Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-09-30

| And what more appropriate wor,
could be spoken concerning the on,
whom a whole community mourns to
!, day! Nay, a state, yea, great ma
ton, yea, a whole world, than to sa,
OF him. A prince and great MAJ
hath fallen
They are words SO expressive o.
the man that a ready response will b.
found in every sad soul which loyee
| him tor what he was as a primes
among men and man great among
his fellows.
To-day I bring you a message
from the King Of Kings, who can sus.
tain and comfort when human words
fail. 1t is for the comfort that YOU
have brought him here, where in days
gone by he was wont to worship and
where he learned as child those les
sons of reverence and Cody fear
which had SO much to do with making
him the man he was.
t'But there are some things which
should be said to the people Of his
state. God would call us as people to
stop still for a few moments and ser
iously ponder the thoughts and ways
Of God. When other ways fail to ar
rest our attention, God brings US face
to face with some burning bush.
'.This has God done this day. The
hearts of the people are turned to-
wards this place and God grant that
that voice may be heard to our own
profit, and that in his death the gov
ernor may be as powerful as in his
life.
'tshall we question the goodness Of
God just now because we are taught
that he took him from us? Or shall
we question his wisdom or love, OF
shall we as a people be SO blinded by
our grief that we shall forget that
God has beer SO good to us in giving
is such a man, son of our own soil.
bone Of our own bone, flesh Of our own
flesh as it were, and yet man whom
the whole state and nation mourns.
esWas he a self made man? Was it
by sheer force of will power or per
sonality or afability or natural bril-
liancy that be rose from obscurity to
greatness, from the plebian TO the
prince? Nc; he would never claim
himself to be a self-1nade man. He
was a God made man, and he tarried
with us until Gods purpose was full
filed. Governor Johnson became what
God had foreplanned that he shouIe
become.
'sGod speaks these words now fol
all who mourn: Blessed are they, fo1
their hearts should be comforted; lei
not your heart be troubled. Ye believe
| in God, believe also in Me- Thu:
speaketh. the High Holy One to WHOM
We now look for that comfort which
He promised to give to those who peit
their trust in Him. "
At the conclusion of the ehurcl
service, the procession was reformed
this time with the minister in front
and Mrs. johnson and her party imme
diateiy behind the hears !.
From the church TO the cemetery
was more than mile, but thousand:
escorted the funeral car.
Green Hill cemetery, where it wa
finally decided that the intermen
should be, is a peaceful little spo
well beyond the city to the northwest
It overlooks the town and by singulal
coincidence occupies the spot where tn
rife pits were dug in the Sioux out
break OF 1862. Both Governor John
sons fether and mother are buriet
here, the father 5 remains having beel
moved to this place by the governor
There was no service at the Gene
Itery. AS silently it came up the pla
teau. the long procession passed on t
the grave. the multitudes gathers
eloser and with a short prayer OF com
initial the casket was lowered to i
final resting place Tears stood y
/ many eyes.