Mohave County miner., 1901-12-07
Mahare County Alinrr,
Published Every Saturday.
BY SMITH & SAWYER.
Elks Lodge of Sorrow.

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held its third annual Lodge of Sorrow
in memory of departed brothers, bu'
they thankfully had no record of death
among their immediate mem bership
The hall was handsomely decorated
with trailing vines, flowers and mourn
ing colors of the order. The beautiful
little lodge room was filled to the doors
with invited guests and mem bers OF
the organization. The musical pro.
gram, a we'll selected one, was under
the supervision of Mrs. Smead, while
Abrams Brothers and w. F. Gallagher
rendered several beautiful solos. Hon.
Henry f. Ashurst, of Williams. was in
troduced as the eulogist Of the occas-
ion. Mr.. Ashurst is one of the bright.
est and most entertaining takers in
Arizona and on this occasion so espec.
tally distinguished himself that we
make room for his remarks. After
paying an eloquent tribute to the IN IN
ory of deceased brothers w. A. Wat.
kins, Of Salt Lake lodge 50, and j. NJ
D9honey, of Flagstaff lodge 400, con,
tinuing he said;
Do you believe the great mind OF man 's pei
ishableG TO beheve that IN ,u's mind. that was
BORA in prim ordial chaos wheh ''the m ming
stars first sang together" that has travelled so
far, overcome so may difficuties aud per.
formed so maly things IN the realm, OF science
aud art that the imtgiaatioa is staggered, is
destructible, wolld be agaiast re isol aud sci.
ence.
We know when autumnal days aud the in
element winds of winter wither the rose leaves
that the roses have not perishei aud are not
extermtnated. as appears to the careless and
superficial observer. but when another sppro.
PIRATE season comes the roses that appe Ared TO
have perished will bloon again aud breathe
their ssusuous perfume TO the moruins sua
We know grain OF wheat that man cannot du
plicate contains elemeats that produce the
waving grain, yet soms aivalce the IN IA strous
doctrine that the blighted rose and tn buried
grain OF wheat wit live agsin. out that the ma.
jestic soul of man will pay brief VISIT like
royal guest to this tenement OF clay, fade Ike
the phantasmagoria OF a dream aud then re
main forever In oblivion. bslieye the Ruler
of the Uliverse will take greite' care Of man
who, we are told upoa high authority, Is ere
sted Ia Gods own image, thsl OF the ro ,es aad
the wheat
Now, II that ON nipotent. ON lipresent Spirit
Creator, God, or Ruler OF the Univer.e. by
whatever term You are pleased to denomlnste
Him; that Invisible. Majestic Proteetorate who
ordains the boundary line between the night
aud the day. who ia summer covers the face Of
nature with vesdaut mantle and again sup.
plants II with the less pleasing dress OF winter;
who governs the inco n ,ngs aud the outgoings
of the seasons. the birth OF the a Dwers and the
growth OF the rests. al VII triu N phsd over
Lucifer In royal conflict that filled the won.
derine Cosmos with the clangor OF celestial
steel; that Spirit who h ,eds the fall of the
sparrow ald notices the needs aud require
ments of the smaller forms of animal life and
who again gives health aud beauty to the ap.
psrently exterminated rose, II He permits the
mind OF man after death to rest in oblivion,
bat restores the other aud more trifiing works
of His hand, what an infraction OF natural law
IL is
It is scarcely a fortnight since intelligence
was conveyed to me OF the death Of Doctor
Scarborough of Prescott. The news pierced
nv htuft iht CTutl tnOru, 1OT ne was Inv
classmate in the dear old days that are dead
and In those days his class predicted for him
aglorious future. which however, Azael, the
King of Death. has blighted.
viewed with deep solicitude his struggles
for an education l saw his majestic courage
overcome difficulties that seemed insurmount-
able TO other young men. l saw him always
wear the white star Of honor blazing upon his
breast. After he graduated from college,
which he did with high honor, and took TO the
practice OF his profession. his diligence and
genius soon placed him In the lead He was
an Elk. faithful and true. aud tribute will be
paid TO his memory by brother Elks in Arizona
today, by abler men than i-tribute in sentences
more rhetorical in form than my unset phrases,
but no Elk's heart will be more filed with sor.
row and no mourning will be more sincere,
know that Doctor scarbarough's earthly col.
umn is broken, but that his ego will not be
stayed In its eternal pr ogress aud that the time
VIII come when his smile will light with eel
estial radience the faces OF his relatives now
wet with tears.
10 February OF this year stood beside the
body OF my father, who was the sole actor In a
stupendous drama aud met his death with no
hand near made frm by loving duty to close
his eyes In his last earthly sleep whose re.
QUEEN Is the moaning OF the great Colorado
river, which is held as II with bands OF steel
by granite walls thousand feet in height.
Standing there ! was not perplexed with
doubts, ! was not befogged by creeds nor
dogmas. for knew that that body might there
return to earths elements but that the mind
which prompted his perilous explorations and
Investigations was not hemmed In and confined
by granite walls, but was serenely filling in
more congenial environment its duly appointed
part in the eternal harmony.
In September OF this year stood beside the
bier of a brother who was ordained to pause in
his youth aud beauty, Just when entering into
fair fields Of intellectual promise. Standing at
hat wos In,