The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10
LOvAbLE YOUNG
NAN IS At REST
Beautiful Tributes Arc Paid to
Memory of Arthur
Pratt, Jr.
JUSTICE J. f. FRICk IS
ONE OF THE SPEAKERS
Addresses Also Delivered by
Rufus Hardy and Rev. P.
A. Simpkin.

Funeral services for Arthur Pratt, Jr,,
were held at the homo Of his uncle,
George & Alder, % First avenue, at ,
clock Sunday afternoon.
The services were opened by prayer
By John T. Caipe, Jr., Of Logan, an
uucle of tho late Mr.. Pratt Rufus
Hardy. who had known Mr.. Pratt ali his
life, spoke of his intimate acquaintance
and friendship with him and told of
the Young man clean life and noble
character
After Mr. Hardl' had finished his
euiogy. Justice Joseph l.. Frick of the
state supreme court delivered the fol
lowing effective address;
Justice Frick's Tribute.
Dear Friends: We have met TO pay our
last tribute OF love and respect TO the de-
parted On occasions Hike these words
arc powcrless TO still the throbbing hearts
of loving friends. much less of the af-
fcctionatc wife and faithful mother.
Words at such time, like the dead
leaves in autumn, merely remind us of
DEATH and hence but intensity our sad
ness.
In view of what I know OF Arthur Pratt.
IiDNtNtIs j ain JUSllli"u III StNJIS ildt
81 he could speak 10 us he would bid us,
orc and all. be OF good cheer IL would
be his wish That We be as cheerful as
seem 10 be these beautiful flowers, SYM
bols OF purity and peace, which are en-
blcmatical of his life. II is but fitting,
therefore, that loving hands should place
thcm his bier
AS said of another. who. like
wise died before manhoods days had
-cached The noon OF life. ii may bc truth
fully said Of Arthur;
sNonc knew Thee but 10 love thee,
Nor named thee but 10 praise
While Arthur Pratt had not yc; reached
the meridian OF life. he nevertheless had
suffered long. For many years he was
fully aware OF the seriousness of his
lnalJdy. and that any day might be his
lost. Notwithstanding this. he was al
WHY'S cheerful. and was nor AFRAID OF
Gcuth. While nc WAS not n follower OF
any creed or dogma. be was not with
out religion. His religion was help for
tie living. hope for the dead" While
Inc did not profess To understand tho great
purposes of nature aud of natures God.
he n"vcrthcleSs was a firm believer in
the doctrine that evolution and progress
do not crd At the grave. lie always felt
tilat ii there he q future life. IT, like the
present. must be guided and controlled
l.? TIE same high and immutab)e laws;
ti,at IN that life. as in this. duty must
point the way. His sympa thies were rs
for heilcT things. TO such IL man life
could not become Il burden, and death
c3ulJ have no terrors.
Always Did His Duty.
II was because OF these abiding convic-
licns that Arthur Pratt always and
everywhere. discharged his every duty in
full AID rounded measure. To him life
was but a duty, and he believed that
death. at most could do no moro than
make change in that duty He was
he was to lay down the old. AS ! have
said, while he suffered long, and hence
suffered much. yet through all the stress
Rnd storms of life he did not complain.
In the last hour nature was most kind
TO him. Ills affliction was OF that
irrc which. in one whose vitality is not
fully spent (and by reason OF his sim
pic, clean and upright life. his vitality
was still strong), makes the last strug-
gle for life usually most severe. In his
case, however, nature kindly came to
his relief. In the last conscious word
he uttered he informed his loved ones
that he was better and desired naugh.
but TO continue his peaceful sunber.
Then came the supreme effort OF nature
TO couu;eract the effects OF a fatal dis
ease: but TO spare him the suffering In
cidcDt 10 such struggle she kindly laid
her hand upon his weary brain and by
simple method OF her own administered
thu, opiate which destroys both pain
and consciousness. His death therefore
hut symbolic OF his life-coln: ana
peaceful.
Did Not Fear Death
Arthur, and not fear that which must
surely come TO all? Why should we
nor. lilsc him. perform our duty 10 tie
last and chcerfuy yield obedience To
natures last summons? Why should we
fear that which is the common lot OF all
living things? And finally. why should
we grleye al the departure OF one. who
ike Arthur, has bur gone before us Il
seems almost an upkindness TO him 20
grievn when We know that death TO him
was rut = paracea: when il but stilled
that heart whose continued beats must
fe;'ing 10 hiIn Let Us. as he was be OF
good cheer Let The affectonatc wife
and faithful mother De assured that If
lie could have his way ne would have
tlicn dry their tears, nc would have
fheTn retire each night with the thought
That they meet each mornings sun with
new hope, llc would have his good father.
brothers and sister go about their daily
tasks as they always have believing as
lie believed, that all Is we'll: he would
'Eavc all OF YOU know that 1t ie vain 10
1s no consolation except in 6iscnarging
our duty 50 tho living and If we dis
charge this duty faithfully we shall have
no canse To regret death when IL cornes.
Rnf''er thar mourn his death. let US
emulate tis virtues. encourage happiness
our soCch. Let our aim be 10 do right
love be our guide and 10 help our fell
low no@n be orr daily task Let lis. like
him. pc not afraid 10 think and say
Kindly words Of and concerning our fell
iow man Let us initiate his example
our neighbor. remain silent
And now wc place into the hands OF
t.iose VINO were chosen from among his