The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-08

faithful loyal his Judge
this church But he loved other churches He could
Methodist and Baptist Churches, and other that would
knowledge and honor his divine Lord and Master Christian
ion and church cooperation the special objects for which he
abored prayed The churches Paw Paw
fatea and have joined hands and hearts the effectively
uece believe of the permanent achievements
his life and the union of christians this place hereafter
iabors
Judge Richards remarkably u6,rat man. in every true
meaning of the term. He had sympathy with liberal
ism of those who called free thinkers, but possessed
nenty the liberal and sympathetic spirit which embraced those
who differed him thought He would hold
the gospel truth with unyeng grasp full
iy for those who mistaken in their views
charity which would declare that
but that which would lead him every
sibe rather than leave them without sympathy help The
same spirit prompted him to the most beray in his
gifts Very few with larger give much give
in many directions did. This way
he was lavish with money! and not the Needless giving of
one who did not know the worth of He denied himself
many things that important him. and that he would have
that he might the more freely give TO the church. and
to his friends and to who need trouble whether
special friend not As friend he stea, strong,
and tender. He dtd his friends He always to be
relied and did stop with what might be expected from
him. but gave help and sympathy the
haustbe audit did to enter into his mind that this friendly
assistance be returned to him. enough him
give But heart touched than his with appreciation
OF the friendly tokens of Others He priced faithful friendship
while he gave it.
This friend-defecve
ton his home family. these
around it, 1t chIi@ot homc God honored in The
altar of worship and had its permanent place and
and father and of her who with him. tone and char
acter the home. AS look upon from without and have
known its cordial christian hospitality we'll APP
preached well towards the ideal of the dvney given institution of
the family and home.
Blessed the people in their
midst.
The life work Of Chandler Richards is c0p 1t is we'll
finished symmetrical all does be
accomplished for which he zeaouy and ardey toled He had
higher of the welfare of those him than generally
understood He thought and planned worked for better things
than many among lived could comprehend He hoped
help forward the people of the village and region in which he had
to of
appreciation of the nobility of f and general adherence
of all that is vicious and debang than he realized He used
think from which the denominations OF ntemperance
and its related expelled and their place occupied by
benecen kindly nterchanges deeds of helpful
evang pleasures He always ready defend his
profession denuncaions
mpuaon but he earnestly desired sought make worthy
of the highest respect by lifting above the petty srfes of legal
practice and reeemng far possible from the selfish and
INSCRIPTIONS methods Of who might enter only abuse ITS
opportunities He believed of jurisprudence and in
legal practice accordance with that science and the spirit the
gospel He used To have ongngs for world that was free from
the degmdaions and temptations and chickering's and moral fail
of the world which around him. He earnestly sought
with his best endeavoes to help those around him to the coce
ton and realization, far possible of such world There
together these
ideals and heard him with that culver the lips that
his deeply stirred that he
ongd to leave his loved when he should leave hem in
world where they would know less of degrading evils and less
of temptation than they know and the world
around them.
did well his part to make the world better
of the welcome he received from the Master whose good and faith
full servant he of the sweetness and emphasis of the com
mendation, 4" Wei dOtc.'
We will rejoice that while lie has entered into his reward his
works do follow him. God does not take his m0ry his IN
fueRce, nor his achievements from
These inheritance We will treasure them and profit 10y
them. lived We stronger vir
than would have been if had not known him. The
world better world and human life to-day better life than
would have been he had not lived For ourselves like
him. be faithful the end, and when in called
higher Let die the death Of the righteous and let last end
be like his