New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
JUDGE POPE LAID
TO REST IN FAIR
VIEW CEMETERY
EVERY SECTION OF STATE
REPRESENTED BY MEM
BERS OF THE BAR AND
OTHERS WHO KNEW AND
LOVED HIM

Every section of New Mexico wa.
represented among those who Sun.
day afternoon paid their last tribute
to Federal Judge William H. Pope
Flowers rare and and sweet scent
ed in almost mcasureleSs profusior
attested how near to the hearts OF
many the eminent jurist had come
In harmony with the simplicity OF
his life and conduct there was nc
ostentation in the funeral ceremo-
nies.
At the house, where intimate
friends and associates came to gaze
! for the last time upon those beloved
features, even youthful and beautiful
strong men were unashamed as they
turned away.
From the residence on east Palace
avenue, a house the deceased had
delighted to call home and where he
tended the many flowers of his own
planting, with such solcitude, the
remains were taken to the church
which had been a second home to
him. There the pastor, Rev B. T.
Mccullough repressing his emotion
with difficulty, paid glowing tri-
butte to Judge Pope as
i"One who never turned his back, but
marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break
Never dreamed, tho right were
worsted, wrong would triumph
Held we fail to rise, are baffled to
fight better.
Sleep to wake"
1t was toward evening that tthe
cortege wended its slow way to Fair
view cemetery. Clouds had been pill
ing up in the sky during the after
noon but the setting sun broke
+, through them triumphantly with a
message of hope and light. The ce-
remony at the grave was brief. Lit
orally buried in flowers rests the
eminent jurist in the same Gods
acre with many associates whom he
had known well in life and who
preceded him to the beyond To
his lett sleeps ex-Governor William
T. Thornton; across the way Abram
Staab, and in every direction one
reads the names of men and women
who walked life with him part way,
and are now silently awaiting the
resurrection. To the east and north
loom the majestic masses of the
Blood of Christ mountains which
called TO him even on his deathhed
in far-away Atlanta, when he said :
81 wish had drink Of the ice cold
waters on the other side of the Lake
peaks. That would quench my
thirst" To the south stretch the
flower bespangled plains. 1t is a
place of rare beauty and OF marvel
Gus vistas and it was Judge Pope's
unshakeable belief that some day he
would again gaze upon his beloved
Santa Fe, for up to the moment that
he entered the valley of the shadow
he had the faith:
81 sec my way as birds their track
less way,
shall arrivc-what time what cir
cult first.
ask not: but unless God sends his
Or binding fire-balls, sleet or sti-
fling snow.
In some time. his good time, I shall
arrive;
He guides me and the bird In His
good time"
To witness devout Catholic and
Jealous Protestant stand together at
the bier to say their prayers; to
watch political adversaries hand in
hand in the presence of death; to
see an entire commonwealth join in
tribute to one man, is indeed in
spring and an incentive to live up
to the high ideals that always an
mated Judge Pope.
Honorary Pallbearers
The honorary pallbearers were the
members of the state supreme court,
Chief Justice Clarence J. Roberts, AS
sociate Justices Frank w. Parker and
Richard H. Hanna; Judge Pope's as
sociates on the territorial bench,
among whom were Supreme Court
Justices Roberts and Parker, also
Judge John r. McFie, District Judge
NJ. c. Mechem Judge Edward R. |
Judge Ira A. Abbott being
unable to be present. and Chief JUS
tice William ]. Mills and Judge E.
A. Mann having preceded him to the
-rave; and the present district judg-
es, Judge Granville A. Richardson
Judge David J.. Leahy: Judge Colin
Neblett, Judge E. c. Abbott. Judge
Herbert F. Reynolds, Judge T. D.
Leib, Judge John T. Mcclure, Judge
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