The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
Death of L. S. Everett.

The Akron City Times oflast week
came to us clothed IN mourning on
account of The death of its Editor, L.
S. ESERETT ESQ., The following brief
stributeto the memory of the deceased,
written by bis SON. who viii hereafter
have charge of the Times, We copy
from its columns:
He HAS GoNE-To write the obit-
uary of any one is far from a pleasing
duty, but to write that OF Il fond and
loving pare..t is a hard, a painful k:
That duty deyolyes upon us, and
while the heart Strings wrnng
with sorrow, still FAITHFULLY will we
| perform The duty.
t's' :'- -LfSUsS. EVERETT. he whose name
for nearly TWO Years has stood at the
head Of this column. ia no more. He
passed to his final rest Sunday morn
| ing, October 81 lie was born in Ver-
mont in the year 1875: His parents,
poor, were rigidIs orthodox and
brought their children up firmly i'm
bued with the faith that they believed
was once delivered unfo the Saints.
Atan early age lie was bound out to
a hard master until he. would be- of
age ! but his radical spirit would not
brook bondage, SO by. nights work
and close economy he succeeded in
purchasing his time and ere he was of
Eage became freeman. Naturally of
an aspiring disposition he, while still
working as his trade, studied for the
ministry; but before he had concluded
/ he found such truths (as he supposedly
centered in the Bi bic, that, to the hof-
ror of his friends, he discarded the
religion of, his fathers and embraced
Uniyersalism. The. stand he, took
arienated even his own, parents, and
alonel the young man stood, no one
except7his loved wife, the mother of
the writer. remaining true to him. In
after years he saw both his parents
united with the church of which he
was Pastor. During his life he was
connected as Pastor with churches in
sAnburn and Buffalo, My, Charles
town and Salem, Mass, Middletown,
| Conn, and Baltimore, Md. In the
the latter city, in 1886, he held d dis
Ecussion with Rev. Robert y. BFecken-
ridge, (which is still remembered by
many of the Universalists of the
country. During. his whole. life he
was connected with the press of the
country, and his contributions to the
Lreligious and secular press would ill
many volumes. From the time Of
Jackson he was fully identified with
the Democratic party-an earnest ad-
vocate of the principles and measures
of all the Democratic administration
Nearly two years since he came to
Akron at the request of many friends
and took charge of this paper. How
he has succeeded, how his efforts have
been appreciated those who have
weekly perused its columns can ibest
judge. .s,.t ssass a.it ,5.tg.55
His duties of life are completed
his struggles with the worlds cares
are finished; his span of life is ended
and he has gone. None will miss
him more than the writer. Twas ht
who taught US to lisp our first word
take our first childish step and ha
ever sought to guide them arigh
Through the graduating scale of child
hood, youth and manhood. = 1t wa
: he who, when other friends forsool
us, stood firm and alone; he it wa
who has ever been a fond, a faithful
loving father. To him we have sait
. farewell. Above he watches evel
now our footsteps if they follow il
the path he marked out, his happines
in the other world and ours in thi
will be complete. Farewell, father