The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1919-09-21

LAMH&f &aNs - - -
Of Brother Gid. D. Harris;
Gideon D. Harris is Dead His
work is done. We sometimes speak |
Of the silent tribute Of Tears; why
should we disguise the matter; the
simple truth Is that our own deep
senss Of loss is the very tribute we
can pay to him who hiss gone from
US
We sometimes call death the Great
Leveler; and 80 il Is But death Is
also the Great Revealer. Now thai
the long and honorable career Of ser
vice Of hin beautiful and tender love
Of home and family, and his con-
spicuous and courageous Pythian FL
deity is brought to a close, we real
ice IS never before. how blessed We
have been in his presence and asso-
citation with US, and how great is the
loss we suffer. But here, al last, Is
Natures final decree in Equity. The
wrengs Of time are redressed. In
justice is expiated; the irony Of fate
is refuted; the unequal distribution
Of wealth, honor, capacity pleasure
and opportunity. which makes life
such an inexphcabHe tragedy
ceases in the realm Of death"
Our brother Harris at the time Of
his death had been a Pythian for
more than a Quarter Of Century
His unselfish and splendid life OF
Humility, speaks for itself and al
who knew him are familiar with it
DUTY, then HEAVEN; by a beauti'
full necessity does not the one lead
always to the other? When We
know that to live is Christ then, also
we know that to die is to gain. It i
then, for ourselves, that we mourn
knowing our great loss while he hal
assembled to his father and our father
to his God and our God. We love t.
think Of our brother In his family, il
his daily contact with his fellows
and to wonder at the; perfection o
the human qualities he possessed II
such attractive form.
"He was a man, tai Re him all tc
all"
"We shall not look Upon his lii
again."
New when one who, as did our q
parted brother Harris. has come I'M
the World richly cndOt wed, when
has trained and discin fined his mil
and submitted all 70 the Father
our Spirits, when man has unsparih
" given himself for Of hers, and .
counted not his own life dear IN
himself If only he rlaya work the "
of him who sent him while yet II
day, and when at LEI st his eve
thought has not been for self alol
but for Others, why should such
---a-~. - -. she Ap
tie:
81 have fought q goo 4 fight. I h
finished the Course, I have kept
I. faith; hencefOrth there is laid up
me the Crown OF righ's business WI
the Lord, the righteOu Judge, s.
give to me at that Da -"
ANA can we doubt I hat even
the liberated Spirit Of such man
y heard the approving :" Ords:
a "Well done, good an a faithful
7 want; enter thou int the 10,
the Lord"
- And Now, Whereas; H. has pie
g the Almighty and Supr eme Rule
Is the Universe, in his Inf mite Wis
E and Grace to remove FRY nm our Ct
o. Hall and from the w orld, oul
teemed and well below d friend
- brother,
u GIDEON D. HA .RRIs,
= when has for so many " Ears susts
y with US genuine frate rnal rela
ship in our Lodge roo pm; who
maintained that high ST. ndard r
izenship approached Onl v b, -nen
= Knights Of his high and hoDie CT
M ter; who has himself laii''aihe
IT all times and under all ireuiilsea
os character; who has hims ei- - -. -.
= ed at all times and undo - :. -
use stances a character unH ..s
ice untarnished, and rep 's'ssS ..r :
nd reproach; a brother -. i
IL. we know has been file
- Of Charity and now that - -.
20 the River that marks - !,
- shore lie holds the GOlde -
ap- open the palace Of Etc -
at Now There, Be it ~.-I
Tombigbee Lodge No. IL - e
:, Pythias, that in the II,
y oro'hef anu ii's'' -. ~ to the {
F wHO p@s' -, 80, -. a., ( Septer
DeyO"' ~ ~ - - in the
,Id voar ~ rs ia. D he 55th
rial - pvthianism. we have sustaine
one loss of a friend and brs other v
Bar friendship and feIlOwsh p It VI