The Dickinson press., 1899-09-16
Home And At Rest.

Home And At Rest.
The body of Harold H. Davis arrived
in Dickinson on the evening of Sept. 9,
accompanied by Private Nathan Chase.
The guard of honor and a large company
of returned volunteers and citizens were
in waiting at the station to receive the
caskct, which was placed on a c~aisson,
drawn by four bay horses tandem, with
funeral trappings, and taken to Doctor
Davis residence on Sims street.
Sunday morning private services, con-
Quoted by Rev. U. G. Rich, were held at
the home, and at II o'clock the military
procession formed and escorted the re-
mains to the opera house, where the body
lay in state until 2 o'clock.
Long before the hour for public SER
vices, 2 o'clock, the opera house was fill
ed and hundreds of people were stand
ing in the aisles and around the doors,
and on the outside were crowds un-
able to gain an entrance.
Willing hands had made the opera
house beautiful with flags, bunting, pot
ted plants and the quantities of cut flowers
sent by loving and sorrowing hearts.
Upon the casket was a fine picture of the
deceased and a wealth Of choice flowers
among which were noted a knapsack and
blanket design from the Royal Daught.
ers of Sam, a design of crysanthemums
from Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Baker of Ia
coma, white roses from Miss Baker o.
St. Paul, bugle from Daisy DeGraff O.
Bismarck, floral design, basket, from DR.
and Mrs. Perkins, white carnations in
cross from Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson.
At two o'clock the band opened the
service with a selection entitled "HaveI
Of Rest" Then followed the reading o
selections Of Scripture and an impressive
sermon by Rev. U. G. Rich, the full tex
of which is as follows:
We are today experiencing ono of the result
of war, and by our presence here at this tim
patty Tor his family, but as viii endorse III,
principles and purposes for which he tough
and died.
While We have rejoiced in tho success Of GU
arms, we nevertheless kcen1y feel the sorro,
that has been brought home to us today.
all over our land has the finger of deaf
touched homes represented in our army. and t
all such has come in a most realistic way til
intensity of tho sorrow associated with the so
dier's life and the lives of his loved ones.
W. %, Go ,nkrrt, E Tin yp0rv ! G for fI,n tim
being ovcrshadowod by tho sad return of tn
one; and we know the sadness and grief whic
we experience today, is shared in its fullest sens
by every one Of Harold's comrades in companyI
Yet with this sorrow comes the compensate
of victory in life, for death is not a calamit
unless it comes as the final earthly e1perienf
Would We i've on forevera No. Life with Il
experiences which have been ours, and the d
%vefopments of time which We learn come to al
would make an unending life on earth ye
5 burdensomc to us. Would We die forever to 10
and comfort, and real satisfaction, and perfe
Quite intolcrabie in its misery, yot unending
it's che racter.
TO some death comes early in life, while
j. Others death delays its coming With zach
been finished or must remain forever unfnishe
, Perhaps the life work Of the young is primari
to bring to the parents hearts and conscio
knowledge the beauty, value, and blessedness
real and holy love-suchl love as a child bestov
With some persons a sufficient opportuni
has been presented to live righteously, and
cause of a continued and persistent rejection
the opportunities of gaining eternalli life the fin
chapter is ended. Opportunities do not ling
! forever, and the time comes to the negligee
and w~asteful when opportunity is closed-:l
ends-because determined purpose not to vie
or studied indifference to tho issues of real i
make it useless to continue it longer.
e seal to life's work. A long life is no evidence
# itself of worthiness, neither is a short life pre-
of unworthiness, or to be considered as an 9
It dence of Gods wrath. It is often because
Gods great love for us that We are cut off frt
among tho living; and Gods love coupled wi
a finished work are sufficient reasons for dea,
h form ul'o and saw Harold Davis respond to
name at roll call as a volunteer for tho W
l. Strong. vigorous, erect and filled with patri
Place ia ii in line with his comrades. He desired
do his part in the work not yet fully known
detail, but understood to be in its character
!. fseae 5 9p af iiberty. '" Wii Iineiy did Il be pee enlist
look forward to the duties which he had wv
ot With some members of the volunteer army tn
IN might have been a question as to their motiv
W but Harold's act of enlistment. was the ca
Of patriotic; expression his Of decision and choice
AL honor to this grand, %unselfsh expression
his patriotic young manhood.
During his last hours here, as the train stopI
on its way westward, he was calm and g.
possessed, showing no disposition or desire
withdraw from the service, of his country, o
though that service was taking him from
De native shores. He went forth with the posi-
ity, nay, probability of death before him,
with the courage and quiet carriage of a t
i soldier. In a foreign land he bore his part W
~ and no member of company X or the volunt
or regular army of the United States need
ashamed of his record in field or camp.
in As l looked upon his face today it came he
to me with convincing force the awful cos
success, and the priceless character of the st
ping stones of the worlds progress. The VIC
re will move on to higher planes because of
IS life as q stcpping:stone a people will adva
o. upward into the full blessing and epjoymee
moral and religious liberty.
lives long since ended, SO the development
people will be in part advanced and secu
by fhe l,fs he lived. and at last laid dc
May the day speedily come when those !
pie may realize and appreciate the value Of
services thus rendered them and sacred Ii
re thus given for their liberty ard for their
vancement in the ways Of civilized and prog
sive living,
#. In his experiences as a soldier he did his +
- proudly AMI in a manly way toward
betterment of .he condition of the human r,
The work for which he went to the Orient be
ng finished he, together with his comrades loo
fendly upon the ship which was to bear
o. home. We may well believe that he boar
the ship with eager anticipation Of meeting
loved ones at home. His letter, received by
father after Cne arrival OF the telegram anne
W. cling his death, is in the light of events PATH
in his natural longing for home, and'reveals
'er value which he placed upon home.
re- Ii too many families there is no home
!" for the children; and the saddost of all sigh
10: to SEQ children with living parents, a conf
able house in which to live, and surrounded
the comforts of life, and yet homeless. Ho
16 less in the sense that no or but little effort
been made to make the family circle the bril-
est, s~unniest and happiest spot on earth.
our homes are as they should be We shall
nd our bows and girls longipgfor them and unN