The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-07
Impressive Services Conducted
 By Order Yesterday
ROLL CALLED IN DARKNESS
Llkenesses of Departed Appear and Fade Away and Make Service Re- markabIy mpressive-Beau-
 tifu Tribute to Deceased.

of Elks turned it's antlers toward heaven yesterday afternoon and with words of love called back the memory, the good eeeds and the faces of "our departed 1 brothers"
 The curtain at the Bijou rose exactly at o'clock, and revealed the officers of ] Ledge 79 seated on the stage. In the rear was a picture of the great Elk standing among green reeds, with head held high, and above him angels with i arms outstretched
 The solemn music of the march played by Harms orchestra, which had held the i audience spellbound, died away as Ex- alted Ruler J. E. Shelby stepped forward l to the desk and opened the lodge. Brothers he said I've are often re- minded that we are born to die," and then he spoke q few words of the order and it's objects, named for an animal noted for its gentleness, always timorous of wrong, fleet of foot to relieve the unfor- tunate, quick to hear the cry of distress" {" After propounding the questions of duty to the various officers, he declared the lodge opened and called on Secretary H. E. Shropshire, Jr., to call the roll of the departed dead.
 The lights in the theatre went out, and the audience did not move. The names Of the departed sounded deeply through the darkness. A light revealed the proud elk, and in the frame above his head ap- peared dimly at first the picture of each dead brother. The face seemed to come as a vision growing strong and stirring i the hearts of friends and relatives who i remembered the good deeds and kind ac- 1 tions of his life.
 l As the secretary called each name three ! times slowly the face appeared and van ished. Tears sparkled on many an eye. As the last of the list was reached the feeling became intense, and it seemed as if the lives of the beloved were once more i in the midst of their friends. Here are the names l W. A. Morgan, died August 16, 1888. 1 M. B. Throckmorton, died December s. 1888.
 1 c. A. Rowley, died February 1, 1889. 1 w. R. Ward Ramsey, died October 2, 1889.
 K. Sidell, died December 25, 1889.
 E. W. Linn, died February r, 1892.
 Allen Y. Strother died June 30, 1897. J. B. Morton, died May 26, 1899. pr. J. k. Brown, died April B. 1900.
 D. c. Reedington, died September 4, 1900.
 Emil Gluck, died September 13 1900. | g. Erwin Schillinger, died November 29. | 1900.
 The Rev. O. P. Fitzsmmons died Sep l tember IT, 1901.
 John Queen, died February 2S, 1902. l A. s. Von Camp, died July 6, 1902 w. s. Sanneman, died July 20, 1902. | M. J. Mulaly, died August ', 1902.
 Tom McNamee, died March l. 1903. 1 R. V. Taylor, died April 2, 1903. | c. w. Baggerly, died April 25 1903.
 P. A. Fox, died May 4, 1903. | Harry Frost died November ', 1903. 1 Henry Peterson, died December 5, 1903.
 Martin J. Coniff, died January g, 1904. John F. Dusenberry died April 4, 1904.
 s. Solomon, died April 2S, 1904. | J. J. Laughran, died May B. 1904
 David S. Fox, died September 25 l9o4' | w. S. Rogers, died December 2, 1904. Paul Sharp. died December 21, 1904.
 J. B. Nox. died January 10, 1905. l. J. Altman died January 2l 1905. 1 Joseph Barnes, died March 1T, 1905. Paul Gllardoni died August 90, l9O5. Harry Westcott died October 25 1905.
 Tom Rensford, died March 19, 1906. ". c. Scott, died April 29, 1906.
 John T. Shugart died May 5, 1906. l E M. Rooney died June s, l906.
 M N. Due, died October 20, 1907.
 Eli P. Smith, died November IT, 1907. l I Hughes Edwards, died April 16, 1908. | T T. Johnson, died April IS, 1908 l R. T. Barber, died July 29, l9OS l II. Abel died August 13 lsOS I. c. Weissner, died October 30, 1908. l l., N. Archer, died October 30, 1908. l James Kelso died November Il, lsoS Patrick McCrossin, died November D, | 190s "In vain we call upon them,' said tha exalted ruler, but we will write their faults on the sands and their virtues in the heavens Then all joined In the lodge hymn: Great Ruler of the Universe, All-seeing and benign, Look down upon and bless our "oih And be all glory Thine. Ob hear our prayer for the honored dead
 While bearing in our mlnds | The memories graven in each heart For Auld Lang Syne. "In consciousness that we are all children of Thy mercy we come to Thy throne" prayed pr. William E. Evans He praised God for ever present help in time of trouble, sorrow and suirer- ing. for the past record of the order in brotherly love, charitable care, Kind deeds and the blessings it has bestowed upon the homes where the light had gona ont: deeds unseen to men, but not unseen to God" He praised Him
  for the future of the lodge and prayed that 1t would be much more abundantly | used for good, that 1t may strengthen the heart that Is stricken, comfort the home Where there is sorrow, and gath CT the great world nearer to Thy heart in love-"
 A vocal solo, ''Messe Solennelle," by Frank Arrico and the choir of St. Paurs 1 Catholic church, beautifully rendered, | was followed by an address on "The Brotherhood of Man" by Rabbi M. New field. The speaker in eloquent language | told of the onrush of the spirit of fra ternity, bound by no oceans, expressed bv no language, joining north and south, permeating the world, leveling | natural barriers and religious barriers.
 He argued that every point Is eauil- l ly distant from the same center of broth : erh ood. that the cry of famine in one part of the world is answered by the brothers of another. He pointed out how in the sacred books of every re- ligion the spirit of broth erhood is pro-