The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-17
FuNERAL OF wM WTANCKO
HELD YESTERDAY.
4 SADLY BEREFT FAMILY
Rev Ousen Taiks 80 the Commnnitt's
nutt -AssAssins should ne Hunted
nawB and Iife Protected Doctrine
WITH the Right Bipg let the
Suiity snHer for Their Mis-
deeds Closing Chapter

who was assassinated by an unknown
person Tuesday evening, occurred at
the home Of the deceased yesterday at
o'clock and the body was inferred
near the house. A large number Of
sYmpathizing friends were present and
the services were conducted by Rev
a. y. nueen. Of the Plymouth Congre-
gational ehnrch, whose address was
followed by remarks from MIR.
TwAmley, who was personal friend
OF the Wyancko family.
Mr. Wyancko was Of German ex-
traction and about 60 years OF age
he leaves a wife aud seven children TO
the cold charity OF she world.
Rev Queen spoke carefully and feel
ingly as follows:
Al an hour like this, drawn together
as We are in sympathy for family
most unrighteonsly bereft, and as
members of the community shocked
ny the fell deed Of a wicked assassin,
IL Is difficult 10 speak and be calm.
with the nfangled body OF this hus-
band, father and citizen before ms, and
the bleeding hearts of this wife and
mother and these children about us,
and with the presence OF these stout
hearts aud friends suffering in deter.
mined silence it would seem that 81.
lence upon the part OF the minister
would be iitting At all events, re-
garding the tragedy, ] heed the voice
uf the teacher of teachers, Peace, he
still"
And what more shall ! say? Az a
time when tempere are fevered and
hearts beat quick aud suspicious grow
strong an revenge whets its appetite
look up aud look out for word OF
wisdom, pacific counsel and the path
Of peace.
The highest crime against the com.
munity has been committed and now
the chiefest good TO the community
mast be sought. Tenderly We iay the
body Of our brother 10 rest, silently
prAying that God will defend the com
tnpnity IA bringing ~ righteous jOdg-
inent what man, whoSOever IL may he.
10 whom human life is not sacred.
The Virtut of community is very
rroperly measured by is estimate Of
human life When ia considers life
ton sacred 10 be harmed or abused or
taken, II then begins Ia realize the di
vineneSS Of life n hfe ) only = aApor,
Il is divine vapor. IL it is a silver
cord who shall cut e.. II it j.
gOlden howl, who sha' guthlesslv aud
with malice break IL But, however
sacred life is 90 some OF rs. il has been
demonstrated that suciety hss not
reached the exalted plain where the
divineness OF human life Is SGcred to
all. Aud when it is remem be- red that
this experiences Of this hour have had
-.
aenze OF the community has endured
numerous and terrifying shocks, one
reaches the conclusion that the aver
age estimate OF human life is 80 far
below par that virtue, Integrity, NOR
Siity and life are all in peril When
go this Is added the knowledge Of
numerous crimes of heinous character
wherein idstice has been de efeatcd. and
these are being multiplied, the peril.
uus sense OF life aud the moral degen.
grafton of the community suffers Uu.
crease.
When shall the whole community
lean ot the divine kinship Of IL cit-
Nens and having learned n defend il
m righteousnes>a Are we not al,
brothers made OF one blood" And
when one Of our brothers has apostal-
tied aud sought revenge against the
brotherhood, shall the brotherhood
have no defense Is there no bar (
justice for IT. Snail the whole body
safer peril al the hands OF one cruel
assassin Turning to this volume of
jewels and manual oi life are we not
Instructed that II thine eve Offend
thee, thou shalt pluck IL outs Or n
thine hand offend thee, thou shalt cut
AZ One i II not better that societv's
anannar shall Ia
brought 10 justice. at the cost OF the
community, rather than that the
whole community shall be tortured
with unknown criminals running at
large not knowing who shall be
claimed as the next victim? Mercy is
Tor the merciful. And how shall the
community regard the life ot him who
coes not regard the life Of the com
nunitys Again let me quote from
the great Teacher; "lle who takes
the sword mush perish by the sword
This does not impeach but rather re-
enforcrs the Golden Rule: "As We
would that men should do unto YOU, do
ye eyen 80 unto them This teaches
us the sacredness OF life and divine
ness Of the brotherhood OF man. II
under the effulgent ray % the Golden
Eale one man takes the life OF an
other, that man has impleaded and
brought Judgment against
himself; "As / have done unto my
brother J am willing for the brother
hood 10 DO unto me And unless the
brotherhood executes the decree IL in
ereaSes its own danger
liut there is more of man than life
,,od breathed into man the breath OF
life and he became living soul The
Immortality of the soul is not held in
questioa but heaven and earth aud an
that therein is reinforces the
thought Hence IL is not al OF life to
live la this world lie that liyeth and
MAS dead and is alive forever more is
perpetuallv saying 10 all believers
BE thou faithful unto death and I
Nill give thee crown nf life"
We are a community of immortal
spirits, deprayed though we be, hut
ia the desplSed and rejected Naxarene
Ne have been taught how 10 live aud
the value OF life. Did sHe not weigh
the merits Of the soul against the
world, and Is lie not the one who rev.
oiatiOni1ed the worlds thought upon
.ueh value and brought life aud im
mortality 10 clear View And shall
we today refuse such revelation and
leave ourselves 10 darkness and super
stition aud paganisms
speak thus today that we may
seek 10 briog .his company iuto this
eleai light Of life aud immortality
Why. because pagan civilization ad-
t.ttfa Of .rtuta IL ...l.fF.