The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-14
LAST OE Earth
Funeral Services OF Edward n. Carter
Largely Attended.

Yesterday afternoon all that was NOR
tai Of Edward N. Carter was laid away
in Maple Grove cemetery and the final
scenes Of the last rites were solemnly
witnessed by a large gathering Of sorrow
ing friends who had quietly assembled in
Plymouth church to pay by their pres
ence those last respects which the quick
may do for the dead.
A few immediate friends and the near
relatives were gathered at the home Of
Mrs Carriers parents at 22s North En-
poria avenue. together with the funeral
car and most of the waiting carriages.
At 2:3O the cortege moved to the church,
where Ions. before had assembled a large
body of people almost filing the church
All about the altar and pulpit and the
platform were lastly arranged the mag
nificent floral tributes. which were not
only lavish in their collection but beauti-
ful sweet and appropriate In al CON
ceivable designs and patterns were the
special pieces arranged. and tho delicate
odor and bright, cheerful hues gave the
coloring Of eternal hope and courage to
the somber shadowing Of the mournful
occasion. Directly in front OF the mass
i've display Of flowers and bouquets and
set pieces Of roses, carnations, chrysan-
themums and smilax, was placed the
bier, with the bearers grouped just at the
foot by the west aisle. On the pulpit
platform were the pastor OF the church
Rev Henry z. Tbayer, Rev. J. D. Richie
of St Johns Episcopal church, and Mr..
and Mrs VIM. z. McCune OF the Chris
tan Science association.
The services were opened by the male
quartet rendering Lead Kindly Light"
Then ar. AfcCune pead q Scripture selec-
ton from the Gospel Of ST. John. 18th
chapter. after which he requested the au-
dience 10 unite IN silent prayer followed
by audible repetition Of the Lords
PRAYER. Mr. Jack Shields then softly
sang Forget All Thy Sorrows with
Miss Calhoun at the piano.
Then Mr. McCune announced that ia
the simple faith and ritual OF his demon
inauon there was no other sermon than
passages from the Bible with eorrelative
passages from the Christian Science text
book as prepared by Mary Baker G.
Eddy Mr.. and Mrs. BcCune then read
and recited these passages all bearing
on the mysteries = life. death and eter-
nifty. Rev. II F. Thayer then preached
the funeral Grafton which il ITS tender
symps thy lofty ideslism of>sl that really
goes 30 make I'D the sum of human life
and noble tribute 70 the dead and upsif.-
ing courage 10 the bereaved. was q glow
Eng efort whlc hlefs d deep ard lasting
imprint on the mind &c every enc pres
eut Simply and eloaueptIy he told tbe
ase-old story Of the human drama some
part IN which each and al must play. BE-
u vel OF ID failure He earnestly de-
clared that life was rot Here.g eating
sleeping and goirg and coming sut Tas
really what ore though what ~ hpe5
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