The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-27
Touching Funeral Discourse
Delivered by the Rev.
p. A. Slnpkin.
FLOWERS IN PROPULSION
Many Friends of Victim Come
in From Garfield to At
tend Funeral.

Tho funeral Of William A. Sandercock,
victim of the mysterious murder last
"Wednesday at Garfield. Was held in this
city yesterday afternoon and large
number Of friends and acquaintences
came I'm from Garfield to attend the
services The feeling OF SORROW over the
untimely demise OF tho popular merchant
found expression in an attendance which
crowded Halls funeral chapel 10 the
doors. The Res, Z, a sImrkIn. always
eloquent in expressions OF sympathy. cN-
cclod himself in the funeral Grafton, and
| exceptionally beautiful floral offerings
conveyed further sentiments OF SorroW
\ quartettc composed OF Mrs. Corinnc
Harris Hammer, soprano; h'ss f0na
pNyer' contraalto;, Thomas Ash"orth.
with feeling The following selections;
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" "Abioc
With Me and Nearer, NJ! God TO
, Thee"
The Rev Mr.. Simpkin delivered the
funeral sermon. saying in part;
with hearts touched by the deepest
sympathy this company seeks 10 pay 10
the bruised dust Of a fellow being thrust
| uutimely into the white light eternal. n
service denied those of his OWL blood,
who. far away. grove for tho thing sum
med IN this hour.
Sorrow for the broken plans and the
denied dreams of q human life, grief Tor
the cruelty that blotted out the God
| given right TO thrill 10 the work and en- :
! joyments of the universe. is heightened by
! the remembrance OF the kindly. sunny
| heart. that was beloved by a wide circle
stilled by bloody hands while he slept,
for just piiiful hit OF the lucre that
buys so many souls In the earth.
NO criIue Sc moEe abhorred. none mas
laid such black shadows on the hearts OF
| men, as that primal one OF the first Cain,
| repeated hourly at the behest of anger
and tho brute passions Of men.
Calls for Serious Thought.
without seeking to bc alarmist in
amy sense, the terrific prevalence OF
homicide calls for the serious thought OF
| all Americans, for il Is not local, but
q national evil Our time needs new
sense Of that which after The law eternal
should be for us the most sacred thing.
| The weakest point In the machinery OF
our life is lack OF reverence for and en-
| forcement OF, the splendid law OF our
country. False sentiment has much 10
do with il. The hystericsl women who
send flowers 10 murdcrcrs arc To be held
in contempt. aud the sentimeptallsts who
weep over the woes OF a d-handed mur-
dercr. while they forget the bnreayed
Wife. mother or children OF the innocent
| slain nave too much intcrfered with the
solemn procession OF Justice. Every man
and woman who desires the maintenance
i OF our national life and ideals must be .
| como an agitator for the enforcement OF
law. and the execution OF Its calmly
| made decisions,
| 1.-The recastinS of legal process Is os-
| scntial, in the interest of law and NE
1T Is significant OF this need that not
Sicily with It's vendetta or any dark
corner OF the world is stained with this
shame in such degree as is this land OF
| freedom education and moral force, and
VIC must heed the tendency that Is in
crcasngly shaminc our national character
and our good name in the Garth.
Tribute to Victim.
For the kindly man who has been so
blItally robbed OF life and thrust by
| red hands through the door OF cruel mur-
| der wo arc here TO voice Il word OF love
and SORROW. Filling his place in the
busy world with smile perennlally on
| his face, he won the love of all his as"
sociales, and for him. hurried without
| Presence there rises instlnctlvcly the APP
ipeal OF our hearts for the eternal tender
| ness TO be his. The best elements in the
Cornish character werc marks of his life.
and the presence of this company with
It's tears and flowers is eloquent tribute
| TO the worth of the man
Following the close of the services at
! the chapel. the caSkct was conveyed 10
the waiting hersc by the following pail
bearers: Will Clark, Guy Clark. Roy
Price. George Harris. Frank Martincs
and Theodore Caudiand.
Interment was in Mount Olivct cemo-
| terry with brief services at the grave. The
beautiful floral offerings, Il number Of
which came from Garfield business men,
completely covered the grave. An espe-
ciaIIy beautiful floral piece bore the card
! OF Louis Sampson, head OF tho firm
doh, al AIr.