The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-08

but generous and unrelhsh. OF the many men who
have been connected with him intimately In HE BUSH
ners enterprises, every have met has proclaimed
him honest and faithful and professcd willingness
to trust him to the last. He vas what would BE- cas
sed an enterprisnC business man. Tie ever seek
Ing new and large 6eids for cndeavor. and always
prepared 70 accomplish brilliant success frugal
Flooding business not Ia his thought. and
spprehend he possessed no adaptbilisy for such In
whatever walk James stuart started 10 life he did not
contemplate mediocre results. Had no 1t to fol-
10" his profession. he would have aimed high and he
possessed an intellect that would have enabled him to
have attained po~,ion above the common level l.
would never have occurred to him tina, diploma
signed BY high a Medical Faculty entitled him
Of itself to be CHASED ~ q Doctor OF Medicine.
kH0rIsdgs would have iccn considered BY him he
paramount requisite Our Great Creator who has
pcopled all space with uuiverscs and undoubtedly
| has filed countless other worlds a. well
with beauty and grandeur and tecmin: lite, must
have an approving smile and parental sympathy for
one Of his creatures who proposes to accomplish
something In this life.
In his personal relations with his fellow men he was
always pleasant and agreeable gentleman. never
Ovcrbcaring, selfasscrtvc or aggressive, but ever
genial and kindly and thoughtful Of the feelings Of
Others. Every man Is cnveloped in what may term
social and mental and moral atmosphere OF his own.
and those who by their daily intercourse brought
within i's limits, without volition. and mpercepiby.
form the most correct impressions OF the mans
character. There are those who seem to bring into
the social circle the freezing breath Of an Arctic win
ter: Others whorc presence suggests contention aud
carnage: sonc whose presence makes feel that a
hidden foe IL stealth. upon Us In the dark and about
u attack US at our most vulnerable po int, while the
nj n hcrSa Tn bvinu with hal
mir Of summer time when envclopcd in a trop-
ical growth Of good fellowship and Gcniality and
where the raj sentiment and mental grasp elevate
rs to the platform Of the highest humanity. The
social, moral and mental atmosphere by which James
Stuart wa. surrounded was one in which his friends
loved to dwell. The men who knew him best scem
to had for him the warmcst attachment and the high
cst appreciation All his friends loved him sincerely
and well There are no bitter regrets mingled with
thci heart devotion for him Tried by this test, how
bright and worthy character did he present. lie
always commanded the respect Of those who were but
slightly cqnaintcd with him. From every part Of
this Territory there have come sincere and heartfelt
expressions Of sorrow ut his loss. Here In Deer
lodge. where he hest known, and where he made
hi. home, the sad tones in which every one spoke Of
his death showed how he was regarded. And we'll
might the people Of Montana feel a strong regard for
James stuart, for he felt profound sOlicitudc in
whatever pcrtaincd to the welfare OF the Territory.
And 1t Is well that the people OF Deer Lodge should
cherish his memory. For this town. Of which it may
almost be said he was the founder. he entertained
such al interest parent might feel for child aud
in sight Of it, upon yonder plateau he desired that his
bones should reporc. In this country and ut time
when lawlessncss rife, he law-abiGing citi
zen and threw his influence the side Of good
I nj. bat b,
could be implicitly relied upsn ~ firm and untal,cr.
Ing supporter Of str,ct administration OF law. and
would heartily give his aid to that end should he ever
be called upon.
In Il country and among people where the allure
mcnts to dissipation are many md cuticins. he was
ever temperate man. Nor wa. this the result Of a
cold and unsympatheic nature. for man ap peared
to ENJOY good fellowship more than he, but from a
firm and unyicldin: principle. am satisfied that a
clos. analysis Of all his acts in life will chow that
his heart enlisted the side Of moral right
Born in the Justly renowned Commonwealth Of Vir-
ginia. CROWN. to manhood upon the broad and fer
tile prairics Of Iowa. and passing the active portion
Of his life In the Wet among its mining enterprises,
lie had become cosmopolitan in his symlEithcs. No
harrow lines bounded them. They embraced men Of
every Cline and nation. and he was congenal alike to
the unculturcd clad In holden gray and The edu-
catOnal aud refined robed In brOadcloth.
II is sad that one possessed of 70 many estima bic
qualities Of head and heart and capable Of 20 much
good to his fellow should be called away early
in life, and 1t il with unmnylcd sorrow COM
PEELED to realize II. But IL born to die. What
may be- uncertain of him. it Is certain that death
will finally claim him. Under such circumstances
philosophy may teach stern stoci-m. and urge that
We should acqIiescc in the inevitable, unmovcd; but
when the dread test and the light in the eye
which was wont 10 the light in our own with
kindly and broihcry fellowship has gone out. and the
voice that was wont to cheer and counsel rs has
been hushcd forever, the head will bow and the heart
throb with anguish Christian consolation IL ever
undoubtedly good but it will not relieve the heart.
pain. The stern Christian father resting conldingly
In his religion. and holding Ia. with MI the strength
Of his earnest rugged nature TO its promises Of i'm.
mortality and lfc OF happiness IN Heaven over the
bier OF his dead child nourns like poor Kin: David
over the lelc~s form OF his Maynard hut beautiful
Absoam aud cries in his anguish, MY child: Ny
child: would to God ! had died for thee" The
Christian mother who has ut the feet of her Divine
Master and has lain hold the faith OF an abode Of
joy and bliss beyond the tomb until it has become
living reality within her, holds the fclss form of
her fair child to her having breast and refuses t. dry
her tears and bc Cnmiortc At the brhs. OF her slo
rOus belief that the bright inmort Atty hereafter,
within the pcary gates of the New Jerusalem, among
the blessed. with " face radiant with Joy the
purcsi of the angelic ho-., sh" will again clasp her
loved one mud walk the golden street. archcd with
the perennial flowers OF Heaven, commune in moth
erly sympathy. aud receive her childs pleasing con-
hdcnces.
There j. reality in the ties OF friendship and NJ
fiction surely there is IN flesh or nerve. We
touch them not With our fingers, but to our inner
CONSCIOUSNESS they are as Fcrcepillc IS a graspof
steel And when the strong hand Of death bursts
them assundcr the inner man will wiithe In agony
like the body with the thIobbins pain Of severed
nerve, and no philosophy or stOcal resolves rciis
ious belief will prove antidOic. Sorrow ut such
times Is natural, human and manly. 1t is right that
those who ~. I'd and respected James Stuart should
publicly manifest the they feel to-day for his
death. II always interests many, after man of note
aud worth in community has gone to hi. final home
to know Of his religious belief. This is natural for
religion Of come Kind has more or less mOnopolized
the thoughts Of in Ill ages. OF this heicf con.
corning our departed brother, do not fee! competent
to speak fully. Certain Is that of the quail
ties Of head and heart Of Jones stuart must have had
profound appreciation Of the general features Of our
Christian religion. 1t is certainly the highest form Of
religion the world has vet witnessed. Aud even con.
sdering its founder merely man. his character Is
deserving Of the highest regard. We Of the Masonic
fraternity know that brother protested trust in
God and held frmy to belief in The efficacy Ut pray
or and In immortality Of the soul. The high moral
teachings Of our order he heartily embraced, and its
broad and sympathetic charities he daily practiccd
and cherished, not from any hope Of n reward, but
from . kind and sympathetic nature. Our Lord him.
self. when on earth. used th. language:
"When the Son Of Man shall come IN mis- glory and
all the Holy Angels with Him. then shall lie cit upon
the throne Ut HIS Glory.
And before Him shall be gathered all nations AMI
He shall separate them one from another rs shcp-
herd divideth his sheep from the goats.
And He shall set tue sheep On His right hand and
the goats on His left.
"Then shall the King lay INTO them on His right
hand: Come ye blessed Vi my Father. Inherit the
Kingdom prepared for You from the foundation Of
the world.
For ! Was an hnnr.red and &c gave me meat
was thirty nd ye gave me drink: was stranger
and ye took me In:
NAKED and ye clothed me- WAS sick and yc Wis
tied me; WINS sick and IN prison aud ye Came unto
nc.
Then shall the righteou. answer Him, saving:
Lord. when saw we rhce hun,ercd aud fed rne.,
or thirsty and gave Thee drinky
~" nen saw We Thee 4 stranger and took Thee in :
Or naked aud clothed Thee: Or when saw We Thee
sick u In prisOn aud came unto Thee: