Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-30
TRIBUTE TO BISHOP oLARKsON

Lesson Of Lamented Pre1ate's Life an
Incentive 90 Spiritual Effort.
Services OF a harvest home" nature and
| also to celebrate the resumption OF ser
vices In the main part of the cathedral
| after II had been in the hands of painters
and decorators for several weeks, were
| held yesterday morning at Trinity cathe-
dral. Owing to sickness in the family of
the contractor the adornments are not
yet quite complete. but only a person ia
miliar with the plans would know the diff
ference. The prevailing tint of the new
| interior is dark green. relieved by gold.
The effect is artistic and restful.
For the Sunday services the affairs were
dressed with sheafs of wheat and other
fruits OF the field, and special music was
! rendered The Offering taken up was APP
piled to the Bishop Clarkson Memorial hos
pital fund. Dean Beecher made a special
appeal for generous contributions and the
amount donated was large. though not an
nounced in figures.
In his sermon Dean Beecher said ut
gives ms gratitude and a feeling of pleasure
to worship again in our accustomed places
in the church we so dearly love. There is
no word in the language that conveys more
meaning and real sentiment Of human life
than the word home We who enjoy the
conveniences of this beautiful structure
should not forget and fail to appreciate
the fact that this cathedral parish occupies
very prominent part In the history of
Nebraska. Many OF the men most closely
identified with the legislation and govern
mental councils Of the early days were
enrolled on our parish books. The parish
reaches back to the days when the first
settlements were made along the banks
Of the Missouri, when most Of the people
lived in tents and buffalo roamed the
plains
at was on July IS. 1856 that the first
! Episcopal services in the territory were
held ON Ninth street, between Douglas and
Farnam Six persons were confirmed at
! this service and action was taken which
resulted in the organization OF Trinity
! parish
1.-THE thought I wish to emphasize and
impress in your minds this morning is that
so plainly expressed in the sacred text,
Remember the days of old, and the years
OF the generations that are gone In the
| struggle for material and political things
| there is danger that the value of the past
brief as ~ is in Nebraska, may be lost
| The young men OF today are concentrating
/ their thoughts ana are directing lHeH euu-
cational interests more and more on
schemes and plans for rapid commercial
advancement and political preferment with
almost total indifference to the higher
| spiritual interests OF the soul. Many are
| gradually losing hold of the anchor OF
! faith and their spiritual nature is becom-
\ ing warped and withered. The accumula-
ton of wisdom is not responsible for the
loss Of faith. for the wisest and most
learned have believed. The fruits OF false
worship Of lato are being revealed in theiI
awful hideousness.
"There is one name written in the stones
of this cathedral which should remain ar
ever dauntless spirit, inspiring new life
and new energy in us ALL Those of yor
who knew him face to face and we who
know him by his spiritual life truthfullS
can say that the name, the thought, the
energy, zeal and devotion he transmitted
everywhere across these plains in the early
DAYS the presence, the unfaltering faitf
and unselfish labors of Robert Harper
C1arkson will live forever in the life of thi'
diocese