Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-07-18
THOUSANDS PAY
LAST TRIBUTE
OF RESPECT
Funeral of Mrs. Sullivan
Held Here Last Sunday
Afternoon


H. Sullivan, which were held here
Sunday was marked by simplicity
end it was estimated that between
$500 and 1000 persons attended The
services. Following the service at
the family residence, mention of
which is made in another column.
the procession to the grave was a
most unusual one. Citizens in every
walk of life, scores of visitors, old
and young, formed the sad process
sion which was over a mile in length.
Owing to the fact that the honor
airy pail bearers could not include
all of the many friends, none were
selected, only active pail bearers act
ing and who were department heads
Of the Great Southern Lumber Co.
and their allied interests, and were
j. H. Cassidy, W. B. Archer, D. t.
Gushing, G. A. Townsend, M. L.
Wuescher, H. B. Woodcock, C. D. Al
tick, G. H. Whelan, w. C. Fland-
ers, W. S. Gardner, Leopold Saux.
DR.. E. E. Lafferty, DR.. j. H. Slaught.
er, J. A. spekenhier, C. j. Wade and
w. S. Hanley.
When the procession passed Austin
street at Alabama avenue there were
1O3 automobiles in line and scores
of people walking. Owing to the fact
that only limited number could
gain admittance at the home, a steady
stream of people began going to the
cemetery an hour and half before
the service.
At the grave Mr.. Chalmers read
the following ritual: "Man that is
born of woman is of few days and
full of trouble. He cometh forth ike
flower, and is cut down. He fleeth
also a shadow, and contiuuetn
not.
I'm the midst of life we are in
death; of whom may we seek for sue
cor, but of thee, o Lord, who for
our sins art justly displeased?
"Yet, 0 Lord God, most holy, O.
Lord most mighty, o holy and most
merciful Saviour, deliver us not into
the bitter pains of eternal death.
"Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets
of our hearts; shut not thy mercifuE
ears to our prayers, but spare us,
Lord most holy, o God most mighty,
0 holy and merciful Savious, Thou
n2ost worthy Judge eternal, suffer us
not at our last hour for any pains
of death to fall from Thee"
Mr.. Townsley consigned the body
to the earth in the following words:
"Forasmueh as the spirit of our
deceased sister hath returned to God
who gave it, we therefore commit her
body to the ground, earth to earth,
ashes to asses, dust to dust; looking
for the general resurrection in the
last day, and the life Of the world
to come, through our Lord Jesus
Christ; at whose second coming in
glorious majesty to judge the world,
the earth and the sea shall give M
their dead; and the corruptible bodies
of those who sleep in him shall be
changed, and made like until His own
glorious body, according to the
mighty working whereby he is able
to subdue all things unto HIMSELF
Then the speaker remarked: s'The
following Scripture is especially ap-
plicable to the beautiful life that has
gone from US:
Il heard voice from heaven say
ing unto me, write, blessed are the
dead which lie in the Lord frola
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit tn It
they may rest from their labcrs.
Male quartette: Messrs. B. Z.
Talley, K. |. Bean, J. S. MeI.emo e,
and W. J. Willoughby. Title: Beauti-
full Isle of Somewhere"
Rev. Townsley delivered the
eulogy at the grave which Is repro
duced in full in this issue.
The Rev. Brakefeld offesed the
following closing prayer:
Almighty God, we thank Thee for
Thy mercy and Thy grace. Thou art
ever within US to comfort and to cen
sole and to heal our broken hearts.
Let Thy blessing rest upon us this
day. Give us Thy grace to sustain
US in our weakness and to comfort
US in or sorrow. Let Thy Holy
Spirit cradle US to see Thy goodness
and Thy mercy in every bitter ex-
perienee Of life. Bless, we pray Thee,
our sorrowing friends and ena5Ie
them to look up and trust Thee this
day. May they know and feel that
Thou art their Father and AEAA Tsh,.,