Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-16
yice.presidcnt Wilson - Christian.


of his public life. and look for . moment
at his character rs Christian and a man,
or rather as a Christian man. for this he
was II is said that he died alone. In
the death chamber "there was no sign Of
womans hand or Of woman's attention."
No friend was at his bedside in the last
moment. No friend! All, yes there was !.
Friend that sticketh closer than brother.
In life he had been q follower of Christ,
and at LIES dark, lonely ending he could
say: Though walk through the valley
OF tho shadow l will fear no evil, tor Thou
art with me-" But little while before
his death he repeated aloud the words OF
Alice Carey's hymn;
One swcctly solemn thought
Comes to me DER and DER,
Nearer my home to-day AMI
Than ever Eve been before!
Zen now perchance my feet
Are slipping on the brink.
And |, to-day, am nearer homo
Nearer now than think.
And after his death volume called tho
Changed Gross" was found under his
pillow, with the leaves turned down at
places where like David at the Hill Mizar,
he had refreshed his soul in communion
with God. Thus unconsciously he was
preparing for death, and he approached
it as one who wraps the drapery of his
couch about him and lies down to pleas
ant dreams. Having served his day and
generation he . fel! on sleep" His last
hours were disturbed by no sad mourning
over the past, no doubt Of what awaited
him behind the veil II was sunset
without clouds He died as he had lived.
in the precious faith of Christ He had
never sought to iathom the great deeps of
religion; but "as little child" he Ind
taken hold upon the one essential
truth that the blood al Jesus Christ
cleanseth from all sim Religion to him
was not science, a theology, but sim
pie trust in the blood and an all -pervading
love toward Him who shed 1t. Nor was
he ever ashamed to confess this religion
before men. In the Senate. In commit
tee rooms, everywhere, he was recognized
AS a Christian, and rs such he was re-
spec,cd even by those who rc>iled hi,
faith. It is no small need Of eulogy to
say thnt in nearly forty years of political
life, Of life amid the bewildcring cares OF
politics, he never scandalized or betrayed
on forgot the principles of the Gospel of
Christ. 1t might have been said of him
rs of the church At Pergamos; know
thy works and where thou dwellcst,
even where Satan's seat Is: and thou hold
est fast and hast not denied My faith"
He was an ambitious man, yet his am
bition was ever held in check by the de-
crces of right. He was successful man,
vet he rcckOned no success worth having
If it cost the sacrifice Of moral principle.
He WAS no mere professor OF the religion
of Christ. He loved it; he lived it, His
personal integrity was beyond suspicion.
He walked before men h one who had
taken the vows of holy lite. He excm-
rlificd the prccepts and the transforming
power OF the spirit of truth. In his re-
igion there was nothing morose or repul-
sive. It was childlke, yet altogether
manly; 1t was orthodox, yet large hearted
and benevolent He was Christian with
out u censor, a partisan without an enemy,
man who obcyed the preccpt, " Let no
man dcspisc thee In view of the promi-
nent part which he has taken in the build
ing up Of our national prosperity, and IN
view Of the dearth Of true manhood and
character in our political lifc we mourn
for him AS one whom our country could
iii afford To lose; we are moved to cry:
The chariot of Israel and the horsemen
thereofr' Alter having served his coun-
try for two score years 1t was meet that he
should die in its Capitol having lived
without reproach, 1t was right that no
should be laid in state with the face OF
Washington bending over HIM; and hav-
inc lett none upon whom his mantle may
rest, it was but proper that the skies
should be hung with somber pail on the
dav when they carried him out to his bu-
rial. And yet we remember what he him.
self said: ''The Lord knows better than
We do when our work Is over and the
world has no more need OF U.S."
And now, friends, let US not forget the
lessons OF this brave, generous, manly
life. His voice was ever earnest in the
praise Of all things pure and holy and OF
good report, and. being dead, he yet
spcaketb to us. Let us be glad that in our
high places of power there was one who
did not kiss his hand before the golden
calves! Let us thank God that when it
was popular to deride the precepts Of our
faith as milk for babes" and the Cos
pei story ~ q myth which civilization had
outgrown, there WAS one, faithful among
tho faithlcss, who was not ashamed OF the
religion of Christ. Brave, earnest, gencr-
Gus, . leader In oil great national re-
forms, he was yet simple hearted believer
in the old-fashOned story Of the Cross
The time may come when the record OF
his usefulness in the political world will
be little thought Of, but the time will
never come when the example Of his
Christian life will cease to influence the
minds of men Wheresoevcr his name H.
spoken there shall ii be told rs memorial
OF him that he kept the faith; that he was
. good soldier of Jesus Chrst.-From q
Sermon By the A,ep. Dr.. BurreH, Of CAicago.
In the old days there were angels who