Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

noon at Colombo hall The tribute
which the organization payed to their
departed brethren was very impress
sive. The program was Of Unusual
merit. Exalted Ruler. DIR. John +.
Pearce. the presiding officer filed that
position in commcndable manner.
The opening hymn, Nearer My God
to Thee" sang by the entire audience
was followed by the rendering OF
Remember Now Thy Creator" by the
Apollo male quartette, Messrs Hunt,
Bell. Billiard and Burg.
An invocation was pronounced by
Rabbi Kaplan. which was appropriate
for the solemn occasion.
"The Lord Is My Light" was sang
exceedingly well by Prof. John Doug
las Walker.
A pleasing number on the well sc.
lected musical program was the sing
ing of Miss Maud Summers. Her beau
tiful soprano voice always pleases. A
slight sore throat spoiled the richness
of her tones. yet nevertheless her sing.
ing of Lead Kindly Light" was highly
appreciated. Miss Summers appeared
again In duet with Professor Walker.
X. w. ID. BryaG was introduced as
eulogist The following addrc 50 was
delivered with eloqucnce and earnest
ness that was very imprc ssing and ex.
pressed the noble sentiments of the
order:
Mr.. organs Address.
IAN earnest cry comes from the dim
past-If a man die. shall he live
again?'
Life and death--death and life.
Scarcely TO- our race had life be-
another life. Beside the graves Of
loved ones. the flowers of Immortality
hloomed. Bridges of hope and longing
sprang outward to span the abyss that
seemed to have engulfed the departed.
Love went with the lost ones and built
for them abodes of bliss. Memory
cherished them and impelled the ex-
pectation of reunion. With the ages
these feelings grew until belief in i'm
mortality became fixed and well nigh
universal.
"As with the race so should II be
with the individual: rs lies shadows
meet eternity's day, with parents,
brothers. sisters. dear ones. waiting
greeting. thoughts. hopes and aspira-
tions turn from sublunaiy things to fix
themselves upon the supe-nal glories
of the life eternal
while belief in immortality springs
naturally from the human mind. the
Exalted Ruler OF the Universe, in the
Bible, the Book OF Law, has revealed
the wondrous truth for the guidance,
inspiration and comfort of his children.
The Eternal Father dwells In us and
we. partakers Of His nature. cannot
but rejoice in the hope Of an immortal
ity with Him.
=" II must be so-Plato thou reasonest
we'll
Else whence this pleasing hope, this
fond desire
This longing after Immortality?
Or whence this secret dread and in
ward horror,
OF falling into nougbt7 Why shrinks
the soul
Back on herself, anc startles at de-
struction?
Ills the divinity that stirs within us;
'Tis Heaven itself that points out an
hereafter
And intimates eternity To man
We see about us. constantly. the
planting Of seeds whose fruitage can
only be in eternity. Our souls are
stirred by wrongs which cannot he
righted this side of the grave. We bow
before virtue and worth that must go
unrewarded II death ends all. A we
watch the ceaseless procession Of hu.
man beings. who are born, reproduce
their kind, live brief period and then
are resolved to earth. confusion and
dismay confront us. II we deny the life
beyond.
The love OF fame-,o general and
80 strong-a striking feature OF the
noblest minds--bespcaks the desire for
immortality.
The physical forces of man exhaust
themselves. They reach their limit.
There comes time when the machin.
cry IL worn out. But how often a
man, weak and decrepit In body, from
years OF toll and struggle. has his men
tai faculties unimpaired and his soul
fairly rioting In vigorous life.
''The mind Of man. In Its keen ques.
tionings. In Its love OF truth. In It's
struggles for greater freedom. In its
Unsuitable thirst for knowledge, Ia
hampered by the weakness and weari.
ness of its clay tenerhent--it can reach
its maturity only during the ceaseless
ages Of eternity.
"The wondrous capacities OF the soul
its immaterial life. It's passions and
sentiments. its constant progress in de-
veiopment. Its keen insight. It's unfath-
enable depths. it's apprehension OF
things outside the province Of the
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