Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-24
Memorial Services Out of Respect
To Memory Of +. A.
Falkenburg
FLOWERS AND SWEET MUSIC.
Eloquent Tributes by Rev Simpkl o,
H. w. Thomas aud John
T. heakiu.

orlal services were held In honor OF the
| late f. A, Falkenburg, head consul Of
the Woodmen of the World They were
characterized by eloquent addresses and
beautiful music by a select quartet,
while the hall was tastefully decorated
with profusion Of Easter lilies ana
potted plants. The speakers were Rev.
Peter Slmpkn, J, NJ Thomas and John
p. Meakn, the latter, head camp lee
turer Of the order and personal friend
Of Mr. Falkenburg and family Mr.
Melkin's tribute was AS follows;
Neighbors and Friends;
ships that pass in the night and
speak each other In passing,
only "A signal shown and q distant
voice IN the darkness.
So ON the ocean ~ life We pass and
speak one another
only % look and voice, then darkness
again and silence"
We have assembled here mid the per-
fume Of the flowers with bud and blos-
somlng vine, I'm the duieude and beauty
Of Easter sunday 10 place tribute at
the shrine of our departed head con-
sui,
The silence and gloom that the death
Of f. \. Falkcuburg has brought to
this society cannot be told i'm words
for words are puuy things at best, es-
ptciaIlN so when one wishes TO pour
forth from the inner depths OF the soul
the sorrows, the dsappointments the
regrets ut the loss Of a friend and a
leader of men like f. \, Falkonburg,
II IL but natural for us to stand I'm
awe at the mysterious messenger call
ed death, and with our dim vision Won
der and question, why natural laws
should be, or seem at times so cruel
The man OF energy, the man Of tender.
ueas-thc life courageous and helpful,
ts taken away and the man of sloth-
iulness, the man Of unkinduess, the
man who retards intellectual life, the
man who does nothing for his fellows,
liz left ON earth TO live a laggard's life,
without any purpose In view.
But with all our sadness ana disap.
polntmonts we have a consolation. The
true and upright courageous man lives
two lives. the first, with those oon-
temporaneous about him, the second
| IN the hearts ana minds u the coming
or subsequent ages,
How long man lives, not years, but
actions tell;
That man lives twice who lives his
first life we'll"
Let us strive to emulate his virtues
In our daily lives, 80 chat when heavens
I roll Is called. and the leaves in our
| book of life unfold, we may pass with
him to @ nobl,r and grander life on.
ward ana upward forever
gpNFTtNtE
some time when all Iife's lessons have
been learned
And sun and " stars forever more have
set %"
| The things which our weak Indictment
here has 4puned-
The things Ger which we rrjevod with
lashes vet ''
VIII flash before ma ont Of Ufe's dark
" night. '' VI '''' '"'"
As STARS shine most in deonor finite -
blue, '.' WV '''' ''"'' VI
| Ana ye shall 500 how al cod,s ,,t,rs
'''u we Mere s'i righ f'e 10" d" 'oo' plans
And how What seemed renroof UNA
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| Ana van sb,n sbortl,. t,,r. a..
lenotbaraI hroati, ~ N"o" '"''
Il ,ot 1hn s,yootest ais+ cod s.,a. Iii.
rriend e"' ''N 7e"No HIS
| A., '0'''l .t.-
ana tnat So''e''Ine" the saDIe paIi on
Conceals the fairest boon his love can
| send,
II we could push ajar the gates Of life.
And stand within and all Gods work.
! We could interpret all this doubt and
strife.
And for each mystery find a KEY.
But not today. Then be content, poor
heart;
! Gods plans Ike lilies pure ana white.
We must mo-, tear tho close shut lo,vos
ap,rt.
Time viii reveal the calyxcs OF gold