The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-20
REMEMBER THEIR DEAD.
Eloquent ADDRESS Delivered at Type
graphical Memorial Exercises


graphical Memorial Exercises
The postponed memorial services
of biographical Cnion Ne SO were
held al Fraternity hall last Sunday
afternoon. the weather again prevent
ing the holding Of exercises Al Wyu-
Ia. The storm prevented = number
from attending. but the sxercises -
planned were carried out
Nearer. My God TO Thee VAS sung
by the assembly and the divine bless
ing was invoked by Rev J. Nickel
chaplain OF the Nebraska Department.
G. A r l. n Woodruff. an homer
AIRY member Of the union. then deliv-
cred the following adreSs-
Il have been asked TO make talk
On this OCCASION with the understand
ing that there are Others 10 follow
and that nv remarks need not be eN-
tended. In other words, the commit
tee informed ne that 1 must confne
myself briefly 10 the subject
Il feel aonoTed by being invited by
my brother workers 10 say word al
this time. feel honored also 10 hold
membership in an organization that
was first 20 propose fixing = day for
The annual observance of this beau
1sfni ceremony It's observance ex-
presses in the strongest possible man
ner the love. sympathy and fellow
10 10,
brotherhood. In scattering flowers
over the graves Of departed friends
we contribute much in fostering the
sublime principles taught Us in the
fztherhood of God and brotherhood OF
man
To my mind this simple token of
remembrance has even a greater sig
nificance- Ii expresses q belief in
the immortality Of the soul. and 10
quote the words of another. in Ian
guege which cannot improve on.
ask: And is life but the breath Of
the moment. the mist of the morning.
4 fash and amending glory. Is the
cooling babe and dinl-sishsed age 80
nearly one that there is glimpse o.
the sunshine and all is darkness Is
the Sindsing of the intellect OF man.
the mind that ints-pEeSs the viii Of
God. in the flowers and the starr that
carpets the desert with verd1re and
robes the mountain With beauty. that
orsAsAeS life into seeming intel
Hgencs. into mechanism. o1ry = sun.
S2zzlSnS in brightness for = day. thai
sets forever IN the shadows OF the
tomb Is all inc tender affection Of
the heart. sensitive as the apple Of
the eye, pure as the breath OF the
rose. bright IS the gem OF the noon
dsy. rsppll1g over the hearthSS0ae like
a crystal stream among the flowers
Of the meadow and warming and
Frightening all II touches 10 be frozen
by The night and frost of deatne
do net believe IL cannot think that
an artist viii paint 3 picture OF chisel
= beautiful statue only 10 destroy it,
I cannot conceive that the purpose
OF any creative Intelligence can be
the shaping Of splendor only 10 fur
nish opportunity 10 disfgure and shat
ter it
L hook NJ into the heaven and
see s>ars-gems OF the uasSe-Ss.
flashes Of creative Thought beauties
Of creative wisdom that have been
twiasling for millions OF year, l
delve into she mountain and find
crystal beauty and diamond wealth
which have been centuries in perfect.
ing their formation and Will defy the
wear of the ages l behold nature
swept by the breath Of the autumn
and the foliage of the naples painted
in all the SintS OF rainbow. a gor
geous preparation for the sleep oi
winter: and the winter comes It's
blasts whistle and screech through
the nfe,ess trees. the aowsriess gar
dens and oVer the cherries fields.
Not leaf rcstlss. not flower smiles
not q blade of grass grows, not q bin
breaks the dismal u,onosony with 4
note Of song And Yet nature onl,
slumbers- She awaits the touch of m,
srrsnSsime's warmth and the sum
mer'S brightness and when she feel:
them leap into new life and the ire,
and flower of plain and mountain an,
bird and ssreamle, are roeed in IN,
slories of a resurrection Aad ami,
precious than the stars. more hrillian
than the gem. of nnsr nesr than N,
ro~er. the eroxning thought Of God
Is he bat bubble, = fash. meseo
Of three score years and ten 81
yiroaments teach me differently. III
sun that riSes never goes out Ii ma
hide its face but il shines On