Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-15
ADDRESS or r. W. o. oRYAN.

Suvcrpigns OF Albuquerque Lodge.
NF..tIft.u .f th. NNpfII

from mDmory'a rpCpasDa and hold them
loo our mental vision We see them
as they wore in health before
dread disease cast over their lincn.
monts the spectral hue of death Wei
think uf those charms OF person and
those mental traits that Undoarud
them 60 us We seem 60 feel the
hearty haudsbaEc boa their fratornal
greeting we watch those speaking
eyes aud that expressive smile ass
thought responsive tu our thought,
seeks uttorauco.
Thought lcapt out to wed with
thought
Ere Thought could wed Itself with
speech
something within the body OF our
brother Appended to something similar
within uf W. are sure that while
working in and through this mcchnn
ism We call the body 10 was distinct
from No. We reason aud think daily
of and with this other SELF. assuming
its lifp and very being as different
from the body which Bo soon decays
when life is extinct,
within this wall of hosh there i8 al
soul counts thCc her creditor
Most of us recognize ts existence
aud acknowledge its claims. We re-
gard 70 az the individual We speak
Of the piy ns the house iu which the
soul dvelis sor a time We look upon
death not only ns the end of mortal
lifr but as the time when tae soul
separates from Oh" body
ana not here 90 discuss religious
theories ur Psychological questions. Oi
90 PROFOUND any new science Of life.
speak only of our common beliefs
and of my personal views.
repeat that these graves, on which
! We to-day scatter flowers never did
contain our brothers but merely the
he'll the outward form in which
| they presented themselves 60 our
physical senses Our brothers them.
selves are NOT here We shall search
these rayys aud this place Of the
tombs iu vain They were not here.
They are not hero.
"Thon to the grave turned me to see
what therein las.
Twas the garment OF tho tnristlnn.
worn ont and thrown away
Wherefore this suggestive service?
/ Why these flowers cmblCmatlc ot
beautiful Ufcg Must we Boz content
merely 90 recall tho friends as they
were On lifpe Does this day do moth.
| ing more than awaken memories IL
/ u Tor this. alone that We the living.
/ assemble to-day about the graves of
| the dead? ] think not
We come here not In the habit
mcuts Of woe. We do not mourn We
arc saddeucd M We recall our gricfs.
| but we think uf our brothers as living
| lntrammDlcd hy their npshy prison
house thpy may be all about as at this
moment. conscious ~ THIS our dcyu-
| ton Their sympathy and help may
| Dee extended In our behalf and prove
| oHcaciuus even though we be- uncon.
| aDious OF thuir aid
These lovely floral tributes are tri.
hUtDs 90 the living unseen We vX.
press iu them our belief lu tho here
/ iurr-tbo home of the soul
/ Time does not breathe nu lis fadcloss
hluoom
/ For beyond the clouds and beyond the
tomb
! % ls there. it is there. my omld'"
/ 10 Wc project our minds tor The mo.
/ m,ut beyond che confines ut place aud
! imr there opens ont tO our CuuCrp-
/ tUUs tho beauties aud charms of this
| pure soul life The details will dlNcr
/ with each individual because the
| heavenly vision must DO, translated ln
/ the terms that are known hy edupa.
/ ton aud traiuins uUt however uu-
/ derstoud aud appreciated its glories
| are suporual
We Ia this solemn and beautiful
! ceremony attest our belief in los real.
! tiles. uur desire Co su suhumatr the
/ srussu"ss of our natures that we may
I scc and know more OF its beauties
aud our purpose 90 so live that We
/ may he prepared Co enjoy H.
There iH one feature OF thie soul
/ hig that challenges our thoughtful at
! trution % is the ,uhu,ty OF rs boing
/ The consideration that led us 90 be-
! lDyc iu lt leads us 10 believe IN It's
/ unculing duration The soul can new
en- die
/ 20 death De- final. what Do life with an
! a. lavish promises. its thwartcd aims.
| lts lost deals its dishouorcd claims,
To- uuCumplctDd growth? 4 prison wall
| Whose hDartless stones but echo back
our call
/ An opitapn recording bat our namos,
A ruppoi stage where joys and grlpfs
aud shumys
I Furnish "a demon TESTERS carnival.
/ a plan without "a purpose or a form
I A rDuilDaE temple. uu unfinished tale
! And men. like madrDpurss. through
calm and storm.
/ Toll die. 90 build a branch Of fossil
/ frail
And add from an their dreams.
thoughts acts. belief
I A TOW more iuChDH 90 "a coral reef
/ lu this life without end we shall
. have time to meet aud thoroughly
/ know all those our brothers gone be-
/ fore ON whose graves the blossoms
/ OF m, muy and hope are to-day
/ strDwu our knowledge then viii De-
| soul knowledge while 10 viii not be-
/ complete. as continued lifp without an
accompanying increase of knowledge
/ is incoucci'ahie. u VIII be- perfect iu
/ its truth
/ Here Boa crystal DloarncsE.
/ Perfect Zoo rlrDlvi completeness.
! Shi' v8 truth. Godlikr boz essence"
u were idle my brothers. if we left
/ this sacred place these thoughts of
holy things these association with
the pure uups ana these hopes ot co.
union with them 100 the realms uf the
/ blessed. no bDttyr than We came.
/ These pure flowers have spoken to our
| souls cot light beauty, love and truth.
] II no words ut mine had aroused
| thoughts oft that better self within,
| these mute blossoms az Good should
| have drawn ua from material things
/ 90 the beauties of the spirit
/ AS Wa depart from this high table.
land of privilege and go down into the
. valley at our ordinary existence. let
NO cherish the noble aspirations that
Z our visit 90 those graves has aroused.
Let uE brighten Tor ourselves and
others the oftimCs dun and sin stained
daily ne of toll and struggle. with
the bright blossoms of hope aud faith.
/ lot our effort bo Il ipod uuurlah and
develop our immortal souls This
a'ortal lifc muat soon end. Here,
shortly Zoo thi. 'usro OF God an that
o. mortal Of us win be- placed why
work and worry for place and polf
for time that soon viii be- no more
fOr usf
Every condition prOmulges not only
Itself % promurcs what grows
after ana out Of itself.