Show MR MEAKINS TRIBUTE Ho Expresses His Lovo nnd High Esteem for tho Late W S Godbe To the Bereaved Relatives of William S Godbe Dear FrlendsAs circumstances prevented pre-vented my presence nt the funeral services ser-vices of your loved one 1 was unahlo to express over his mortal remains the words of love and high esldom I held for him so I scad to you thla brief message from my heart of hearts W S Godhc was one whom r loved in life and now that he Is pone I shall cling to his memory as the Ivy clings to tho grand old oak Fully realizing how feeble and Inadequate Inade-quate arc words when ono wishes to express ex-press the tendcrrHl and depiwsL 1 emotions of > the hnjirl yet I cannot refrain from ouferlnE to his aacred memory this my humble tribute For tune past thirtythree years T have grasped his kindly hand as we Journeyed along lifes highway I have looked Into his oy v of love iiml have received Inspiration Inspir-ation from his soul throuuh hIs voice ot melody and his words of eloquence Life to him tvns not mill empty dream hill II L splendid reality earnest to the ut moal to him Imioranw 1 and Indolence were the tares In the Held of life To him mind was vaster than Mm earth and upon this I basis Ills life and character were bullded I tin nobility of purpose knew no bounds for ho iinllrd thorn Is I his much to do In the future at has already been done in the pasl 10 he tolled on with the thought of onward and upwnid ever In his mind ho knew Gods i plans like lilies pure and while unfold I shall ever I cherish In memory golden easket the last conversation 1 had with Mr Gortbo xc converted I upon time higher high-er life nnd I repeated the following stan m which touched a responsive chord In his hopeful soul SUM on in the dim prospective In the solemn march of tune We rend lime story of light and love struggling strug-gling up to a height sublime Eternity looms before us shall humanitys dream come true Ah vest For the trend of the soul mounts on with deathless life in view This noble life Is not done this splendid splen-did typo of manhood la still before us beckoning ur on from darkness and chaos to life null harmony W S Gotlbt was ever tho faithful friend the one man lowering over all lie was loo broad to cherish resentment ton noble to bear malice he possessed a nature too lofty to nllow the hates and sneers of rin unthinking world to retard his proirrcss lie looked with compassion rather than blame upon the mistakes and frailties of bin fell own He was too generous gen-erous to criticise the artist or the sculptor sculp-tor upon thiIr unfinished works so ho Judged not the Creator by his undeveloped children Vlih his soul I In tune with tho Infinite he praycU God bless us every one Through ages past millions of silent I heroes he-roes have none down In obscurity but tho Influence of their lives of purity and help fulness will live on forever till llfos surKcr cease to roll When earthly ties I arc severed and tvo nro separated from those we love our hearts 1 nIl spirits droop hike the Mower taken from the sunshine Jnto the shade but hope sees the morning star that goth go-th not down behind tho darkened Vcsl but fades away in tho brightness of tho rising day And now to loved ones and friends whoso hearts arc wounded let mo say lie Is not dead but sleeping In calm and sweet repose upon the bosom of mother earth nest in peace dear friend May flowers bloom and birds slug their sweetest songs about > our resting place Peace be to Ills ashes and to Ills soul the Joy of ever Jnstlnp life All hall and farewell 1 Robert Burns surely wrote a fittinG epi taph An honest man hero lies at rest As our God with his Image blest The friend of man the friend of truth The friend of age and guide of youth Fow hearts lice his with virtue warmed If theres another world he lives In bliss If there is none he made the best of this JOHN P MEAJEIN Salt Lake City August 9th J002 |