The Portland daily press., 1885-01-08

| lly, yet effectually. Doubtless too he had am.
| b1tion-stroDg. permanent, controlling WHY
| not? Would he have been good for ANYTHING
without them? Who is? All this was not be-
cause he had not, but because he had heart
| Heart Is not mere softness, sweetness, gentle
ness. 1t is these, but it is also strength, force
| fire. 1t is something terrible when it masters
reason; something contemplate when there Is
no reason which may either master it or be
mastered BY it. But the forces of the heart
acting unf or and In and for reason, appearing
through motive in in wide achievement and
wide benefaction, in harmony among them
selves and duly adjusted to all the other life
FORCES, give to life the beauty OF dignity with
sweetness and make strong and lovely charac-
ter.
That he was eminent, pre-eminent, conspic-
uous in power Of will, in executive ability, is
universally known,-couLd not be questioned
We measure it by its achievements and yet SO
measured 1T seems almost beyond measure,
quite beyond the measure that most of us can
use. 10 know what Is required for such
achlevements, so vast SO diversified, 30 COM
plloated, stretching continuously over SO many
decades one must himself have had large ex-
perlence in affairs kindred in nature and
neutrality-suspicious. not only large but sue
cessful. Had he done nothing but conduct his
own. private affairs, in such fashion as he did
conduct them, his efficiency, his work power
mad been something eeregious. We must re-
member that what be did he himself did. He
R~S III w uO MAN ) udQ. In so lar as the
nature OF the case would allow, he pat his bals-
s9ssss In no mans hands, never let 1t slip from
MS grasp. Even the infinite details OF it,
which we would think, another, or others, for
not NOT one other adequate could well have been
found might have performed, he chose not
only to watch but to execute, and this
not merely in the vigor of early and mature
manhood when there was great reserve or
suplus OF physical strength, but to the last
ines details seemed rather to rest than to
h.N1n II l.
OF change from the effort, II we may prop
erly speak OF any action of his as effort
from the effort Of regarding and controlling the
major affairs.
All this, i say, holds even If we think only of
MS own private affairs. But our thought will not
stop there. We must think of his relations to
other interests, to civil government to educa-
Cional institutloDs,to railroad corporations, and
eo now mu0h hasides that was KINDRED in i'm
portance But in none of these was ha a nnara
name. If he was anywhere a silent psrsas.
or member, the silence was not that OF inefic-
iency. He had a judgment and a will and he
used both. This cannot be stated too strongly
aAd its Significance on our estimate OF the man
is ovbio1s
But his power of will had still higher,
tnougn less obtrusive expression. He could
and did "rnle his own spirit.' With insight
into men and things such as his, and SO touch
ing ana toucned as he was, worn and worse
than touched, in ways which might we'll vex,
harass and hurry to passion wrong. How
yet could he and did he bear. He gave to 9TH
ers their rights; helwould not reciprocate
wrongs. Hts simple, unostentatious, quiet,
dignihed life, SO well aware as he was Of the
consideration which money and official posi-
tions command, was the manifestation of self
role. While he could we'll measure the worth
OF all such things, he well knew that mans
true worth Is what he is rather than what he
has: is his manhood and not his money
L cannot doubt from all that have learned,
that the crowning triumph of will had long
ago been achieved by him in the submission of
his will to the will OF God, as revealed in Holy
scripture and in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ. For reasons known perhaps, to him.
self, certainly to God, his confession of faith
was not by uniting with church and observ-
Ing It's ordinance. 1t came in other ways and
In most express assertion by his own lips. 1
can imagine what might have operated power
iriIy 70 Keep back such an one as he from
church membership. l cannot imagine him
as making confession of a faith which was not
genuine.
SO has his rounded and balanced life COM
pleted itself. He Inherited much from his
parents. We may say that his opportunities
man is. Freely did he receive. Many
and divers were the talents commit
ted to him. He was q steward. I
know that in his later years at least he felt
himself to be Gods steward. He meant to be
faithful. May we not say he was faithful?
Perhaps not; that is not ours to say authorita-
lively and with full assurance, it least, of any
man. = This, however, we may say that we
have and cherish the confident hope that last
Sabbath morning in the unseen world his Lord
and ours meeting and greeting him said: "Well
done good and faithful servant, enter thoa in
to the Joy of the Lord.'
His work here is ended. He leaves a vast
void. Yet he still lives on earth, still works,
how widely In the intraceable lines of perpe-
trated influence, as also in those which can be
m a Qhi rutf1 fr1t tha
record OF his life's work in the memory OF his
character. You most nearly related to him as
MS htDdrod Will fvudiy- sherish this memory
and It's power in your lives. But we all, and
how many thousands besides, will share with
you this good. We shall especially cherish and
carry this lesson, "The worth of man is his in
manhood" Well has he taught it. May we
we'll learn and live it.
At the conclusion of the address the casket
was opened and an opportunity given to take
last look on the face of the dead, and for over
half hour steady stream of people fled
through the church, after which the remains
were inferred in the family lot, short dis
tancs from the ex-Governor's late home, and
the great throng dispersed.
Notes.
committee of citizens was chosen last
night, consisting of Col. A. W. Wildes, L. II.
Webb and j. B. Dascomb, TO draft resolutions
on the loss the town has met with in the de-
cease of ex-Gov. Coburn.
The PRESS representative is under great
obligations to E. P. Mayo, Esq. ,Eof ths Somer-
set Reporter. for many favors received.
Q. o. Baker, Esq, agent ef the Maine Gen.
tral, who accompanied the party, is the Oldest
official in term of service in that company
almost 36 years.
The executors of Mr.. Coburn's will are
Judge Chas. Danfcrth, Gardiner; Judge J. b.
Dascomb, Gen. R. B. Shepherd, L. W. wes-
ton, Geo. M. Page, Skowhegan. 1t is said he
leaves an estate of between SS,OOO,OO0 and
$9,OOO,0OO.