Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-21
CHARLES MORGAN MEMORIAL
Young Mems Christian Association HOnoTs
the Dead Lawyer.
WAS DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION
Tribute Paid by John wharton,
Robert COweII and Isaac Car
Penter, and Resolutions
Adopted.

The Lyric theater was filled Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock with members and
friends of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION and friends of the late Charles
e. Morgan, to participate in the memorial
services in honor of Mr.. Morgan, who died
December 81. The services were held under
the auspices of the association and were
presided over by Prof. w. M. Davidson.
The members of the board of directors OF
the association occupied seats on the stage.
The program opened with the hymn, MY
Faith Looks Up to Thee" the congrega-
ton participating Prayer was offered by
Rev. q. r. Curry of Calvary Baptist
church, following which Frank o. New
lean sang Crossing the Bar
John c. Wharton, a law partner of Mr..
Morgan, delivered an eloquent eulogy upon
the professional life of the dead man.
Robert Cowell paid a glowing and elo-
Quent tribute to Mr.. Morgan in Civil
Life" He spoke of his association with
Mr.. Morgan for four years. He said in
part: There was nothing mean in this
mans life He did not pirate of his religion,
he lived the life. He did the manly part
of whatever came to his hand. 1 never
knew him to say an unkind word of man
or woman. 1 have wondered why so useful
a man should have been stricken down.
Yet his life was not lived in vain ap-
peal to young men to enter the arena of
politics with the motives that actuated
Mr.. Morgan. His life gives the denial to
the often repeated assertion that no man
can enter politics and escape corruption.
Politics was purified by the presence of
such men Mr.. Morgan. He was an
honor to anything and everything he under
took, and we honor ourselves and our city
by honoring him."
His Christian Life.
1. w. Carpenter spoke of Mr.. Morgan
as a Christian. and related many interest
ing and pathetic incidents Of his career,
which were deliberately set forth in the
report of the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Morgan, in his upright Christian
life," he said, "typihed the life of Jesus
Christ more than any man 1 have ever
known. He gave cheerfully and sys-
tematically of his income to the work OF
the church and Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. which was followed by other
members of the association and the citizens
of Omaha, Shortly before his death 1
visited him and, being then sightless and
speechless, he wrote on his tablet direc-
tions for his funeral services. He bore
his sufferings with patient and heroic
Christian fortitude, but he wrote me that
day on the tablet, and 1t is indicative of
his pure character: 1t has been a long
time, but 1 thank God for 1t ALL
George g. Wallace, chairman of the COM
| mittee on resolutions, presented the report
of the committee as expression of the
| appreciation of the board of directors OF
! the Young Mems Christian association OF
Omaha upon the life and character of MT
| Morgan.
The resolutions embraced a touchins
tribute to the high Christian character Of
Mr.. Morgan and the valued services hi
had given the association both as a d.
rector. official and member. Tribute wa.
also paid him a worker in the church
and Sunday school, concluding with ar
appeal to the young men of Omaha to liv.
| up to the resolution of this hour, in tn,
memory of one so worthy.
The report of the committee was adopted
unanimously by standing vote, with thu
further recommendation that the report b,
placed on the permanent records of tn,
association.
The audience remained standing Will
Mr.. Frank o. Newlean sang lone Sweet!
| Solemn Thought" The services closed will
prayer, by Rev. B. f. Fellman OF Grac
Baptist church.