The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-20
.LATHEM FUNERAL
 HELD YESTERDAY Church Packed During Short Services by Dr. Steele MANY RELATIVES PRESENT United Commercial Travellers Have Charge and Furnish Pail Bearers.
 Watched Remains From the
 Wise Residence.
MANY RELATIVES PRESENT

Funeral services over the remains of Elias M. Lathem, who was shot and killed in the lobby of the Morris hotel Friday morning by Glen Havis, were con- ducted from the Cumberland Presbyterian church by the pastor. the Rev Dr. I. D. Steele, assisted by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Dickinson. pastor of the First Baptist church.
 The interment was in Oak Hill ceme- tery, where short prayer was offered over the grave. A rain and wind storm which came up just as the casket was being taken from the church and which con tinued for some time caused the ser vices at the grave to be curtailed.
 The church was filled with the friends of the deceased and his family. and the Sunday school room had to be opened so as to allow places for persons in attend ance who could not find seats in the body of the church. Chairs were placed in the aisles and a number of men were forced to stand through the services.
 Among the relatives present were the WllC anu llt three Hllle SOIS OI the Qe- ceased. the father, John E. Lathem: five brothers, Dr. S. w. Lathem, Dr. Mans field Lathem, John D. Lathem, William Lathem and Alfred Lathem; two sisters, Miss Josephine and Miss Georgia Lathem, and pr. John D. S. Davis, D. N. Talley of Trussville, Dr. D. F. Talley of Blr- mingham and Judge E. J. Robinson of gh yla 4a- q. ceased.
 Near the family sat number of the members of the local chapter of the Uni- ted Commercial Travellers, who had charge of the funeral arrangements.
 From the Residence.
 The remains were taken from the resi- dence. 1917 Fourth avenue, at 4:15 o'clock, The active pallbearers were c. E. Abra- ham, H. w. English, c. M Tardy, G. G. Brantley, A. ". Smith, A M. Wallace, John H. Atkins and c. D. Guilllam, all members of the United Commercial Trav- elers The casket was carried to the gate between double row of members of that organization. Several hundred people were standing on the pavement and on the porches of the surrounding houses.
 On the porches opposite, where lived William Wise and Joseph RubeI, both of whom are in the county jail on warrants charging murder in connection with the killing of young Lathem, were a number of persons who witnessed the removal of the body.
 At the gate the honorary paIlbearers were form ad rrbau ,r,ara IJa,r, D C.o.. Capt Frank P. O'Brien, Dr. J. E. Fraz- fer, Dr. J. w. Hughes, Dr. George M Morrow, Henry Badham, B. B. Martin and James Downey. They led the funeral procession to the church, followed by the hearse, which was in turn followed by the Commercial Travellers. Carriages bearing the family were in the rear.
 At the church.
 At the church seats were reserved for the family in the front. As they passed into the church the organist played a dirge, and when the casket was placed in front of the pulpit the choir sang Trusting in Jesus" The Rev. Dr. Dick inson asked the blessing of God on the family of the deceased.
 
 the fourteenth chapter of Job, who he remarked was a man full of sorrow and who suffered all his life. Dr. Steele said that man was born to sorrow that he was surrounded by sorrows from which there was but one relief, the word of God. He said that man was the heir of a thousand sorrows, and that he inherited million griefs, but that he who leaned on God and put his faith in the Almighty would have one to help bear his burden. In conclusion the preacher said that there was but one sure thlng In the world, and that was death. and that the most uncertain thing was life; that all present who were gathered with a common heart of humanity and Christianity must ex- pect their summons to come sooner or later, and that unless they were prepared to meet death, 1t was an awful thing. He then spoke of the word of God as "the way, the truth and the life" He then offered up prayer for the family of the bereaved ones. As the remains were borne from the church the choir sang Nearer My God to Thee.