Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-02-17

Revelations, after which he offered a
most tender prayer. "Jesus, Lover Of
My Soul" wa rendered by Prof. Wal
lace Crossley and Miss Janet McKin-
ley, the entire choir joining in the
chorus.
Rev. A. A. Wallace then spoke from
l Thessalonians, chapter 4, Is and IA:
"But 1 would not have you to be
ignorant, brethren, concerning them
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not
even as others which have no hope.
For II we believe that Jesus died and
rose again, even SO them which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with him."
He described Gods sympathy for us
in our sorrow in a tender and beauti-
full manner and referred with COM
forting words to the resurrection and
the glory afterward. He paid the fol-
lowing high tribute to Judge Mactar-
lane:
"For twenty 1--WE years Judge Mac
farlane was a member of the Presby-
terrain Church IN Mexico. During a
period of sixteen years, dating from
March 1, 1874, he was the faithful
superintendent of the Sabbath School.
For nineteen years he served as a
ruling elder, being installed in that
office January %, 1879. In all his re-
lations with the church he was an ex-
ample. Wise as an elder, devout and
sympathetic as a superintendent,
helpful as a co-worker, the church
was honored in having him as a mem
Der and officer. The state is fittingly
proud of his eminent, pure and noble
service, and to his family he has left
in his good name and character a
priceless heritage"
Mr.. Wallace concluded with this
testimony from ii Chronicles, 24:16:
sand they buried him in the City of
David, among the kings, because he
had done good in Israel, both toward
| God and toward his house,
DR.. Hendy told in loving words of
| Judge Macfarlane as he knew him,
and thanked God for the gift of this
great man, the example of whose
life is an ideal for any man to emu
late. Rev. Wallace offered a short
prayer and after the choir had sung,
"Abide With Me-" the corpse was
borne out and the procession TO the
graveyard formed.
The whole service was most impress
sIve. The Governor and his staff, the
| Supreme Court and other State offic-
ials, distinguished visitors from all
over Missouri, three encampments of
Knights Templar, a large retinue Of
friends and relatives to pay homage
to the memory of a noted man, form
ed a spectacle not DOL to be forgot
ten. But it only served to show what
honor, character, attention to duty,
tenderness and compassion, combined
with rare ability, can doy
AT THE CRAVE.
The audience left the church in the
following order: knights Templar,
honorary paif bearers. ministers,
casket and active pail bearers, family,
| Mexico bar, immediate friends and
then the general audience. Outside
the Masons joined the procession and
the march vas made to the cemetery.
A Scripture reading by Rev. A. A.
Wallace, a prayer by Rev. DR.. Hendy
and then the Masonic order took
charge of the remains and carried out
their ritual of interment.
"Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust
to dust" The last mortal remains of
Judge George B. Macfarlane were laid
to rest, but his noble character still
lives craven on the hearts of many a
man whom he has aided by precept
and example. His distinguished ability
to some extent survives IN the juris-
prudence of ths state, and a mon
ument to his memory is erected in
the minds and hearts of the people of
this great commonwealth, whose cause
he so faithfully served with all the
energy, the capability, the earnestness
and the justice which were his. May
he resi- in peace.
PAIL BEARERS.
The following were the pail bearers:
Active: Messrs. Frank Brown,
George Ramsey, Edwin Silver and R.
E. See, of Jefferson City; George Rob-
ertson, D.. A. Mcmillan and VIM. Pol
lock, of Mexico, and j. G. Trimble, of
Kansas City. r. M. White was chosen
an active pail bearer, but could not
serve on account of his unavoidable
absence in Chicago.
Honorary: Judges J. B. CAN'T, G.
d. Burgess, T. A. Sherwood, Theo.
Brace, w. M. Robinson and w. M.
Williams, of the Supreme Court;
Judges Sheppard Barclay and F. M.
Black, formerly of the Supreme Court;
Judge w. H. Biggs, of the St. Louis
Court of Appeals; Judge j. L. Smith,
of the Kansas City Court of Appeals;
E. NJ. Hughes, Judge of the Audrain
Circuit Court, of Montgomery City
Jddge 8. M. Edwards, Probate Judge
Of Audrain County; Ex-Secretary Of
the Interior David R. Francis, Ex-
Governor w. j. Stone, Governor Lor
". Stephens, Ex-Attorney Genera
John M. Wood, Ex- Attorney Genera
R. F. Walker, Attorney General E. @
Grow, Clerk of Supreme Court Johr
r. Green, Hon. j. Med. TrimbIe and
Hon. Frank Sebree, of Kansas City;
and Messrs. 8. B. Cook, B. L. Locke
and J. d. Morris, of Mexico.
FLORAL OFFERINGS. as
The floral offerings we're both nnm-
erous and elegant. The rarest flowers
OF many lighthouses were combined
in designs as beautiful as expressive
Among the handsomest were:
A wreath some three feet in diane
ter in Easter lilies, lilies Of the valley
tulips, Marechal Neil roses and ferns
the gift of the Kansas City Bar Asso'
citation.
A pillow three by two feet In swee
violets with the inscription In whit,
-. EfCI1c4 Al. nNol~~k $780, A..