The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-08
By REV. T. ID. MARSH.

The memory of the just s blessed
The world has wealth. aside gospel Christ
have lived lives nobility sublime usefulness
When the Apostle Paul would prvi-
adoption and the glory and coming
Christ through their lineage but prominent among these
God who had lived and died visible
still the priceless possession
heritance of their might
selves be the nober and attain higher usefulness and
blessed lives through the impetus glorious
,amples. ..i.tI aoa..s =
we who gather this service people
community and region entered like Inheritance We
have all possession, richer than fully know TO day.
wealth that lapse of time vctudes take
us IN the memory and abiding influence of man who has lived
among of identified with in his strong sympahies
and ung hepfunes but who lis not for God has taken him.
Chandler Richards ordinary mould
and strength of intellect in moral principle and spiritual attain
nen far than his fine, splendid physical
features he surpassed not only the standard of manhood
but even the common conception and ambition of
am well aware that in speaking frankly and fully of the chaac
ter of this may indulge extravagant
euogy and others have doubts of the popy ndugng
truthful But speak to day. simply the appreciation
friend The world needs the examples men,
grave but held for remembrance and honor and emulation
have known Judge Richards ntimateyhave studied him closely
tor successive and
nave of true estimation of such he shall speak
therefore, freely of him. not much tribute him
In mental ability Judge Richards a prom
Of the nation
His residence in small village with high office him
lie was one of those capable of filling large place among
men, but lett by men TO and humber place. 1t would
not have disturbed his equilibrium his Judgment
he had been called to many high responsible
positions in the state nation He would needed
his
stations and wider activities.
His mental view broad clear his confined position
lie saw distinctly and gaspd firmly the principles that
needed for the higher welfare of and he readily compehendd
This true in lfe il
less true in the affairs of craftsmanship the nation Judge
ichars was of those whom the and nation need
but who VIII not compromise their higher manhood by entering
20 the competitions and pursuing the ambitions of political fe
fortunate few while of less caber
but OF greater desire for notoe and ready speech than
ne find 1T more difficult to fill than to obtain the places of
sibility i'll the government of the nation.
Mr. Richards mind emnenty judicial. The title which
having honoaby filled minor judicial office, the volun
larry acknowledgement by the people who knew him of his Judicial
character 1t the people their conferred
title signify character. There upon by
calling him Judge than elevated peo-
pies calling mounain but calling him Judge
all who knew him with what i'll character Judge
both sides of subject or case unless it
should be of the exceedingly which
but sde then he would not hesitate declare and
show that the side everything and the other nothing But
in all ordinary affairs lie eminenty ica recognizing
of right truth there might be either side of
His APPROXIMATIONS was large and comprehensive He always
student and reader In early life he had mastered his studies
the educational and later in life he the
his profession. He thorough did
his study to the law his reading his Office. He
the times acquainted with the advancing
the progress of the times squandered
time in vain endeavor all books philosophy
literature No could do this But he watched and
knew what was gong on around HIM III the progressive discoveries
and inventions and the conflicts thought He wherein the
noted and measured the trend the world the great battles
right and wrong of truth and
The special of friend however more in his
moral and religious character than in his mental cabe acquire
ments 1t whose soul chung God and God in
Christ the branch cngs who paook of the
spirit Christ i'll his unbounded love of the right and hatred
wrong and his smphes for that he greatest There
moral grandeur him that surpassed conceptions
First and fundamental this
cit belief in God and in the cosneI of Christ He had settled all
questions doubt lived
verify and reality spiritual and divine things The invisible
things of God and of the spiritual life were as real and practical
.
experienced his ,gon wildly and certainly he experienced
the joys o LIS h0 He believed i'll his Savior with all his heart
He what redemption he felt himself and he
clearly what it Others who redeemed and saved He
gave himself therefore with complete selfcommta to his Lord
and Savior This christian faith and conservation character
his whole e 1t inspired him wherever he 1t affected
him no less IN his Office as lawyer than IN the church or prayer
meeting the family altar He fully determined 10
his legal practice and all business relations as well as his religious
oseryanc by the spirit of the gospel To that this
greatly modified his business is needless Many law suit would
been the bitter and hundreds dollars
fees have been paid TO himself and Others which not he
could be peacemaker his pecuna loss and he goed
dollars might by encouraging litigation
Having become widely known for this fidelity the interests of
sought by many plain advice
ney who would only do what right The influence of such
the legal profession wholesome kind 1t
difficult thing for anyone who might be willing to be
cpuous and corrupt the same bar with whose moral
pose strong whose practice pure The bar Of
Van Buren, County, and of other counties WELL asurey
Chandler Richards the degree professional integrity
IT maintains, and the respect that has secured.
prominent feature in the character of Judge richards
was his rigid coascjeoess right wrong any thing
was always dsioc consideration compromise
wrong He neither considered desired deviation
from whatever immediate result might be-
that intimate of five
anything that would look like yielding oa to what he really
felt wrong This conscienousness
illustrated 10y the with which he his assent to the
Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church when he
.ained as an elder of the church.
is well known, he had long declined the office for
when at last he consented accept the position
his found difficulty No sounder in the
faith He believed in the theological system represented
and formulated standards and that have for hundred
the standards only the Presbyterian Church. but
of the great body Orthodox Congeaonals But there
ointI