The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
TO His FINAL REST
THE REMAINS OF j. Nj. WILLIAMS
BORNE TO THEIR
BURIAL
TRIBUTE OF LOVING FRIENDS

Impressive Funeral Services Con-
Quoted by Officers and Members
of the Masonic Order Many
Representatives of the Organiza-
ton In Attendance Rev. DIR.
Beach's EuIOsy IA Mastery Effort.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 2.-Fraternity
paid loving tribute this afternoon to
the memory of the late ]. NJ. Williams,
at the funeral service held under the
auspices of the Scottish Rite and Blue
Lodge MaSOns at the residence of H
NJ. Myers, 14S Linden avenue. Mr. Will
liams had reached the zenith Of Ma
sonic honor. being an honorary thirty-
third degree Mason. The services were
largely attended, there being fully 300
Masons at the house and at the grave
in Lakewood cemetery
The Scottish Rite service at the house
was simple, beautiful and touching,
and was conducted by the following
named thirty-Second degree Masons, all
OF whom are high dignitaries of the
Masonic order: E. j. Forster, master of
hadoSh, Of Minneapolis consistory; H.
Danforth Dickinson, preceptOr of AL
fred Elisha Ames preceptOry; George
n. Daggett, wise master of st. Vincent
de Paul chapter, Rose Croix; Clayton
II. Cooley venerable master, lodge per
lection. Among the thirty-third degree
Masons who were present were DIR. A.
e. Higbee, A. Y. Lezering, J. H Thomp-
son, DR.. 5. S. KilVingtOn, J. A. Schlener.
Judge ]. L. Dobbyn, John L Randall
and Samuel E. Adams, the latter the
only active thirty-third degree Mason
in Minnesota.
The service at the house was i'm
press1Ve and was symbolic Of the re-
lease of the soul from its earthly fet-
tiers. The hands and feet Of the de-
ceased were bound with white silken
cords a wreath of laurel leaves was
bound around the head, and a glitter
ing gold cross and a small bunch of
Violets lay on the breast.
Rev. David n. Beach, pastor of Ply
mouth church, of which the deceased
was a member, delivered a sympathetic
sermon. eulogistic of the manly man
that Mr.. Williams was, and the useful
life which death had just closed. He
reviewed the life of Mr.. Williams from
his early manhood, down to the time
Of his death. Many who heard Dr.
Beach's eulogy over his dead friend and
churchman pronounced it the best ad-
dress that has been made by that
clergyman since his advent in this city
The floral offerings We're profuse and
beautiful, and consisted for the most
pat u set pieces from the various
Masonic chapters of the city.
The ceremonies at the house closed
with a short and beautiful tribute to
the life and memory Of the deceased.
by Samuel E. Adams, representing the
high active thirty-third degree Masons,
whose headquarters are in the city Of
Washington.
The Blue Lodge Masons took charge
Of the services at the grave, and were
under the auspices Of and conducted
by Minneapolis Lodge No. 10, A. F. A.
NJ. Worshipful Master Charles E.
Ovenshire had charge Of the ceremop-
les. The regular ritualistic service Of
the Blue lodge was carried out The
funeral was one of the largest in the
history Of the Masonic order, and was
greatly augmented by the attendance
Of nearly every employe of the Security
bank. The employees also sent beauti-
full floral offerings.
The pail bearers We're: T. F. Hurley,
J. L. Debbyn, J. A. Schlener, H. M.
Myers, A. T. Ankeny, w. NJ Walker.