The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11

so many of them into eternity
during the recent history Of your
nearest neighbor city. No one can
doubt hereafter the patriotism OF the
city of Anaconda. Here are gathered
to the fullest capacity Of this church.
and many more upon the outside who
cannot gain admittance. all classes, all
nationalities, all creeds, and all be-
cause the one in whose emo you
come died in the service OF his country.
Had he died in some other capacity i
need not tell you that the occasion
would be different; but this is true pa
triotism. Nearly every order and or
ganization is represented here, and that
in not small numbers. either. We are
all here in the best of causes. Life is
a great battle, in which there is no dis
charge until death sets US free. II
takes but a very short time now to roll
up a large lumber of honored names
and to show the world that we have
men with the real stuff Of conquerors in
them. Our Dewey. Hobson. Sampson
and Schley will live in history. but
there are victors Just as brave who
fight the battle of life against fearful
odds. and who come off more than con-
querors through Him that loved them
and gave Himself that they might win.
The enemies of evil. of sin and of
temptation are numerous and upon
every tldnu. DtdtH 10 III 6Ooi Va Nht
physical and eternal life of the spirit
ual. Death to the physical is but the
ladder upon which the real, worthy
spiritual ascends to heaven. To him
who has lived as God would have him
live: to him who has aid his life upon
the altar for others, obeying Gods high
est command as given in Christ; to such
a one death comes as II came to the
great Christian poet, Tennyson, and he
may say with him.:
" Sunset and evening star, and one
clear call for me;
But let there be no moaning of the bar
when l put out to sea.
Twilight and evening bell, and after
that the dark,
And may there be no sadness or fare
we'll when / embark.
For though from out our bourne OF time
and place the flood may bear me
I hope to meet my pilot face to face
when / have crossed the bar"
At the close of the sermon the choir
sang I'VE Shall Not Sleep Forever
This completed the services at the
church, which did not take over 20 min
utes.
At the Grave.
The funeral procession was again
formed, and moved along Third street
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its way out to the cemetery. As soon
as the people anne out of the church
II was seen that an immense congrega-
ton was already waiting at the GENE
terry. The hill was black with people
who had walked to the burial grouno
to see the last sad rites of all. The
cortege moved out to the cemetery very
slowly 70 the mournful strains of tbs
band, the shrill notes of the fife and the
mufled and prolonged roll of the tuner
al drum. Along the line of march sew
eral photographs were taken of the pro
cession by members of the local Camera
club.
At the cemetery Mr.. Custer read tn
burial service of the M. f. Church
The casket was lowered into the vault
the relatives stepped forward to tak'
one last, long ooh at the coffin, flowers
were s~prinkled into the grave. and tn
church service was over Then the OLE
grizzled G.. A. r. veterans stepped u
the frant and fired three volleys over tn
grave of a soldier of a younger gener
alton. After the last volley had bee
fired the bugler stepped to the side o
the grave and rave the parting salut
so welcome to the soldier, taps tn
last strains of the bugle came echoini
back it's message from the mountains
Good night, farewell" and the tuner
al of Robert d. bennington was over.