The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-25

4t AS AOG Jul purpose W 0tUcuApV q
complete analysis of the character of
pr. Crafts, even had we the ability,
but rather to set down things as we
saw them, with nothing of malice and
with no purpose to extenuate FAULTS
for faults there were-and what man.
ner of man is he who hath. no faults2
But we can have no cause in common
with those who endeavor to pursue
will, rancor and venom their enemy
even beyond the confines of the grave,
IF there be any instructive lesson in
the lives Of prominent men, it Is this
that we should emulate their virtues
and endeaver to avoid in our own
lives the faults we see in theirs:
OF q positive nature, aggressive war
fare was the kind DIR. Crafts knew best
how to wage. and this coupled with an
almost sublime Independence of utter
ance and action, taking the form often
times of scathing denunciation and of
fensive epithet, it is not strange that
he had some bitter enemies, yet they
had ths advantage OF generally know
ing where to find their opponent, and
no man probably ever had . more su-
preme contempt for weak kneed time,
servers than he, while for those who
had the courage TO defend their opin-
ions. and beliefs he 1t heart had . gem
uine regard i's a. .-sa .i,.'i' u. .
The deceased had ~ unfortunate or
ganization, in that to = Ane, physique
was harpessed an active mentality,
overshadowed and wrought upon at
times by,a nervous bilious tempera-
mant, rendering him Is susceptible to
iuntoward external influences, - the
most delicate stringed instrument to-
the rude touch Of the 1ncultured boor !;
hence It is doubtful, II. with the severe
strain put upon him by the multiplica-
ton of cares and anxieties Of his most
laboricus profession, enough of that
rarest ofvirtues, charity, was accoDd6d
him. iygs ! u :! se
Accustomed Id nearly every case Of.
sickness coming under his care to q
thorough and exhaustive research
'throHgh6nt the wide Domain of symp-
tomatic and remedial knowledge, It Il
hardly a matter for censorious c44ti-
fasm t3at tfySieceaaad hfafqn many
UhIS11tf1|,aa hlsr It'll asasys ssytsEif1.tHH. Nv well. :.
unworthy. of serious confederation,
compared with the matters of greater
3 hssHort.. Fl r! NILS. ts.3ss
close of the earthly course, DR.. Crafts
Hgr6Efed Ssry m1hx q the aek of ITS
HE, atgd that lie t6ok Occasion N sofne
instances to demonstrate by his man.
ner, if not in words, that he desired to
live at peace with all mankind and 10
is 10 be regretted that when his warm
side--which we are assured by his
more intimate acquaintances he al
ways had-was being turned to the
world with which he had battled 40
long, that the momentary and uncon-
trollable impulse moved him to the,
act that shrouded all in sudd en- dark
ness.
On February 3rd, 1S41, DIR. Ambrose
s. Crafts was united in marriage with
Miss Caroline Matilda Freeman, of
Benton, Yates Co., N. Y, who sur
wives him, and on the 14th of June,
1912, the only child and son, John NJ.
was born, now regular and successful
practitioner of medicine at Cuyahoga
Falls, 0. Tat
AS husband, the deceased was 9
good and abundant provider, but he
was too exacting, and paid much more
attention to minute details than their