Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-16
b. l.. MORGAN's FUNERAL.
Last Respects Are Paid To The Depart
ed By an Immense Goncourse of
Friends And Relatives Exercises
Conducted BY DIR. Leeeh.

/ The funeral of b. l.. Morgan was
conducted at the family residence on
I Spruce street this afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. BY the appointed hour vast
! concouFse of relatives and friends had
t assembled to pay the last sad homage
/ that can be paid to the dead The
4 peculiar sadness that fingers around
! the fate of young man who has sur
rendered his life prematurey, was
plainly written in the faces of the
young, middle aged, and the old. The
casket was covered with mass OF
carnations, roses, ,violets, and lilies,
/ the last gifts of friends, relatives and
companions The Methodist Episeo-
cal Church choir sang "Home OF the
Soul, after which the Rev Dir. A. M.
/ Buchanan read scriptural lesson and
offered prayer. The choir sang
Safe in the Arms of Jesus. y Then
/ the Rev. DIR. S. V. Leeeh, pastor OF
the family spoke substantially as fol-
/ lows:
1.-THE death of a young man OF
prominence and culture is an event
replete with sadness. The dreamless
sleeper whose lifeless body reposes be-
meath these floral offerings, had barely
/ reached thirty three the age at which
the Christ of history, Alexander the
Great, and many other men of celeb
rity, have died We are not in these
| parlors TO pay a tribute to a dead
babe, cut down like newly born
! ht41 he ali -.
| follow to the tomb an cid man on whose
brow have rested the white frosts OF
many winters. We are assembled
| a great company of representative
/ friends-to memorabilia our respect
| for a young scholar, editor, and Chris
tian dying in life's fair morning.
I'm our city journals we have read
the beautiful sketches of his character
and life from the pens OF gifted men
who have known him intimately and
long. On the twenty third day of
last August he celebrated the last
/ birthday anniversary of his life. Con-
verified in revival he united with the
M. e. Church OF Morganuown. When
arranging these funeral services his
modest aud widowed mother said to
her pastor, "Say but few words of Gu
| logy respecting him at the funeral. "
| Be 1t mine TO condense in a solitary
statement what might be more elab-
orately delivered. | visited him fire.
quently, prayed with him on num-
Der of occasions, and conyersed with
him concerning the eternal outlook.
He always felt at these interviews
that lifes earthly terminus would
usher him upon celestial felicity, be-
cause he realized intensely that his
sins were divinely forgiven. When
the final grapple with death came he
met death with spiritual heroism and
won a sublime final victory.
Deaths culver is never empty, his
bow never unstrung. We join the
departed generations in placing in
his hands the key of life. He seems
to be in all localities save in the
thoughts of the living. The graves
of friendship and affection multiply
around us. The scales of life and
death constantly culver before US.
Out ON the sea of time each human
spirit is compelled to launch, and
yet each navigator steers to physical
shipwreek. The rush of the fatal
waves we can almost hear in the dis
lance. We stand hourly on the verge
of that land of silence where the am
billions of human life are unknown.
THE ancient Romans on certain
festive occasions were accustomed to
point to some recognized emblem of
death and say, Look on this As
we to-day look on the casket of this
talented and genial young friend, let
us ponder the gain of piety for both
worlds. Let us recollect that not
far away is our final lour on earth.
Be it ours to remember how uneer-
tain is the date when our probation
on earth ends. Let us think of the
momentous issues of life; muse on
the colossal greatness of our priv
leges, opportunities, and responsible
tiles; reflect on the retribution that
awaits a life oil dislovalty to God /;
and mediate often on the nature
and necessity of full preparation to
meet him. Fer none, of us can a, old
the event of death All other events
are contingent, but death is the cen
ter OF eertainties. Each of us may
daily say with David, There is but
a step between me and death. Z
Death cannot be influenced by for
tune, culture, honor, or social posi-
ton, as history has long attested.
To multitudes he comes suddenly
and without expectation. He never
consults the convenience of individ
nals or families. Very brief is the
period in which we may prepare for
his coming. Whatever fitness we
finally have for eternity. we must
secure within The compass of a NOR
tai life Hours of moral reform do
not lie beyond the grave, Opportun-
| tiles for moral amendment come not