The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
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By 1000 mourners the remains cf the
late John H. Reagan were depssited in
the red earth OF Anderson osunty
Wednesday afternoon. Az r1ssness
houses were closed and the day seemed
Ike the Sabbath.
The funeral train. consisting OF four
teen coaches. left the city at o'clock,
running out on the San Antonio division
10 point In front OF Fort Houston, the
Reagan home. There the mourning
multitude disembarked and proceeded
on foot distance Of $50 yards to the
Reagan home. Marching by twos they
entered the house. passed iEto the par
Tor and after pausing at the bier went
on out II took this procession nearly
an hour to pass.
only a limited number CT persons
could be accommodated in the house for
the funeral service. They were the
members of the bereaved family and
other relatives, the state officials the
pallbearers and a few Intimate friends
of the family, The services was con-
Quoted by Rev. II. c. Willis OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, OF Pales-
tinel of which Judge Reagan was a
member. and Rev. l.. ID. Anderson, pas
tor Of the Christian church of this place
The songs we're rendered by a quartette
composed Of W. II. Dick and Charles
Appel and Mesdames Grigsby and Nc
Mahan.
The active paIlbearers were Leroy
Trice vice president and general mama
ger Of the International and Great
Northern: W. NJ. Lacy. J. j. Arthur,
chief export rate clerk to the railroad
commission John r. Hearne. Col. T. NJ.
Campbell Jr 3ge G. II, Gould, I. 3.
Greenwood, DR. Ed Link, @. A. Wright
and u. G. Bowden. The honorary pail
bearers included Governor Lanham and
former Governors Sayers and Lubbock.
The funeral services were opened by
singing Cardinal Newmans hymn
Lead. Kindly Light" after which Rev
Mr.. Willis read the burial ritual, begin
ming, Il am the resurrection and the
life" Prayer was offered, by Rev. Din
Isaac Sellers. The quartette sang
ASLEEP in Jesus" Rev. Mr. willis then
paid touching tribute to the life and
character of the distinguished dead, DR.
willis said that Judge Reagan was the
most rnoest man that he had ever
known. He likened him unto Cincln-
natus. for after sixty years of dis
tinguishej public service he retired 10
his farm, He likened him to John the
Baptist, as the wilderness could not
hide his greatness. Men dragged him
out from his seclusion to assist them In
directing the affairs or the state and
nation. He compared him to Moses
who after seventy years was q great
header and who, though the greatest,
was the meekest Of men. Those who
live outside OF Palestine loved Judge
Reagan. DR.. Willis continued. but the
Palestine people who were more closely
associated with him loved him better
DIR. Wills said that Judge Reagan
was not only humble in the best sense
but TO his means, he was benevolent.
He read a recent letter written by the
judge wherein he spoke of financial
losses and the fact that he had for
years been contributing to the aid OF
some relatives. in consequence of which
his finances were depleted. TO which
statement was added the declaration
that he had no regrets that he was
satisfied To have given the money away
although he was poor.
"FNANNA AASt COMPARED Judge
Reagan TO Gladstone. who was never
too great 20 be an humble follower Of
Christ. I hope that in years TO come
Texans will designate this as the grand
old man Of Texas said Or. Willis
pointing 10 the form in the casket
Then he closed the panegyric by re-
peaiing the one stanza Of the hymn
Servant of Christ"
DR. Anderson also euogized Judge
Reagan.
After the singing N another hymn
the casket was closed and was then
borne To the train. which returned 10
the city Arriving at the depot the
cask"t was transferred 10 a hearse and
the members OF Judge Reagans family
into carriages and they we driven TO
the cemetery. Everybody else re-
manned on the train. which went out 10
a Esint within easy reach OF the Gem
etery.
The services were consiucte3 by the
Masonic orsisrs. Palestine lodge No
ii, and the Palestine commantferv IN
= The United Confederate Veterans
were also represented IN the member
ship Il John II Reagan camp OF this
city. Masons from several points were
also rFxAa@Yf Tfyras~.s D..