Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-26
FRIENDS AND OPPONENTS UNITE
]. 'TOPAY. LAST TRIBUTE TO AIEX
lM'KlENz {; FUNERAL Held SUNDAY
Services, Took Place In Houss
Chamber At State Capitol.
Which Was Thronged
With Old Associate. ;
Prominent Men Q&iciated,
As Pallbearers.

Bismarck, n. D., JuAe 26-PioneAr1
OF North Dakota and sons and daurh-2
ters of sturdy men who brayed the
hardships of a new country with. .Alex-s
ander Mckenzie gathered here in.larKA
numbers Sunday afternoon to pay
tribute to his memory.
Utmost solemnity marked the fun-
eral rites for the North Dakota spo-
ntlcal leader, which were held in the;
mousse OF representatives chamber OF
the state capitol. Many citizens of
bismarck Joined in the tribute, mind,
ful of the great influence of Alex
ander Mckenzie in the removals OF
the territorial capital to- Bismarck
community. -.
The body. Of Mr.. Mckenzie, who
died in st. Paul Thursday, arrived in
Bismarck at 1880 sunday morning.
Accompanying it were Col. C. B. Lit
tie and Capt. I. p. Baker Of Bis
| marck. long friends Of the deceased.
Escorted by uniformed men of Com
pany A, National Guard. the funeral
cortege passed from the station where
large crowd of old friends and
! curious people had gathered to the
| capitol. Flags on buildings were at
| half mast. sf8
Pioneers View Body.
AS the body lay in a massive wal-
nut coffin before the rostrum Of the
of people passed to view the face
of the deceased for an hour and
half before the funeral. Stationed
throughout the pathway from tho
capitol door to the house chamber
were uniformed men. -Four stood. At
guards of the coffin. great banks of
beautiful floral wreaths surmount-
ing it. ts. sl.75 VI
Beside 1t passed with barred heads
many whose gray hair and bronzed
fcatures testified to their riS Sht Ito
be. called pioneers of the state. Here
and there was q wixened face OF Ofie
wearing shabby; clothes, there per-
4 haPs to recall am act OF generosity
in time of adversely. Others, young
-er. passed who perhaps only. were
curious to gaze upon the face OF one
of whom they had heard their faith
ers and mothers speak. Former po-
litical associates and political foes
alike were there. Those at the fun
eral filled the lower floor and gal
lery of the house chamber.
! Funeral Service.
Father NJ. J. Hiltner, pastor Of st.
Mary's pro-cathedral, officiated. At
the opening of the service quar-
tette composed of Mrs. r.. "A. Tracy,
Mrs. D. o. Scothorn, Henry Halver-
son and Roy Indseth sang Crossing
the Bar
I'VE are gathered here to pay our
respects to the memory of one OF
our beloved citizens,"' - said Father
Hiltner, opening his brief funeral ser
mon. I'VE have lost great man.
The many recipients of his good
will and kindness and those Of pio-
neer days gathered at the funeral tes-
tilted Ito what we all owe him." Faith
er Hiltner said. An act of GOD, d,ehe
said, brought the assemblage ait the
funeral, soul He sent into the world
was recalled in accordance with the
same laws of mature by which it was
sent into the world. 7s
THE Lord Nand Master OF his soul
1 has called, and his activities on earth
have departed so far as We can per
ceive,' said Father Hiltner. HE has
taken that soul to His own"
Pagan philosophers for centuries
discussed the question What is life
continued Father Hiltner. The world
wondered until the maker and giver
of the soul answered. Life is not an
object in itself. Old philosophers are
no longer the PHILOSOPHERS of today.
ihe said, in view of Christian revela-
tions. 80
"All the teaching of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. conveys to us that
:. life is but a means to work out 2
purpose. an object which begins with
the end of this life where all the
qualities of that soul if they have
been exercised and, developed will be