Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-08

hSheh Shto S'SA Oui tsdSOn
teaches US that an Almighty Cheator
who brought man into being; who
breathed into him the breath of life:
who endowed him with faculties so
far In advance of the brute creation:
who gave him an intellect by which
he was enabled to acquire dominion
over all the earth and who created him
In His own Image, SO arranged that
when death came man became like
one Of the brutes, part of the dust
OF the earth. Our reason as well as
our faith teaches us that death ia not,
cannot be the end of man.
"1f 1t is not what then? This is
the question tina. none of the living
can answer. You may believe in one
kind of future life and in another.
You may believe in a material incar-
nation and in a spiritual one. None
OF us knows which is the right one.
The ignorant savage weeping abovs
his dead knows as much about that
as the most learned professor of our
colleges. Our nature revolts at the
thought that death ends all and ~
cannot and will not believe that; but
what is after death is the mystery.
Whatever 1t is our reason and our
faith both teach us 1t must be better
than what has gone.
Our friend has solved the great
mystery as we in turn must solve 1t
in the only way It has ever been
-olvod or will ever be. The Almighty
Creator in his wisdom has seen fit
to crTw the veil SO that no glimpse
OF the great beyond may ever be seen
by mortal eyes. We do not know
which Is the most fortunate, the babe
who dies in its mothers arms before
reason has illuminated It's face or its
tongue learned to utter word or the
aged man who has travelled that whole
OF life's journey and tasted its sweet
and its bitter.
1t Is not right that we should know.
If 1t was then the Creator who an.
dowed us with minds capable of &C
quiring knowledge of earthly things
would have equipped us with a facul
ty whereby we might acquire knowl.
edge OF the hereafter. If it were in.
tended that man should know, the,
means OF acquiring that knowledge
would have been placed within his
reach II
tended that mans idea of a future
life must rest in faith. Our friend
now knows. We, too, shall know when
we have passed through the dark val.
ley through which he has passed.
Judge Russell had weaknesses. I
will not call them faults. Who is there
that has none? Let us now with our
hearts melted to tenderness in this
hour take the mantle of charity and
walking backward, with faces averted
cover up from our mental vision all
those weaknesses and hide them from
our sight forever as we shall presently
hide from our sight the mortal part
of our friend, and leave and cherish
In our memories only that part which
is lovely. Let the saying be of him
that his mistkes were buried In tn
grave with his body, but his good
deeds and they are legion, will live
always. Let him sleep the sleep Of
the honest and just and wake in The
blessed light of brighter, better kfe."'
Another hymn by the choir and
those present were given an opportu.
nifty of taking a last look at the de-
parted. then the casket was conveyed
to the hearse by the pail bearers,
Messrs. Ed. c. Schalles, +. H. VIII,
Geo. e. West. Willis A Reese, ]. w.
Waters and Hans Aspaas. 1t was q
long procession that followed the re-
mains to Greenmount cemetery, the
long line of carriages bringing up the
rear. At the grave the Masons took
charge and the beautiful Masonic serv.
Ice was listened to with great respect
for the dead and sympathy for the
sorrowing family. Il
The floral offerings were pro{use.
there being many emblems from the
different fraternal societies and friends
In addition to cut flowers.
Peace to the ashes of the departed
The regular session Of the city coun.
Gil met last evening, and after unani.
mously adopting the resolutions as
given below. adjourned until Thursday
evening as a mark of respect to the
memory of Judge ]. l.. Russell.
Whereas, Death has taken from our
midst Honorable James L. Russell
city attorney of this city, and
whereas. in his death the nation
mas lost one of those who in its hour
OF peril risked his life in its defense:
the state has lost one of its leading
citizens; the legal profession has lost
one of its brightest lights and our city
mas lost one of those sturdy. pioneers,
whose courage. industry and integrity
neiped to make our lovely city, there
fore