The daily sentinel., 1906-10-02
BEAUTIFUL DISCOURSE
Rev. Miller's Impressive Remarks
Over the Bier of Edward In
mes on Sunday After
noon. at Family
Residence.

The discourse of Rev. II. A. Mil
Ter, of the Baptist church, at the fun
eral of Edward Innes on Sunday
afternoon. was in itself noble trib-
ute to the memory and the life of the
young man who died at the hands of
n murderer. The address was beau
tiful one and in part is as follows:
you are saying Edward Innes is
dead but no life that is noble and
faithful dies. 1t is lived on in other
lives. The loved ones in the home
circle, the fellow students in the
school the comrades in public serv-
ice bear in their lives the impress
of his personality"
well 1t has been written: l shot
an arrow into the air: II fell to earth
l know not where. Long. long after
wards in an Oak, found the arrow
still unbroke and the song from be-
ginning to end found in the heart of
friend. 1t might have been writ
ten of the life.
"The Significance of life is not in
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manner of the living. The full three
score and ten may be so spend that
when the final judgment is rendered
over them God and man must write.
Failure But If tho gears have been
spent in helpfulness, if the influence
has been for good, then though they
be cut off ere the noon time of life,
ages agone. one walked the earth,
who at and 80 led out to Golgotha
as the great martyr of the ages; but
his life and impress that will out
last centuries.
Then too, Edward Innes fell in
ier of our civic life. In service as
much as he who keeps his vigil on
the lonely outpost. A soldier of
Colorado fallen at his post.
"It would be fitting that when the
springtime comes again and we dec
crate the graves of those who fell in
service 10 the nation that we also
bring our garlands and gently lay
them on the grave of him who per
ished in the service of the state.
"But though the memory of his life
is like incense to you and that his
was the soldiers death yet that does
not lessen the poignancy of your grief
and though no word that we can ut
ter can sweeten the bitterness of this
hour, for 1t is not given to human
ity to heal broken heartstrings, yet.
let me quote you the words rung from
a heart in its crushing sorrow words
of David who also knew the bitter
ness of the loss of n loved son.
Words written in the 61st Psalm;
When my heart is overwhelmed lead
me to the rock that is higher than
l." Troubles had rolled in upon
David like the billows of old ocean
and in the moment when he was nigh
engulfed he remembered that in other
days God had been his help. The
rock is suggestive of the unchanging
God. Storms sweep life's deserts and
its sands are shifted. but the rock Is
unmoved. Then l remember: 4 am
the Lord, | change not and yester-
day and today and forever the same.
and again | remember. i Will strens-
then thee and uphold thee saying un-
to thee fear thou not for 1 am with
thee
Then again the rock suggests per-
menence. The years come and cog
and winds blow and storms beat up
on it but measured by our little hour
glass 1t abides. Then again l re-
member Thou hast been our abiding
place in generations In our heart
achas. in o. joys; in our pleasures
and in our gloom God abides. So to
day in this our hour OF supreme bit
terness let us pray with David;
when my heart is overwhelmed lead
me to the rock that is higher than /
You are saying: The path is rough
my father many a thorn has pierced
me and my weary feet torn and bleed
ing mark the way yet thy command
bids me press forward. Father take
my hand. Then safe and blest, lead
up to rest thy child. And he ans
wers: The path is rough. my child
but oh how sweet will be the rest for
weary pilgrims meet when thou
shalt reach the borders of that land.
To which l lead thee as l take thy
hand. And safe and blest with me
shall rest. my child