The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-21
WAS LAID TO REST.
Last Sad Rites Over the Body Of Thomas
Luney Church Crowded With SYM
pathetic Friends.

Last Sad Rites Over the Body Of Thomas
Luney-Church Crowded With SYM
pathetic Friends.
The sudden and terrible death of
Thomas Lnney stirred the grief and
sorrow of the people of Denison to their
uttermost and the large auditorium of
the Presbyterian church proved utterly
inadequate to hold those who wished
to pay their last sad tribute of respect
to the dead and to show their sympa-
thetic grief for the stricken family.
The pulpit and rostrum of the church
we're almost hidden behind banks of
the most beautiful floral tributes, COM
ing from friends and relatives, lodges,
societies and classmates of the de-
ceased. Long before the appointed
hour the church was crowded and it
was through aisles thronged with peo-
pie that the pall-bearers tenderly car
rled the white casket in which were
the remains of their friend. The pail
bearers were: Chester Lyman, B, M.
Covault, T. D. Holling, Geo. Sprecher,
| Otto Dresselhaus and Herman Har-
thun.
The boys and girls of Tommy's
classes in the public schools had earn
estly requested to be allowed to take
some part in the funeral services and
4 their sweet voices were lifted in the
opening hymn.
/ Rev. A. c. Martyr read words of
hope and comfort from the Holy writ
and Rev. E. NJ Holmes offered
prayer of simple earnestness that ap-
pealed to the hearts of all. The Pres
byterian choir rendered most beauti-
full and appropriate anthem and Rev.
A. G. Martyr preached the funeral
address. In opening his remarks Rev.
Martyr said:
"Death always comes with its ar
resting hand In sudden apparition and
} clothed with the hablliments of sad
ness. Peculiarly is this so. when the
young are called from life's hopes,
standing upon the confines of q future
= radiant with high anticipation. As
each human life has its marked in-S
diyiduality in living, SO its close has
Its peculiar impress in Incident and
sadness We almost hesitate to break
the sad silence of this hour with
human words. for at such a time as
this the speech of man seems mean
iugless. We all know the shock given
our community by this sudden and
dreadful calamity and the fearful loss
it has entailed upon this beloved FAM
!, lily circle With what increditable
swiftness the messenger death came
to the youth lying before us, now In
the pulseless slumber. Truly may we
exclaim-'In the midst of life we are
in death Thou knowest not what d
day may bring forth, for man also
knoweth not his time. and behold at
eveningtide trouble, and before the
morning he is not. Watch therefore,
:. for ye know not the day nor the hour.
Know he that He is nigh. even at the
doors. And what l say unto you, | say
: unto all, watch: whereas ye know not
what shall be on the morrow. This
young life has gone out in the early
morning. The light of its sun had
; scarcely risen until it suffered sudden
eclipse. Never have we realized so
: forcibly the Divine command-sBe
still and know that | am God. This
! youth, Thos. Luney, was born in Deni-
son. April y, 1884, and therefore was
= aged II years, 2 months and days"
> At the close of the address, oppor-
: tunity was given the assembled friends
= to view the remains of him so suddenly
= taken from them aud it was long and
sorrowful procession that wended its
: wac past the bier and who looked the
= last look of love upon the face of the
:. dead.
Il The services at the cemetery were
: brief and impressive. 1t was all too
real and too unutterably sad for words,
and amidst tears and heartbreaks the
body of bright, good hearted, helpful
! Thomas Luney was laid to rest.