The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26
wAsurSeroN CORRESPONDENTS.

eriod, during an exceedingly interesting es
/ lis existence, andiu,imately identified with -
q prospects, hopes and ambitious, lhave not =
zen there for three years, though am still q y
Snsen aud voter there. But have not .
orso,,en your readers, nor been an uninter,
.stsa observer Of the social and material
changes =, my dis,an, home upon the Mss ,
,Ss,p,a, And nov, rs the hamor strikes me
Is place myself once more in the midst OF
voar audience. many Of whom were once 50
lans samihar friends who may recognize me,
my mind ,arns spontaneously TO the rast,and
a~elis meSt ,hough.iully aud seriously upon
those. once familiar, who have departed not
anl, from keokak, bat from the world OF
sense. forever. OF them would speak. hut
thew are - MARY thxt will only single out
l~e or three tor particular allaSon Aud
these shAlI be al her spiritual teachers, Tor
there ar, I've ii ,he,a especially worthy of
more coaameat ,AAn here have space 10 be
stou upsa all They sire ksyS Leonard Whit |
uey ard 6ca5se neni>on In many respects
thew were lpc:h leeullSs su3 Gaa9ast aen. II
i an extreme word to use. deliberately. but 4
nevertheless cAnuot refrain from SAYING that
| have always regarded them both as some
what remarkable aea.
First, L., me speak or Mr. Whitney, for ne
was my tss,or. There was breadth, clear
ness comprehensiyeness a spaciousness ana
| balance TO his mind that surprised and com
manded the admiration Of the discriminating
observer. His sensibihties were keen, fresh
and healthy. He possessed an Astounding
and vigorous intellectual vitality, pervaded
BY tender, charitable genialiiy OF spirit
which vas rare indeed but as sweet and ad'
m;rable a. Il was rare Aud he bad, what
those may question who knew him only from
distant observation, depth OF spirituality
seldom eqnaled. lie had a firm. strong hold
on life, aud the things OF time and senss, inr
he was sound aud robust MAN; but the great
future, with It's belongings-the spirit
ual world that envelopes us ike the ar
we brenthe-was to him the most real and
tangible OF all things. His faith IN It and his
hold on !, ~ere firm and sure above every
thing else twas tue rock wherein his ite'
were anchored To his mind d, earthly
things we're merely preparatory to and "a
monitor, Of Il lie IVES no >eclarlan. his
mind was 100 large ana obs si''''' 700 ''''''''
for that Bat his religious eonV'c''"hs we're
as broad rs humane as eoanhsh' S'i' sue,'
fll in tone as the general character OF has
mind A great, lusty man, bodily aud intel
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Mr. benson was ma" u eoou 'utei'se'
NOT great uu' hhe' compact ui"''onu 'Ae
Ia us e'e4ruess anu VI 'su''ess
lacSeu "a ou'A' II inaue up ~ 'oi'u''s' No'f'o
eeh''y' nenu''ehess anu pe"e'' a''o" : ma ~
Nne"' ne A"e" WIN as tnucn certainty a.
man wei can Know LOT he hau Neiiheu al
tue iacts win ua'hehateai precision.
ms understanding was mol OF inc most 60 'h
preheh i've CHARACTER "as ihueh y9"u
the ave rage OF mehln pa'hc Walks ana vas
remarkably complete ana exact wtihih rs
range II 'here was not Tue largest scope 70
his meidai processes there was Inc
/ most tenacious conference IN an ther
parts. MS accomplishments +" ere
many anl various. his knowledge OF The
positive and experimental sciences. IN their
details and general principles, was more ex-
tehsiVe ana exact thah IS often i"uhd. ne
was almost as proficient as a special professor
IN several facts-the causes, consequences
and relations of things physical, mental aud
moral he delighted IN. In his mental store
house iefythlng was system order, exact
ness. lie knew the qualities aud capacities OF
every ing stored away m it-where II was
when and now to use It. tie knew all about
has 5r-neh OF the church Of Chnst-its HIS
, Tory docI'nes' rs ciaitns 10 authority.
mere wa" 'hing aooa' II mat he had pot
exam - considered ADJUSTED aud decided
+ iof mn 81 ~ ~ theories ana ciaims he
coa.d = ~ HE most 'eiing. definite and
eonclu I'VE forms OF which they we're suseept>
loie. - splFit' - rfogfeSs' ~ prospects
NJ So huta WIN Inc most discriminating
Jndgm ana t1e most earnest ree-tude OF
Z spult' ne was STEPPED through aud through
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