Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-03
w. &. r. q.
In Hemorfam Of Rev. Frank N, Tay.
iar.


"nere giant wrongs lift their defian,
osaos' sending their great roots through
al strata OF society, MANY hands. AND
strong ones, are needed in their uphe.v
Al and they should be consecrated hv
prayer and nerved By au unfalt.rine
IAtn IN divine guidance. that they NAV
hot De paralyz4d in The hsur of discour.
sRement. Such hands, strong and help.
iuI and sorely needed, We, the women OF
tue Christian Temperance Union,- re-
aIlleo were lost To rs, and the U4f1ss for
Shlch We labor. whsA. on the morning
OF July 2Oih, swiftly through our eity
sped the sad news, Our Brother Taylor
~ dead"
As We met in our accustomed couven-
ton We decised that, in brief memo
rial, the w. G. L. [. saould seek to give
tangible expression TO the affectionate
regard IN which each member held him:
our sorrow ia his loss, and our sympa-
thy for the one left lonely in our midst.
Brother lay lor's estimable Qualities won
nrst our attention, then our apprecia
ton, lastly our love. As sympathizer
with our work We found him constant /:
De made eur interests his, as far as pos
slbie, and whenever We asked for his
presence or voice il was not withheld,
his quick, bright, easy manner of speak
ing. and always to the question. attract
ed young and old alike. Apt illustra-
slons made his arguments clear.
The members of the Union remem-
Der well his short. logical speech for
Law and Order" delivered few
weeks previous to elec ion. We feel
certain II did much to unite rs at the
one point where there threatened to be
a difference. la that spseoh he re-
marked that some people object to min
Listers having any voice in politics, but
ne expected to always consider himself
United States citizen.
In view of his exemplary life and sud
den death, the lesson seems plain that II
IL not only tceH for Christians to con-
sld'r themselves citizen, but that it Is
best for citizens 10 be ChristiaRs. His
presence, and that of q few other cler-
gymen, encouraged Us at nearly every
session Of our recent annual meeting,
where the work was new to us, and feel
ing our deticieucies We were the more
grateful for kindly support. The last
time many of u8 list ned TO his voice Was
ON the occasion II Mrs. Fosters second
lecture, July %, when he offered brief
though earnest prayer for the success of
our cause. He then thought to labor on
for Its acc bmI lishment, but today from
heavens bi9hts no wato les for the an
swer to his prayer, and We doubt hot
already understands ths mystery, to rs
so unfathom4ble, why he WAS called
upon To lay down his armor at the open
ing of the conflict to enter into rest
while the vigor of youth Was still upon
hin Who shall say the threads of good
he wove into so many lives, both by pre-
cept aud example. will not be prominent
IN the beautiful fabric which God has
designed and intends lis children shall
perfect-a Christianized world
To as his transfer from the church
militant TO the church triumphant at
tuis hour seems = mistake. The soldier
IA the midst of the contest knows not
how the battle Is going. and it il only
when from the nights of future life
We look back on the finished triumphs
and failures of this that We will be able
TO judge correctly of the relation of in
dividual effort to the sum total.
With what interest would we have
listened tn his words had We known of
his nearness to the other life. They
would have seemed as prophecies had
We only known. Are they the less to be
treasured and acted upon now that he
has spoken for the last time? Rather
let US be- hopeful; his words were hope
full. The Director lives, though His
workmen fall. We bid our bereavsd
sister a sorrowful "God speed" We
regret to lose her from our numbers.
bat our tender thoughts and sympathies
attepd her and her children.
God Riveth His beloved sleep" and
though We turn IN sorrow from Brother
iaylor's early resting place, because the
dav seems long to Us who thus toll on,
let Us remember that sleep-GOd's sleep
comes to all His children, and after
that the morning.
Shall We say of the life that has van
ished from sight. it is finished? OF the
seed that is buried in earth. it is dead?
There il no death" Every spring We
witness q new resurrection. Life Is
continually evolved from seeming death.
The fields W II be yellow with ripening
grain when the hand that scattered the
seed is dust, and our brothers work
shall grow and ripen, although he be
not among us and that hand, whose
cordial grasp We so well remember, We
ball clasp again in a brighter realm.
Then let US write over our dead, not
moriar," but evermore resnrgam."
Mas. CoRNELE f. JENNER,
Miss V. HILLS,
Committee.