Arizona republican., 1905-04-03
THE LAST OF A GOOD HAN |.
The Funeral of Territorial Auditor
 I. fl. Chrisfy.

The funeral Of the late Territorial Auditor I. NJ. Christy took place yes terday afternoon at the First M E. church. The auditorium was filled by those who had some to pay their last respects to one who had earned the respect and love of the community in his dozen years of residence in it. The funeral was participated in by the var ious societies to which the dead had belonged and by his associates in the government of the territory.
 The floral offerings including many pieces were beautiful and abundant. The altar rail was covered with roses and roses and ever green re- pended from in front of the altar. A great bank of cream cOlOred roses lay on a stand in front of the altar and on them was the word Rest"
 Shortly before o'clock Professor Todd took his place at the organ and soon after the officiating clergymen en- tered, Rev. A. NJ. Gibbons, pastor of the church, Chaplain OrvilIe J. Nave. L. S. A, Chaplain Winfield Scott and Rev. Lewis Halsey.
 Then came the white aprOned mem bers of the Masonic order who took | them. They were followed by the la dies of the Relief Corps and they by the members of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans. Last came Cover nor Kibbey and the members of his official family. Chief Justice Kent had already arrived.
 In the meantime the relatives of the dead had taken their places in front of the black casket on which lay 1 flowers and across which had been 1 flung the national colors.
 The members of the choir were Pro- lessor John Todd, Miss Junia Todd, Mrs. w. N. Tiffany. Miss Rathbone. Miss Stewart, MT. Sims and MT. L. w. l Coggins. During the singing of an anthem MT Gibbons brought Rev. MT. McAfee of the Presbyterian church to the stand.
 At the close of the anthem prayer was offered by Chaplain Nave who having recounted the virtues of the dead prayed that his life deeds might be sanctified to the good citizenship of the territory. MT. Gibbons then read 9 lesson from the fourth and 1 fifth chapters of II Corinthians and took for the text of a brief address the following from John, thirteenth chap :
 
 swered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter" Tn connection with this the pastor took the follow ing from Romans, eighth chapter and twenty-eigh verse: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God" In these the speaker found a solution some time of the problems which would annoy but for the faith which the children of God have in his word. These words also comfort believers in the face of what without faith would appear to be heavy burdens and great griefs. The pastor spoke then of his relations with the dead; of the noble Christian char acter of MT. Christy which shone out in his every day life; of his happy dis position which had surrounded him with friends. His loss to the church and to the community was greater than could now be comprehended but the territory and the community would be better for his having lived.
 At the close of the address and a prayer the audience filed out taking a last look at a face which had long been familiar. When all had gone the casket was brought out and carried between rows of members of the Ma sonic order and of the Grand Army to the hearse. The pail bearers were masons E. w. Potter, C. A. Streitz, A. w. GalCin, P. K. Hickey, R. Stan ford. Will Wallace and Henry Ware. The body was followed to the cem- etery by long procession. There the last rites were performed, a volley was fired over the grave by a detach- ment of B company which had joined the procession and the dead was buried forever.
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