St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-24

ing for perpetual life Is the atural result OF
an immortal principle. The soul is deafness
in its very nature-it was made for immor-
tality, and the higher and more refned priu-
ciples OF its constitution are constantly i'm
polling il onward in boundless hopes and in
finite ASPIRATIONS. But how are such hopes
wrecked and expectations blasted, amidst the
bitterest disappointments. Who had a better
right than oui deceased friend to expect to
live many DAYS past Hfe's meridianl Hay
ing always enjoyed uninterrupted health
settled in life With ample n cans Of
its comforts, filing sphere after sphere Of
great responsibility, and diseharging the re-
sponsibiiity thereof promptly, thoroughly,
satisfactorily; executing = phenomenal
amount Of work, yet making no con sciOus ex-
penditure Of effort, no seeming draft upon
his exubeTant vitality ho had greater
right TO look forward to old age with eve un-
dimmed aud natural force undated, than
our friendl Yet IL pleased God TO call him
hence IN the prime Of his powers, in the
plentitude OF strength, in the meridian-the
noon Of his me-and to translate him, as We
confidently believe to q happier home in the
skies. If he has then been stricken down
and taken, who here to-day dare confidently
calculate on long years to comet What
bolder thought in human hearts can rise
than mans presumption on tomorrow 2 In
another world To numbers this is certain
The reverse is sure to come.
". Our friends death teaches us the
transcendent excellence Of the religion Of
Christ in its power to raise the soul above the
terror Of dissolution, and 70 I'LL it with holy
peace in the dying hour
AL Of you, my friends, know the story
Of his hfe-of his birth, his
parentage, his early struggle, how BY
unwearied application during hours snatched
from sleep, he became so remarkably well
Informed, and how by his uncOnquerable
will and wonderful energy, he won his
way-passing up from elerkships OF bOyhood
and youth till he won his way to command
ing positions Of trust and influence in man
hood. In social life, who NAV forget how
genial and hospitable. In public life, how
his pronounced attributes antagOnized men,
and how his personality magneIized men,
holding them by hooks Of steel. How loyal
TO a friend, how wise as a counselor. How
benevolent. dispensing unsuspected and
countless charities. A faithful friend, a
devoted husband, a loving father. All this
you know, and the world knows, but com
paratiyely few know the blessedness Of his
dying hours. How segregated by sickness,
be was sanctihed through sufferings How
A4o oPAAtf AhC gave lOIlu
sweetness the more the corporal part was
consumed. How the spirit renewed his like
ness 10 Christ, until now the portrait is COM
pleted without spot or wrinkle in heaven.
How, conscious Of sin forgiven, be had pea re
with God through Jesus Christ our
Lord. How weeks agone he summoned us
for a divine service in his sick room, one
lovely Sunday morning, selecting the two
hymns sung: "Jesus Lover Of Ny Soul, ("
and ''Nearer My God to Thee, Nearer to
Thee" How in the blessed memory OF that
service We went many days. How the Bible
became the man of his counsel and was
constantly read. How about that bed of
pain daily be would gather his beloved ones
and lead them in prayer. How he longed to
live, as he said, TO manifest TO the world the
changes in his hopes for earth aud heaven.
How in that never 10 be forgotten scene,
when dissolution seemed so imminent, he,
after commanding his dear ones TO the care
Of his chosen friends, and babe adieu to his
companions and clasped as he thought for
the last time the hands of ''the boys In the
office,n as he called them-how be then pro
claimed his hope and committed his own
soul to God-into thy hands o Lord com
mend my spiritl Though lingering some
time after this rehearsal of the final exodus
to the eternal, il was in good soul peace, in
submission without a murmur, be finally
vent down into the valley Of great
shadow, the psalmist's soul sentence his,
Though walk through the valley of the
shadow Of death l will fear no evil, for Thou
art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff comfort
me-" The last morning hut one OF his
earthly life; with i,luminrd face upturned
toward heaven, he said, 10 him, who, for
frrr he Hfrrf .~hf
tended with loyal and loving tendance, Al
know that my Redeemer liYeth. l know
whom 1 have believed, and am persuaded
that He is able to keep that which / have
committed to Hin against that day" At
last deliverance from pain came. made per-
feet through suffering, he passed through the
gate Of sleep TO the waking vision of heaven,
where the inhabitants never say, am sick,
where there Is no more SORROW, where no
harp now walls the grief of a bleeding or
broken heart, and where Gods own hand
wipes away all tears. He pillowed his
weary head upon a savior's heart, and
breathed his life out sweetly there, without
sigh or change Of feature. or a shaded smile,
he gave his hand to the kind messenger, and
as glad child seeks his fathers house, went
home.
At the close Of DR.. Carroll's sermon the
choir sang, $50 TO thy rest in peace" and
the benediction was pronounced. The fu-
neral then moved to the special train on the
St. Paul & Duluth road, of which at one time
Mr.. Stimson was manager. The train con-
sisted of four cars, drawn by engine No. 3,
Engineer Fadden, and under charge of Com
ductor Mott, who was on the road when Mr.
Stmson was manager. The engine was
draped in mourning. The pail bearers were
W. S. Alexander, Z. B. Wakeman, r. Guth-
RE, s. S. Breed and w. II. Landers, St.
Paul, and Z. S. Brown, j. O'Gorman and C.
n. Nelson, Saltwater. There was a goOdly
number who went 10 Minneapolis, among
whom were Mrs. and Miss Stimson, DR.
Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs. Bates, Of Minneapolis,
1.-THE latter is sister Of Mrs. StmsouJ. Mrs.
Nelson, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. O'Gorman,
Mrs. Norris. Miss Covell, and others. On
arrival at Minneapolis at little after 2
o'clock, a number of those who went BY
train went 10 Lakeview cemetery, ON the
borders Of Lake Calhoun, where in beau
teous spot in these lovely grounds the body OF
5. r. StimsOu was consigned by Df.hCar roll
in most impressive manner, and at the
words, ''Earth TO earth, dust TO dust" every
head was uncovered, and ali bowed in hum
BILE submission to the wish of Him that oeth
al things well.
Thus has passed from our midst a man
who has done much for our city, although
not long a resident His employees speak Of
him in the most loving manner, and this is
one of the best criterions that can be had.
He would detect merit almost intuitively, and
his judgment was rarely at fault One that
did not put his sole mind to the work in
which he was engaged had no place with
him, as he knew what work was aud how 1t
should be done. The poor Of the city " i'll
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