The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-25
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
TO THE DEAD
WORDS OF pAsT~R SPOKEN AT.
THE FUNERAL OF JAMES
ALBERT MILES.

than ordinarily interested was the fun
&rY Of James Albert Miles. This in
terest had its origin in the high es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Miles was held in
the city that had been SO long his
home; this esteem and te tender af-
fection which his closer friends felt
for him, were reflected in the tribute
which was paid to him by his pastor,
Quoted the funeral service Mr.. Van
Engelen said:
James A. Niles was quiet, un-
assuming, unobtrusiye man, who ever
sought to keep himself in the back
ground as much as possible and we
are, therefore, not at all surprised
that before his death he made the re-
quest that this service should be con-
Quoted in a simple manner and should
be held here at the home he loved so
dearly. Few men loved home as did
our dear brother. He appreciated his
home so much and said it was
beautiful place to live and beau
tiful place to die in and he thought
it WAS the most desirable place to
hold this service.
riety, yet such was his stalwart Chris
ton character and such was his faith,
in God and in His word and such was
his conservation and loyalty to the
cause of Christ that, like the Master
whom he served, he could not be
hid.
"His love for the church could not
be hid. He loved the church better
than any other institution on earth
because it was Christ's own institu-
tion to save and bless humanity. He
loved it's worship, it's ordinances and
it's activities. He was very tenderly
attached to the Emmanuel Baptist
church of this city, of which he had
been member SO long. For many
years he served this church, both in
the capacity of deacon and also, until
quite recently, as superintendent of
filled with that quiet dignity so char
acteristic of him. which always add
ed to the impressiveness Of the serv-
ices in which he participated. He
always took special interest in the
young people and his wholesome influ
ence upon the boys and girls and the
youth of the church cannot be fully
estimated and will take eternity to
reveal. IN
Though in all these varied Chris
tian activities our brother sounded a
trumpet before him, yet these faith
full services, backed by a consistent
Christian life, made it impossible that
his. Influence as a. Christian worker
should be limited to the church Of
which he was a memDer, but he stood
high In the esteem of members of all
the churches and Of those, also, who
We're members of no church. During
the weeks and months of his protract-
ed illness the thoughts of the people
of Missoula all focused upon his sick
chamber and the tenderest sympathy |
and heartiest good wishes We're ex-
tended to him by the people in gem
eral who all loved and respected him,
Ellis worthy life was brought to
a close by a beautiful sickness. 1t |
did one good to visit him. The words /
that he spoke and the prayers he ut /
tered made you better man. He was
always cheerful and hopeful and never 7
uttered a word of complaint. Dur /
ing the early part of his illness he
was very anxious to recover for he
saw so much in life to live for. He en- t
joyed the comforts and blessings of
nature, lavishly manifested on every
hand During his illness one could I
not help but notice how much he
appreciated the tender and devoted T
Of his faithful compan-
ion and up to the very end he always
gave affectionate expression to his /
gratitude for her constant attention. \
Though clinging to life bravely, yet /
he was always resigned and felt ready /
and willings to go If God so willed. L
Toward the last when he commenced f
to feel that the earthly tabernacle was \
soon to be dissolved, he began to long i
Intensely for that house not made +
with hands, eternal i'll the heavens.
His heart began to yearn for that rest 1
that remaineth for the children of
God We are reminded of the words
Of the Revelator, Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord, from hence
forth. yea, saith the Spirit that they
may rest from their labors and their
works do follow Them Our dead
brother has peacefully entered that
rest and how comforting that thought
for eve hath not seen, nor ear heard,
nor hath it entered into the heart of
man. what God hath prepared for
them that love Him. He did not live
in vain for we are assured that their
works do follows them.
"It is fitting that now, as we COM II
NIT his body to the earth, we should II
take to heart some of the
lessons he so mpressively and beau
tifully taught us. He taught US that
an unfaltering faith in God and in His
word is the only unfailing support in Il
sickness and in the solemn hour of
death. Now there is no use for us
simply to wish that our end might
be as peaceful as his unless we are
also willing to put out faith in God
and in our Savior. Jesus Christ, as he
did, He taught us all to seek first |,
the kingdom of God and His right 4
aousnness' and let everything else
be secondly in our lives