The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-14
THE FUNERAL RITES.
Mrs. Lille OFT Schilling Lald to Rest
-Siunle Ceremonies.

Simple ceremonies
Lille May OFT Schilling was laid in
her grave yesterday-Just four weeks
from the day of her wedding to Frank
w. Schilling. The services were in the
Methodist church. which was crowded
to the very doors with friends of the
dead girl and of her family In the
services there was no mention OF the
tragedy that formed such a sorrowful
page in her brief life and which
brought for a time her every act into
the scrutiny OF public gaze
For the better part of two days the
bride of a month lay in her former
home, located in the extreme southern
part Of the city. where it was viewed
by scores of friends. Few of the idle
curiosity seekers who might have
thronged about the casket had it been
in more public place made the pill
grimags out to Thirty-seventh street,
and Cor the most part those who went
did so out of genuine love and SYM
pathy. Flowers We're heaped upon the
casket until il was covered over COM
pletely with blossoms. There were
magnificent set pieces in such designs
as gates ajar, broken columns, harps,
anchors, pillows and wreaths. as well
as more unDretentious bouquets.
Bowman Johnson of Salt Lake sang
the solo, "Oh, My Father" with much
other friend of the dead girl. was to
sing. but was too much overcome and
did not attempt it, Nearer, My God.
to Thee" Il Need Thee Every Hour
and abide With Me-" hymns for
which the deceased had expressed a
preference. were sung.
Just after the recital by the minister
of the short sketch of the girls life,
Byron OFT, father of the deceased, was
tod in
was carried from the room in faint.
Without referring to the shooting,
Rev. John f. Pierce recited the Few
simple facts of her % years of life be-
fore beginning his address. which had
for its text, 4 shall be satisfied when
/ awake in thy house" The central idea
was that change is an inevitable fact
in life. 1t is the inevitable process con-
nected with existence, with the ere
alive process. 1t is the reigning prin-
ciple through all the world and always
has been. Aeons ago. when the worlds
and the waters were forming. this law
was operating, change was succeeding
change and even now, in the modern
physical world. change is the universal
law. Spring changes to summer, sum-
mer to autumn, and autumn to winter.
Generations come and go, but every
where and always there is change sue
ceeding change. 1t is so with life and
its outward conditions. The require
ments for conduct today differ from
those OF. 80 years ago and vastly more
from those of 30 centuries ago. The
Bible is difficult of comprehension I'M
less one understands the social laws
and customs of Bible times. marked
contrast may be seen even in the Gus
toms and social conditions of revolu-
tionary times and now, because the
endless processes of change, the max
ing and unmaking of men, goes on and
on. Life, too, is disappointing. There
are disappointment in social and do
nestle life-things are not as we ex-
pect to find them. We get something
and Il is not what we expected. We
are disillusioned. Friends are gained
and lost. Parting and disappointment
come to all in these great processes OF
changes which are trying and
Strengthening men. The speaker
showed that there are also mental and
moral changes constantly going on
from birth TO death. In all things of
which man is cognizant, the great, uni
versal fact is change. But notwith-
standing all the struggle and striving,
striving, for Il shall be satisfied when
1 awake in the house of my father"
The speaker drew appropriate and con-
soling lessons on immortality from the
text and called to witness the words of
him who said: Il am the resurrection
and the life"
The Knights and Ladies of the Mac
cabees had charge of the ceremonies.
The pallbearers were William McRae.
George Tolmie. F. NJ. Whipple, B. G.
Knoth, NJ. O. Corey, James Buckley.
The autopsy that had been agreed up
on between the family of the deceased
and the family and friends of VIII Ed
son, for the purpose of ascertaining if
Edson's bullet caused death, was not
held. Some misunderstanding and
arose over the details.
and it was intimately decided not to
hold the examination.