While it is not the intention to publish anything in this magazine that 

 is misleadng or unreliable, yet it must be remembered that the articles 

 published herein recite the experience and opinions of their writers, and this 

 fact must always be noted in estimating their practical value. 



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Vol. 45 



MAY, 1917 



No. 5 



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Passed March 13, 1917. Aged 68 Years. 



In gathering material for this tribute to the memory of our 

 departed brother and co-worker, there was sent me copies of the 

 newspapers published in his home town, and I found that I could 

 not do better than to incorporate extracts from what these writ- 

 ers from his home said about him as a result of a long personal 

 acquaintance. From the "Montevideo Leader" I have taken the 

 following, which describes so very fully, certainly better than the 

 writer could do, the character of this man of unusual public spirit 

 and devotion to the common good. 



"Our friend and neighbor, L. R. Moyer, has passed from this 

 life and our people are in deep sorrow. For more than forty-five 

 years has he been closely identified with the social and business 

 life of this community and from a mere hamlet has seen Monte- 

 video grow and develop into a beautiful and prosperous city. 

 During all these years he has been its steadfast friend and sup- 

 porter, ever watchful of its good name, ever ready to serve its 

 best interests. Always has he stood for the things that are worth 

 while — for true character, temperance, education, good govern- 

 ment, good morals, right living and a genuine, heart-felt Chris- 

 tianity. Always when our people have gone to him for counsel or 

 advice have they found him solicitous for their welfare and anx- 

 ious to be of some real service. 



"Modest and unassuming to an extreme, he filled every sta- 

 tion to which he was called with marked ability and discharged 

 every duty with true fidelity. No other man has so strongly im- 



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