The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-19

The annual memorial services in honor
of John Jordan Upchurch, founder OF
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
and CT the local dead, was held by the
two lodges of that order in this city in
Garfield Hall last evening in the presence
of a large and attentive audience. The
Invocation t the beginning Of the service
was delivered by Rev. Bruce Griffith and
was followed by delightful vocal solo
by Mr.. Z. 3. Walden, with violin OBI
cato by Mr.. Huttmann.
J The eulogium upon John Jordan Up
church was elegantly pronounced by Hon
P. A. Ronrbaugh. The speaker said that
on this occasion and in this age we pay
homage TO the heroes of the heart.
No Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon or
Charlemagne have left in the hearts OF
men nor the annals of history an epoch
Of gratitude in which men memorabilia
their lives or their deaths Men admire
their genius and wonder at their power.
But these men were warriors and mon
archs. They were burden builders and
not burden bearers. They made no life
brighter by their living. But they threw
athwart the sky of hopeful humanity the
black shadows of doubt, the Specters or
despair. Men remember these stipend
Gus state builders as the heralds of ca
tastrophe. AS the mariner remembers
the storm, only to rejoice that il sleeps.
The world is glad that the tyrant is gone.
But how men cling to the glorious
achievements of the Galileean King as He
walked in humility among the fishermen
of Judea and helped to bear their bur-
dens, sympathized with them in their
trials and taught them the grand yet
simple truths OF Charity for their follows,
Faith in God and Protection in the shad-
ow OF the Rock. Or, with swelling hearts
contemplate a Washington. VINO by his
patriotic love Of country and humanity
gave 70 a great people the scepter of in
dividual power and self government af-
ter putting that power away from self.
Or that big-hearted, homely man of the
people, the immortal Lincoln who, with
malice toward none and charity for all.
tore the chains Of slavery from the chat
tells Of the Southland and placed them up
on the pedestal OF men and women.
These are the men who Twelve be-
cause they become a part of the lives of
the people whom they have loved and
have honored. And the accretion of years
shall only add luster to these heroes Of
heart. Because they have seen the shad-
ows in the darkness and pushed them
aside and let into the hearts and lives of
the people the light Of charity.
Sucn man was ne of whom / speak.
Born in the state of North Carolina on
the 18th day of March, 1920, in a land
where at that time it was almost a crime
30 be poor man, he was poor. He was
a nachinist by trade, and in the work
OF bis trade early saw the necessity for
some organized effort among the laborers
OF his day TO protect their families from
suffering in illness or enforced idlenesS.
He sew the necessity for a bond of sym
pathy between these men who had no
time to combat the encroachments of
wealth and power upon their scanty earn
ings, and the people of the world have
placed the sea- of their approval upon
his labors. as is shown by the wonderful
growth of the order. A great army of
350.00 members now answer to roll cali
In the United States, and 10000 Of this
number are found in our own state Of
Kansas. Millions of money has been
collected and faithfully paid over TO the
widows and orphans Of our deceased
brethren. This man lived a useful life
to humanity. He spent his life from his
youth to his cd age in building up the
order he loved He lived to see his work
crowned of God. He lived to see lives
made bright by labors Of love among
the brethren. He lived TO see weak men
made strong through faith in God and
fellow men. He lived 10 see the tears
Wiped from the widows eyes and the
prattling orphans bless the order of their
fathers choice. He was devoted to his
work, and was happy in his work for
God and humanity He lived TO see God
smile on his labors.
- As we memorialize his life and death
shall we not he better and nobler of head
and heart because of things he lived and
taught? Let us then. as we love our
noble order and the good it has done in
making the lives of men better and
brighter. learn 10 emulate daily in our
lives the virtues of our Supreme Past
Master Workman John Jordan Up
church
Mr.. Fritz y. Huffman rendered a
splendid violin solo, and was followed by
Captain ]. II. Shields. who announced
the neurology of Lodge No. %. among
whose members were five deaths during
the year.
An appreciative and eloquent address
with respect TO these was delivered by
Mr. J. G. Mccoy of Lodge No. 30.
Mr.. A A. Reside announced the names
Of the six members of No 271 whose
deaths occurred during the year. and ap-
propriately eulogiZed them and the prin-
ciples of the order.
Miss Frances Aldendifer sang a fine
contralto solo. which was followed by an
address on Our Remembrance" by Hon.
s. s. Ashbaugh. in which he set forth
the principles of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen in a very eloquen: and
impressive manner
The service closed with the benedic-
lion.
MAKING A MORAL RECORD