Show r j II L CHARLES H STEVENSON I I 1 i The funeral of the late Charles Charle H Stevenson n waS wa held yesterday after afternoon afternoon noon at St t Marks cathedral Bishop Spalding Dean Brewster and Rev R harles B E Perkins all officiating at the service The pallbearers polI were Dr W WS WS S B Loom ii Browne Glen Mil 1111 Miller ler lor Leroy Lroy Armstrong A J 3 Hoffman Horrman and M I A Breeden The services were wore attended by b a great many friends and were wore most impressive Mary Many friends recall at this time the beautiful ode otle written three years ears ago aso by b Mr lr Stevenson in thE contest of Utah etuI song to which h the second prize was vias a ad and the music for which was as composed by b Arthur Shepherd d U it vas waa vasa as asa a tribute te to the 11 pioneers and warmly praised pra ledat At the time of its lt publication It reads c cF For P F i i the flie 11 mountain crags rage they aled For Joor the cheeks cheek that seldom I Paled paW And nd the that never nover failed taU Utah we salute late thee Fighting FI savage beast of ot pre Iwer Suffering hardships night aau day ria Facing upon the lIMo war Utah thus they thea sought Bought thee Through the arid desert d sand and by the tile valiant hand band Marching toward the lb promised land laud Utah thus found thee By lJ the radiant setting sun 11 By B post past victories nobly nob won wen w By Dy th the dead whose work Iff is done don Utah we abjure a re thee see Sec the dawning day appears a Welcome modem model pioneers Welcome elcome them with songs 8 and cheers Utah M o receive IW them th lt From HeaveRs Heavens portal streams the light Pioneer arts aria In might Old and strive for the right Utah onward upward Of the most moot and of oC men Mr Ir Stevenson was at the same time a n very gifted one und and his writings have hae found a ready rend market in the best beat magazines both here and in England In his earlier years he was In news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper work with his and although he was obliged to give that up some years ears ago he had with n the past year rear retained the power over hi pen which brought him many warm admirers The poem shown hown above bove was wa pro pronounced pronounced by many man the most in the entire contest cont tt and Mr Jr Shepherd without knowing the name of the writer writer writer ter said aId that it was so musical it sang itself It Its It beauty was of the th kind that readily read lb lends itself to music and this musical quality was preserved remark remarkably remarkably ably abl In the music by b Mr Ir Shepherd Mr lr Stevenson came ame of a long Icing I ng line Jine of talented ancestor ancestors and was related to the late William WilIam E Gladstone and Lord IonI Lyttleton I His HI father wa wu a noted ed educator neater of Great Britain and a number of relatives stand high in the Church of ff England Ho He lis ls I written much In prose pro cur current current current rent Comment short stories and aDd human interest articles article and In la the author of ofa ofa ofa a number of very ery musical sonnets ls antI ami ballads ballade Many lany laD beautiful little bits of verse y e eMme some Mme of them unsigned have hare found their way wa from hit Ale pen to local papers paper r Ont One written for the tho Intermountain Catholic only lost May for Decoration day dR closes with these lines The years ears roll on and the yew years glide Hide b by flat But never can deeds decile of heroes belOtS die And never nei blow struck for truth and nail right But nut shell shall Hv live for vr ver in fadeless light And they who h have v bled for fame fa me Have won 1 n for themselves a l nom name mm me |