CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-15

the death of r. A. Reynolds, which oc-
CURED at the family home ON Green
wood avenue at IL o'clock Thursday
night. of pneumonia. after an illness
Of about a weeks duration.
Mr.. Reynolds was 80 intimately iden-
tilted with the social, moral, religious
and commercial life Of Canon City as
to be regarded almost In the light Of
. public character, and his death
aroused expressions of regret from all
classes OF people, 1t being conceded on
every hand that In his demise the com
munity had lost most valuable citi-
4sen and humanity one of its stanchest
friends.
Mr.. Reynolds left his office at the
Fremont County Bank on Friday of
last week feeling somewhat badly,
but II was believed his indisposition
was OF trivial character and that he
would be able to resume his. business
>affairs after a brief rest At first 1t
was thought that his trouble was moth
ing more serious than an attack of
Ia grippe and that II would yield read
lily to medical treatment, but in this
his family and friends were mistaken,
as he grew gradually. but almost i'm
perceptibly worse until IL became ap-
parent that he was suffering from
pneumonia. which had developed so
slowly and insiduously as to be anno-
ticed by those about him. Despite
everything that loving hands and
anxious hearts. supplemented by
professional skill. could do. it
was impossible to arrest the pro-
gress OF the disease, and the vital
ity OF the patient gave way before
the assaults OF that grim enemy. whose
destiny II is to yanquish the human
race.
In the death OF +. A. Baynolds the
community has sustained loss which
never can he filled. Identified with
every interst which stood for the up
building of the city from a material or
moral standpoint his loss is keeniy
~ b. every man. woman and child OF
Canon City.
II subscription list was started for
any enterprise of public or private
nature, II II stood for the Improvement
OF the city. for aIleviating the suffering
OF humanity. or for cause which
stood for the moral or spiritual eleva-
ton OF mankind Mr.. Reynolds name
headed the list
Nor was the dispensation OF his
means always so prominently made.
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars
has he given to the poor and the needy
that the recipients never knew from
whence II came. Many poor widow
has found her coal house filled at a
time when she knew not from whence
the next bucketfui would come: or
found upon the back porch baskets
filled with food to appease the hunger
OF the helpless ones within. The man
who In such times has driven the wolf
from the poor mans door and brought
comfort to the hearts of the weary
and distressed surely has not lived In
vain: and while F. a. Reynolds has
gone in the prime OF well matured
life his influence still lives and will
live, on and on. down through the
generations blessing mankind and
shedding its rays OF hope and love all
along the pathway of humanity.
Mr.. Reynolds was no ordinary man,
and would have made his mark in the
world of finance and business where
.tx FotA might hnva nlarpd
him. as he possessed accumulative tai
cnt that amounted almost to genius.
1t should not be assumed, however,
that Mr.. Reynolds was worshipper OF
Mammon, or that he devoted all of his
time to commercialism. On the con-
trary. few men were more philanthropy
ic and benevolent than he. There was
no keener sympathizer with the poor
than Mr.. Reynolds, and he was an
advocate and supporter of every en-
terprise that had for it's object the
uplifting and exaltation of his fellow
men. He was broad In his philan-
thropy and contributed Of his means
to further every movement having for
it's purpose the betterment Of public
morals and the extension of religion.
Hardly a church in town but what has
been enabled TO do more effective work
because of the financial help It re-
ccivsd from Mr.. Reynolds. He real
.<ed that there was neld for all Of
the religious denominations and ne
was broad enough in his view not to
quarrel with them by reason of their
creeds, which was a matter Of second
ary Importance to him.
: When the present handsome place
Of worship of the First Presbyterian