The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-12-12

instruction bis life and his death supply;
| whlle We with bated breath and in rapt at
| tentlon stand about his bier. And TO this tas K
We address ourselves, foregoing all personal al
| IuSion, Tor there e-e such illusions, many and
/ lender and consohng, to concrete incidents in
ms social and religious, in his private as dis
| unguished from his public life.
h4s youth had prolific lesson for the youth
ofour own land. In an djoining county some ii fly
/ years az this tutelage began The days so often
spent by thoughtless boys in pointless diver-ions
/ rom hard study, he with energy and appliCs-
lon devoted TO the acquisition Of usefulness per
/ manent knowledge, lsying-with paiuslaEing
eaIhestness and perseverance and zeal-the
| foundations of that sturdy, indomlnahle charac-
/ ter which In later life carried him 10 the proud
/ pinnacle of exalted success; and with such
teachings The lads Of our day should not shrink
! from the daily tasks of the common schools nor
! the sterner studies OF the university. And thus
/ ne prcclains from his coffin: ~ hatsOever tn '
hand hand fndeth to do, DO it With thy might" and
| work whlle it is called day for soon the night
/ cometh wherein no man can work -
The yeaIs OF his early manhood were years of
trlal hud comparative pTivstion-the common
! lot Of those who apart from the thronged hauuts
/ OF oenser populations, stem the tide of pioneer
resistance TO the hostile forces Of nature and
/ verify the adage that Westward the course Of
/ empire takes lis way" To such spirits, resist
4 ance 1s discipline, growth, development, and
+ with the sturdy men who were his Co
iaborers IN the aggressive work, carved cut in thl
! wilderness great and prosperous and happy
commonwealth, the work of their own
/ hands and our heritage who follow after
/ them And We are advised that as a young man,
+ NIlll- occupied with the lAbOrs Of character
/ building, he was an honest, brave, exemplary
I young man " no scorned 10 do a mean or IN
/ wotthy action and taught his fellows so; who
recognized the restraining influence Of moral OBJ
/ legations and by both preCept and example incul-
Gated honesty and probity and purity Of life and
/ so he taught and SO he teaches no. 10 ali the
/ young men of our city and our state and our
great country this cogeut injunction. Rejoice
- young man in thy youth and let thy heart
cheer tn IN the days of thy youth, and walk in
t hes RI and in no giul of
! eyes, but Iemember that for all these things God
Will bring thee 10 judgment"
ihen IN maturer years we have this sturdy,
nearly man with strong mind and warm
heart in sound body. esssying an active,
earnest prominent part in the affairs Of his state
and cOuntTy-as an able and successful advocate:
as palnstaking and conscientious legislator;
both helping TO build constitution in his
sate ana adult II 10 the complicated relations of
the whole people and acting distinguished
part IL the national legislation no Ootn houses
OF Cor gress as the able manager Of the pub
nc landed interests Of the country; as
the second officer in the administration
OF this great nation he was everywhere and al
ways tie same able conservative. consistent and
consci ntous character hIch he early illustrated
when first he started out upon lifes arena Of
trial and conflict and of triumph and sowed the
precious seed of honor, virtue and temperance.
And so he has taught this urgent lesson. "Be not
deceived God is not Knocked; for whatsoever
man sOweth that stall he also reap. For he that
soweth 10 his flesh shall of the flesh reap corrup-
ton but he that soweth 10 the spirit shall of the
his seed and he has abundantly reaped his mar
vest.
And again he would preach to US one other
head. He would impress us with the shOrtness
and uncertainty Of life. He was in his usual
health until the moment when the silver
cord was loOsed and the golden bowl broken. He
came faithfully and bravely and confidently to
the very dividing line which separates between
/ thlngs which are seen and temporal and the
| things which are unseen and eternal And yet
ne knew not that he coming and in q moment
without warning he was one "wtO wraps the
dTapeTy OF his couch about him and lies down to
pleasant dreams, and this notable feature OF his
departure warns US all in emphatic terms that in
the midst of life we are in death and admonishes
US that we know not the day nor the hour wheu
the summons shall come to us.
These things his good and great life teaches us,
and. Oh! that we might beamenablet TO the teach
ing and Oh! that all might learn from mis- uni
lOlInly graceful Oearlng,.hl polite manners, his
courteous deteTeuce TO others views his thought
lul consideration for others fee ings even while
differing with them in opinion, or In conduct
learn TO cultivate the amenities and cOurtesies of
lie under the guiding inspiration of politeness
and urbanity.
run no hazsrd in asserting that such consid-
crate deference to- Others feelings and wishes, and
such regard for their rights and privileges is the
touchstone of all true manliness, the sure critei.
on OF genuine Christianity And TO this crucial test
no one ever responded more thoroughly than our
dear friend who lies here so calm and peaceful so
f0rclDly demonstrating the great mystery that en-
shFouds the problem OF human life. and yet his
courtesy did not outstrip his benevo.enc No
one who appealed TO him forsympathy snd coun-
sci aud assistance ever turned away empty.
Though his right and his left hands were uot in
each others confidence, still there is a record
somewhere of his Open-handed liberslity num-
eTeSs cases OF destitutioL and suffering. He ex-
perlenced IN his daily lie the Joy of faith and
the patience OF hope and the comfort of love.
Thee were with him ever-Faith, Hope and
Charity, these three but the greatest of these
Charity. And the admirably organized charities
OF our city have long felt the guiding impulses OF
his sklItul hand and been cheeTed by The sym
pathetic throbbings of his generous heart
Dare We Tread upon the verge OF hallowed
grounq ana touch upon the cou5ugal relations OF
GOV Hendricks and describe how, forty years
and two months he passed along with dlgnifed.
steady and faithful pace beside the uo0le and
devoted woman whom he had chosen Tor better
or worse; and how, through storm and sunshine,
like saac and Rebeccs, they lived Faithfully to-
getheI in perfect love and peace and kept the vow
and covenant bttwixt them, mady in the firm
and graceful bonds Of q mutual affection? We
dare not DO II here al this time and in this pres
ence. But we must not tsrry longer.
Life is short and time is heeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Sill ike muffied drums are beating
Flneral marches TO the grave
To our graves, and we must be up and doing II
We would receive and apply the lessons our
friend has taught US in the incidents of varied
ana conspicuous career. These lessons ali con-
verge 10 one point; BE We also ready" They
al show with great emphasis the vanity Of
human hopes and wishes.
the bosst of hers'dng, the pomp ofpower,
Ana Gll that beauty all that wealth ere gave,
Await slike the inevitable hour,
The paths Of glory lead but TO the grave.
But ihe path of virtue, the path Of truth, the
path OF duty and honor and tie rity and tenn
persnce, All these paths that he trod pa ientv
and peSlstenuy and successfully, have usheTed
HIM tothe bosom Of his God in the fun ffuition
Of eternal life
Eminent citizen, faithful friend, Christian gen
uemaD, honest man Farewell.
When the speaker had concluded, Mrs.
DOner, OF Chicago. sang Rock of Ages, the
bishops closing with prayers and benedic-
ton. The casket was then lifted and borne
from the church. the audience remaining
seated.
During the progress of the funeral column
from the house to the church, there was q
slight drift of sleet in the air, which con-
tinued throughout the period of services in
the cathedral.
In the church edifce the place of honor
was accorded ex-President Hayes. his full
beard and hair showing the whiteness of ad-
vancing years. He sat Immediately in
the rear Of the pews occupied by the
vestry and reception committees. In
the pew directly in his rear were
Secretary Bayard and the other members
OF the ca abinet. To their left were seated
the committees from the United States
Senate and House OF Representatives, wear
ing flowing sashes of white over their right
shoulders, closed at the left side with
AoctbNtS VI bIith u ape 4Ahliltt4dttAS III
their rear were the officers of the United
States army in full uniform. On the north
side of the church were the governors Of the
sta tes present with their stafis.
The bells of all the city churches began
their tolling when the remains were taken
from the house and continued their pealing
during the continuation of the church rites
and while the procession was on its long
march to Crown Hill Cemetery.
IRE MARCH TO THE GRAVE.
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