Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-13
Solemn Services Held at the Alta
Club This Afternoon,
JUDGE GO0DWlN'S EUL0GY.
Said Deceased Was The NobleN Work
of God Because lac Was an Hon.
est iian-Dicd Biamelcss,


b. Blair was held from the Alta club
this afternoon. The entire lower floor
was thronged with men, who bore
serious faces as though their thoughts
were turned inward to search their
own souls The funeral was a solemn
but not a sad one.
Those present knew that he had
passed his allotted three score years
and ten; that he had died full Of honors
and free from blame 80 far as mortals
can be free. Therefore the question
with them was not as to the welfare
Of him that had gone but as to them
selves.
Dean Eddy conducted the services
which were held in the lower corridor
The black velvet casket was covered
with beautiful flowers, and quartet
composed Of Messrs Graham. Critch-
low. Burleigh and Westeryelt. rendered
with rare sweetness, Consolation, "
I've Read of the Beautiful City" and
Tn the Hour Of Trial.
Dean Eddy read extracts from the
Bible pertaining to the immortality Of
the soul
JUDGE GOODWIN'S EULOGY.
Judge Goodwin, by the request OF
friends, delivered the following elo-
quent eul0gy;
Some friends have thought il right
for me TO speak q farewell word over
this the tabernacle that but yesterday
held the soul of one who was very dear
to us all They thought may be he
would hear. As rule tears and
mourning robes are expected at fune-
rails.
This departing should not be cooked
upon that way The original decree
gave to man three score years ana ten,
but added that If the time should be
extended TO four score years their
years should be filled with labor and
sorrow. But an exception was made
in this case while time went on and
one and another sign Of age appeared
on our friend his heart remained
young He was az cheerful and as joy
Gus three days ago az he was thirty
years ago Life was still sweet Co him
for the Joys II brought to him. The old
humor was in his eyes, the old CHEEKY
words were on his lips and his friends
said He does not change
"The machinery Of his body worked
without friction or jar until II sudden
~ ran down and stopped and the
measure of his life here was filed.
II was, we suspect as he himself
would have had Il, and If, as we be-
lieve the spark received from the In
finite is immortal and does not die and
IL he hears us today and could speak.
our thought is that he would tell us
not to be sad; that his soul has thrown
off its old earthly suit that lasted until
II was out Of fashion and IL was time
to cast II aside
But we may today recall the truths
Of his life.
First, that he was in the highest
sense the nobest work % God, an hon
est man We may tell that through
all his four score years he never cher
shed base or unmanly thought that
he never had a thought for his fellow
men save that he might be made bet
ter by being made happier; that he
loved native land with q passionate af-
with as loyal heart as ever throbbed.
as loyal heart as ever thr0bbed
More, as he was called from one
ulIl 10 dHhAlltlt us ullf trust dllfI am
other was placed in his hands, as God
gave him 10 see the right he performed
his duty and executed the trusts, in
such a way that when the burden fell
from him there was not one stain on
his white hands. SO living he wound
his heart-strlngs into the hearts around
him, and our souls are deeply stirred
as we extend to him the all halls and
the farewells today for poor human af-
lection will have II way.
but the mercful earth is waiting to
take him back 10 her bosom, TO fold
him within her mother arms and shade
his eyes from the light. for In the pro-
cessiOn from the cradle TO the grave
there is no halting-lt is natures way,
and il does not become us to complain.
There is one hand less 90 clasp here;
there Is another pair Of arms stretching
down toward US and none Of US have
long to wait
"Three days ago he walked by our
eide. now the mystery that haunts NOR
tails here IS all clear TO him.
Outside, the winter has wrapped its
white winding sheet around the world;
the voices of the streams are mull,eu.
the trees stand naked and desolate, but
we know that IN a few days more there
Will be an awakening; that the buds
will come and the spring blooms that
the trees will nut on new robes and
the soft air will some a caress to our
cheeks,
Is It fair TO imagine that less mercies
will come 10 our brother that has
gown cold and still? Is anything dear
er 10 the good God than an honest
man? Has not this. our friend. earned
the tranquility and the peace that have
come 10 him? The hush and the
dreamless sleep.
This Is not a funeral for tears. rath-
or we can say our all halls and fare
wells. with a thought that II Is but that
a should be so. and thar our brother,
n he had his way, would not have IL
different"
Dean Eddy then pronounced a brief
eulogy and the casket was conveyed TO
the hearse The rall-bearers were: Glen
Miller. c. O. Whittemore Henry r. VI.
Atkinson. c. b. LINEN. Josiah Barnett.
Judge Thomas MARSHALL, c. L. Haines
and ]. NJ. Stout.
The remains were Inferred IN Mount
Oliyet.
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