The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-16
His Own Music Played.
DR.. GoShen's Address.

anthem contest, for which he was award
ed first prize
DR.. Goshen's Address.
The memorial address. delivered by th
pastor. DR. +. l. Goshen, was q MASTERY
tribute from one who knew, loved ant
understood the deceased. Dr Goshen said
In part:
To adequately appreciate or determine
mans real worth, one must stand removes
from him by the lapse OF years For the IN
OF a gifted ono is clearer In the pcrSpcctiv
Gnd when viewed from the vantage grounds
Task Is Difficult
Standing 90 closely associated with tho M
OF him wc -cmember todoy. II Is not cnsy Il
tell the story as II should be told, and yc
II love prompts the telling and conducts tn
hearing We shall learn the lesson.
After reviewing the career OF Prof
Radcliffe. the main facts OF which hav,
before been published by The Tribun,
and recounting the many honors that hac
come To him In his long musical career
The speaker continued:
Thonlns Radcliffe was an unostcntntlou
mon. In his life and in his music there wa
nothing spectacular He despiscd trick, H.
refused 10 prostitute his art by introducing
he thus rcyenl tho sou of the true musician
ana the true man
Was Always Fair.
In the seven years since knew him We ha,
many tnlks concerning music, it's history, it
power and Its Possibilities, and in all ou
conversation / did not once hear him Say al
siclans. How much ls this spirit OF fairncz
needed among US who TO worship nj th
shrine ard learn the power OF music. How pitt
iul 10 SEQ one who sings or PLAYS carrying
petty little dcspotlsm through life. Have al
the modern education that you mny; be mas
ter OF technique and all-proncicnt in method
and vet. living soTdid. petty little life new
er viii you pass beyond tho antechembcrs o.
The temple OF music. never VIII you max,
Inn N4 Ih. sn-1l I.Iw A..
cong or sound. In all those does tho life o.
him whom We remember this morning teach
US needed lessons But IL holds d teaching
greater still.
Greatest Contribution.
Seeking the greatest contribution that h,
made. l would Ind II. not in his music rar.
and precious as that is. not in his sImpIiclt,
OF chnrnctcr. beautiful and altogether helpful
os we found 1t. but I would say that It wa,
revealed IN that one grand trnit called faith
funoBs. For twcnty-sIx ycora no went In anc
out before you With n regularity and a pune
tuallty that WIS fautlcSs. When il O'CLOCK
struck on Sunday morning I knew that h,
would be at his post and that q moment latcl
the otsan would sound.
In Spite of Difficulties.
Not always VAS Il convenient or ensy
Sometimes ill-hcalth counSelc1 him to remnir
nj home and yet ne came-ho WINS not detoIncr
hy bad wcnther nor delayed by beIntod cars
lie planned 10 take his place nnd perform hI,
pari-not becnusSc he was largely paid 10,
would.
Lesson Is Here.
oh YOU men md women upon whom /.
much depends you who have IL In your u-owcl
10 progress or rctard great work here n,
you remember the life and the soryIcn of on
friend and co-worker. may YOU resolve ell o.
you, from this day 10 bring faithtulnes.
hdehty and conservation to the work tho
cries for your help and your example Let thI
lc tho suggestion that comes To YOU from hin
whom wo loved and lost awhile
No Monument Needed.
II no towering shaft ever renrs itself I.
mark his resting place II no eloquent tongue
ever reci,es his virtues If no pancsyric eve
Radcliffe buildcd for himself a monument tina
shall not crumble with tho sweep Of ysnrs
b eXterminatcd by tho tolls OF time or tar
nlshed by the rust OF lifc-the monument OF ;
ltfe-end written across that monument 4,
IottcrS clear and bright. SEQ the words: H
was faithful -
Merits the Praise.
Simple. unostentntlous, faithful even n Nh
snd these words he merits. for he possessct
their virtues
'Forrucd on the good old plnn
A true and brave and downright honest rnnn
he blew no trumpet in the market place.
Nor In the church with ny hypocritIc face
supplied with can't the lack OF grace;
LoathIng pretensc no cid with cheerful will
"hat othcrs talked about while their hand
were still.
memorial tablet near this organ, that In sim
pie phrase shall reclte these virtues and shnI
say 20 the children OF rho church. 'sThis 1
IN momory Of faithful man. Go thou and d.
likewise
Beautiful Tribute.
He touched llfe's harp and music fowc
ilEc Fppllns waters. his fingers swept tn
keyboard OF life's great organ and beautIfu
melodies and symphonies rosounded Ho live
simple. clean and honest manly life H
was gentleman
Or. Burrows. the archbishop of Cantcrbur,
wof spending Sunday with William E GInd
stone, Tho archbishop had no pastoral dutIs
that day. and 80 he attended services Wit
Silent prayer. IT was noticed that he was ycr-
ul He wos cnrried from tho church and in
Few minutes was gone As Mr.. Gladstone re
ioce OF his friend he said He died like
roldior."
His Last Service.
ON Sunday morning preceding Christina
day Thomas Radcliffe played for US He wa
lar from well and yet he played beautifully
AZ tho closo OF tho service he played for m
t%enty-siSth Chrstmos time for this churc
last note his fingers had for the Ie., IN,
touched the koyboArd OF the organ he Ioyo
20 well. What BEAUTIFUL memory foT hi
climax 10 long litc OF faithful service a fe,
doys later, surrounded by those who loved hin
he laid down HES work and uko soidie
Grown old and blind. MchneI Angelo gropc
his way into n cutlery OF tho Vatican. whcr
with uplittte'i face his fingers felt their VA
ever tho Torso OF Phdias." And tho oI
cardinal standing near heard him cay: "Groa
IL the marble, greater still the hand tho
carved IT, greatest OF all the God who fash
Toned the sculptor eth learn. / still learn
Like the OLD sculptor, seeking the marbl
that he loved, did Thomas Radcliffe on ths
last Sunday morning thread his way townr
tho organ that he had bulldcd md that
loved with rurc devotion. And finding il hi
genius made IL breathe the "HalIcluJa
Chorus"