The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-11

Der club of Ogden, also from the Brig
ham City Commercial club, were present,
attending in d body. The various Masonic
orders were well represented and besides
all these were many hundreds of per-
sons of no lodge affiliation, attending out
of respect and love for the dead man.
The body of Fisher Harris. sentineled by
a Scottish Rite guard, reposed In state
in the auditorium of the Masonic temple
from o'clock in the morning until l
o clock in the afternoon, and was viewed
by thousands. Amid the chill snow fur
ries of the morning hours hundreds or
prominent business men made their way
into the temple and paid last SAD, ana
often fearful homage to the man loVeu
throughout the commonwealth. Visitors
from many sections of the west came IN
to Salt Lake for the funeral
At o'clock, the time set for the serv-
ices, the auditorium and balconies were
packed with sofnberly-Gressed people. The
casket raised on a dais, was in plain view
of the entire assemblage, and long
wide aisle extending to the ritual rooms
of the Masonic order, was Kept open;
About the casket clusters of rich red
roses were lastly placed, and on the
raised platform of the stage gigantic
urn filled with chrysanthemums lowered
over the head of the coffin This was
from the Commercial club. A floral piece
sent by employees of the Commercial club
was among the notable displays.
ODey WIDOWS neQuSSts
Simplicity marked every feature of the
services. This was at the request of Mrs
Harris Brief, beautiful and impressive
was the eulogy and the ritual. The Rev.
Mr.. Simpkin paid an eloquent tribute to
the man, who was mis- close personal
friend Among other things in the course
of his beautiful encomium, the Rev. Mr..
Simpkin said:
MY Brethren: AS we bring into the
holy Of holes of this temple the dust
of a sunny-hearted brother whose soul
has gone out into the presence or that
Master who only can praise and who
only can blame it is with the knowledge
that the pain and sorrow that center
here affects a circle vastly wider than the
brotherhood of which he was distin-
guished and beloved member.
1T has been many a long day since any
soul has gone out from the life or TINS
city that meant in its going so much OF
loss as that of Fisher Sanford Harris. A
sunny, genial nature, genius-touched and
endowed in singular measure with attr1-
Dutes of greatness, was his and the hour
in which we gather about his dust Is one
which a multitude sharing in the great
empire of the west for which he gave his
life mourn a benefactor.
For the thinking men and women of
our city, the thought greater than any
of our commercial or industrial interests,
greater than any thought of private gain,
is that of an open grave and all it speaks
of the worth of this beautiful soul who
touched the world so hopefully. Ere we
lay him for the long sweet sleep under
the shadow of the mountains he loved
so WELL where the skies whose praises he
delighted to sing, may smile and weep
above his resting place, 1t is but fit
ting we should speak a word of love and
esteem.
"As a man he was generous. upright,
the soul of integrity, with heart that
beat to all the world. He walked among
men with nc passion for acquisition, no
faxv Qrpftinpr-biC
to be like the sun and wind and flow
ers, to give and help and serve. As
citizen he was highly honored, the gifts
he possessed fitting him for wide serv-
ice.
None Better Loved.
ut is safe to say that no man in the
great commonwealth was more beloved
or more useful, and in the wonderful de-
velopment of the city and state, in the
remarkable advance of these last years,
he had a greater share than any citizen
of the state.
''Without malice or rancor, with char
ity and sweetness, he has wrought a
splendid work. The biggest figure in the
company of men that makes the state
leading business organization, his clever
brain and indefatigable spirit we're given
to every project that made for the state s
upbuilding or the betterment of any hu-
man life. One may not touch upon the
sacred life of the home except to speak
] OF the IDEAL JDN6 anu sympathy nuiGl
made it a place beautiful beyond the or
binary. To the dear ones whose altar is
| broken down, who lose most in this ex-
/ perience, we speak word Of love and
commend them to the love and comfort
OF the good Father who has received him
| into rest.
And as a Mason who exemplified its
/ living principles, a man and citizen whose
/ chivaIrous southern heart expressed his
spirit of love and help to all the world.
| as one who walked in integrity and with
/ honor in all the walks of life, we grleve
/ for him, and yet bow beneath the will OF
/ God in quiet trust
"A few days ago as 1 looked into his
! eyes, pain-glazed and weary, and bade
| him remember that Gods viii is always
best, he smiled an assent and as he went
out into the valley he went unafraid. with
| his trust in the great Brother of the
race and could sing in his going:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moaning OF the
When 1 put out to sea-
eve turn our eyes thankfully to the
Il great silver sea over whose unruffled
Il bosom his bark floats in the gladness
/ eternal and trust that when the end is
/ come for us we may join him and all
| the worthy hearted in the spaces eternal
! And through the days till we meet again
we shall never forget the sweetness and
! heroism of his life of beautiful service and
I devotion to the city and state for which
/ he made lifes sacrifice, and shall hope
I that our own end may be as sweet and
peaceful as he found in the shadows that
| held the abiding morning for him."
/ The funeral cortege formed and left the
! Masonic temple shortly before O'Clock.
! Numerous carriages preceded and fol-
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