Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-24
Read This Rows.

We make the following extract from the
funeral Grafton delivered by the Rev. Dr.
Jencks at the funeral OF the late Nice-Presi-
dent Hendricks, and commend its perusal to
those Of "our boys'' whose leisure moments
are too frequently spent in idleness. The
Scrptura text was from Phil. ". s.
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things
arejust, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report If there be any virtue and If
Mere be any praise, think on these things'
The dean rapidly sketched the progress OF
Mr.. Hendricks from humble station In
life to the time when he became vice
president Of the United States, and drew
the appropriate and obvious lesson there
from. "ln an adjoining county some so
years ago" said the dean, "this tutelage
began. The days so often spent by thought
less boys in pOntless diversions from hard
study, he with energy and application, devot-
ed To the acquisition OF useful, permanent
knowledge, laying, with painstaking earnest
ness and perseverance and zeal. the foundation
OF that sturdy Uncomfortable character which
in later life carried him to the proud pinnacle
of exalted success. 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
he proclaims from his coffin: Whatsoever
thy hand fndeth to do, do 1t with thy might
and Work while 1t is called day, for soon the
night cometh wherein no man can work.
The years of his early life were years Of
trial and comparative privation. n
Then in maturer years we have this sturdy
hearty man with a strong mind and warm
heart In a sound body, essaying an active
earnest, prominent part in the affairs of his
state and country, as an able and successful
advocate, as painstaking and conscientious
legislator, both helping to build new consti-
tuition in his state and adjust 1t to the compll
Gated relations of the whole people, and also
enacting distinguished part in the national
legislation, and In both houses of Con gress as
the able manager of the public landed interests
Of the country. As the second officer in the
administration Of the great nation he was
everywhere and always the same able, conser-
vative, consistent and conscientious character
which he early illustrated when first he started
out upon life's arena OF trial and of conflict
and OF triumph and sowed the precious seed
VI honor, virtue and temperance n
These things his good and great life teaches
as, and oh that we might be amenable to
the teachings, and oh that all might learn
rom his uniformly graceful bearing. his polite
banners, his courteous Difference to others
views, his thoughtful consideration for others
feelings even while differing with them in
opinion or In conduct; learn to cultivate the
amenities and courtesies of life under the
urbanity. No one who appealed
to him for sympathy. and counsel
and assistance ever turned away empty.
Though his right and HIS left hands were not
In each others confidence, still there is q rec
ord somewhere OF his openhanded liberality in
numberless cases of restitution and suffering.
y These lessons:all converge TO one point:
BE ye always ready They all show with
great emphasis the vanity Of human hopes and
wishes
The boast OF heraldry, the pomp OF power
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour
The paths OF glory lead but TO the grave.
But the path Of virtue, the path of truth, the
path Of duty and honor and integrity and tenn
perance-an these paths which he uod so
patiently and persistently and successfully
have ushered him to the bosom OF bis God IN
the full fruition of eternal life. Eminent
citizea, faithful friend, Christian gentleman,
honest man--farewell"