The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-18

attend the services at the home. although
the door Of the apartment was ajar so that
every word uttered by the ministers could
be heard distinctly. The relatives and
friends were seated in the various rooms
on the lower floor, the front parlor being
left vacant except for the body and its
splendid floral setting, while the ministers
were stationed in the front hall near the
stairway Without previous announcement
tDe clear, distinct, impressive voice of Dr.
Niccolls. of st. Louis. uttered the opening
words of the service, as follows:
let US hear the testimony Of the Word
of God For I reckon that the sufferings
Of this present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which shall be re-
vealed in US for the earnest expectation of
the creature waiteth for the manifestation
of the Son of God. For L am persuaded
that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things pres
ent. nor things TO come. nor height. nor
depth. nor any other creature shall be able
to separate us from the love OF God
which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord
The words of Scripture read by DR.. Niccolls
were taken from the eighth chapter of Ro-
mans, and were the eighteenth, nineteenth,
thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth verses.
DIR. HAINES'S PRAYER.
DIR. NJ. L. Haines brought the exercises
to a solemn close with prayer. He said:
20 God. our Heavenly Father Thou art
our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble, therefore will not we fear.
Yea, though We walk through the valley
and the shadow, we will fear no evil, for
Thou art with us. We bless Thee. Thou
Father OF Mercies and God of all comfort
that Thou comfortest us in all our tribula-
ton. Fulfill to now the great and gra-
cious promise of Thy holy gospel. Help
us TO look through the things seen and
temporal and have some vision of the
things unseen and eternal Help us to look
through death and see that IL is but the
door into life everlasting. Help us, we pray
Thee. who are here to-day, to walk with
confidence in the footsteps of that divine
Redeemer who for all that trust in Him
hath abolished death and brought life and
Immortality to light. Strengthen in our
hearts the assurance of His gospel that
with His infinite love and sacrifice we are
redeemed from our sins and made heirs
of God and joint heirs through an inheri-
tance incorruptible and undefiled and that
fadeth not away. We bring Thee, o God.
even in our sorrow, our tribute of gratitude
for the life of him whom Thou hast called
unto thysef. Thou hast taught that the
memory of the just Is blessed. May the
memories of him that we are permitted TO
carry be an inspiration to us all through
the years to come. Comfort thy servants
endeared to him by ties of affection and OF
relationship May they not offend or fail
under Thy fatherly Christening, but,
membering all Thy goodness TO him and
them in years gone by, and all Thy prom
ises in Jesus Christ may they commit
themselves into Thy keeping. Lord. sup
port all the day long of this troublous
life until for us the shadows lengthen and
the evening comes and the busy world is
hushed and the fever OF life is over ana
our work is done. Then in Thy mercy
grant US safe lodging and holy rest and
peace at last through Jesus Christ, our
Lord Amen
Immediately at the conclusion of DR..
Eaines's affecting prayer preparations were
begun for the sad trip to the church. The
party that accompanied the body to the
services in the church was the same that
attended the simple services in the Harri-
son home. The complete list is given else
where.