The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-04
SURROUNDED BY
LOVING FRIENDS
Remains of Charles B. Camp
bell Were Laid to Rest.
SERMON BY REV. VAIL
Touching Talk on Life ofProm-
iSing Young Man.
SERMON BY REV. VAIL

The remains of Charles B. Campbell
were laid to rest yesterday afternoon in
the Maple Grove cemetery. The fun
eral services were held at 2:3O yester-
day afternoon, at the Campbell home,
near Riverside park. Hundreds OF sym
pathizing friends were present to pay i
last tribute to the young man whose
promising life was ended so suddenly.
Rev. W. S. Vail, pastor Of the Unitarian
church, after a short scripture reading
and very earnest prayer, paid the fol-
lowing beautiful tribute to the deceased:
Charles Busselle Campbell was enter
ing the twenty-seventh year of his age.
In the full possession Of his faculties,
with all the promise of long life before
him. in few days to be married 10 the
choice of his heart, he was cut down with
awful suddenness. The strong oak, shiv-
cred by the lightning, the broken column
showing the hand Of violence, the cy-
cionic movements of nature forces, are
emblematic of his taking of.
From childhood his lie was bound up
with the life of this city and state. Here
he received a good and generous educa-
ton, under teachers of the first rank
Here he formed his attachments Of friend
ship and love And here his mind, IN
der the influence OF a young minister
who was very much to him every way,
received a stronger impulse toward its
final conviction. and here, too, family
associations, studies and problems gave
him the tenacity of well settled convic-
tons.
His unselfshness was felt by those
who knew him best by close association.
Humble people understand how On more
than one occasion he has sustained finan-
cial loss that might be helpful to families
in sore need of food and fuel. In a ques-
ton Of the capability of persons who had
dependent families, ne has ever tried by
personal sacrifice 10 keep conditions adj
justed that the family might be fed. And
ever and always he reasoned, considered.
heard all sides, and sought to hold and
keep the judicial temper in questions
that presented themselves for solution.
Bright, sunny and hopeful, he inspired
others with his brightness and good cheer.
The room quickened into new life when
he entered. The company took up
happier attitude when he joined it. But
the deeper grasp of his life upon the life
surrounding him can be told by many
friends A cowboy. taking the physician
on the long, sad ride, putting swift horses
to the speed of the wind, was reminded
that such driving might kill the team.
But with fearful face. he said, Many
teams can be sacrificed, for the colonel
has plenty Of horses. but only one needy
boy, only one Charley" And today in
that camp there is grief as absolute as it
is with US who are here.
His religion might be well summed up,
so far as belief is concerned, in the les
sons my predecessor taught him in the
Sunday school-"the fatherhood of God,
the brotherhood OF man, the leadership Of
Jesus, salvation by character, and the
progress of mankind onward and upward
forever In practical life he was toll
Grant of all. respected each mans posi-
ton, did not assume the aggressive atti-
tude; but in his own experience was true
to the convictions of his mind and bet
ter impulses of his heart, as ever saint
or martyr has been in the history of
the race He lived for the ideal
the true, the good, the beautiful; for
home. for love. for native land; for all
that is best in life-so that we might
easily say Of him in native worth md
honor clad, he stands a man before his
Cod
And he is gone from our presence.
But the journey was only completed a
little sooner for him than US This world
is tent-home. said St. Paul. our life
here is like the life OF a rife smoke
blown through the greenwood for a mo-
ment: like the rainbow playing little
while in the spray; like the snowfall in |
the dark swirling river. soon swallowed
up At the best it is but a little while !
here. And what doth God require Of Us
but TO be faithful 10 the highest. 10 do /
justly. to love mercy and TO walk humbly |
with him?
Yes. he is gone. but could he speak /
to US with his audible voice he would /
say I am gone father. mother. sister, I
brother and dear woman who was TO be 1
my wife. / am gone and the tender as /
sociations are broken that would make 1
a home on earth for myself and she who /
is bound 10 me by the undying bonds Of 4
iove-these things cannot be for IS now 1
but I am not swallowed up in gloom 1
or any hopeless condition-and, believe I
me. the Master spoke true when he said. I
In my Fathers house are many man I
sions: # it were not so I would have told I
you; 1 70 TO prepare a place for YOU that 4
where I am there ye' may be also
\ quartet, composed Of Mrs. Hubert /
Chmds. Mrs. c. c. Stanley, J. G. West 1
and 3. B Hun. during the services sang /
Nearer. Ny God. 70 Thee still With 4
Thee" and Lead. kindly Light
Me.srs Ray Tracy. Carl Cleaveiand,
Bert Lockyear. Everett Alexander. How 4
ard Schroeder and Theran Barrett, who
acted as psllbearers, were 20 have been +
ushers at the wedding OF Mr Campbell +
and Miss Clara Down the 18th Il this
month
The room and the casket in which che
bod lay we're literally covered with snow
white roses.
Charles B. Campbell was born SeptaE-
Der. ls. 1875. He. with his family. came
10 Wichita when but a boy Re was ed
,cated in the Wichita schools and after
graduating n 1875 he with his twin
brother. Robert, took charge OF ranch
IN clark county x was or this ranch
nat he net his untineIy death He was
an industrious young man and repre-
sented 8 high type Of manhood.
The graef stricken relatives and friends
n the young man have the sincere syn
5sthy OF al Wic.---s-
Al the grave which vas lined With
white. banks Of flowers appeared on
every side As the fower-covered oasket
slowly descended. two iit1le giris dropped