Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-02

lost q warm and generous supporter. The
city has lost wise and vigorous friend.
The commonwealth has lost IN enterprising
and sagacious member. The whole Northwest
has lost most public spirited and far seeing
citizen.
From his inherent force of character and con-
sequently large place in the community, very
maestrOm of hearty grief must follow the
casket of Horace Thompson into it's opening
grave. The inner circle of mourning ones,
filled with unutterable anguish too sacred for
public coincidence, is closely surrounded In
grief by his fellow workers in the church of
Christ.
Immediately following there is tue large and
intimate circle of business companions and
comrades in public enterprise. The wave of
sadness and depression is by no means local
or confined. 1t washes the busy marts of
Wall street and as we'll the humble frontier
hamlets of Dakota. In addition to the pub
lished resolutions and expressions, there comes
to the pastor of the deceased q testimonial of
grief from our fellow townsmen and dlstin-
guished men from various parts of the
country who are Low In New York.
But of highest significance, if the whole
company of mourners at this sad event could
be seen, not few of those would appear con-
corning whom our departed friends gratefully
acknowledged master said: 'tInasmuch as we
have done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me-" 1t is
natural and wholesome for US to contemplate
our loss. 1.-THE grief that does not speak
whispers the Ger fraught heart and bids it
break"
The passing away of Horace Thompson in
wolves breadth and depth of loss which can
be appreciated in the fullness of its extent only
in future months aud years as the days shall
come and go without his genial presence
among us, without his earnest face, without
his wise counsels, without his stirring, sterling
activity. But friends, great as is our loss, the
best realities of a human life can never be
lost. The words of one, in reference to another
Of Americas greatest statesmen, are intensely
true for us in our present sorrow: "A superior
and commanding human intellect, a truly
great man, when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a
gift, ia not temporary fame, burning bright
ly for while and then giving place to return
ing darkness"
1t is rather spark of fervcnt heat as we'll as
radiant light, with power to enkindle the COM
mon mass of human mind; so that when it
shimmers in its own decay, and finally goes out
in death, no night follows. but it leaves the
world all light, all fire, from the potent con-
tact of its own spirit! Thus it is that the life
which ebbed SO quickly away but recently, in
distant city, has not gone out, but remains
with Us and must remain as long as any who
knew it shall live to be inspired by it into i'm
itatiOn Of its virtues. interchangeable in indus
try, perseverance and prudence, combined with
large, judicions iberaity and consistent piety,
these things are immortal. They arc eternal
in their essence, everlasting in their conse-
quences. Our friend has not ceased to counsel
US.
He still speaks, inviting US by bis successes
to espOuse the elements of character which pro-
duced those successes.
Our friend has not left us. He still remains
in the results of his work. The enterprise for
public veal, which he Fastened, are his abiding
presence among US. This temple in which We
are gathered, a perpetual anthem of praise to
God, is the voice of our friend inviting US to
heavenly service, in the midst of the engrossing
cares of earth. In a yet deep.r sense our friend
is not dead, but lives; being only TRANSPORTED
from the body to higher department of the
same active service, as his nature and tastes de-
manded, without any iptermission of enforced
idleness. "The silver cord is indeed loosed,
the golden band broken.'' But it is only the
dust that returns to the earth as it was. The
spirit has returned unto God who gave it.
1.-The mourners do indeed 90 about the Streets"
but the man for whom they mourn goeth to
his long home.
Ere the beloved dust could be brought lis
weary way half across the continent the buoy
ant spirit had already reveled in the celestial
world, where an earthly days duration Is
crowded with better than the choicest ecstacies
of 4 thousand terrestrial years. We can not,
we shall not think of Horace Thompson in the
grave. The place where such spirit as his
long abides is not the cloggins earth. Action,
movement, 1uork, this WAS his temper. To a
tribute perpetual sleep to such q man would
be an uncomfortable anomaly. There arc
realms of being not too far off in space pet
haps, but too subtle in substance, to be dis
covered by human instruments, where the
emancipated spirit can extend its best energies
with constant increase of privilege and capaci-
ty for still nober exercise.
Thither our brother has gone. There have
to think of him. Not alone in his occupation,
to be joined in lofty service with kindred
spirits; with Wherefore and Peabody; with
Paul and John; with David and Isaiah. A
broken column yes; the crown of the alabaster
shaft taken,to adOrn the mansions above. He
has gone to Heaven, We say; but why gone to
Heaven? Because he was prosperous in business!
He did, indeed, by prudent, honest industry
become opulent. But his spirit did not soar
upward on wings of gold. Because he was
benevolent and kind. He was, in fact, largely
generous, and refused no worthy request for
help. But his soul was not lifted above on
the grateful incline of charity. Because he
was upright in his deed and conduct? He was,
indeed. scrupulously careful of the rights of
all
But it was not on chariot Of his own up
rightness that he assembled. Because he was an
active church member. He was, in truth. in
ferior to none in zeal for the church. But it
was not on the prayers and praises of the
sanctuary that his spirited was waited on high.
He is in felicity to-day for enc only reason, be-
cause he believed and lived in Christ. In the
crowded, lonely city, his breath faster and
surely fleeting away, loving lips inquire if he
is ready to die. With that childishness which
inhe-its the kingdom of heaven, he replied:
Il am ready to die, l have loved Jesus all
my life, and He will take care of me now.''
That calm manhood, which you, gentlemen
of affairs, have seen more undaun ed through
years of unparalleled financial Distress that
manhood was rooted in a sublimcly simple
trust in Jesus Christ. The life of Horace
Thompson is known to you all. Rarely is
nature to be found 80 devoid of asperity, SO de-
70 of vindictiveness utterly devoid of
self assertion, for the mere sake of self-asser-
lion.
Rarely is one found welding go large influ-
ence with such imperceptibIe trace of vain
conceit. A hundred lessons of perseverance.
prudence, honesty, benevolence aud benif-
cence are taught by this life. But the lesson
which gathers up the instructions of them all
and explains their secret, is the lesson of conf
dence in loyalty to Christian principle.
Would that every young man and every older
man in this hurryins, rushing Northwest of
ours, would pause at the present solemnly is
sued divine command long enough to learn
the lesson taught by the now finished lite of as