Evening journal., 1915-08-03

knew the deceased brother as a mem (
Der of the German-American Society /
and our Mems Lutheran Society Of |
Delaware. While never intiuding /
upon you. he was always present in a |
forceful and manly way. Credit is |
due him for having done much toward |
bringing about a better understanding !
between those circles which would |
otherwise have remained foreign to
each other on account of racial preju- |
dice In fact his journalistic career
was Of this character almost eXclus- !
lively. Always willing TO serve, ever
willing TO perform his duties &c God
and his fellowman, recognizing no
impossible gulf between men on ac-
count of their race. nationality or be-
lief he was truly a type Of a Christian
gentleman. Many we're the hours that
we spent in pleasant and fruitful
conversation, and we always found
him the same--honest. liberal, hum
BILE. true to his country and flag. yet
recognizing his obligations to father
and mother and the reverence of his
ancestors. When his daily routine al
lowed of il. he was delighted to at
tend services, and without criticizing
others he held fast to that creed which
satisfied the hunger of his soul. We
rejoice today that he was not only
true to his family and employers, TO
his country and fellow citizens, but
above all to his Father and Creator.
There is an expression in German
which ! would like very much to use
here in connection with a brief word
Of anprarfoffo,, ord ooIaro We cpoaE
Of the deceased brethren as sleeping
In the Gottesacker or Friedhof II is
the Gods acre or haven OF rest which
we mean by those words. This Is
the one place and the one reward we
would ask for him. May the acre Of
God be his haven of rest, the last
resting place upon which God casts
an especially loving and gracious
glance, preserving him unto the day
of his resurrection.
Dear Widow-Words of human
kindness and sympathetic tears may
show you our grief which is mutual,
but there is one word only, that may
really soothe the affliction caused by
his loss. Our words will vanish as
the years go by but the Lords words
will remain. His God and your God
speaks to you today in the words:
He that taketh not his cross and fol-
( loweth after Me is not worthy of
Me Your cross is an exceptionally
heavy one and still, never forget, that
the Lord also gives the strength TO
bear It patiently A fond memory
will aid you in carrying il. Good
/ friends will help TO make it lighter
and an outlook over the grave to Him.
who is everything TO US will finally
after the first dark hours, allow the
rays of golden sunlight 10 penetrate
the NOSE terrifying clouds. Gaze upon
! the cross Of our Saviour and your
own will disappear gradually. Our
/ lives are given to us to live as they
may be fashioned. SO let your life
be in accord with His wishes.
Nothing in life. short as il is, af-
fords more keen enjoyment than the
realization Of the spoken hope. Auf
/ Wiedersehen. A reunion those
who went before with us WI .omain
( is our fondest hope and outlook for
the future. May this hope strengthen
you in the fulillment of your
weighty duties May it be the arm
which upholds you when the steps
become insecure and faltering.
Spoken in a. quiet transformations and
yet authoritative manner, the words
Of Christ. I am the Resurrection and
the Life may guide you as they have
guided millions upon millions of be-
lievers. These words have helped to
raise the youth at Main, the daughter
of Jairus and Lazarus. yea, they
raised Jesus himself So they will
raise you and support you until the
call goes out to you TO join him
whom We today pray for and tc
whose memory we pledge ourselves
But a little while and ye shall see
Me. we're the parting words Of Jesus
And so we call upon you to be worthy
Of your husbands virtues by striving
, undauntedly TO fill your life with his
I heritage. awaiting the certain reunion
| with him above. when there shall be
, no tears and no sorrows"
/, At the conclusion of his remarks
. Mr.. McDougall spoke briefly of the
life of Mr.. Wagner as he had known
4 him. He referred 10 his death and
reminded his relatives and friends
that after all life can be changed but
not destroyed. for we are here only
: temporarily. then to pass on into thai
great eternity where we are to have
= opportunities Of which the morta
. mind cannot conceive. Death, hC
said, is only the beginning of another
. life and while our bodies may die, oul
souls will never die Even the body
will rise again, he said. and we mus
, look forward with joyful anticipation
> to being received into that eterna
!, life of glory His concluding prayer
was that God would abide in tha
I, house Of sorrow TO comfort and assis
: those who are left to mourn the de-
:, parted
! Mr.. Won 3osse offered a prayer II
= German and the funeral services
we're concluded.