, 1881-01-08

necessarily ttrf(tcu Into public HE, md It IL
III tho character Of manager of public enter
tathMcnts that l,e Il heal k,lpw', to tho NULL
tude. THOSE WIN hnve known him In
tInately, however. aro better awarc h0w stn-
cere and nnsolt1al, I,is tltTs,tion Ilns becn 10
many uf tho leading features Ut Chicago
decentralization which brought himself no
return III profit or reputation. Tho Central
Mustc-1lall will ho standing monument TO
his untirtng energy and courageous enthu-
slasul. Tho original lnembufs of Central
Church cnn ttnk hnck 10 the crtticnl Mrtbtl
Of tls inception When lie was tho ono t0 In
fuse Into It n spirit Of organization md tho
qualEtt If ncrmane,lcy which 1'rof. Swings
great ability las stiico maintained.
iIo was tho first ant tho most cf-
tlcient III mnny other movements
to gtyo Chicago artistic a,ld cultured PROM
inencc, anA educate tho taste OF 4 community
loo 1nMcl, abandoned to ptud.ltng altl
mol,cy-Rctlfng. Iii nit this his life wna II
model Of sclf-sarrilicc. Ills convictions werc
81 tlrn, Ills confidence so bountllcss, Ills Gil
thusinsm 40 intense in all he undertook or
ln.!0rsct, TINT he rarely failed Ia mature Ills
tilanlfoltl projects ut least for the benefit ut
others and almost always to tho COMMON
goo,l OF tic city. Ills own interests seemed
in alt cnses to be Of subordinate conBitlcrn-
tIon. If George 1}. Carpenters qualities Of
l,opcfulness, belief in humanity, at,d mental
an'l physical energy could DO generally ilnl-
tated by yolli'g men, along with tho 1ltgh
1nornf standard. blaneless private life, antl
cx]mustfcss sutr1tu tint were equally CHAR
actcrist1c with lin, society would DO tho
better anil individual happiness the greater
III this busy world.
As his ltfc iia.l lis moral 50 also his death,
Mr.. Carpenter failed to temper Ills energy
and enthusiasm, his devotion to: his friends
mid tu the public, with proper consideration
for his own health and condition. llo
worked himself 10 dcntlts 1Ie WIS one uf tho
incll who "died al tho top,"-and that Mt SO
curly MI aEe and Mt such short warning rs to
stnrtlo those who knew him.
Tho times hnyo been,
That, whom tho brntns wefc out, tito man would
And there MI otid.
So they arc now, except as men leavo be-
Hind ticsn. as Carpenter dill. sDme monu-
lnent IF their energy. but tic end comes
NOW as ever wllel} tho brain il out. From 4,
practical point OF view, deAt!i Is rather the
penalty Of 0yorwork ttlan tho wages OF sin ;
tho latter Ia common lot, but tho former NJ,
tndlvil1al '1ncnnce. George u. Carpenter
came ut l0ng-liycd family. 11o llad no
organic disease, except rs ho brought upon
himself tho inevitable result Of ovelwrought
mental friction. lle was endowed with
strong nervous force, wiry frame, alltl ex-
ccptlnHal vitality Il, constitution. Ills hnbits
and his surroundings In lifo were favorable to
longevity. And yet lie lted ut MI age--:gl-
when lIc ol,ght to hive begun to live. Such
part Of his nnbitiot, as he reserved to him
self aud his falntly was cut oil In tho very
bud, nNd llo fell a Victim 10 tho rest
lesH, ccaselcss, oxhnustless, anil cruel
actlyity to which lie disciplined his
mental faculties. It is not n condition
to blau,o, but one that ought 10 serve rs d
warning. There ara men who must curb
their zenl anil energy II they would live. lie
was one Of them. 1Iatl discretion antl self
preservation nut check upnn Ills nctiyIty,
llo might ltnyu been spared many years to
work out new bcllrflta fur Ills fnlnlly, Ills
friends, and the public. Afuel. rs llo accol,l-
pl!sllet IN tho brief spnce Ut Ills career, lie
might have accomplished still moro II .e hal
ccononizcd his brain force nll4 retreacllgtl
his nvfsll expenditure Of physical rlergy.
Tllrse Are tho two lessons which thu funeral
| SERVICES Of George b. Carpenter Tomorrow
Mt the Central Churcl, will teach in MI i'll
prcasfye manner. 1t IA peculiarly fit tint tho
Inst respect tU such n nun should be paid III
| n ltali which would not hnyo been built but
for Him, under tho auspices of central nlltl
| liberal church with which he was identified
from, the start, and beautiAed and solenl,lixed
| by the music wl,1cli i,o has d0ne 80 lnaci. to