The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-25
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA, WEDNESDAY
ID Il. * A N e.

The Rev. Chahes Wadswortb, in beauti.
full and touching discourse preached on Sum
day evening, to his congregation, from the
text Jesus wep," John XII. s5, paid the fol-
lowing just tribute 10 the memory of him over
whose early grave nation is now called TO
mourn
"Yes, Death is an evil and a bitter thing
Who does not know il! who has not felt III
aud tonight, perhaps, more keenly than is
our wont, we know il and feel it. We are,
this holy hour, city of mourners. Before
another Sabbath comes with it's blessed light,
we shall have gone forth 10 pay funeral hon.
ors 10 one, whom we all loved as man, and
honored as citizen--in whose living deeds
we are all glorified, and whose early death
we deplore with lamentations and with tears
| am not thinking here TO utter his eulogy !;
the occasion does not permit ii; the man
does not require ii; but il was forseifulness
OF Gods grea. voice IN his providence not 10
render here and now brief and humble trib.
ute to the honored dead.
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pride, and his death is matter of national
lamenla,on. His was a character sincularly
grand in iis separate elements, and match
lssSly beautiful in the harmony of their COM
binations. The power of naturally keen
and comprehensive mind had been strength
ened by earnest culture, and developed in the
widest range of practicable and scientific at
!ainmenls--and these in all their fullness
consecrated to The loflest aims of beneficen,
usefulness.
ffseIy s@,elan. .asfsas %fs e once song and bean
phiIcsophy--and exquisitely Imaginative with
the ohIest poetry. The combination of his
moral character were still more remark able
and wonderful. To the truesl aud lenderes,
sensiblity were added the iron will ard the
most indomitable decision and with a
dauntless bravery lha, equalled the golonous
chivaIry of the old ideal and fabulous hero.
ism, was blended calm, practical judgment
IA marvellous and majestic palience-a beau
Iifu simplicity and modesly; all rarely equ al.
led i'll human biography. Meanwhile suf.
iuslns all that character as with a heavenly
light, and blending all its rare qualities as
with Divine solvent into one exquisite
amalgam-lhere was living and CONTROL.
ing purify which made the whole man iv-
iog sacrifice 10 his fellows, and laid down all
the spois and trophies of his triumphs at his
Masters feet. Qualiues seldom combined,
and indeed seemingly nn'agonistical, were
found in his heart and life, each in fullest
power and all in ovees. harmony. lie
thought like philosopher-he wrote like a
poet-he acted like ajhero-he felt like a
child-hc lived like aJman-he prayed like a
Christian.
"He was al once The giant oak that bat
ties with the storm, and The beautiful vine
that beauties its gnared trunk with its green
leaves and purple clusters, and makes sweet
alike zephyr and storm witt its exquisite
| aroma.
"And as such he has died in the early
prime and promise of his manhood-in the
morning twilight of his Frightening fame
just as his powers were reposng for loitier
tolls, and his benevolence kindIing for broader
en,erpIise-just as we were beginning fondly
10 appreciate the wonders of his past, and
exultingly TO prophecy the splendors of his
fulure-just then he died; and we mourn for
him-we weep for him-and why should
we not weep? Science weeps! Humanity
weeps! The world weeps! And it were
unnatural-it were ungraletul-it were to
prove ourselves cold, stolid, unsentient, dead
10 all generous impulses, false 10 our loitier
and holier instincts, if we went not forth TO
his burial in fearful sorrow. For the Divine
man Of Nazareth was pattern in all that is
alike lofty and lovely in magnificent man.
hood, and over tomb no senler in its beau
ty-no loftier in its glory-JEsus wEpr, JESUS
wEPT."