Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
Two Successful Merchants.
Address Delivered Before the Students
of EasSman College by Rev. Viii
liam Lloyd, of New York.
Eastnan's journal.

way representative men. There are
points of resemblance in their charac>
tiers and in their careers. They are
alike in the simplicity and integrity of
their lives alike in the achievements
of success, in the winning of wealth
alike in that true Righteousness which is
commanded by the great Teacher,
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and thy neighbor as
myself" alike in the spirit of benef.
cence which manifested itself in princely
gifts for the uplifting, improvement, and
amelioration of the social and moral
condition of their fellowmen alike
stainless in life and peaceful in death.
At the same time, there were sharp
points of contrast between them. These
are indicated in the physiognomy of
the men. In William Z. Dodge we
see shrewdness, keen PERCEPTION, opin.
ionativeness which could easily degen.
crate iuto obstnacy, a tendency to
narrowness which, we're it not counter
acted by great kindliness, might run
into bigotry and intolerance but, over
all, there is the glow of a genial, ten
der, and sympathetic soul
Peter Cooper's face is broader. Benev
olence is stamped upon every feature,
from the broad brow shaded with its
silvery locks, to the large, firm, and
expressive mouth. The charity he
was so fond of commencing to others,
and so nobly exemplifiod himself, looks
out from his clear, blue eyes. We see
at once that he was as approachable,
simple, and tender as child.
MIR. Dodge was, relgiously, strongly
unconditional. By INTERCHANGEABLE
scending from English Puritans-he was
naturally inclined to the orthodox Cal
whistle faith. He was as fine type
of Presbyterian christianity as one
could meet.
Peter Cooper was a Methodist by
birth, and Unitarian by conviction
and choice. He was so broad and
catholic that any man who held the
love of God and the neighbor to be the
essence of religion was hailed by him
as brother. With ecclesiasticism he
had no sympathy whatever.
Mr.. Dodge labored most earnestly tc
persuade men to accept christianity
and held the present life to be of su
preme value in that it was or should
be made preparation for a better
His face was familiar at prayer meet
ings, at Young Mems Christian Asso
citation gatherings, and he was one O
the chief promoters and most arden
workers in the revival movement O
Moody and Sankey.
Peter Cooperhad the present improve
ment of mankind always before hi
mind, and sought to accomplish This BY
providing for them larger facilities TO
selfculture, and greater possibilities TO
earning livelihood. What he woul,
do, is thus expressed by himself
"Sometimes," he said, 81 asked my
self this simple question: What woul,
l do if | had the power to move mat
ter in all the forms that it ever dit
move? What would | do? The an
swer comes to NE at once. ! woul
move matter to accomplish the creates
and best thing possible to the imagina
ton. | would organize, and individu
alize, and immortalize all intelligen
minds that ever had lived or can live
| would so organize them that not on
ofthem should be lost it would be Xix
my immortal Father, as the poet say,
to
Make the world of life and sense
In one vast system Of beneyolence."
| think | may venture to say, not il
vidiuously assure you, w. E. Dodg
was the more pious man-Peter Coopt
the greatest phylanthropist.
When Washington had just entere
upon his second term of Office as Pres
dent of the United States, the enti
population of which was then scar
twice that of New York and Bruokly
at the present time; when that roy
imbecile, George ILL.,, was on Il
throne Of England, and Pitt, nigh
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