Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-12-11
JUDGE M'CARRAN
DELIVERS FINE SPEECH

Supreme Judge p. A. McCarran.
well known for his oratoricaI powers
In Elko, delivered an address at the
Elk's annual memorial service in To-
nopah replete with most beautiful
| thoughts.
Judge McCarran dwelt on the de-
parted brethern as those who had
gone before. but were constantly with
US in spirit and watching our every
effort.
He said in part: Physical OBJ.
jects, mute and inanimate, though
changed by the forces of nature into
| multitude OF forms, can never die.
Yet, shall We say of the soul of man,
the most precious jewel of all of
Gods creations, shall alone go into
| oblivion after ii has, like royal
| guest, paid a brief visit to this tene.
ment OF clay in this transitory exist
ence. We gather here today, bring.
ing with us fresh in our memory the
worthy attributes OF those TO whom
the dawn of eternity came in the
eve of their existence; and like the
rose of summer bloom which sctforth
the object lesson of their lives: and
| like the rose at autumn's time, with.
drew their presence from us for
awhile.
| 'Enr fhanl hnnr In 10 Oh,
the jewel of memory, by that memory
we leave the shrine filled with the
| belief that the same power which
| gave them the power of thought, has
taken them unto Itself, stronger,
nobler, grander, for the day spent
with us. AS the individual must ap.
proach life's dissolution alone, as he
must render an account OF his stew.
ardship alone, so must he in this day
OF life build his character alone; anG
this golden hour "in memorium,"
spent in sweet communion with the
memory of our departed ones, should
which we should take renewed en-
couragement and reinforced strength,
| and out of which we should gain ma.
terial to so build our own lives as to
the limitless powers of the Creator
of which we are part.
THE individual may accept all
helps; but he must live his own life.
Il rnIN. httngn1f nd
conquer the battles of life for him
self, or he merely drifts through ex
istence, losing all that is best all
that is greatest, all that Is real in
life. All that others can do for US
Is to give us an opportunity; We
must even prepare for the .oppCrtun
ty when 1t comes. and go after and
1nd II when ii does not come or that
opportunity is to US nothing. Life
Is but n succession of opportunities;
| they are for good or evil as We make
| them. II Is here. while We are alb
! sorbcd in thought, dwelling upon the
memories of our departed brothers,
that we are brought face TO face with
| the stern realization, the simple truth
that one touch Of the Omnipotent
makes the whole world akin. The
! peasant Is no less than he who wore
the coronet: and the shepherds
crook wields the power Of the sCcp.
ter. Each. after dissolution, may be
| weighed by the measures OF love that
| he gave to his fellow man: and In
| that measure of love each was breath.
Ing forth but the breath of that ON.
nipotcnt Power pcrsonifcd ms much
| in the lowly as In the exalted"
|
| "hnd especially when half the world
Is on IRE" said the president. "wc
shall be careful to make our moral in.
surancc against the spread OF the con.
1agration very definite and certain
and adequate indeed"
| This statement was favorably re-.
ccivcd on both sides Of the chamber.
| Another burst OF handclapping greet.
cd the presidents statement that tho
bill for government shipping lines 10
South and Central America was i'm.
perativc.
Tho democratic side Of the chamber
applauded loudly when the president
In discussing national defense. dcclar
cd that the country never would be
ready "ln time Of peace to put In tho
feld n nation Of mon trained to arms
The presidents address, the longest
he had yet delivered TO congress. occu
pied 20 minutes in the reading