St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-06

and sympathetic. He always had smile of
genuine JOY for anyone whom he saw hlest
with prosperity, or tear of real sorrow for
anyone upon whom he saw the world frown.
lie always loved his fellow men.
His was long life, and yet he did not
reach that age which one of his naturally
strong constitution would be expected to
reach. His labors bore heavily upon him
and besides-who of US knows-perhaps he
hau secret cares, sorrows, and burdens,
which, unknown to the world, lie was
obliged to carry with him through life.
possibly, unknown to us, he had heavy
weight hung u his heart, which dragged
him down, down, and held him down, till,
sapping his energies, it drove him more
hurredly along down this river of time, and
fastened the end. The end came. He
Has gone from this strange world of ours,
No more TO gather its thorns with lis flowers.
No mora to linger where snnbeams must fade /;
Where. on all beauty, deaths fingers are laid.
When the summons came it found him
Weary with mingling lifes bitter and sweet;
Weary with parting and never to meat;
Weary with sowing and never to reap;
Weary with labor ana welcoming sleep.
He has gone and l, in this memorial occa-
sion, am enjoinod to speak of him only the
simple truth. knowing that he was human,
l look to see that there was in his conduct,
which never appear to my poor imperfect
judgment to have been faulty. Looking I
see dimly as through a mist what appears to
me 10 be scroll. 1t is said by some that
certain accusations are there written l try
to read them, but cannot. 1 strive to peer
through this mist that l may see who there
10 among mortal men who dares to brin Q
charges of shortcomings against a fellow
man; who there is that can say that he, stu
ated as our brother was, would have done
other than he did. As look, the mist, aided
by the general warmth of brotnerly love,
burns away, and now see clearly what but
for iraternal regard would have been obscure.
L now see clearly the scroll. There are no
accusations written there. 1t is held I'D bv
figure which represents the cardinal virtue,
Justice. She also holds the scales, and she
appears to be now weighing in them the
conduct of our deceased brother. The good
IN one scale is plainly to be seen. II by far
outweighs the other, for its greater weight
kicks tue beam. The scale in which il is
supposed the bad is placed cannot be seen
The scroll which she is holding up conceals
it as though a mantle hung before it. Upon
the scroll is written, in luminous lerters that
can never be etfaced, in one place
The words, 'Masonic Charity;' in another,
The Grave" All else, if else was written
there, has faded away. The grave has en-
closed and the broad, rich mantle of Masonic
charity has covered all of the faults and
the foibes, whatever that may have been,
which our brother had.
After looking upon this picture, most IN
hesitatingiy pronounce this decree, as though
he had been tried before the Egyptian court
of the dead, Our brother being entitled to
honorable sculpture, let his memory be en-
shrined In our hearts.
At the conclusion of Mr. Benton's re-
marks Rev. T. B. Wells, rector of st. Marks
church, proceeded to deliver the Grafton owe I
the late George L. Chase. He spoke feel
ingiy and eulogized tue virtues of the de-
ceased eloquently, touching upon the sacri-
fees be had made in coming twenty years
ago aa a pioneer preacher to the then wilder
ness of Minnesota