Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-20
N|SBET FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON
Remains of Old Settler Are
Laid to Rest in Mime
sofa Cemetery.
MASONS ESCORT
BODY TO GRAVE
Rev. ]. K. Burleson Delivers
Address at Presbyterian,
Church.

ADDRESS at presbyterian.
Church.
The body of Thomas Nisbet. who
died last Tuesday morning at his sum-
mer home at Lake Bemidji, Mimi, was
laid to rest this afternoon, in the Mis-.
bet cemetery near Mallory, MINI.
Funeral services under the auspices
OF st. Aldemar's Commandery, X. r
were held at the Presbyterian church
of this city at 2 o'clock this afternoon
under the direction Of Clarence Hale
past grand commander. The funera,
address was delivered by Rev. John
K. Burleson,
lodge, and of st. Aldemar's Command.
cry formed an, escort from the resi-.
dence of the deceased to the church.
Following the services the body was
taken to Mallory, where the Blue
lodge Masons took charge of the serv-
ices. Thomas Morris, Of Crookston
past grand master Of Minnesota pre-
sided.
The Grand Forks Masons made the
trip to Mallory in automobiles.
The actual pail bearers were, Will
liam Lytle, A.. Braley and Edward
Walsh Of the Crookston Masonic
n Charles Allen of Acacia lodge.
Honorary pail bearers from st. AL
demar's Commandery were: DR.. C. e.
Marsden, James A.. Dinnie, w. T. Lee.
w. W. Fegan. C. w. Fisher Of this city
and D. c. Moore Of Grafton. w. C.
Stebbins and F. A. Parsons acted as
the Templar guard of honor
MI. Burleson's address follows:
Revelation %. 4. "And they shall
see His face. and His name shall be
in their foreheads."
Brothers and Friends: We stand
today again ace to face with one OF
the greatest mysteries of life. Do you
think of it as death, as the end, for
death is not the end of life. 1t is only
one of the changes which life under
goes. And all these changes are full
of mystery. We cannot tell whence
life comes; we cannot account for its
developments and growth. Nor can
we tell whittier life goes. in this
change which we call death.
Sometimes. when this change of
death comes, we hear people saying,
nearer to the truth to say, his life
has gon on" That is what we say
today; his life has gone on. on, we
believe to a higher condition of life;
on. we hope, to a state where it will
have more opportunity to carry on
the growth, the development. which
Is only begun here; on into the state
of fuller light and of the nearer pres
ence of God.
Two Purposes.
We are here today. if we realize it,
for two things. The first and most
evident of these is for the sake of our
departed brother, to pay the last tri-
butte of respect, of honor. of the af-
lection of u hearts. to him whom
we have loved. and who has been
called from our sides. AS we thus
remember thai great. warm-hearted
nature Of his, and reflect that we are
to have him with us here no longer,
sorrow and sadness are ours. This
must always be so When earthly ties
are broken, earthly friendships sew
cred. And so we grieve today.
But with this tribute and this sor-
row for u brother. there comes, if
We will realize it. another great OPP
p~ortunity for ourselves. We are OF
those who have been taught to look
from the dead level Of death to the
life. We have been taught, in the
mournful fact Of the mortality of the
body, to see an evidence and a proof
of the greater fact of the immortality
of the soul. So, while we do what
We can for u brother. he. if he will,
may do even more for us. The recol-
lection Of that capacity for strong
n loyal friendship which so notably
marked his nature, may lead our
thoughts on from the darkness OF
things seen now toward the brightness
Of those things which we see not as
yet; and thinking of our brother
there, we may be enabled to under
stand better a part of this mystery
which we call death. but which is not
death. but life.
That great, warm soul Of his which
won our love. that capacity for real
n helpful friendship. we think we
see and know what it was and what II
did here. Let us ISL then. what is it
now, there where he is? It is there
what it was here, although we may
no ave recognized it. the mark OF
God on the nature of our brother;
n there, in that place Of light, and
understanding. and fullest opportun-
ity, he will be realizing this, as never
before. "They shall see His face, and
HIS name shall be in their foreheads,'
the prophet said. And so it is. When
he, and you, and I. stand there in
the light of the Divine presence, then
we shall see that the good which has
been in us here was the mark of God
in US, His name in our foreheads, His
nature in Is. Small and Imperfect
though our good may be. it is still di.
vine. Though we may often FORGE
and forsake it. yet it is there, Hi.
mark on us.
So, as we think of our brother to.
day, let us begin to understand; tt
understand that we are here to show
to u brothers, and our. friends. anG
to all men. this mark of God in us; t.
show and to develop it here on earth
that we may continue to show and t.
develop it in the life beyond. This
is u other work today. then; look.
ing on from the seen to the unseen
from what is to what is to be, from
the mortal body here to the immorta.
spirit in the Paradise of God, we each
n of us nay learn the great Ieseor
of life, namely That God is Away.
present in US, His children; and tina
the great work of life Is to remembe,
this ourselves. and to teach it t.
others.
Put Away Selfshness.
When we realize this. how foolish
how unworthy, appear the selfishnes,