The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-12
ALL UNITE
in LOVING
TRIBUTES
Great Outpouring to Hon
or the Memory of
Vernon Henry
JOIN IN COMMON SORROW
Impressive Services, Wealth of
Spring Flowers and Great
OutpOuring

Imposing and beautiful funeral serv-
ices for the late Vernon Lowell Henry
were held this afternoon at 1870 al
the university auditorium, and pos
sibly no finer tribute could have been
paid to the living worth, or the cher
ished memory of the departed, than the
great hall filled to the doors with sill
ent, sorrowing friends and fellow stu
dents.
Life surely is not lived in vain, ev-
en- though the years span but short
score, if in the living one has been
loved so we'll by a few, been valued
as true friend by SO many, and
known as a true and cheerful comrade
by all-attributes that characterized
the life of Vernon Henry.
In Solemn Step
To the strains of dirge played by
the cadet band, the casket was car
ried from the nearse by Phi Delta
Theta pail bearers, between two COM
panies of the cadet battalion standing
at respectful attention, to the doors
of the administration building.
Mrs. Phi. Soulen, at the chapel organ,
imprpvised softly, while the casket
was wheeled down the long aisle to
the front of the auditorium where it
rested at the foot of the rostrum amid
hn lyQt nd
entire front of the auditorium was
banked with floral offerings, which in
the words of DR. Brannon in his ad-
dress were "The emblems of beauty,
purity land immortality, incompetent
though they were, yet proof and ex-
preston of the sentiment of the uni
versity student body"
The quartette, composed of DR.. R.
Boyd, Dean J. G. Eldridge, Prof. Phi.
Soulen and Prof H. T. Lewis, sang, |
abide With Me- LEAD Kindly Light
and "Sleep in Jesus"
Words of Praise
Following a short sketch by Rev. D.
=,
ing address, setting forth the moral
excellence and sterling traits of char
acter of the deceased. DR.. Brannon
said: I'VE come to the university
shrine this afternoon for a three-fold |
purpose. First, to express our deep
sentiment of sympathy to the relatives
of the departed; secondly, to bear
testimony to the beautiful life of
Vernon Henry as . comrade, and
to speak of the spiritual sig
nificance of this experience in uni
life We are in the valley of
silence, between the mountain of sor-
row and the mountain of prayer. Yer
non Henry lives and shall always live
IN the hearts of the university stu
dents; his pleasant smile, his cheer
ul words, his peculiar charm of man
Ter will never be forgotten, but his
going leaves a void that will never
quite be filed"
His Infinite Plans
Rev. David H. Hare chose for his
ext, Il was glad for your sakes that
was not there, to the intent we
nav believe" The central thought in
he eulogy delivered by the pastor |
vas as follows:
1--WE are justified in planning great
hings for human life. The world
leeds men, God needs men of high
deals and of lovely characters to do
he worlds work for Him. But all
f the activities of, human life lead
ut to the grave Our little round
f individual human activities must be
f small consequence in Gods COM S
lete plans.
"Why does God permit such awful
hings to occur? A question OF all
he ages! 1t is because of love- We I
annot always understand the work
lgs of His love. But He so loves the
ne who was taken that He wanted
i'm with Himself and to give him the
ne promotion earned. He shows His
wing regard for these left behind. Il
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