Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-05-24

Bangs OF Grand Forks, III the nigh trlb-
ute which he paid the late Judge Day
id Il. Morgan. for whom memorial SER
vices were held in Devils Lake Sun
day afternoon before many citizens of
this city and state, friends Of the most
highly honorct man that North Dako-
ia has ever known.
No less honor and respect was paid
the former citizen of Devils Lake by
his old time friend, Judge John T..
Cowan, who presided at the memorial
exercises, while +. T. Cuthhcrt paid
compliment to the late jurist. as 4
model man.
Word and song coupled to meet the
greatness of the occasion were sym
bolic Of the life of the man who was
honored and mourned in Devils Lake.
at almost the same hour that he was
being laid to rest in the churehyard at
Spring Green. Wis. his boyhood home.
In song appropriate to the occasion
Miss Radcliffe and Miss Riordan both
rendered solos of excellence, while n.
B. Black of Grand Forks thrilled the
audience with his rendition of "Cross
the Barr and "Face to Face
Rev. Edwin Clattenburg of the Eps-
copal church offered prayer and was
followed by Judge John F. Cowan,
who in very appropriate manner paid
the following tribute to Judge Morgan:
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the grave is not its goal.
Dust thol art, to dust returnest
Was not spoken of the soul.
His has been great, unselfsh.
noble life. H lived for humanity
rather than COR worldly wealth and
died, we may say, in the fight re-
spected man in moderate circumstances
with weelti. CT love that gold
could never buy.
His sweet sister, that many Of you
know so well, was his constant compan-
ior and nurse in his last illness and at
the hour of death.
God bless and reward her for her
unselfish sisterly devotion.
AS man our friend was loyal and
devoted in his friendships.
His friends were always culled with
great discretion, but he never tolerat
ed the intimacy of fakir or fraud
His real friendship was only give1
to those whom he believed stood as
men for the good of humanity.
He was ever as ready to assist the
weak or needy as he was to curb the
oppressor.
He was broad and liberal in his re
ligious views and looked more to the
substantial, practical teachings of
creeds and varying doctrines Of relig
ious beliefs claimed to be drawn from
it.
He believed in the good old fashion
ed doctrine of the golden rule ant
sought to practice in his life edo unit
others as ye would that they SHOULD
do unto YOU
He was filled with charity for hi
fellow men and we rejoice in the prom
Use of the Gentle Nazarine that thi
shall cover multitude of sins
The practice of this great virtue i,
the world will always cure more i'll
than are ever reached by the mer
preaching of the doctrine and the
practice of intolerance and hate.
His charity found vent in thought
word and deed.
To him hypocraoy was only to b
hated and deceit despised.
AS lawyer David E. Morgan wa
the soul of honor, able and conscie1
tious. He never hesitated to disti1
guish between right and wrong, eve
as against his own or his clients seen
ing interests. His kindly, honest az
vice as lawyer led many client
see his own error and to do justice
his opponent without litigation, whic
is high tribute to the memory {
any lawyer.
He was in the strict sense of IL
term can honest lawyer
AS judge he looked upon the la
as something far greater and grand
than mere bubbles and technicalitie
To hi nit was great liberal scienc
the rule and guide of conduct, in Il
dealings of man with man, founded u
on the principles of eternal JUST
that could net be triaed with witho
bringing down upon society swift a
certain punishment for the breach.
TO his mind the same law appli
with equal force to high and low,
rich and poor. Tt should never fail
its certainty but should be temper
with mercy.
With him the law was more intend
to guide and reform than to pun
or to prosecute.
His decisions will ever stand as cl
sic monuments to his broad knowlcj
of the law, to his answering integri
to firm attachment to well settled pr
ciples and to his freedom from
love Of bubbles and the power of p
lie clamor that so often check the fl
of Justice and mar the great SOC
good that should follow in every e.
munity, the proper practice of
/! grand profession as science for
IS man advancement the paths Of ri