The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-06

at Indiauaro,is and was afterwards
chaplain OF the state insane asylum
there. He was the son of a pioneer
family of Indiana and was wealthy in
his yosneer days, but dissipated his
means through too generous disposi-
tion to help the less fortunate friends.
He was a great lover and patron of
music and as member of a male
quartet in Indianapolis introduced Ira
d. nkey, the famous evangelistic
singer and song writer, to Dwight l..
Moody and male arrangements by
which Mr.. Sankey became associated
with Rev. Moody in his religious
work both in this country and Eng
land.
Chaplain Blake had charge of an ex-
hibit from In1iana at the Centennial
exposition at Phila ielphia in 1876 and
while there met the emperor Dom Pc
dro of Brazil and because OF certain
purchases made by the emperor of
him a friendship was established be-
tween the two that lasted as long as
the emperor lived. Chaplain Blal me. /.
Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot,
on his visit to this country and was
an intimate friend of Jim Riley. the
Hoosier poet, and of Benjamin Harri
son. the twenty-third president of the
United States. He was delegate
fir m Indiana to tire Republican ma
tionai convention at Chicago in 1882
that nominated Mr.. Harrison for the
chief magis racy of the republic. Chap
in Blake was also friend of Presi-
dent Lincoln. having met the latter
with the reception committee at In
diam p7lis white Mr.. | incoln was on
his way from Spring ed, ILL.,, to Wash
in in 1860 to tale the oath of Of
flee. The chaplain was a boy at that
time and was placed on the presiden-
tial train few miles outside of India
n3polis by his father, who was a mem
her of the reception n committee. Pres
idept Lincoln took a strong liking to
the lad and insis ed that the boy should
sit on his knee for the remainder OF
the trip into the city. Three years
la er the chaplain called on the pres
ident at the Wife House in Wash
ington and was most cordially receiy-
ed. the president telling him that he
was glad to see somebody that was
not wanting an appointment to of
fee.
Charlain Blake was never married
and there are no immediate relatives
surviving him.
AS patron of music he was familiar
United States and Europe and in his
yoGn er days never missed an oppor-
trinity OF Attending the opera. As
RELIGIOUS evangelist he conducted a
series Of meetings TT Wabash college
at CIawfordsville. Ind, for Rev. Dr.
Nrlhan of Boston that resulted in
moe ihan hunIret conversions
am-ng the std 'rts and the affair is
famous in the annals of the institu-
tion. Rev. Blake was a great lover OF
children and was never so well pleased
as when doing something for them.
Only few days ago he conducted a
party Of foys thro1gh the pri on AMI
showed them all of the courtesy, def
erenue and after ton that he would
: have bestowed under the same circnm
stances upon Governor Carlson or any
other official disni a.y o. distin guish
ed cit-gen.
DIR ny his residence at Silver Cliff
and after coming TO Canon City to en-
ter uf on his work a the prison, Chap
lain Blate YVES called rpm to cor.
duct many neral sc vices in Custer
unity and he related TO Pew. Ilsley
a few days ago that more than hnn-
dred people have been laid to rest in
TIE cemeteries of the Wet Mountain
lly 1t whose funerals he had OFF,
cia'ed.
whole-souled. generoTs and patriot
ic. Chaplain Bllke leaves to his
friends the leea,y of pleasant mem
ory and ttey nay TO him the homage
of tier respect and appreciation of
his characte,.
The tody of Chaplain Blaze may be
lid 10 st in akeside cemetery. A
cousin res ding near Indianapolis and
a NEPHEW making his home in more
eastern state are the nearest surviv-
ing family kindred Of the dead.