Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-09

tAN"NW
enduring monument TO his memory
Than any structure Of merble o. gram
lie that We can erect.
Ny frienda. w0 are NOT here today
10 shed tears and mourn the death Of
these departed one. Death s. the in
evitabIe end Of aiI mortality. We
are here 20 call up In our mind tho
many noble acts ana traits Of char
acter. humble though they may have
been, that characterized their lives.
10 think over the things they ga that
made the world better because they
lived in n. and place our flowers on
their graves. not In sorrow bat In
humble rejoicing for the beautiful ex-
ample they left us. and = flFmeF re-
solve 20 emulate In our future reln-
lions with our friends and fellow men
the particular traits that make us re-
member them 30 happily today; 80
that In future years when our friends
come here 10 leave a wreath on our
bed they may recall these seine traits
In as and be able 10 aay to their as
sembied brothers. the world In better
because we lived IN Il. Were they
good and loyal parents7 II there not
something We have left undone IN
that regard? Was their example for
the moral elevation Of their fellows7
Has our past conduct given scandal
To the wcakg Did they stretch out q
hand TO their less fortunate brother.
aid him when his burdea seemed too
heavy 10 carry; divide with him their
crust and revive his dropping head
with sweet sympathy and consOla-
tom Have We shut our eyes and
turned aside that We might not see
the needy brother fnlnting by the way
and lay down "a rest on our soft
couch while he writhed upon the
cruel thoTns7 on. my brothers AS
sembled here for this beautiful me-
mortal service, unlesT YOU con gather
from the memories OF these honored
dead some inspiration that you can
take with you for nohler worn. then
don't dcsecfatc their sacred resting
places with thoughtiess sentiment or
|, hypocritical tears.
II is indeed refreshing. my Wood
men friends. Ia this material age
when men are appearing Ia lose sight
Of the finer traits ~ character and 20
vaiue a man more for what he has.
than for what he H. In this axe when
the respect ~ the MASSES for the
wisdom drawn from the experiences
OF the ages for the glorious past of
our native land and les time tested
and time honOred institutions. aye
for the memory and example of the
lives and teaching of their own par
ents and friends seems at the lowest
cbb. to find such an order as the
Woodmen erecting these beautiful
..saf
ed brothers in nearly every cemetery
throughout our land. ana ordainlng
this annual pilgrimage 10 the graves
~ these brothers 20 extol their vir-
tues and recall their example.
one OF the chief marks that h.
distinguished civilized man from the
brute creation has been his respect
for the memory Of his dead, Scat
tered through Egypt and the ancient
cities of the east and coming down
/ from times almost rehlstorlc are the
| awe-inspiring tombs and monuments
to the departed covered owe. with
carved inscriptions and characters
portraylng 10 future generations the
qualities and achievements of those
who sleep within. Even the figured
totem poles 81 the Alaska Indians
bespeak the respect of those primi-
tive people FOR their departed. From
early saxon times the dead were
gathered together into the sacred
confines OF what they appropriately
called the Gottsaker-the field Of
lGod-and among our own ancestry
their dead were carried with p0mp
and ceremony to the churchyard,
thar the dead sh9rld be ever present
| In their thoughts when they came %
| that sacred place and declared their
Il faith In the words Of the creed, ~
believe In the communion of saints,
Il the resurrection 81 the body and life
everlasting" In later years. when
the crowded condition Of our cities
and towns has made Il impractical 20
lay our dead In the churchyard in
most places in our land We have se-
lected some beautiful spot, decorated
| IL with trees. flowers and the fresh,
/ green grass. that the resting places
OF those dear ones may be made re-
specta BILE and attractive for MS To visit
and commune with them In spirit.
" Ia more especially gratifying, my
Woodmen friends. TO see you IN this
hustling western city Of ours. where
the dead are somewhat neglected IN
our anxiety for the material progress
Of the living. marking the graves OF
your departed brothers with these
beautiful and symbolic monuments
and visiting them annually and doinr
what YOU can 20 relieve the desoiatior
of these piles of dry sand undei
which they lie Beautiful and ap'
propriate Is the location of this Gem
etery nestled in this protected spo
overlooking on the one side the fer
tile valley In which we live and sur
rounded on the other by these ma
jestic mountains of granite. II il In
deed an ideal spot for cemetery
Yet here on this spot with unlimited
water within easy reach Of drill an'
pump. with which we could CONVEX
IL into a bower OF beauty, We are lay
Ing our dear ones year after year u
desolate waste. unrelleved by tre'
or flower or friendly thing ~ green
can scarcely wonder or blame SOM
lof our people. ordinarily good citi
zens and Christian people, when