The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-09
MANY Attend Memorial at Pres
byterian Church for Utah's
Kindly Jurist.
TRIBUTES TO CHARACTER
IN SPEECH AND SONG
Preceding EuIOgistic Services,
Body Is Laid at Rest in Mt.
0liyet Cemetery.

All that wgs mortal OF Judge Jonathan
G. Roylc was consigned to grave n'
Mount OIivct cemetery "Wednesday morn
ing The funeral was held from thc
family residence. lSS * street. and WAS
attended by the members OF the iainily
and a few Intimate friends. Memorial
services were held at the First Prcsby-
tcrlan church Wednesday afternoon AT o
o'clock a concourso OF friends was In
attendance.
AT the funeral. the Rcv. W. NJ. Padcn
of tho First Presbyterian church or
which the dcccdCnt was an active mem
ber for moro than thirty years. opened
the services with prayer and read pas
sage from the scriptures. The Rev, +.
4. Simpkin OF the Phillips Congregation
al church spoke briefly, paging II tripmtc
10 tho lifcwork OF the Utan JurisL The
minister college, also spoke briefly; 1he
Rt. Rev. Lawrence Seaman. n lifelong
friend or Judge Royle, attended the scrv-
ices at tho home.
llams. Thomas Weir. a. y. Mckay, 81
mon Bambcrgcr. II. Hampton. L. Grandc
Young. j. X. Betchcr and G. =. Na:lin.
Tho service at the grave III Mount OIL
no flowers.
Kindly. Able Man
Parloy L. williams representing the
Utah Bar association, was tho principal
speaker at the memorial service. MIR.
Williams spoke. not only as legal as
SbilalS OF Iut-' INpNs', blll b9 a NINs'
friend for a third OF q century.
Judge Royle Will be remembered as
nm exemplary citizen. kind. loving nus
band. an indulgcnt father, and credit
To the legal profession, SAID Mr.. VIII
liams. "IIc WAS content To pursue his
uyOcation without strife and was al
ways n man of peace. Throughout his
career he was devoted 10 his profession.
thoroughly earnest. remarkably able and
Will stand as an example FOR tho young
or members OF the bar
"Kindincss was one OF tho strongest
characteristics OF Judge RoyIo.' con-
tinucd Mr. Williams. ut was marked
in his home life and In his actions among
men. | have been associated with him
upon many occasions and never saw him
forget his own peculiar. uuict dignity.
He was always respectful dud Thought
fu Of the feelings OF others.
Judge Roylc lived a successful life.
His homo life was perfect. he made Il
host of true friends and won the respect
OF his associates In his chosen profess
sion, With tho passing of Judge Roylc
this community has lost n real man."
Other. Eulog1es.
The Rev p. a. simpkin followed with
beautiful tribute 10 the charac;cr of
the decedcnt. The Rev. ". NJ Padcn
and the Rev. Robert G. McNiece also
spoke. pr. Iaden read some verses writ
ten by Judge Royle 10 Ills wife 1n the
occasion OF their golden wedding ami
ycrsary.
\ mixed quartctte sang Lead Kindly
Light" and Gently Lord, o Gently Lead
hymns. The Rev. Mr.. McNicce offered
prayer and the Rnv. Mr.. Padcn pro-
nounCcd the bcnedIction.
Members of the Utah Bar association.
of which the dcccdent was "A member.
attended the memorial services in n body.
At n special meeting, held Wednesday
afternoon In the United States district
courtroom. resolutions of respect were
passed by the bar association. The meet
ing was presided over by Charles Bald
win and the committee that drafted the
resolutions WAS composed OF Ic Grande
Young. Andrew Howat and NJ. l..
Richie,
Resolutions of Respect,
The resolutions read. In part:
I'VE recognize in the career OF cur
honorable deceased brother that which
takes TO make n respected man. gem
tlcman and trusted citizen. always pure
In his llfe. always upright In his deal
tngs. never unkind 10 anyone. and never
boastful or arrogant. but always deter
mined and firm in the cause OF right
I'm the passing OF the old legal firm
OF Marshall e. Royle. one OF tho old land
marks I'm the legal profession and history
OF Utah in It's activity and usefulness
in everyday life has ceased but the cx-
does not pass away. They have their
effect upon a community. which mulles
for nothing but good, and we'll can we
say. and all their acquatntances say that
communities, nav, humanity, is better
that such men have lived"
the name Of whlch--Mt Olvct-was select
cd by the judge many years ago. when
the burial ground was set apart