The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-06
PAY LAST
TRIBUTE
OF LOVING
MEMORY
TO LATE
CHAPLAIN
VAST TARoNe ATTENDS IMPREs-
ssWE SERVICE AT FIRST PRES
leTTERIAN CHURCH ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
BODY TaKIA I'd Indianapolis

III given to b, t few men to have
three funeral ser5 ices conducted over
their remains, but that honor has
been provided by the friends of the
late Char lain Blake of the peniten-
tary. who passed from the physical
to the spirt al life last Wednesday
nisht al er b ief fine 5.
The first of these funeral services
was of a private Character and was
held at the prison chapel at 2 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon: the second,
which YVES putlic, took place from the
First Presbyteri n church at the cor
responding hour on Sunday; the third
will occur at Indianapolis, Indiana,
the hoyhood home of the deceased. and
viii be held at the Young Mems Chris
tian Associa ion bull ing in that city,
pr baby. Wednesday afternoon, fol-
lowed by interment in Grown Hill
cemetery. The funeral at IndisnaI oils
Will lie 'er the direction of Rev.
Nj. w, Haynes, pastor of the First
=
Williams of that city. whose start in
the religious life was the result of an
inspiration and announcement airen
by Chaplain Blake. The deceased was
for many yea a member of tie First
Presbyterian church of indianapolis
and his father, Col. Elaie, was OF e OF
its elders during the Civil war period.
The funeral at the prison Satur-
day afte' noon was. perhaps. the most
impressive ad touching service of its
that institution An order was issued
by the warden for all lator to cease
during the hour set apart for its OBJ
=servance and the officers and the con-
victs of the PRISON assembled at the
chapel to pay the tlibute of love AMI
esteem to the memory of the dead.
The ohseguies were in charge of Pew.
G. T. IlIey of the First Baptist
church one of the most intimate
friends of the chaplan. and the dis
course was eloquent. sympathetic and
affeot'nr. The 81 eaFer told of the
many admirable traits of character
possessed Iy the chaplain. and. at the
conclusion of his address, many OF
the convicts in the audience could
not restrain their emotion and tears
were in many eyes. More than FIVE
hundred prisoners were in attendance
at the service, some of them having
been relel sed from their shackles to
lie present. AS they rassed out of
the chapel on Their way ark to the
cell houses to lie locked up foi tho
nglt they were given an opro tunity
to look for the last time upon the
familiar features of the dead, who was
10 every one of them counselor and
n friend. A quartette, consisting Of
G. w Van Patten, E. w Thomas, Mrs.
Martha Bethel and Miss Millicent
Steacy sang couple of selections AMI
Mrs. Bethel a solo. The prison band
contribute / to the musical program
and played, among other NUM- ers.
Nearer u God to Thee"
The funeral service at tile Presty-
terian church Sunday afternoon was
largely attended and was one of ex-
ceptional solemnity and beauty The
Inemi ers of the Masonic order, from
foh Canon City and Westclime. we're
pres mt to do horor to the memory
OF the dead. IN the audience were
the pastors of all of the evangelical
churches OF Canon City. besides Off.
GERS OF the prison. people of all shades
of religious opinion and those of no
convictions uron the subject at all.
Nearly score of men and women
from the Wet Mountain Valley. who
had known the chaplain during his
pastorate of the Presbyterian church
at Silver Cliff, were present to do
homage to his memory One of the
sincerest mourners was Loo Kee. d
Chinese laundryinan from Silver
ciin. who had been for many years on
terms OF social intimacy with the
chaplain. As he gazed upon the face
of the dead for the last time In leny-
ing the church he was ylsibly affeot I'd
and cried as II he had lost his great
est friend and bcnefactor A quar-.
tetie. composed OF @. w Van patteu.
Fred Iiubbari. Mrs. Martha Bethel
and Mlss steacy sang two selections
nt the afternoon service; ''Sometimc
Well lJndarafnf,de and eOno Gwoaffy