The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-09

Indiana Harbor, Feb. 9.-The most
eloquent eulogy ever delivered at a
funeral in Indiana Harbor, was Rev. III.
|P Ivey's address at the obseQuies OF
the late Judge T. NJ. c. Hembroff yes
terday morning.
A feature OF the services was the
reading by Judge Virgil s. Refter of
THE TIMES account Of the well-known
jurist's death printed Monday morning
Rev Tvey had the assistance Of Rev.
r. o. Bradshaw and H. A. Carpenter
The eulogy based upon the text He
being dead yet speaketh," Heb. 11:4.
follows:
Friends and Neighbors:-We have
met to do honor to our departed friend
and distinguished fellow citizen. We
esire to mingle our notes ofsympathy
and our words of praise with the tears
of those whose lives are filled with sor-
row With muffled footsteps the Mess
enger has come among and has
taken so suddenly from our midst one
whom we loved. ere he had attained
| to the full maturity of his splendid
powers AS the sun had not yet reach
ed high meridian on that morning when
his soul slipped out through the door
that the silent Messenger had opened.
so. likewise, the day-star of his use
| fulness, and his well deserved honors,
| had not yet reached the zenith, but
were ever mounting higher While the
! pavements were still resounding with
the sound of his FOOTBALLS. and when
the echo of his cheering voice had
scarcely died out in our ears, we were
sorrow stricken with the sad news that
our good friend had left us, amt we
could not even say goodbye" The
closed eyes. the sealed lips. and the
folded hands, are convincing evidence
that the report as true. an not false
as we had so fondly hoped For we all
realized that in the passing of our
friend family had been deprived OF a
loving husband. and a kind father; that
a son and brother upon whom much
depended had been taken that we had
all lost frien who was widely known
and honored. and universally love and
respected Nor as this all.
| For we knew that the bar had lost a
nember who was the embodiment OF
the highest ideals of the profession;
that the fraternal orders were bereft OF
q true brother; that the city had lost
| her foremost citizen, and that the en-
tire region, of which we are all compo-
nent parts, had been called upon to
| give up a man whose life was linked
with every movement which had for it's
purpose the betterment of every con-
| dition. and the prosperity of every
| worthy cause.
We are here this morning mourning
the untimely death, as we see it, OF
| our departed benefactor- 1 humbly ac-
| cept the Invitation extended to me to
| speak few words to the honored men,
DRY of my friend and yours Gladly
would l give place to my friend, to the
honorable Judge. here, or to other mem
bers OF the bar. to members of these
fraternities, or to some business asso-
ciate, who by reason OF longer acquaint-
| ance and more intimate association
could express in more forcible words
and more meaningful phrases the true
greatness OF the life of the deceased
and the incalculable loss which we
have sustained. and which we all fee
so deeply. But as friend OF Judge
stricken family. / am here to say few
i bring a message of cheer and comfort
and hope to these who are 50 soreiy
bereaved. And permit me, If 1t be
necessary. to kfndle in your hearts
a purpose that shall spend itself in your
honest efforts to bring about the things
for which he stood, and for which he Sc
manfully fought until his strength wa.
goHe He is dead. His soul has silent
ly slipped away to the realms beyond
! His body we will tenderly bear away
today to its final repose. We shall no
see his face again. nor hear his voice
in audible tones But may we no
, say truthfully of him. as the sacre,