The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-03


was given eheerfully. and his efforts
for Its advancement were sincere ana
self-forgetful. Zeal and fafthfuiness
marked his work for the church. He
gave his service with gladness ana OF
his substance with habitual generosity.
Greatly, greatly will he be missed.
But Captain Graham is not dead.
His early career has reached its perioo'
and we today law away with tender
hands his mortal remains. But MS
brave true spirit cannot die. Death
is not a wall. It 10 a door through
which men pass into the vastness OF
eternity. To the believer II Is the
portal OF the Fathers house. To sucn
death means the dropping Of burdens
that have oppressed. the relief from
sorrow and from pain. into the larger
life. the life that passes upward with
no downward pull of earth and sin to
hinder its progress to the throne OF
God. Should we be sorry that our
friend has passed into the larger life?
May we not in the triumph of a Chris
tian faith, even out of our separation
pain. bid him God-spead to the glory
land.
Life never ends. The mystery of
it's transference from the sphere oil
time and earth space will remain I'M
DeneITdDle. w q Shall hot ei"O W
able to see the reason why. In eter-
nifty we may But death Is not the
end The words of the poet are true.
IN every varying guise runs on the
life of man,
Now sunshine and now shadow to
its close;
Then death-then life newborn"
|. But this life. brought to its period
by the hand of death. will not even
in time lose its efficiency. 1t has
touched and Influenced other lives and
in them will be reproduced. Its ener-
giles, like a vital stream, have been
transfused into the veins of other men,
and in them 1t will flow. still active,
still effective.
Gods hand is with us in this grief,
in this dispensation of a mysterious
providence. We may not see 1t now,
but some time. we'll understand.
Gods help is ready for us. He is
our comfort and strength, a very pres
ent help in time of trouble"
Unto him let us come with our
grief, upon him lean for strength. for
like as a father pitieth his children,
so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.
For he knoweth our frame, He remem-
bereth that we are dust.
At the conclusion of his remarks
the choir sang "Peace. and as the
funeral party moved from the church
Miss Florence Hodge, the organist
played Chopin's funeral march In low
tones.
The funeral cortege that moved
through the down town streets and
wended it's way to lakewood cemetery
was one of the largest ever seen in
Montgomery. Flowers completely hid
the casket and an extra wagon WAS
required to convey all of the floral
tributes to the burial ground.
When the cortege reached lakewood
cemetery, the burial service was read
by DR.. Patterson.
The beautiful and impressive SER
vices of the Knights of Pythias and
Dad Fellows were then read over, the
remains of their dead brother. 1t was
a moment of thought and inspiration
to the immense crowd, which had
gathered at the brink of the grave of
one of Montgomerys favorite sons,
when in perfect silence, the marble
slab was laid over the tomb of Cap
tain Graham.
The laundering notes of three VOL
lcys of musketry by the Montgomery
Greys, who paid this last tribute to
the old commander of their famous
company was in its resonance and
mournfulness. fitting close to the
obsequies.
Bar Association Meets.
The Montgomery Bar Association held
called meeting yesterday at noon in
the County Court House to appoint a
committee to draft suitable memorial
resolutions on the death. of the late
Capt Edward A. Graham.
The committee was instructed to re-
port at a special meeting at noon, July
16.
The committee is composed of Gen
John w. A. Sanford, Judge ]. NJ. Chill
| ton. Major R. b. Steiner. Judge A. D..
Sayre, P. B. Crum and John V. Smith.
About thirty-five barristers were
present.
The City Hall is draped in mourning
for Captain Graham. who served the
city as Mayor, as Recorder and as City
Attorney. AZ