impression. Only
two weeks ago ne kneit ana received COM
munion. II Is beautiful thought that a
man like this was not cut down in his
youth. There is something beautiful about
the going Home OF these fathers and moth
ers, so different from the taking away OF
the young. / thank God that there is a
time when all our hopes will be graufied.
Death, what we call death. Is only part
of the great life. Some people do not have
the best opportunities in this life, and
love TO think that in the future every man
will have an opportunity to develop"
The music was rendered by a quartette
consisting OF Mrs. c.. A. G. Rochester. So
prano: Mrs. Corwin Shank, alto; Mr.. G. w.
Saunders, tenor Mr.. NJ. M. Circuit, bass.
The first selection was abide With Me-"
by Monk After the prayer Mrs. G. a. G.
Rochester sang with effect that beautiful
solo, zone Sweetly Solemn Thought" The
finale was a quartette, MY Heavenly
Home" by Havens. Prof. III. 5. Sharpe
presided al the organ.
The pail bearers were: W. II. White, X.
H. Calligan, Julius Horton, NJ II. Mad
docks, T. Smithers, Hans Nelson, t. j.
earle and Col. j. A. Hatfield. At the grave
In Lake View cemetery the services were
conducted by the Masons.