Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-05-28

Remarks Of Judge barrett.
We clip from the Belefonte Watch
man tho remaks Of Hon. George r..
Barrett, Of Clearfeld, on behalf Of tho
Clearfold county bar at meeting Of
the Centre county bar held at tho
Court House, in Bcllefontc, on the sthJ
upon the occasion Of the funerel ser
vices Of Hon. IL. N. McAllistcr:
Mr.. President. esteem it great
privilege to be here on this occasion
TO mingle my own individual sorrow
with those who feel most sorrowful
here over this great bereavement. 1t
is still greater privilege to represent
the Clear6eld bar, and to second the
resolutions which have already becn
read. When the lightning flashing
over the wires brought 10 US in Clear
field the intelligence Of Mr.. MALLS
ter's death, not only his brethcrn there
in the legal profession, but all who
knew him felt to mourn and 10 sor-
row, although be had seldom or mover
been there to mingle with the bar at
their homes, yet they knew him there
and in other places. They knew
enough of him to esteem him as a
man, and to admire his character and
reputation when living, and they felt
ii would be privilege TO mingle their
sorrow with his most intimate friends.
In Coles great picture of the Jour-
ney of Life, ho divided that great
journey.into four periods--youtb, man.
hood, midde-age and the decline OF
life. 1t was my privilege to meet, and
TO associate with, and to know the
deceased we'll and intimately during
manhood, middlc-age and in his do
clining years. knew him only as
our friends here all knew him.
knew him only to know that he had
merged from youth, and entered upon
manhood 10 honor the period be had
left behind and when In few years
tho wheel of time had rolled him on,
and ho had lett that period in the
history Of his life to enter upon middle
age, it was only to leave tho past in
the history Of his life the better of his
having lived in it. So through all that
great journey until he had moved
down in the declining years in bis last
moments, al al rl9 9fQ
say il to-day sincerely, 1t would
have dono my heart good TO have had
tho privilege of our much esteemed
friend Gov. Curtin, to have watched
around him in his last moments to
have seen bis eyes closed In death; to
have witnessed the expiration of that
long useful and pious life. He has
made the journey lie has gonc to
bis home M
We can class the duties of life under
two general heads: First, that we
should all so live as TO leave the world
the better for our having lived in it
Secondly, we should live so that when
we approach the other world to enter
upon the unendng Eternity, that oui
happiness may be vouchsafed there
Under these two heads we may sum
up the whole Of life; the object Of III
ing, the privilege Of death, VINO her,
cannot bear honest, sircoro, and heart
felt testimony to-day 10 the end tha,
our deceased friend fulfilled both thes,
missions Of his lifeg that when hS
left the world, he left it better for hav
ing been in IL; and who doubts thai
hc has gone TO meet happy resurrec
tion He has fulfilled his mission OF
earth, and why should VIC mourn over
him here? Why should we sob owe,
his departure His time had come
His work was done lie had fulfilled
his mission; and God, in his mercy
oailed tho doooaeod ia his declining
years to his.reward.
Mr.. President, when we have fol
lowed his remains to-day TO their ina
resting place; when we have seen him
inferred, when we have known that
his immortal spirit has winged il,
way to heaven; when we have drop.
ped the last tears of sorrow upon his
newly-made grave; If we, on retiring
have promised that our lives shall be
spent as was the life of Mr.. M'Allistcr
determined that our earthly course
shall be patterned after his, that We,
too, may cxcmplify these two great
truths Of his life, and have the bright
prospects of the immortal crown and
a happy Eternity, VIC viii have por-
formed our duty.