The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-22
LAST Of EARTH
House and Masonic Grave
Services for Judge Myatt.
ELABORATE FLORAL GIFTS
Eloquent Church Discourse
and Impressive Recital.

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throughout were very impressive. F. r.
Lynch Of the First METHODIST church
conducting the services at the house. the
interment at the cemetery being with
Masonic ritual.
Judge Ayatts friends were present
numerously. his brother Masons. his
brothers and sisters in the church, his
fellow members OF the Oar. The home
was crowded and the yard. The casket
was covered with many beautiful floral
tributes. Afr. Mueller was funeral direc-
tor
The services opened with 8 song by a
quartet consisting of A1r. Hiram In
bodeh, Mrs. Imboden, Mr.. P. A. Rohr-
baugh and Mrs. Keck. Reverend Lynch
then read from the Scriptures. and the
concourse united with him in repeating
the Lords Prayer.
Then Reverend Lynch delivered the
funeral address IN eulogy OF Judge Wyatt,
dwelling upon his kindly Christian spirit
reciting his virtues as a citizen, his fair
ness in his profession, his honesty in pub
lie life, his abiding faith az a Christian.
The people assembled listened in inter
ested silence, for all who knew him, knew
that he meriteo the tribute SO eloquently
and splendidly given him by Reverend
Lynch; knew that his life had been
free from all but kindly thoughts of his
fellowmen, full Of charity, strong in fair
ness. shining IN honesty.
At the conclusion Of the ADDRESS, the
quartet sang, and then those present took
the last leok.
The casket was borne to the hearse
between files of the members Of Albert
Pike lodge, A. +. & 4. NJ, and the family
consisting OF Mrs, Myatt and TWO n,-le
daughters, Mrs. W. c, Wyatt Of Green
vile, Illinois, the mother Of Judge Myatt;
Mr.. and Mrs. ". c. Dixon OF Jasper City,
Missouri, father and mother Of Mrs. A ].
Wyatt and Mp. Grant Dixon Of Mound
Valley, Kansas, brother, followed.
Promptly at ESQ by orders from the
Worshipful Master, members Of Albert
Pike Lodge, No. 800, a. F. & A. IL, in
large numbers assembled in the Scottish
Rite cathedral, and were at once organ
izer into special Lodge Of Emergency
for the purpose or ofncisting officially in
the ritualistio ceremonies with their
splendid grave service. The following
officers were in charge At the Temple anu
as such marched to the house. and thence
TO Maple Grove cemetery: ". S. Grant,
Worshipful Master; John Reynolds, Sen
Tor Warden; 1. Goldsmith, Junior War
den; W. s. Grant, Senior Deacon; ".
". Pearce, Junior Deacon; Amos Nc
Lain. Senior Steward; J. Q. Dunks. Jun
Tor Steward; Morgan Cox, Tyler; C. NJ.
Benton, Secretary; J. F. Borden, Treas
urer; ". L. Clark Bearer Of Great
Lights After organizing w. II. Harri-
son was invited TO the east and made
acting Master. and under his charge all
the ceremonies wer enacted. In splendid
manner worshipful Harrison did his own
part at the grave services, reciting the
beautiful liturgy IN a most impressive
manner, which on the friends and rela-
tives. the brethren and the assembled
gathering LEFT a profound and lasting i'm
print. The three Great Lights OF Ma
sorry. the Holy Bible, Square and Com
passes, on q cushion, covered with black
cloth, and carried by the Oldest member
OF the lodge, not in oflce were displayed
throughout the ceremonies. The Acting
Master recited how The solemn notes
which betoken the dissolution Of this
earthly tabernacle have again alarmed
our outer door, and another spirit has
been summoned TO the land where our
fathers have gone before US" Masonry
at such an -4our impressively urges and
admonishes all to BE ready to answer the
summons, to so live that we may not fear
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decrepibIde and decay are written upon
every living thing and so soon as we
commence to live. that moment we com
meace to die. The coffin and the cradle
stand IN jUxtaposition to each other"
over the foibles OF a brother, whatever
they may have been, Il casts the broad
mantle Of Masonic charity. to those OF
his immediate relatives and friends who
are most hesrt-stricken at the loss al
have sustained, Aiasons have but little Of
this worlds consolation TO o6er. They
can only sincerely deeply, ard most az
fecGonsteiy synpathize with them IN
their affective bereavement- But they
can say, that He who temrers the wind
TO the shorn lamb. looks down with IN
finite compassion upon the widow and the
and that the Great Architect viii fold the
arms OF BIS infinite love and protection
around those who put their trust IN Him
Following the finished recital q the
symbolic review and appeal OF the ser
vice, the funeral ode was sung By the
entire body present. Then came the
Apron service. when the lambskia or
white feather apron is placed Win fitting
ceremonies upon the casl1et aud lowered
amid the clods OF the valley" Then the
evergreen ssrvsc was conducted BY the
Master. The evergreen. Which once
marked the temporary resting place 81
the nlustrious dead. is an emblem OF Iaith
in the Immortality fthe soul and IS sac
red IN Masonic traditional annals. Each
brother passed IL review around the heao
Of the oaslSet. dropping n Is he passea
his sprig Of seacia- saying az the same
tine. alas. ny brsther." Then the
Masonic Public Grand TEonors were given
three times with the words. we cherish
his menery h-re, while the hs1ts are
crossed over TIE breast; We commend his
spirit . God who gave t." while 1he
hands are raised n suprlicacon; aid we
consiEn his body 70 ths earth" while
the hands psizt downward
Then The beneticoon YES spokea b
Rev. 2. r Lynch and then the Master
szu, zke vi8 ~ ed = accomplished. %
With tie response bv The craft. so uete
Il b." The Master. Fro-- 6ust we
came sna uzts 1ast must we retu-n--
The response: Nay ws az - recon-
pea-ed al the rssUrreoooz e The Just
Amen.
This closed ths puei,e ceremonies. s-5