The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
ARTHUR JONES BURIED
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES Al
 GRAVE BY THE ELKs.
Rabbi A. J. Messing Chaplain of ths Order Delivered an EloquentEu- logy of the Deceased
 Young Man.

With impressive ceremonies of the Montgomery Lodge of Elks the remains of the late Arthur Jones were yesterday afternoon inferred in Oakwood cemetery. The funeral services took place at the residence of T. l.. Jones: father of the conducted by Rev. D. P. Lee, pastor of the Southslde Baptist Church and at 4 o'clock a large procession of sympathetic friends followed the hearse to the ceme- tery.
 Arthur Jones was member of Mont somery Lodge of Elks and In thlt order he was, as in other circles popular. At the grave the Eiks held ceremonies inn pressive in th@ir earnestnsss. The J. Grisl. Exalted Rulec of the lodss and remarks were made by Rabbi A. J. Mes sing, Jr., Chaplain of the Elks.
 Rabbi Messing spoke as fo1lows:
 Brother Elks-In the face of an unusual caiimity s,sch as this, the tongue stammers, the lips falter. and the mind is staggered in an attempt to understand.
 "One more unfortunate.
 Weary of breath,
 Rashly dmportunate,
 Gone to his death"
 Sturdy of heart and stout of limb. with all the hope of life yet to run, our brother passed iY an instant from the full tide of the worlds interests into the realms of everlasting peace. alone can heal the wounds of broken hearts. The influence of Silence is as important as that of Time, and In this hour it almost seems a sacrilese to at tempt to gild a grief like this with words. Yet this much must be said. Not even the most hardened can explain this awful thing by saying that 1t was judy nsnt upon sin. No one would dream of ap- A. LA rwrtxz frank, so guileless. so sinyfe-hearted in his life. Whatever may have been his burden, however keen the doubt end ranking pain, however desp and etrk his despair. had he appealed to any or us, there is no one in all our brotherhood who would not have made any sacrifice, to have won him back to peace and hope. But alas he was too proud for that, and wrapping the mantle of his susferinSs about him, he said even as another,
 "'Now I lay me down to sleep,
 With little care,
 Whether my waking find,
 Me here or there.
 "A troubled, burdened head,
 That only asks to rest.
 Unquestioningly upon,
 X mothers breast
 'T4et us believe that this Is so. that the tired, troubled soul is at rest even now with her who is gone before. and that the same gentle spirit that soothe1 and quiet cd his child heart whsn a boy, comforts him still with requirement and release. No man. standing where the horizon of a life has touched grave has any right to prophecy a future filled with pain or tears Let us believe that our brother lies in peace at last, where sin casts no shadow and sorrow casts no stain
 Let us write upon his tomb this epitaph.
 "'Here rests his head upon the lap of A youth to fortune and to fame un-
 known,
 Fair science drowned not on his humble And melancholy marked him for her
 own.
 Large was his bounty and his soul sincere Heaven did a recompense as largely
 send,
 He gave to misery, all he had. tear. He gained from heaven, 'twaa all he
 wished, a friead.
 No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread There they alike in trembling hope re- The bosom of his Father and his God And so, dear beloved brother, with hearts full of sorrow, that cannot bo uttered even in our grief, we bid you farewell"
 The pail bearers were: W. W. Lodge, c. A. Sanderson, G. T. Mertins, w. T. Sefbels, J. P. Ferrali. D. l.. Whetstone, Dr. Samuel Billings and J. S. Utley. Many beautiful flow were placed on the grave.
 It will be remembered that Mr. Jones. suffering from melancholia shot himself through the heart Monday afternoon, producing death instantly.
 He was a son of T. l.. Jones. a rromi- nent Montgomerian and was one of the most popular young men of the city.