The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-31


The church held his body for
yet a little time. for the simple
service Of the faith in which he
lived and died. Then the gov
ernment which he had served in
war and peace. claimed him for
burial among the great company
that sleeps at Arlington.
Gathered around his bier at last
was reunited family called from
distant parts Of the land. The wild
ow. who has borne so bravely this
sorrow heaped upon her own afflic-
tion, was Joined early in the day by
her only son. VIM. Jennings Bryan.
Jr.. from Los Angeles. and another
daughter, Mrs. Grace B. Hargreaves,
of Beverley Hills. California.
Arriving with the son and daugh-
ter to complete the family circle
from which the commoner parted so
suddenly last Sunday were Mr.. Bry-
an $ two sisters. Mrs. T. S. Allen
and Mrs. J. W. Baird of Lincoln.
Nebr.: F. Millson Of Lincoln. Mr..
Bryan's nephew, and Col. +. II. Balm
non Of Sperryville. Va. a cousin.
After the last Of the thousands
who moved with solemn tread
through New York avenue Presby-
terian church for a last look upon
the face of the crusader had gone
their way little span of time was
set aside, so that the last of the
members Of the family to arrive here
could visit the church and say fare
well.
Mrs. Bryan herself decided not to
join the circle. She preferred to
preserve the memory Of her COM
panion OF many crowded years As
he was in life and not in death.
Washington, July 3l.--LP-High
above the little brick church where
mourning relatives and friends gath
cred today to say their last farewell
to William Jennings Bryan, flags
fluttered at half staff from the great
government buildings TO mark the
nations formal tribute to the com
moner.
The dropping colors spoke of the
service he had given to the flag as
soldier, statesman and legislator.
The solemn religious ceremonies in
the church and at the grave were
keyed to recount his valorous cham
pionship in public and private life Of
the gospel of peace on earth and
ROOu Will toward men.
There were many hours of the
simple rites Of the faith he cherished
so stoutly, Of the solemn passing be-
side his bier of humble folk Of
mourning for Bryan the plain citi-
zen. the commoner. before comrades
Of the regular army received the
casket to pay last honors in Arling-
ton national cemetery to Bryan, the
soldier and public servant.
ThrOnE Bier
Again as yesterday. the fallen vet
eran Of so many stirring conflicts
of national life kept the solemn
state Of death in the house of God.
where in life his devout lips had
often led in prayer. Again the cius-
tering hundreds thronged the aisles
to glimpse moment the still peace
full face. There were none to deny
them, no rank of dignitaries to in
| trude on this last hour Of the plain
people with the man whose proudest
boast was his championship Of their
| causes, great or small.
He lay with only volunteer COM
rade.guards, set apart from the
throngs that passed to look upon
him only by death, and the testi-
mony those slow moving hundreds
gave more plainly than words of the
place he had made for himself in
the life Of the nation.
| 1t was for this reason and to await
the coming of the last members of
the family circle Mrs. Bryan deferred
her own farewell until the public
had had it's last moments to honor
the dead. For that parting she chose
the sacred privacy of the little
| church, where the casket had lain
since a short time after it's arrival
from Tennessee early yesterday.
| Still bearing up bravely under the
double burden of her great and sud-
den grief and the heavy Affections
she has known so many years, Mrs.
Bryan found the strength to arrange
with her religious comforters and
the circle of close friends of her
dead husband the last details Of the
services. 1t was by her wish that
the brief Presbyterian services ar
ranged by the Rev. DR.. Joseph r.
Sizoo were expanded 10 include bible
passages. that the dead man priced
above all others. II was she who
told of the hymns that had brought
him comfort and peace in the long.
arduous years of their companion
ship.
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Mr.. Bryan also, like President
Mckinley, found his greatest peace
the old hymn LEAD kindly Light" and
it was his desire that it should be
sung when he had passed to his
long sleep. Thus it was that the
strains Of this hymn, led by the deep
voice Of great pipe organ and sung
by mixed choir from the loft
above, we're selected to usher the
simple and the impressive service.
for the dead.
| Another old hymn dear to her
husbands heart came next in the
order Of services Mrs. Bryan had
approved. It was "One Sweetiy Sol
emn Thought" and the passage se-
lected by DR.. Sixoo for the religious
service. ~ am the Resurrection and