The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24

| Lord. So there wac a delightful abandon II
help those who he thought needed help II
! realized that paraioxtcal word Of his l-ord
II IS more blessed to give than 70 ,.Tst. receive.
! with the pale cast Of thought as 20 bring AM
T 2e IS S,aslR msi he s ssnsoeon. sSns er. with
out number and they were scattered without
respect Of persons. 1t mst'ered rot to h.
their need The blind. the inSurabis. the i'm.
migrant and the improvidsnt. were gladly wei,
| bounty was devoted 10 the Provident Assocla-
tion of this city. which under his fostering
care has core TO be the peer OF any such in
To general Christian enterprises he gave
aglos with enthusiasm. and his hand was open
with generous support. He stood soEtary IN
tain evangeiistic work during the great ES-
position.
In his. own church he vas the friend and and
preacher e Be. ss;psa. RIs sssrs and has:!
forget their benefscior. and with the Jews at
capernaum they will keep on saying. He Is
The Ss Z: Church rel Extension and City Mission So
ciety OF the city he'd him for a steadfast and
To this church where his membership was.
he was happy. fostering father II Is his
for,eth. 50 he, has cherished it With a mother S
solicitu6e he has anticipated all your needs: he
borne your burdens: he has loved you and
prayed for YOU without ceasing: he has wept
with Joy over your suecss.s s. And wha, s;. Dlss.
he win , ss .ns6ins ,nshS s hin, in yons %
dreu will weep so- him children crying in
the night His name will be household word
Tor generation.
experience. He was converted IN the year ls,4.
and what a record IN these thirty years!
es his great nature. and it came to light
that was never dimmed. but grew in intensity
the southern Hotel In ths midst Of a wedding
company. the spirit OF God spoke TO him. and he
The next morning at the breakfast table he
gave his lovely brother his hand and told him
his gurpese for Christian life: ar and hoy. how
Il IS diiiieul, to sum up The tr.umphs Of a
l sirnply mention:
HIS faith in bis. Lord. 1t xas nes a single
and prevailing attitude of his entire mind. 1t
was his life; he trusted as he breathed. walk
pie -hSrsisss :szpression Of hi, eonfasnce IN
s soss sRe face nss Of i is 5ns ef ax Mos il
he talked with God as a man talks with his
osn 10 5pe S fs taking VITA bst M n
got where could hear found he was talking
able. sense OF his un gorthiness. This is q hfsh
attainmeut Of grace. ona only reached when
Of the unfreauented places and sees Itself in
when the spirit makeih intercessions for Us
with eToaninss which cannot be uttered. No
a saint. There are tso such hsures il, the
New Testament-onc IL that exquisite IDEAL
ssndss ar as You'd You'd ns ss m as 50 much msS
as his eyes unto heaven, but srnote upon his
ner he n.h is he tbs
aged. At the end Of life that was prover5ial
for its holiness. in the last letter which has as
am the chief of sinners" 80 my precious
brother ever called and thought himself the
Now. at the end Of this beautiful life one
my mind. the benefcent Prophet Elisha That
was great life. great in Its simplicity. great
MS to mel to bs sp n " dnr s
went about doing gooI." The people recognize;
a holy man Of God which passeth by us contin-
SsI se as ss Y ,sal 1 s.n G nh night Rass him as
their guest. He was even blessing the people
~sse. Dho o he he sass e b GsRss Has 's
sscho he sarsd the poor prophets S feas m
rous is Haafsan. ana ' He went round his circuit
And when he died there was stiii the old power
resident IN his bleaching bones. This sanity
though dead he viii sim be refreshing the lives
Of wayworr men and women; In The weary
myself into my The ST sase s Where he les buried and
I'm sarc shall stand on my feet again. He
Blessing ns % me ne in in GO God. and With tears in my
and an aching In my heart III flsI nevsr cea, and
Sve hans Tess sSa asa ms ss ec SOB s
my In Meinoriam' and consecrate mJsseit
" rs..;ren Lnavr re NO. that there "a a prince
and a great man fallen this day in Israeif'
AS the body was borne into the church
the Reverend ". D. Bradfieid. pastor of
the church. recited the MethodiSs S,Ihn iunerai a
R Hendrix and a Scriptural reading by
Doctor ". F. McMurry. pastor of Cen
tenary Church After the eulcgy, Bishop
Hendrix pronounced the benedicton
STORES REMAIN CLOSED.
At Union Station Hanford Crawford.
now senior partner of the firm of scrugss,
& Barney. employees Of the
Stewards of the church waited until the
train bearing the body of Mr.. ScTuggS left-
The Reverend Doctor Morris. Miss Saiiie
ScEggs, Mr. and Nrs. Berry and W. r.
body to Lynchburg-
The ST. Louis store OF the firm. which
was closed within five minutes after the
death Of Mr. Scruggs. will remain closed
until Friday. and the various branches of
the firm, Including that in Paris. have re-
ceiycd similar instructions
The following set of resolutions was
adopted by the Missouri Trust Company
at a special meeting Of the Board Of Dr.
rectors yesterday:
Resolved. That We. the directors Of the Mis-
souri Trust Company OF 81. Louis. are met TO
pay tribute to the memory Of a lust. able ami
trul- good man. who. In many positions uS
trust. did his work thoroughly and vita scr-s-
u'ous efforts to dispense exact justice.
Richard NJ ScTuggs was tom in virginia near
" eixhty-three years age. He moved to this
State In 1880 and this city has since that time
been his home and the chief center OF his bus:-
ness. His firm OF ScruRgs. Nandervocrt & Bar
rey has an enyfabie reputation Throughout these
United States. His native and adopted States
may well take pride In the honorable and just
fame Of Richard 81. Scruxss. He was schooied
in the university of a hard experience. and
by year. visih;y grew IN clearness Of viSio.s
and breadth OF apprehension. until In these later
dcys, when knew and loved him. his ripe1=d
l,owerx declared him &. example Of the s.rcng
and Jus. man q large affairs.
With him the acquisition OF wealth was n
means 70 better and nobier aims. He possessed
IN q marked degree the business instinct. and
By constant and hard l1boGr acquired a large
torture. which he quietly. with no stinted hand.
dispensed in the relief Of every form OF human
misery IN this city He was ardent Chris |
,:sn.. dearly loved his church and Save It !
rr,,diSaI support but his charities knew no
creed Even 3 slight acquaintance revealed hfs
re.erci.S. noble sirit-the trTfc-fifinded. brave
Christian gt nt!crna1: but only tc. thcfe who |
knew him intimately We knew him viii the |
full measure cf his deep syriuatifes and the |
worth OF his true friendship he known.
As his associates in this company we deeply 4
ieplcre the les OF his wise co1nses in the con-
Duct Of its affairs. hut StSli more do g.feye