The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-04
MYRoN W. REED DEAD.
1hs Noted Dsavss Prsaehse wiz n
Oreasiy Missed.

0rsesiy Missed.
Denver, Jan. Sl.-Rev. Myron ".
Reed died yesterday morning at
o'clock. Mr.. Reeds illness began early
In December with an attack Of rheum-
atism, which, though combining him to
the house, alarmed neither himself nor
his family. He had been In unusually
good health all the fall and II was
thought he would soon be well. His
first enforced absence from the Broad
way temple was on December 11th,
and since TINT time he has grown con-
stnntly weaker.
Mr.. Reed leaves a wife and three
children, two sons and daughter.
Mrs. Reed was Miss Louise Lyon of
New Orleans aud was soprano In the
choir Of the First Congregational
church Of that city when Mr.. Reed was
pastor. Paul Reed. the Oldest son, Is
In Belgium, and has been cabled to re-
turn home. Ralph Reed In assistant
secretary Of the Senate. Ruth. the
youngest child. is the wife OF Leslie
=. Carter. secretary Of the Lumber
mems Association.
Myron w. Reed was sixty-twO years
old. He served through the Civil War
many good stories told of Mr.. Reeds
life in the army. AT one time he was
sent with his men to investigate a dis
turbance that occurred across the riv-
er from camp. They crossed the stream
nnd made reconnaissance, only to dis
cover 1t to be a party Of rebels gather
Ing acorns TO eat. 'Such men as that
certainly have convictions" said Cap
tain Reed. "They are too poor to kill
now, but wait till spring" He then
returned with his men to the camp and
allowed the rebels to continue their
acorn gathering.
Another story is told Of Mr. Reed
which shows the qualities OF his cour-
age. Before Antictam, a large. power
fully built soldier who marched beside
him, happened to look down and saw
that Mr.. Reed looked pale ns death.
You'd better have stayed behind" he
cried. Well" answered Reed. quick.
ly, III you We're half ~ scared as am
you'd he running the other way us fast
as your legs could carry you.''
Mr.. Reed will Ike greatly missed not
only In Denver. but over large part OF
the country, where his sermons have
been widely read and eagerly looked
for. \ collection of his sermons called
Temple Talks" has been gathered In
book form and has had n wide clrcula-
tion. Aside from the value Of his
thoughts the clear. terse. epigrammatic
English In which they are expressed
gives his sermons n literary value hard
" to he expressed in words. II may he
that this factor alone may serve to pre-
serve h!s sermons as imperishable mon.
uments OF the language
The Temple Association. to which
he has preached for four years, will
now dishand.
The following tribute to Mr.. Reed Is
paid by DIR. Camden NJ. Cobern "
Trinity Methodist Church of this city:
There was no man In Denver with
whom / differed more Numerically on
many subjects than I did with Myron
Reed. There was no man in Denver
whose simplicity OF manners and bril-.
llancy OF intellect I admired more. II.
could take any theme and with little
preparation make II more attractive to
his auditors than other men with the
most careful preparation and the best
possible theme.
so long rs he lived the poorest man
and the most degraded woman In this
city Lad friend. He loved the "com.
mon people and was their spokesman
He always knew what the masses Of
the people were thinking and wanting
and he was always glad to speak as
their representative. He was the peo-
pies voice.
Nor did he speak simply. He !. said
by everybody 10 have been generous te
fault. II he had dollar In his
pocket there was no old soldier. or Ia.
t..ls
welcome Ia half OF II. Thus far, nj
least, he followed close TO the Lord
and Master Of Us all. And was II not
the same Jesus who said. "inasiuuch n,
you have done II unto one OF the lcas,
OF these you have done II unto me-"
He belonged to Lincoln Post OF III,
@. 4. II. and was made a member Of
TIE Loyal Legion November I. 1857. II.
vas chaplain of his post In 1855 and
ls'n. aud was made junior vic~ com.
mandcr May I. 1894.