The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-22
RESTS MEATH .SWEETFLOWERS Remains of Dr. Michel
 Laid to Rest. MOURNED BY MANY FRIENDS Great Crowd Hears Services at
 St. Johns Church. Rev. E. H .Cobbs OmcIateS Ovex Im- pressive Ceremonies at Oakwood
 Cemetery-Poetic Tribute of

The remains or UT. q 4sAAShoA were laid to rest yesterday afternoon in Oakwood Cemetery. and the place where they rest was covered under wilderness of flowers.
 Under gray and threatening clouds, great crowd of the friends and neigh bors of the beloved physician gathered to pay to him his last earthly honor. In St. Johns Church, where for so many years he worshipped. and where the ab- sence of his familiar figure will bring its sense of loss, Montgomerians of ev- cry age and of every fortune. gathered to pay tribute to him who had walked so long on earth and who had gone to his rest with his hands full or good deeds.
 At the grave, with the wilderness of flowers about, poem by his nephew, William Hamilton Hayne, son Of the famous Southern poet. Paul Hamilton Hayne, was read by Rev. b. E. GOODS of St. Johns, who conducted the ser vices Under the title of Beyond the Shadow" the poem was written to hon
 or the memory of Richard Fraser Mi- chel.
 The beautiful and impressive funer- al service of the Episcopal Church was | read by Rev. E. E. Cobbs, and a pro- l gram solemn and tender in music, en- hanced the beauty of the exercises when
 so many mourned Tor him who was gone.
 More eloquent of the esteem and love in which the great physician was held, than anything that could be said, was the gathering of Montgomerys people for the last acts of love and respect at St. Johns ChL-ch, on cray and for bidding afternoon. It told more elo- ouently than any words could be Tram ed or phrases that could be fashioned, of the full life he had lived and its use- fullness to the humanity which sur rounded.
 Grown At the Church.
 The large auditorium # :ho church was crowded from the railing to the door. Many stood throughout the entire exercises No class alone na age alone, made up the crowd. The long life. the faithful life had touched and benefited all classes and all ages of Montgom- erys people. Rich and poor young ana able physician who slept when SO much work had been accomplished. They who gathered there for the impress sive exercises shared the common sor- row at the loss of the physician. guides counsellor and friend.
 They felt that the touch of death had left an empty place in the life or city that would not be filled. 4he memory of him was keenest and strongest be- cause he had but yesterday been among them in vigor. at his life's work. His strength and usefulness had been so re- gently the aid and benefit of his people, that the. .swiftness and selfishness of
 
 than 1t could mar the char. / and kind liness of his own character. Although he had lived four score years Dr. Michel did not know old age | in the sense the term is generally ap- | piled. He never lived long enough for his faculties to be dulled or his hu- manity to be deadened. No weakness l extled him from the world and his fel- low man. Fortunate in many things. he was spared the sorrow of months l and years of inactivity and weakness. He was spared the banishment from | the world and the depressing sense of | his own weakness, which is Ages l greatest penalty.
 He went to his rest from the midst l of his labor and activity. He would l perhaps have preferred that way-to l have his day ended with the quick
 sinking of the sun in the mountain, | which fingers not over the rest hours, but goes so quickly that is glory risen to must needs be remembered. The poem of William Hamilton Hayne read at the grave was: BEYOND THE SHADOW. RICHARD FRASER MICHEL He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me beside the still waters"
 | Above the Shadow of the tomb
 Green pastures of celestial bloom Beyond the agony and strife still waters" of eternal life. Peace. like a heaven descended dove White messenger of joy and love.
 The Holy Comforter who brings Gods healing in his outstretched wings Release, unmarred by mortal tears. In the new spring tables of his years Pathways of beauty yet untrod
 In the bright valley-land of God. The pail bearers were J. s. Wilcox, l 1T. c. Davidson, G. O. Willis, D. R. | Tabor. c. G. Abercrombie, George H.
 McCombs, Hardwick Ruth, and E. C.. Andrew.
 The honorary pail bearers were Gen | eral John w. A. Sanford, Judge J. D. Gaston. Major W. w Screws, Dr. B. J. Baldwin, Dr. L. L, Hill. Dr. M L.. Wood
 Alex Rice. General William c. Oates. Judge Thomas G. Jones, B. M. Wash
 burn, W. M. Shoemaker, S. B. Marks, Dr., Dr. R. s. Hill. Dr. c. A. Thig- pen, Emil U Meyer, General Barry L.
 Holt, Arthur Hirscher and Sam Hirsch- | CT.
 Young and old in Montgomery sent | tokens to his grave. The earth about | 1t was carpeted with flowers when the | beautiful service had ended. Few who
 have lived and died in this city, have
 so remembered in the offering of floral
 tokens as the physician who old in
 years remained always young in heart. and who loved the society of the young no less than he loved the association | of the old One who loved humanity
 was remembered by humanity to the | last.
 BijOu Tonight,
 HOOligm's Troubles, 20, 35, BOc. |