The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-02-12
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
The Lexington Bar HOnOrs the Mem
DRY of Judge Eldrldge Burden.

Last Monday morning, Mt 10 O'Clock, the
bar of Lexington met In the upper court
room, pursuant to previous action. for the
purpose of holding memorial services In
honor of Judge Burden. A large number
of citizens, including n few ladies', were
present.
Judge John e.. Iiyland presided, and
called the meeting to order. Alter ex-
planning the object Of tho meeting he
called OF Elder 0oode, who offered a
iervent and heartfelt prayer
The chairman then called for the report
OF the committee on resolutions. The
committee had been appointed at q pre-
vlous meeting OF the bar. Mr.. John 9.
Blackwell, on behalf of the committee.
read the following;
Death Ia no respecter of persons. The old
and Young. the rich and poor, the high and
the low. are each and all exposed to It's IN
Some times it delays a long time in striking
down some. Years come and go and hun
while those favored ones llnRer with us. en-
1oyiDR the honorS and pleasureS of thiSw world
down 10 old age. While death spares none
but sooner or later summons all to bis darL
confines. yet occasionally IL seems TO permit
some to live 10 bless and brighten the world
AS one of these favored ones. the Honorable
! Eldridge Burden, whose name and virtues
/ we meet to commemorate to-day. was a re
\ marknble example. flo was born In Ken
lucky on the 9th day or December. lSS
grew 10 manhood in hia native state. an
| early emiRrated to Missouri and settled iL
our own beautiful city In the year 1888. where
he continued to live until called to q highel
and better state on the Goth day OF January
I69S. beng moro than e5. years old. he wen
to his last homo as he had lived. an honest
high-toned. honorable gentleman. and allow
and beyond this. - Christian. Judge BurdeI
was descended from Revolutionary parentaFt
and was endowed with the mental qualltie'
and moral and physical courage that go Il
make up the true man and patriot. HIS early
educatlonal :thoIRh .Wert
10 he was engaged IN teaching school and II
reading law, which latter he had already
chosen as his life work. He read law with
Honorable Rem Mile. and was early as5Ooiat
ed with the leading men and lawyers OF hi'
native state. Among these was the iInmor
tai Henry Clay. and from him Judge DurdeT
mainly derived his political bias and party
| affiliations. and he brought with him TO Mis-
acquired In Pennsylvania University. from
which he graduated In law. but Hlso thos'
strong political and patriotic principles tina
so long and 40 successfully by Mr.. Clay. and
| TO which Judge Burden held so unswerTlng
" SO long as that party had Its existence. Ii
of this party that brought him SO prominent
w into public life While he manfnlly ant
on ali occasions maintained his own potitica
and religious principles he was not SO blind
partisan as not To recognize aud respect thOs'
who differed from him.
Soon after he came to Lexington he wa
thrown with the leading men and lawyers OF
our then new state. With whom he engaged
In the earnest and successful practice OF tb'
law for y great many years. and IL can bi
truthfully said of him that he WAS the equa
I of any of them and won as many of hle leRa
contests hs any member OF the bar. lie wa