Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-08
Thousands Attend Big,
Meeting
William Murphy, the Dead Mans
Son, Calls Upon Audience to
Sign Pledge His Father
Loved

IN Los Angeles IdSC week Drought SOT-
row to thousands of his friends in all
parts of the world, more than 5000 of
his admirers gathered within Temple
Auditorium yesterday afternoon to at
tend memorial services in his honor,
while additional thousands were turned
away on account of lack of room.
Every seat in the vast building was
filled, while hundreds who could not
find seats lined up against the walls
and in the ais.es. ali eager to pay their
respects to the memory of the dead
man whose many acts of kindness, pa
tience and charity have brought peace
and gladness to homes which previous
to his coming had been households of
sorrow and misery.
Every man, woman and child in the
great building was an intimate friend
of the great temperance worker. Many
OF them had little personal acquain-
tance with him, but his cherry God
bless you" and hearty handshake had
won Francis Murphy a home in their
hearts that could Le occupied by no
other man.
\ Few Dry Eyes Seen
Few dry eyes were seen in the build
ing as touching tributes were paid the
memory of the dead man, and even the
speakers were frequently overcome with
grief and when compelled to turn away
to wipe away the tears as they dwelt
on the many kind acts which won for
Francis Murphy the love of the people.
No greater tribute could be paid to
Francis Murphy than the meeting yes
terday. There the great love borne
for him by those with whom he had
worked and for whom he had labored |
was shown when all bowed their heads
in prayer, thanking God that man of
such worth and goodness had been |
given to the world, even if but for a |
short time.
At the opening of the meeting and at |
the request of Arthur Let's, presiding |
officer, the entire congregation arose
and sang the hymn "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name This was followed |
by a short prayer oy Lev. Warren F. |
Day, who spoke touchingly of the many |
kind acts performed by Francis Muir
ply in Los Angeles and other cities, |
and of the great work he had carried
on in saving men from drunkards'
graves and placing them back on their
feet as Christians.
Arthur Let's Address
Mr.. Let's then ss,oke on Francis
Murphy as My Friend" With well
chosen remarks he referred feelingly to
the great friendship which existed be-
tween the beloved temperance worker,
whose death had caused so much sor-
row. In part Mr.. Let's spoke as fol-
lows
''I am here to speak of Francis Muir
ply as my friend; of that friendship
which will be sacred to my memory
as long as life lasts. I have ten min
utes to speak on this subject. Why, If 1
had ten weeks 1 could not do it JUS
tice.
II hope all you who are here appre-
ciate the sweet, loving nature of Fran
els Murphy as l did. 1t was an honor ,
for anyone to shake hands with that
man, and all those who ever did so
were better for it. Francis Murphy
came nearer to the humble Nazarene !
than any man know of. He wanted to {
save you. That was his aim in life !
and his heart beat fast with love for
at all times. That noble
heart of his was wrapped up in his fell
low human beings. Oh, If we only had
ten thousand Francis 11urphys what a J
world this would be! We would then
have no use for jails or penitentiaries
1t was his great love for men which
aided him in saving them. That is
what he preached and practiced and
Seek for the Good
'Let us try to see the good things In +
our companions. None of you ever heard +
Francis Murphy say anything bad i
about anyone. 1t was not in him to {
do 1T. His love for you would not let /
him. :
II remember how he used to come to $
my office. 1 would be busy, but never y
too busy to see him. No matter what n
work l was doing, it could wait until q
had received his handshake.
oh, my brother he would say, I \
Just came in to get your blessing and /
the room and world always seemed $
brighter after he had been there. r
"A thought comes to my mind now.
While visiting in Philadelphia some 7
time ago 1 saw magnificent ainting. s
1t was work of c which compelled 6
me to stand entranced before it. The n
showed thousands of dead. u
neaped high one upon the other and f
stretching as far away in long lines as '
The eye could reach. In the fore
ground were the great generals of the a
lges, Alexander, Caesar. Napoleon. all
we're there. The subject of the paint c
ng was 'Conquerors,' and as I stood o
before the painting 1 wondered what .
Ill the great victories won by these =
men counted for. Now think of Fran 4
lis Murphy, one of the greatest con- n
luerors. but he left no grinning skulls
behind him. His name may not be on
he pages of the world histories, but
ust compare him With the world S
heroes. v
1T was his doctrine Of love which o
Won him place in our hearts. the g
'lace he will always retair. e
Vice Presidents Tribute n
"Vice President Fairbanks recently n
aid of Francis Murphy, He was the a
weetest and purest spirit that ever
rod this EARTH and he was right" n
At the close of Mr. Let's address g
Hiss Ellen Beach Yaw, the famous n
niger and life long friend of Francis r.
durphy, arose and talked to the center 7,
I the platform to sing solo. AS Miss "
Jaw arose from her seat t as noticed n
" those who sat near her that her 9
yes were filled with tears, but choking
ack sob she bravely took her place r
With the first words of her song. how I
yer, her feelings 'vercame her. and o.
he woman whose voice has held thou %
ands enthralled by its spell broke tC
own and she was compelled to leave G,
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