The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-29
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
ANDREW L. HYER
Icontnued from pag One,

Rle had been associated with Bishop
Hyer since the early eighties and had
always found him to be an exceptional
man. He lived his religion, 1t was
his bread and his life. All that can
be said OF him religiously can also be
said OF him in business way. He
could not remain idle, and the NAM
moth pumping plant recently COM
pleted against strong opposition Is
but one of the monuments TO his
work and efforts. Elder Pond de-
clared that 10 anything failed that he
undertook Il was because there was
some obstacle In the way that could
not be overcome by any other man.
He was honest. strong, humble and
powerful, but never domineering and
arrogant. His twenty-five children,
the majority of which have reached
their majority, reared to manhood
and womanhood without one stain
upon the character OF one OF them, he
declared the browning accomplish
ment Of his life, and monument OF
which all might well be proud.
Mrs. Myrtle Pond sang a solo.
Presidet Alma Merrill said 'If you
want to touch a mans heart touch
his purse" was true In most cases
hut not in the case OF Bishop Hyer,
for he was gracious giver. AS
bishop he always lead In sending his
own sons and daughters on missions,
and that his family had performed
twenty-six years of missionary work,
which could not be accomplished at
"a cost of less than one dollar per day.
Bishop Hyer was the largest 1.-THE
payer in the Benson stake, and for
nineteen years he had audited his
books and found his rcords absolute
ly correct. He was truly an honest
man, the noblest work OF God.
Councillor G. E. Pope thanked all
for their presence and sympathy. The
choir sang Farewell All Earthly
Honors." and the closing prayer was
Offered by Bishop W. L. skidmore.
AS the vast assembly came from
the meeting house while the cortege
was forming. many a Borrowing
friend declared It the greatest fun
erai he ever attended. 1t was
evident that great leader had pass
ed away. and not only Lewiston but
Cache valley mourned. Bishop Hyer /
was a man whose place cannot be |
filled. He was an extraordinary |
man. Like Theodore Roosevelt he
yas one OF those characters that a
generation produces. that is In ad-
vance OF his fellows. II was Impossible
for men to keep up with Andrew n.y.
err; he.was doer. goer, and man
who accomplished things. Those de-
suded critics, to whom Bishop Hogan
referred, who said he was in finan-
cial difficulties. simply magnified
thedr ignorance. for Bishop Hyer was
not a man to become financially
stranded. He had spent fortune
in the missionary fields, had pur-
chased over 1000 acres of the best
land In Lewiston, and fostered many
enterprises. Lost money, OF course
he lost money, as any man of his
size would lose money. but he made
1t back again with one turn of the
hand. Andrew Hyer could have lost
a fortune and made another while
the average man would be whining
over the loss of few paltry dollars.
A fortune was nothing to Andrew
Hyer. He had many of them on hts
one thousand acres OF the best land
under the sun. Sunday the thousands
That wept over his untimely passing
away uttered silent testimony TO
his worth and greatness, and decreed
hat he himself was his only enemy.
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