The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16

that he took on the necessity of the con l struction of the Nlcaraguan canal justi- l fed"
 Congressman Gillespee said: His life l of poverty and service was one Of the l souths proudest boasts"
 l At few moments before 12 o'clock, with the senators in the lead, followed by | the representatives, the judges, the gov ernor and his staff and others, they marched to the church and took seats as l signed them
 peculiar coincidence was the fact that Governor Conner and Mr Bankhead sat side by side Though they may be op- 1 ponents later, they were in sincere unison l while paying respect to the dead. The senators and representatives sat on the l front right seats, while the Confederate l Veterans were on the left.
 1 The Misses Morgan entered on the arm
 of Irby Morgan and were seated with the other attending relatives. The two sons
 were unable to attend, one being in Pana-
 ma and the other in Oklahoma.
 The church and Sunday school was crowded to it's limits while three times as many were turned from the doors. The l crowd was estimated at 3000.
 Services Over Remains.
 Dr. Dickinson arose at noon and said we are come to speak the last words | over one or the nlOSl lluSlIiOhS iiltil OA history. Let us hear the Word of God l He then read few passages from the ritual and John A.
 Beginning with Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God believe also in me. In my Fathers shouse are many mansions, if it were not so l would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if | go and prepare a place | for you I will come again and receive you l unto myself that where l am there ye 1 may be also" and closing with, At that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and the Father in me
 Softly, as fitting the presence of the dead, the choir sang, How Firm a Foun- dation," and then Rabbi E. s. Levy read the 90th Psalm, which contained those l appropriate words "The number of our l days are three score and ten, and If by reason of strength they be four score years. yet it is their strength. labor and sorrow, for 1t IS soon cut off and we fly away
 The next reading was from First Corrln- l thians 145 l to 12, by the Rev. J. l.. Ros- ser of the First Baptist church. Among 1 his words were: "But now Is Christ risen 1 from the dead and become the first fruits 1 of them that slept. For since by man l came death, by man also came also the resurrection of the Gead.
 Dr. A. A. Little, pastor of the Presby- terian church, led in prayer, paying a 1 beautiful tribute to the deceased, and l thinking God for his works, his wonder ful example, and his matchless integrity. 1 He prayed especially for the President 1 and Vice President of the United States, 1 for the Senate, that it may follow the precepts of Morgan, never doing anything 1 but for the glory Of their nation. His prayer was for the, city of Selma, the state of Alabama, and the United States l of America.
 Before the prayer the choir sang Rock 1 of Ages" and while the pallbearers were l filing out with the casket they sang Lead Kindly Light" the favorite hymn of the 1 deceased and one most appropriate to the occasion.
 Procession Again Formed.
 The procession was again formed as in
 the morning and arrived at the grave at 1 Ills o'clock. The Live Oak cemetery Is
 the most beautiful in Alabama, kept lilse
 a garden, and full of fine monuments.
 Next to the lot which was shaded with a canopy lies the body of Vice President | William R. King, who died in the sixties.
 The procession passed on around the | central driveway and then, while the large | crowd surrounded the grave, the body
 was lowered to it's final resting place. l pr. Dickinson read the simple Meth odist rital, full of hope and faith, look l Ing to the resurrection when all shall be I 1 filled, the vault sealed and the flowers | arranged Senator John Tyler Morgan | had not only Joined the immortal in | heaven but the immortal in memory oi men.
 Conner and Fairbanks Meet. l It was at the grave that Vice Pres- | ident Fairbanks met Governor Conner
 They clasped hands warmly and spoke of their mutual sorrow.
 .it,r tln of thn fPa AHT1f was again entertained by Senator Pettus l and it was not until o'clock, just as l the business houses of Selma reopened l after five hours cessation from work, that I the Washington party boarded their car. Just as Mir Fairbanks stepped on tho 1 platform he turned back and said "Sei ma is a great old southern city No wonder she has grown such great men. l Her hospitality is excellent and her &C., tions at such a time have ben approprl- ately full of love-
 He left immediately for the north, an6 was accompanied as far as Birmingham
 by several members of that city's delega- 1 ton.
 In the meantime, the city, the state and
 the nation mourns. The drapings of Sel-
 mas stores will not be removed for q
 month and the sorrow of her hearts $ l ever present. 1t was not until after all
 the ceremonies were finished that Senator 1 Pettus found time to say a word. They | all know how much I loved him. He had
 been in the Senate longer than l. We
 were brought up together and the love of youth had increased with old age Sen | ator Morgan was the best friend I had 1 in the Senate. l need not speak of his l record, for that they all know. It is a
 great loss,' and the general could speak | no further words.
 General Lee Pays Tribute. l This afternoon the following tribute al
 rived from Gen. Stephen D. Lee. com l nending the veterans:
 | With profound sorrow the general | commanding announces to his Confeder- I ate comrades the death of another of our | distinguished associates John Tyler ] Morean hiica dial. ceneral in the lnIl-