The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-10

| to gain admittance were around the
building, and other thousands. salts.
fed they could not hear anything OF
the services, took positions along tn.
boulevard and waited to see the pro
| cession as 1t passed to the cemetery.
SERVICES OPENED.
A few minutes after 2 o'clock the
| stage at the east end Of the chape
was thrown open, and the ladies ot
the garrison and q few personal friends
| of Maj. Wilkinson occupied chairs upor
it. Mrs. Darling and Harry Page a
son of Col. Page, took stations at ar
organ, and Mr.. Page opened the serv-
ices by singing the ''Holy City" The
singing was most effective, and a num-
Der of ladies on the platform sobbed
| convulsively.
The hymn was followed with "My
! Heavenly Home is Bright and Fair
by the Ivy Lodge quartette, which
closed with the last verses Of Home
Sweet Home"
AT the conclusion Of the hymns the
Rev. Pleasant Hunter, Of Minneap polls
rose and read the burial service. He
then delivered a short address.
"I would prefer" he said, ITO pay
my respects to. the dead in silent, rev.
erent thought. 1t seems folly TO say a
word. No virtue is more highly extolled
in the Scriptures than the virtue of
self-sacrif1ce. Christ Is held up to us
as an example. Take the great Hebrew
leader who gave up the pleasures of
life to lead his people to the promised
land, and the Son of God who gave his
life that through his poverty we might
be made rich.
1.-THE affections of the people are al
ways around those who gave their lives
for their country.
1--WE gather today under strange,
mysterious circumstances. A week ago
these men were all in the enjoyment
of health. In the twinkling of an eye
they were stricken to DEATH We are
here to pay our tribute of respect to
them. While they seem to have sold
their lives cheaply, they have fallen in
the performance of duty and In sup
port Of the pledge they made to their
country. They have not fallen in vain
The story Of their bravery and sacri-
flee will be told to our children, and
the years to come will read it and will
be moved to admiration of their hero
ism.
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
1T was my privilege to know but one
Of these men. He was one who had
hosts Of friends. He spent several
evenings last winter drilling the boys
brigade of my church. The other men
have friends, who are not gathered here,
but who are weeping in other parts Of
the land.
1--WE shall miss the genial smile, the
warm handshake and the friendship Of
this brave man. The hearts that loved
them love them still. They were your
friends; they are your friends They
loved their country and they love their
country still. A little child, one day,
went to a nest where there had been
a number of birds eggs, and she saw
that the eggs were broken, and she
cried that the eggs We're of no use any
more. But her mother said the eggs
were not broken; only the better part
had flown away. So it is with these
bodies. The better part has flown
away.
Mote the contrast between this and
last Sabbath. Has death put an end
tc these lives? No. The better part has
taken flight. They will always live
somewhere. They have gone into the
presence of One who knows the facts
of life and who weighs each according
to it's value
or hof off
the regimental band, which was sta
toned outside the chapel, played
Nearer, My God, To Thee" and Mr.
Hunter pronounced the benediction.
All present were then invited to pass
around the caskets and take last view
Of the bodies, and there were few who
did not avail themselves Of the op-
portunity. The crowds outside the
chapel pressed in and for a few mo-
ments there was congestion in the
little building. 1t was necessary sew
eral times to check the crowd of people
and to make those outside wait until
the others had passed out of the op-
posite side of the chapel. The last
spectator finally went out and the next
thing was to remove the bodies to the
ing at the entrance to receive them.
HONORED IN DEATH.
The various military and civic orders
to which Maj. Wilkinson and the other
men belonged were waiting outside the
chapel to fall in line in the procession.
The most conspicuous body was the
uniformed ranks of knights Of Pythias,
of which Sergeant Butler was a MEM
Der. They were lined up facing the
chapel, wearing their red plumes and
brilliant uniforms. The various Grand
Army posts were also on hand with
their flags. Maj. Wilkinson belonged
to Rawlins post, of Minneapolis, which
was represented by seventyfive mem
bers. Aclker post, of this city, turned
out sixty-five strong. Every other pest
in the Twin Cities was represented and
the total number of veterans in line
was nearly 800.
Besides the Grand Army there were
the Minnesota commandery Of the
Loyal Legion, Of which Maj. Wilkin-
son was also a member, the inmates of
the soldiers home, and Knights Of
Pythias lodges, Ivy, Capitol, Champion,
Webster, Lincoln, Twin City, st. Paul
and Washington
When all was ready the pallbearers
advanced to the casket containing the
body of Maj. Wilkinson and gently lift
ed it from its resting place and bore
1t to the chapel entrance. Every head
was uncovered as the caSket appeared
upon the shoulders of the bearers, and