Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20
FUN EALS. 

Walton Pearson. editor chief of The Norwich Bulletin, was paid by relatives and friends and newspaper associates at the funeral services held at his late home, 69 Pearl street, Fri day afternoon at 2.45 o'clock. The home was filled with those who had known MT. Pearson in life and others with whom MT. Pearson had been as- sociated in his career as a newspaper man. wealth of floral tributes man ifested the esteem in which he had been held.
 Rev. Albert P. Blinn of the Norwich Spiritual Academy conducted the ser vices, making an eloquent address which he began by reading the poem The Admiral Goes Ashore. Rev. Mir. Blinn said in part:
 An eminent Roman orator once said, when called upon to officiate at the obsequies of his friend, T. have come to bury Caesar. not to praise himl" We have come here this afternoon not to bury Walton Pearson, neither to praise him, but to pay our tribute of respect and esteem to the memory of the man whose body only will we bury When Socrates, coming into conflict with the orthodox religion of his time because of his free speech and liberal thought, was doomed to drink the hemlock, some of his followers, de- sirous of knowing what to do with his body. said to him, Master. what will we do with you after your death?' Looking up with a smile, he replied, T don't care what you do with me. if you can catch me"
 Walton Pearson did not fear death. Why should he? He lived the best he knew how in world where many men find 1t hard to do that; and he did not fear the grave for. like Socrates, whose philosophy he read and loved, he knew that he himself would not enter the grave.
 Someone said to me yesterday when they heard somewhere that I was to officiate here today, Was MT. Pearson a Spiritualist?" and I looked at my questioner and asked. Did you know MT. Pearson ?" "Yes, and he was 8 man. always found him square and all rIght!'' Then what difference whether he was Spiritualist or not?' 'Tis folly to delve into moss covered creeds,
 Let your life be record of generou. deeds.
 Not the wisest may tathom Gods in.
 finite plan,
 But the weakest may live as becometl l
 I believe that was MT. Pearson
 working plan of life, to live as be cometh man. And he did 1t, and ou there in that larger life he is findinj | that everything Is all right because h did the best he could He knew me, and he knew life; all it's frailities an
 all its virtues, and every newspape
 man has better opportunity to knoI
 men and human nature than in an
 other profession, and it speaks for hi purity of heart and strength of char
 acter that he never lost faith in hi
 fellownnen and in the ultimate good
 ness of men.
 He has entered the higher scho,
 carrying with him wealth of know
 ledge and experience; unchanged, ju.
 himself, with the desire to know mol
 of life. with the knowledge that |
 can still be the angel of his househoI , and minister unto his own. With h ambitious and aggressive nature Wa ton Pearson is fully alive to the gre: opportunity that has come to hi through death and will profit by it. S !. we wish him Godspeed in his journe of life, not death. and to the mournir wife, son, and loved ones we tend, our sincere sympathy for the loss
 the physical presence, but we kno
 that the very loneliness and sorro
 which is so great now will be the bor which will bring him so close to the in their time of need that they will a most. perhaps they will, feel the tout q of a vanished hand. the presence of 7 loved soul, and be comforted thereh s The bearers were Charles D. Noyt
 president of The Bulletin conpan q William H. Oat. general manage U Harvey M. Briggs, managing edito Charles F. Whitney, city editor: Jol : Trankla. foreman of, the job plant, al
 Perry H. Corning. foreman of t
 newspaper composing room
 The body was placed in the recei
 ing vault at Maplewood cemeter
 where Rev. MT. Blinn read a she committal service.
 During the funeral The Bulletin C s flee was closed and the nag at t
 Buckingham Memorial was at hal 1. mast.
 [. Funeral Director c. A. Gager h.
 charge of the funeral arrangements, : Patrick Dedd. .- Funeral services for Patrick Do
 were held from the mortuary parIc 6 of Shea & Burke on Friday morni 5. with relatives and friends attendi,
 There were many floral forms.
 the services in St. Patrick's chur .r Rev. Myies P. Calvin was celebra "a of the requiem mass. Mrs. F. L. Fla
 rell rendered two hymns and Pr
 Farrell was at the organ. T The bearers were John and Thon = J. Dodd, Richard W. Tobin and A '- drew Riley. Burial was in St. Mar
 cemetery.
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