The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-18
Funeral Services
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PythiaS.
The honorary pallbearers were:
Messrs. Joseph Askew, Henry r
Louderman and AL Herford, and
barry 5. Cummings, James l.. Hutch.
ms, Wallace l.. Smith, e. Bernard
Taylor, Kid North, John w. Hawk
ms, Jacob c. Nicholson, Robert Tur-
ner, Alfred Haines, Thomas r.
Smith and Harry Thomas.
|; Rev. Alfred Young. pastor of the
church. also spoke. He said in part:
Life is a struggle from the cradle.
to the grave. Every man has his
sorrows and his troubles. God has
not told us when and where we shall
die. Joseph Cans wanted to die in
this city, in his mothers bed. He
prayed to God 1000 miles away
from home to spare him for this end.
We honor this dead man today, be-
cause he was good and kind to his
mother.
y I've honor him. too, because he
was what be professed TO be- The
great trouble in this country today
is that people are not what they
profess to be. He was broadhearted
j brave and great prize fighter. He
/ ltever boosted of his great victories
won from time to time. He never
!, delivered a blow under the belt. All
|, the races Of the globe knew Of him
\ as a man."
! A feature of the church service
+: was the music, Of which the dead
master was ever fond. Lloyd Gibbs.
/: the we'll known colored tenor, and
Nelson Tunstall, a colored baritone,
came from New York and sang sew
eral favorite hymns of the deceased.
/; Prof. William Howard accompanied
the singers. Phoebe e. Caulk. of the
Whatcoat choir, sang at the con-
clusion Of the service, 81 Am So Glad
I That Jesus Loves Me-"
The services at the church began
with the singing Of "Nearer My God,
to Thee" Following the scriptural
reading >and the offering Of prayer,
Rev. G. G. Cummings delivered the
leulogy. He referred to Cans as
having been a scientific boxer, truly
the 'old master measured by his
ability, clean fighter, black in col
or, but white in soul:
II Services at Grave
Rev. Frank Williams, of Perkins
B Square Baptist Church, also spoke
OF the good qualities of the deceased
At the cemetery special services
| cd Of
again thousands of people, white
and colored, were gathered to pay
their respects to the hero Of many
tistic encounters. Rev. G.. G. Cum,
mings read the Scriptural lesson;
Rev. Alfred Young offered up the
n last prayers and Rev. Frank Will
liams pronounced the benediction.
h Among the floral tributes that
were banked high about the casket
in the church, where the remains of
the dead lay exposed to view for
many hours in handsome silk
lined coffin, was floral tribute from
h Battling Nelson sent yesterday morn
ing.
ii Other tributes were from Al Her.
ford; James CrOffoth, Of California;
NJ Rasin Whisky Company, Leon Ros-
enstein, John II. Childs, George Cor
/ poral, Kid North, Harry Thomas,
Silver Springs Social Club, employees
Of the GOldfeld Hotel; the Mar
Fl 1uette Club Of Seattle; Kuhle, Love
& Co., Henry Lauderman, the New
n York Evening Journal, e. Very
Stokes, Abraham Ullman, Alexander
Hemsley; a large pillow Of flowers
from Mrs. Joe Cans; a floral piece
from Mrs. Wallace Smith; a beauti-
n full chair entitled the CHAMPIONS
fSeat, from Joe Barrett; a beautiful
4 design from Mrs. William Green: a
| wreath from Harry Lyons; a hand
lsome floral tribute from Howard
Nenable; floral piece from Miss
Laura Fisher; handsome design
from the boys Of Leach's Hotel !;
lanOther from Jim Robinson; one
Il from the knights Of Pythias; a mag
'lEifiCent floral array from the Mon-
umental Brewery; a handsome one
II from Mr.. William M. Straus, and
i beautiful floral remembrances from
Holm w. Hawkins, Mrs. Meriah Cans,
t.6ulie and Walter Cans, and a-pratty
floral design from j. j. Necker and