, 1879-07-16

t,lo Enest of Guy. Coqu'st. As a lourl'al'at Ny.
Clnrk hnu been somewhat conspicuous far lfs
zeal In combating the views ot Col: lnEersoll,
willie treating that gentleman with poIsonal
fairness. 1Ia oilrn y,6ftea lin III Ills Fcorn
home, and in published letter snoko In tho
very highest trrns nf the personal md dolncAslc
character Of t,fs luasslons sienlogtrat orfnncht.
Now that htr Clark Is dcatl, Col. tngeis.ll t'as
pntA tllc following tributo to tho mnnlncss mud
kindness of thr deceased:
THE REV. ALEXANDER ctAKE.
WARRINGTON. D. C.. July t1.-upun The grave
oF the llcv. Alexander Clark wish to place onu
Hover.
often i'nssca for she fuvu ,'f tfn1; without The
arrogance Of the "elees"; simple, frcc, nuti
kiud.-ths earnest mnn mule ME his fricn1 BY
apEHE mine. forgot that he was Christian.
null lie seetticd to forget TINT WIS not, wh,lc
each remembered ttlat tho other was II tnat,.
Frank. candid, and sincere. Ilu t,rnetcetl what
prcncfed, ami luokcd with lie lUtY eyes ot enr-
hy ,iDan the fa!tlngs md mlstdkes Of men. tln
nclt1vcl In the power VI kindness, md epanncd
Will t'iynr yn1pnthy the hdcuus gulf tllut sep
aratcs tic fallen from the pure.
utv'nE freely H. others the rights TINT he
claimed for himself, It never occurred to hin,
tliat Ills tiod flate1 brave niat holIcst unl,c-
has rights that lore respects; tint hatred f,as
no saving powts; MMt TINT, In order to be i
Cl,rtstlan, 1t is not necessary, to become less
than man. lie knew that Ito ono can ho
AaA!'EtCA 4lAU hllIHIlEsat lHNt cptLHG[8 EHHNDk
courincc: tint curses ase not arguments; and
that thc sngge oi scorn never polnss towards
Heaven. With The gcncrusitv ot m honest
man. tsc accorded to Mi the fullest liberty ol
Notwithstanding, he did, that in tic realm
of Mind II clluin Is but curse.
For this n'n'i l snicrtuined the profonndcst
respect. III nptte of The tatlrts AMI jeers Of his
brethren, ec publicly nroslaitneu that hu would
treat tntdcs with fairless mud respect; that liz
would radeaeor to convince them ". argument
mud viii them with love. lie insisted tilat tho
God he worshipctl loved the wcll-bcing cycn Of
M atheist. In this grand position l,e stood a.
most Aionc. Tender, inst, md lovlng. ws,cre
others wcro haish, ylndctivc. anu cruel, la
challenged tho respect ntl'l 'ulmiraton Of every
lionest nah. 4 few mnre sl.rh clrrgytncn might
drive rallnny from tic tis's Ut iath nnd render
tho pulpit worthy nt respect.
tlG lleart!fsEEa ami kllIdncs3 with which this
EchcrOns tnan treated lTtc can never be excctled.
lie admitted tlsat Ind mt lost, nn1 could not
lotc, single right by the expression Of my
honest Thought Neither did ho beI'ovc tl,at il
servant could win tho respect OF gcncru,,a
whom the tnnstcr wonlt willingly forgive.
While this good tllan WAS living. hls brcti,crn
blamed lltl1l 1ur having trcatel mt With fairness.
But trust, now that ho has left illc shore
touched BY tic mysterious sea that never Jet
has borne on any wave tlic inlnEe OF tluInc-
ward sail. this crime wil1 be forgiven Him by
t!oso who ssilt remain to preach tho loyc Of
God.
Ills sympatlfsswcre not confined within tic
prison Ut creed but ran out ul!l uyer the walls
like vines lIid!l,g the cruel rocks unG rustcti
hurs with leaf md Hover. le could not echo
with Ills heart ihc f!eudsh sentence Of eternal
fire. III spite Of bonk atlt creed, he read "bc.
tween tue lines " the words Of tenderness and
love, with promises fnr nil tho world. Above,
beyond the dogmas Of Ills church; humane own
to tile verge Of 1lcreas; caustng somu to doubt
u1,bcIteylig fclow-tuen.-hG labored for tho
welfare Of mankind, and 10 his work Ca7c up
his life with a!l hfs heart.
RoHEnr g. IN6ERsoL1.