Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
CHURCH HONORS
REAVES' MEMORY
Boyle Heights MethodiStS Hold
Special Service for Victim
of Times Disaster
/ gathering of friends and acquaint-

A gathering of friends and acquaint-
ances of J. Wesley Reaves filled the
Boyle Heights Methodist church last
evening for the memorial service which
the church rendered to the memory OF
Mr.. Reaves, who was one of the vic
tins of the Times disaster. Mr.. ReaVes
was one OF the most prominent mem
bers of the church, an official in sew
eral of the societies and one of the
best beloved young men in the entire
membership.
Faithful in every particular, with
great love for the church and its work
| was the keynote of the character given
last night by his fellow church mem
bers who spoke in sadness at his sud
den death while at his duty.
| The church had been simply adorned
by loving friends for the service, palms,
emblematic of victory, having been ar
ranged about the church. Special
musical numbers were rendered by the
church chorus choir, the Epworth
league uuartette and the Brotherhood
| quartette.
| DR.. w. E. Tilroe, the pastor of the
church, presided at the service and re-
peated a part of the fifteenth chapter
| of the First Corinthians used in the
burial ritual
The Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, superin-
| tendent of the Bethlehem Institution,
was the first speaker, having been as
sociated with Mr.. .Reaves through the
work among the Japanese that the lat
ter carried on at the Bethlehem church.
| He Said
WAS A MISSIONARY
"One day there came to my study a
young man who said that he wanted
| more work to do. I want to be one
of those to reach those not often
| reached said our Brother Wesley. He
taught the Russians and then the Jap
anese boys. 1t always pleased me to
watch his faithfulneS in rain or shine.
In this way he was a foreign mission
airy, for no one can tell what the result
of his work will be when these people
return to their own lands.
''It means much to see young man
give the best in his life--too often they
simply seek for good times. No greater
riches could be left than those of char
acter, love and sympathy. These be-
reaved parents may say that this life,
though short, was well lived. He who
hordes the good things becomes a
miser, but he whose heart is filled
with love, to whose soul has come a
message. greater things are his"
The Rev. w. c. Reynolds spoke in
behalf of the brotherhood of the
church, taking the place of DR.. w.
Lehman Lowder, who was to have
represented the brotherhood but
whose mother died late in the after
noon.
| WORLD Is SYMPATHETIC
The Rev Mr.. Reynolds spoke in the
highest terms of the life and York of
Mr.. Reaves, saying that all who knew
him both loved and respected him.
The Rev. Mr.. Reynolds emphasized the
fact that Mr.. Reaves was faithful in
all things intrusted to his care
Mrs. G. A. Meth, who was the class
Sunday school teacher of Mr.. Reaves,
spoke in the highest terms of Mr..
! Reaves, saying that it had been a
great privilege to have him as a men,
ber of her class.
"Be thou faithful unto DEATH was
the Scriptural words that Mrs. Meth
used in describing the life and work
of Mr.. Reaves.
G. r. Vesper was the next speaker.
representing the official board Of the
church of which Mr.. Reaves was a
member and had served as the Sec
! retary.
at is a hard task tonight" said Mr..
Vesper, "but I believe that 1 would
voice the sentiments of this congre-
cation If were to say that this world
| is sympathetic. For a moment let
your thoughts go back over the past
week in this church, this city and
community. Not in the history of Los
| Angeles has there ever been such