New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-15

thanked me for my visit. May God save
| him, and comfort his deeply afflicted wife, ''
From those present in the sick chamber
we know that his dying hours were marked
with that calm dignity that became his
manhood, and trust in Christ. Not ALWAYS
| breathing in prayer. Instinctiyely the
| Christian looks above himself.
PRAYER is the Christians vital breath.
The Christians native air;
| His wstchword at the gates Of death,
He enters Heaven by prayer.
Among his latest thoughts, if not the last
| thing, realized of earth were visions OF
emma. his wife. His failing powers mis-.
took the person of friend present for ler
at little distance. The frequent request,
Emma. come here, please. would be fol
| lowed by the words ''Oh. thought it was
Emma Alas. for Emma! She had seen
that face for the last time on the public
thoroughfare when taking a farewell kiss
| as she and the children left home for the
North. May the consultations of ALI grace
from the Father OF mercies De her comfort
In this hour of agony.
It is not always agreeable, perhaps to
hear pious exhOrtations over the lamended
dead. vet we should profit by this sad event.
An active young man Of fine health with
great physical rigOr, not yet forty years old,
suddenly dies. His own ambitions and hopes
were never more strong and bright than his
were one week ago to-day. His friends we're
then proud of him, and looked upward for
his constant elevation in the scale of dis
tinction-yet there he iies
How many of you were his equals physi-
cally, whose health was more secure' not one!
all, in common with humanity, since
the fail, are dying daily. For the very pro-
cesses of life, from the first, are exhaustive
Of vital tovce.
Take note Of this Whose funeral is next
in order who can tell We can not see the
pages of the book Of destiny. Think then
Of coming death.
A child of two worlds should not be salts
fed in one; and that one so small and un-
certain-only a little island is this world in
the universal sea. While that which lies
beyond, which is to come, is vaster infinitely
and eternal in duration.
Oh soul of man. Be true to the instincts
Of thy divine origin. Look TO the future,
Make it glorious by wisely using the pres
ent. Lay hold on the hope set before thee
in the gospel of Christ. Ally thine interest
with his who is nearest the eternal throne.
or, in the beautiful words of Paul clock
unto Jesus the author and tinisher of our
faith"
And yet living-livng wisely, even to
seek long life on earth. aye pious duties.
AlN IuS lOT lIIc ID dS iAUS IA Il SA1ASlldu
as preparing TO die.
Not only should all virtuous minds
eschew the grosser indulgences Of fashion,
able life but the occasional supposed to be
innocent but harmful qualification of appe-
tite that overtaxes digestion and induces
liability to sudden and fatal attacks Of dis
ease.
thus caution the living around me, even
on this occasion OF death, for the season is
not yet so far advanced as to exempt us
from the possibilities of sudden illness if we
do no worse than eat and drink thought
lessly.
have omitted any formal enumeration
of the offices of honor and emolument held
by our late friend. They are read and
known by all men. One position, however,
without pecuniary or other personal profit.
l must not omit to name. 1t is brought to
notice this morning by the daily press.
which announces that in token of respect
for the late Hon. f. w. Pierce, one of the
City Board of School Directors, the public
schools will be closed to-day.
Devotion to the city schools, unseitish
and tireless, marked his career Personal
courtesy 10 those who are the constant bur
den bearers, as principals and teachers.
they well know was his spontaneous habit.
Said one of them, who was daily attend
ant in his dying room: He was the same
polite gentleman in sickness that he always
was in his Office or at home.
On my own behalf. as an associate di-
rector, and on theirs. as instructors, am
the privileged mouthpece of the tribute of
those whom see before ME tO-day-whole
floral tributes now adorn and hide the cot
Tin with their beauty. making the path way
to the grave attractive.
My frend-we shall miss that pleasant
face from our midst. That magnetic eye of
his, SO tull of humor ami SO Inirth provoking
when he pleased is dim and dark to earthly
scenes. That voice, so quick and earnest
in its utterance. has only left faint echoes
slowly fading out from memory. to be for
gotten in II few short days. But his spiritual
form exists. He sees, he hears. he speaks
in other realms. SO may we live and die,
that in that higher realm we. too shall find
place and live forever with the Lord.
At the conclusion of the reverend gentle
mans address, the friends of the deceased
were invited 20 take last look at the fea.
lures, which We're exposed under plate
glass covering.
The procession of about thirty carriages
then proceeded to the GirOd Street Gene
terry. where the coffin was temporarily de-
posted, prior to its removal to the former
home of the late Senator. Arlington. Ply
mouth county. Massachusetts,.