Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-01-17

and 10 the union TWO children Wer'
born. the eldest. Marjorie, now beinl
the wife Of w A. Mccormick o.
Pomona. California. and the younger
Paul. residing at the family home IN
this city. Mrs. Kinney and both chill
dren were at the bedside when the
spirit OF the loved one winged III
flight to the Great Beyond
The funeral will be held Thursday
the hour yet TO be announced.
Bethany Presbyterian church was
filled Thursday afternoon with the
mourning people OF Grants Pass
gathered around the bier Of the be-
loved friend and respected citizen
Hammond c. Kinney, who had de.
parted this life Tuesday, January
lith.
The knights Templar OF which
order the deceased had been a mem
ber. formed an escort for the remains
from the Kinney residence to the
church, where the casket was banked
In flowers that were tokens OF the
regard OF personal friends and Of the
various civic and other organizations
with which the departed had been
connected
The pail bearers were men who
had been associated with Mr. Kinney
during the many years he had passed
In southern Oregon, those permitted
to bear the clay to It's final resting
place being r. A. Booth Of Eugene,
Henry Booth of Roseburg, Warren
Nee Of Applegate, II. D. Norton, II.
H. Gilkey and J. d. Fry Of Grants
Pass.
Hymns were sung by choir COM
posed of members from the cholrs Of
ihe other church organizations other
than that of which Mr.. Kinney had
been a member Since the earliest
days OF the Bethany Presbyterian
church Mr., Kinney had been one Of
It's foremost supporters, and his voice
and his leadership had always been
pillars OF strength 10 the church
choir, and IL was last request that
he had made OF those whose voices
had mingled with his In singing
hymns Of praise for so many years
within the church that today they
sit In silence, bowed with the great
grief that was theirs, their places just
back Of the sorrowlng relatives The
local Masonic organizations were
also attendant In body.
Rev Robert II. Mclean, the first
pastor of the church which Mr.. Kin
ney had assisted in organizing a quar-
ter OF century ago, and has but
closed his pastorate of the organiza-
tion preached the funeral sermon.
his words carrying comfort to the
hearts OF the mourning assemblage.
In part MIR Mclean spoke as fol-
lows.
1T is not necessary to take text
today The life lived is the text. This
great gathering of friends. the clos
ing OF the business houses, the uni
versal sorrow testify to the place
our friend and brother held in the
hearts of the people. II is worth
life OF service to call forth such an
expression
i said no text was necessary, but
God In His Word has written the bio
graphy and epitaph OF every man,
and were | TO choose for our friend
| would take this for the biography.
The path of the Just is as the shin
AhN NNAN NAhA HhiAfNN uNNlt Nllu IlhIN
unto the perfect day" And for the
epit0ph would take this. Thine
eyes shall see the king In his beauty,
they shall behold the land that is
very far on Does that not express
the NE and character. and hope Of
him who has just entered upon its
fulnessG
Re thou faithful unto death. and
/ will give thee a crown OF life. said
the King. SO would speak OF his
taithtulness From the day OF the
FIRST meeting In the court house in
1877 could count ON Mir Kmney's
attendance NO matter what the
weather Coming from business
trip, whether Sunday morning or
Thursday evening, II there was not
time to so home he came straight TO