Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-31
TIE Funeral Of owen Loreior.

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now and next July.
The Funeral of Owen LoveJoy.
The funeral Obsequies of this brave
champion of the rights of man, took place
in Plymouth Church on Monday last
We append few extracts from the SER
mon of Mr.. Beeoher:
BIS CHARACTER.
Ever since my youngest manhood,
almost the year that 1 emerged from mi
nority, Mr.. LovejOy's name has been IA
miliar TO me. have watched his course
and sympsthized with him, regarding him
early as q leader, and in later years as
companion in the great conflict Of our age,
For the outer work which Christianity
has to do in your lifetime and mine has
been the work Of Te.ssserting liberty in
land which had let her altar fires 20 out,
and let her lamps stand without oil in
them; and in that great WORK Mr.. Love-
joy has had sn hOnoursble and eminent
place. He has carried himself so as TO
have he unbroken confidence Of his CO.
lsborers, and now the sincere respect and
honor and affection of all men who love
/
and yet call on you to bear witness that
this man, whose name will be written in
our history, this man, who will never be
forgotten has made himself memorable
not by rare combination Of talent that
constitutes genius, not by such uncommon
powers sc compel effects, but by simple
msnliness in time when men were
scarce, and by simple fidelity to moral con-
Viotions. Owen LoVejoy is evidence that
q man may become heroic by the practice
Of the simplest moral elements. l think
he was preordained for the position that
he has occupied, and built for il.
WHAT KIND OF A REFoRMER HE WAS.
he was genial, smiling, good-natured,
honest hearted, 'open-handed man, that ev-
cry man must sympsthize with, and re-
speet even those whom ne used 10 drub;
for he was called to do great deal Of that
disagreesble business in his lifetime, and
/ especially during the later period Of his
public life. Every one who knows him
may bear witness that it was not the love
Of morbid anatomy; it was not q sort Of
fierce hatred Of evil alone, it was the love
OF good and the sweet .open-hearted love Of
that, and that alone that impelled him
And to the end Of his life he maintained
healthiness. he " as not q morbid reform
er in any sense Of the word. Quite early
| in life God adorned him with 8 constitu-
ton that was needed for the work that he
had to do, and with the requisite mental
| traits. He also ordained that he should
have a right education, and therefore he
made him the child Of a good mother
Largely to her he owed those qualities
which have made him what he was.
sELF-EDUCATED.
He put himself through college. He
may be said to be a self-educsted man, as
all men are who are educated at sll. He
prepared for the ministry. He offered
himself to bo licensed in the Episcopal
Church. They proposed to do it, uoon
condition that he would promise not to
agitsio the Church by discussing the IN
popular subject Of Slavery. He turned
his back on them, and told them if they
would not give him his license with free
dom, he would not take one. He forsook
/ them, and took out q license in the Con.
gregstional Church-Bhere he should have
} gone frst-Without conditions, and need
not tell you that he never preached 6
word which left our human rights and bu
man liberties.
he YET SPEAKS.
He has died. He yet speaketh. Do yoI
believe there is q young man bred on tht
praries Of Illinois, or in all her counties
e that is accessible to heroism and noble
ness that will not be inspired with tn
/, example and words Of Owen Lovejoy. H.
A has not half done his work yet. He viii
20 on working from year to year, q
every noble nature does that is faithful il
J his day and generation. He soWs thel
} the seed that comes up chiefly after he i
! gone. Our brother said that the natio
: mourns him. am one of the mourners
i l never mourn 3 good man when he goe
a goes to Heaven l never mourn for him
l do not mourn for the nation. His word
y and his example have educated hundred
and thousands 10 take his place and {
O carry forward his work. He would hav
e him march abreast with the ranks Of th
n multitude. Release has been given him
y his Master has called him to a highe
sphere and nObler labor, and his Wor
.. gees right on. As when q drop is take
i from the ocean, il is replaced by anothe
j drop. and there is no void, so in the fstl
+ omless sea Of Gods great tide Of ibert
le there is no void TO- day; the stream is L
:. shallower, the current no less forcibl
~ He rests and rejOicesI we work and r
:, ioice, thanking God that he has raised U
d such 6 man to take part in His WoIl
Such is the Stale Of things that we ca
spare such man.