Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-15
REV. nj. w. REEDS FUNERAL
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| mighty throng in procession; passing,
passing passing, forty, fifty, sixty minute,
past sable casket on which their tears and
their roses fell side by side. Such was the
scene foom II to 2 o'clock yesterday at the
Broadway temple, where the body of Rev. Ny
ron w. Reed lay in state.
1t was the most notable scene ever beheld in
! Denver, and it will be many a long day before
| such one is seen again. Not less than 5000
persons passed by the bier 1t was throng
confined to no class. The great middle class,
| in which Myron Reed most believed and trust
| ed made up the mass of the procession. But
! the rich and the poor were also there Black
and white, Catholic and Protestant, GENTLE
and Jew, all creeds, all classes, all sects we're
represented in that endless line. The people
had come to claim their own. The stolid face
of ignorance and the keen visage of thought
passed side by side. The woman in velvet and
furs stood a second to weep, her rich garb
touching the rusty dress of the toil-worn wife
of the workingman. The broadcloth of the
business man contrasted with the dirt-sodden
clothes of the laborer, stolen from his work
for few moments to pay this last tribute of
his respect.
1t was humanity passing by; humanity with
all its faults and sins; all its pettyness and
meanness; all it's greatness and nobleness;
that humanity which the dead man understood
so well, whose shams his keen satire pierced so
sharply; whose woes his broad sympathy re-
cognized so tenderly.
The demonstra ton was no mere perfunction-
airy performance of an obligation. It was a
spontaneous tribute from great mass of the
popula ton.
The funeral of the Rev. Myron w. Reed was
such as he had himself depicted as the ideal
one. On one of his eastern trips he was asked
to describe Denver.
His reply was: 81 saw Jewish rabbi,
Catholic priest, an Episcopalian rector and
Congregational parson in one carriage going
to the burial of newspaper man who belonged
to no church "
And over his pallid remains stood the Jewish
rabbi, the Catholic priest, the Congregational
a Universalist and newspaper editor Their
UNCONVENTIONAL names were lost, merged in
the religion of humanity that he had preached
and lived.
Beautiful tributes were paid to the memory
of the dead preacher. Addresses were made
by Rev Father William Organ Rabbi Fried
man and Mr.. I. NJ. Patterson. Chancellor W.
f. Mcdowell and Rev. B. 0. Aylesworth also
participated in the services.
The closing prayer was delivered by Rev.
David n. Beach, as follows:
"Once more we lift our hearts to Thee with
gratitude unspeakable. We are thankful above
all things for that life which has been lived
among us. We thank Thee for his openness of
mind and heart, his fearlessness and courage
until he stood in special sense as the minis
ter of God to men and men to God. We thank
Thee for his noble qualities of mind, his pas
sion for the hearts of men and for his open
spirit. We thank Thee for all the blessings to
the innumerable multitude. o grant unto US
Thy help, be a comfort to her who is left alone
Be with the blue and the gray, with the charity
organizations he founded and fostered, and
bless Thou the worshipers in this temple who
have gathered here for the last time Sod
grant that we may live more beautiful and
true lives, and take US in Thine own time
through that dark gateway with him and wish
Jesus. May the Lord be With Us all, to whom
be everlasting praises. Amen"
At She close of she services She people flee
slowly out of the theatre, the coffin was borne
out and long funeral procession proceeded to
Paramount cemetery, where tie burial took
place. Fhe pall-oearers were Governor Thorn
as Judge Goddard, Henry P. Steele, Herbert
George, Colonel z. G.. Randolph and E. Lewis.
The services at the grave were brief on ac-
count of the extreme cold. The service was
read by Rev David n. Beach, who also deliv-
cred prayer. Members OF the Grand Army
posts and Sons of Veterans surrounded the
grave, and 3ring squad IN charge of Captain
Leo w Kennedy fired the-salute,