Arizona republican., 1917-04-14
TRIBUTE |S PAID
 ID WALTER WILSON

One Of the promising public of ficials of the state was the late Walter Wilson. whose death recently saddeneJ 70 many Phoenicians. A tribute to his worth was paid in the funeral sermon delivered by the Rev. Ray Clarkson Harker, which was as follows:
 Walter Wilson
 We are here to pay our brief. but loving tribute to our dear friend and brother, Walter Wilson.
 We see T life closed at the age of 3l. This is certainly a brief career. But, thank God, the success of life does not depend upon the length of years. You cannot measure moral values by the clock. The number of rising and setting suns is not the estimate of g life.
 It is well for US to have an open look into eternity that We may seek to know what are the supreme values of life. It is when we hear the rustic of unseen wings that we properly estimate the Pearl of great Price. It is when we stand at the close Of life that we see the emptiness of mere selfish ambitions and mer, temporal gains. It is the eternal that looms large on our sight now. We should be better able tt esti- mate Values because are here to- day.
 There were two ol three things about our brother that greatly i'm pressed me The first of these was has cheerfulness. Most people in his condition would have lost heart and would have been gloomy and sad, but not so with Walter Wilson. He could fight q hard battle with a smile on his face No matter how SCI ious the attack of the disease upon his vital forces there was still the same sunny, hopeful aspiring heart When too weak to spea1 he smiled his appreciation to the nurse and to loved ones for any tender ministry. This cheer in spite of the storm must hearten every one Of us today.
 Walter Wilson had an alert mind. He had keen appreciation of all that was going OF about him. He had the open mind. His leisure hours were not spent in rest and relaxa- tioH. but in the culture Of mind and heart The fact that in spite of limited physical forces he took a course in law and was admitted to the bar prov es how eager he was to de- velOp his life.
 Then he had the open heart. Hap py is tue man whose mind is open. but thrice happy is the man whose heart is open 10 truth and to friend ship and to God. Christ became the center and inspiration of his life. He was deeply interested in the affairs of the Kingdom of God Where ycnr treasure is there will your heart be aiso.' Only the records Of eternity will reveal all that brothef Wilson was to the Winners Bible class of our church. What a fra siance there is about his life! What a legacy is the memory we cherish Of his devotion to OFT Sunday school and church!
 Another thing that impresses me is his wise estimate of values his sanity of moral judgment. He knew that the real task of earth was not the making of a living. but the grow ing of a soul. lie knew the wisdom of the Savinr's word concerning earth ly treasure. that moth would con . sune. and rust eat, and thief pillage. He knew that there were no joys like the joys of the Tansomed and no hopes like the hopes of the re- deemed, no songs so celestial as the soIgs of Israel ma nc harps SC sweet as these attuned on Zions hill
 He knew that flowers wither and Sarlands fade, that scepters rust and CfoWHS COErOQe. lie Knew that char acter alone Is fadeless. He knew that mountains crumble that seas dry uH. that stars nurn out. but that he that doeth the will of God abideth forever"
 He knew that man must live in relation to his Lord. Real life must get it's ideals and it's strength to fulfill those ideals from Christ The life must be continued and completed through the possibilities of grace in our Savior. Our life must be related to truth. to hope. to love and to God
 True riches to our brother were heart treasures. Christian character wcs supeme This was the diamond that scratches every ether stone He saw how Jesus lived the life of prayer, how He filled his mind with the truth of God word. how he went 10 the synagogue fol worship, and how He went forth to bless and serve tte race. Aud our brother knew tha. the disciple Of Jesus must have the habit of prayer, must hide the word of Gcd :n his heart. must go to the house of worship and must help his fellowmen. These he recognized as the laws Of the Christian life, as the principles of the Kingdom. of God
 II is beautiful to SO live that the lamp is trimped and hurnine when the Bridegroom conses that the sail