South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
MANY PEOPLE ATTEND
ROSEBROCK FUNERAL
Rev. ShoufIer Defines Divine
Reason for Human SUI
fering and Sorrow.

one of the largest funerals that
has been held here for some time
wa that yesterday afternoon of d.
Frank Rosebrook. who died from
burns received when his home on
Merriheld I'd was destroyed by fire
nearly four weeks ago. The services
were held at the First Baptist
: church, the Rev. r. T. SHOULDER
/ pastor. officiating. Burial was made
I in the City cemetery.
The following employees of the
wooden company i'm the shoemaking
/ department. where Mr. Rosebrook
formerly worked, acted as pallbear-
I ers: A. Ramo, NJ. Peterson, J.
/ Shandonia. +. Ardnt, Fred Clauson
! and w. Moore Mrs. H. Shrowyer,
! s. Lowery. Mrs G. A. Mayor and
I Raymond Hass composed a quartet
+ that furnished the singing during
the services.
Relatives from distance who at
! tended the funeral were Claude
! Rosebrook of Russell Point. O.. and
/ John Rosebrook Of Canton. o.,
! brothers Of the dead man. and the
! following relatives of Mrs Rose
/ brook the widow. all of Elkhart:
! Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Platz. Mr.. and
! Mrs Harvey Platz and family, Mr..
and Mrs lilo Platz and family, Mr.
and Mrs Clyde Fuller and Mr. and
/ Mrs. l. $. Platz.
The Rev. Shoulders funeral SER
mon was on the subject. THE Prob
/ lem of Sorrow" and was a beautiful
tribute to the mans character and
excruciating suffering the unrortu
nate man experienced the three and
a half weeks he lived after the fire.
! In part he said: Every case of in
tense suffering and sorrow raises the
| question Why The fact that il IS
\ asked so often suggests that there
/ are Christian explanations for our
! perpleXities. Very few. perhaps
! none of you. are exempt from rails
! ing the question, why certain loss
or anguish has come 10 you? 9th
/ ers wish TO know why their friends
! and loved ones have been taken
/ away. Some would even dare to
/ question the means. Others would
I ask why their prayers have appar-
emily remained unanswered. Why
! has God not interviewed 10 prevent
/ these sorrows and suferings? Some
may even dare to think if / were
! God etc. and fancy that they could
! govern the universe more fairly and
/ more successfully. At this point we
may pause TO suggest some comfort
! ing truths that will aid us material
! ~ in interpreting all sorrow
/ Sorrow is not a punishment but
/ a school. and the Christian should
view il in the light that our heaven
I ~ Father is our teacher and the
/ spirit of Jesus is our companion i'm
suffering. Jesus gives us a picture
of Gods nature as that of a human
father but infinitely wiser and
more loving. The children of an
earthly home. obedient and kind,
! learning TO be fair. honorable and
wise. learning to care for each 9TH
I er. sooner or later find that the
father has committed 10 each of
/ them certain privileges and respon-
/ abilities i'm the care of the house
! hole. Thus. the home becomes q
I school in which the lessons are in
tended to be for the best interests
| of all This serves to illustrate how
! certain governing agencies may pre-
! vail We can see that every human
/ action rests upon some dependable
] law. These laws of human expert
| ence become the texv-D book of hu-
man action. Not unlike the laws
( Of nature. which seemed to be the
great barriers of human progress.
they have become the friendly
| forces through which men have
| been awakened from savagery,
aroused TO take precautions and TO
provide necessities and comforts.
They have been inspired 10 investi-
gate the causes of suffering and to
find methods of relief. So far as
man has made these laws the text
book by which 20 learn the will of
God and how 10 serve his fellow
men. have the lessons Of life caused
him TO respond 20 the limit of his
posi- Utilities. The operating Of the
laws OF Gods great house. there
fore. is not of revenge. hatred OF
punishment All His laws bring
consequences upon everybody.
They show no partiality TO the race
or 10 the individual. The strongest
petitions cannot bring exceptions 70
these family regulations of God. He
who spared not His own Son but
allowed His life TO be crushed out
by a shameful death. is surely on
our side and not against Us when
we sorrow. If We know this. there
Is no sorrow which we cannot be
strong enough 90 bear