The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-03-06
BURIAL OF Rosser MARTIN.

Last Sad Rites Over the Remains OF
Good Man-Nasonic Honors
Perhaps the largest and one Of the
most impressive funerals ever held in
the city was that Of the Hon Robert
Martin, which took place at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from the Congre-
ga ional church. IL was vast out
pouring Of people-of all classes wh o
crowded the church and fingered on
the outside to pay a last sad tribute to
the memory OK citizen they re-
spected, honored loved-a man who
helped found oklahoma, who graced
one Of the territOrys highest
offices, who was the perfect soul Of
honor, integrity-a charitable, chris.
tian man-one whose career is well fit
to serve as the model for the youth Of
the nation He WAS a Mason. soldier
during the late war and a loyal citizen
and the Representatives Of all these
classes gathered to do honor
TO his departed spirit The taking
away OF good citizen occasions gloom
In the death Of Robert Martin the city is
stunned-a pail is cast over ALL His life
was so sweet aud gentle so sincere and
consistent that men are forced 10 pause
in the hurry and rush OF the worlds
affairs and seek to divine the meaning Of
the Wise Power ia calling him TO the
great beyond, when there is so much need
for the truly upright spirit here below.
The deceased possessed all the gentler
graces. In fine, "his gentleness, his ten
derness. his courtesy fair, were like a
ring OF virtues bout him set and God
like charity the center whore an were
mot
Being a devoted Mason, and member
Of the Guthrie lodge. it was but Just and
right that the Masonic fraternity should
conduct the funeral obsequies. This the
Masons did with grace and impressive
ness, assisted by pastors from the differ
ent local churches
AT o'clock the Congregational church
was crowded with friends OF the deceased
The casket draped in the national hag
was borne 30 the church and placed in
/ AAWMA VI NhN 0lA0is MifAt uAINN MAthLnN
| and garlands were placed on 10 by loving
hands The altar and chancel rails were
/ buried In plants and testOOns Of flowers
while from the walls OF the church were
! suspended ieStOOns of the red, white and
! blue The Masous. siXty-hve strong. ere
seated to the right OF the casket: the
| members of the T.. a. K. post % the west
J and the members OF the Ladies' g.. A. r.
| circle 20 th, north The services were
| opened with an Impressive aud apprO-
priaie tribute 30 the life of the dec iascd
/ by Rev. Buckner. He drew from the up-
] right llfe OF the deceased "a picture 20 be
! studied by AN young men. The COngr
| gational church choir augmented by sing
ers from the other churches beautifully
| rendered ASLEEP in Jesus. after which
| Rector Nicholas delivered glowing
| eulOgy over the bier Uf the deceased
/ MI Aich Jas said the deceased had
been his neighbor, and that many
/ times they had spent the evenings in con
verse, and that the deceased had often
dwelt on subjects, which showed his
earnest and abiding faith 10 God. The
remark OF the rector We're beautiful and
touching Rev. Packer, of Kinghsher. a
bosom friend o The deceased, delivered,
perhaps, the most impressive eulOgium
one friend can render 70 the memory ol
alu her. IN was mple, eloquent sin-
cere. Rev. Parker traced the iifo OF the
deceased NON ouyhOod up; told OF hi.
ambitions ana achievements and of all
those attributes which tend to make
noble manhood
Following The tributes OK the clergy
the Maso performed their sacred fun
eral rites Morshlplul Master DOuuelley
read the scroll which told of Brother
| Martin lie az man and Mason Tho
Masonic choir, composed of Jones
Hunter. Platt Felts, Spurlock and llaV-
lghorst sang touching burial ode. The
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