Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-08-20

iualned IN the parlpr.
Inc Following Is a synopsis of the Rev.
Dr. Newman's tribute toshe old com mander.
Well done. thou good and faithful ser.
want; enter thou into the ioy of the I,1rI :
Matthew XIV Il
Such. my brethren, il the eulogy that
Ood shall pronounce upon human goodness
and hdeiity wherever found among the sons
oil men The accidental distinctions be-
tween prince and peasant EuiIlionaire and
panper' commanding general and private
soldier are but az the dust in the balance in
his estimation OF personal worth. He re-
gards not the person Of any man. He looks
upon the heart In the intensity Of this
divine iight let Us to-day recall the charac-
Ter OF the llluStrious man who dsasa a na-
ton so tenderly mOurns Aud what were
tte elements Of that characterf His was
t1e genius Of common sense, ena bling him
. OocOntemplate all things in their true rela-
tons You are calling him the greatest of
sOAher aud YOU do we'll But do
not degrade him 10 the level Of tia "a famous
heroes who fought for empire ana
for glory In his London speech. in 1877 he
said: Although a soldier by education and
profession, have never felt any sort of
iondnesS for war, and / have never advo-
Gated II except aS a means OF peace" Such
I Is the character OF the true conqueror Only
such live IN the grateful recollectiong Of man
kind And where, in all the annals OF our ma
tlonal lie, shall we find another. ave the
sage OF Mount Vernon, who was
81 truly typical Americana What I'm.
mility amid admiration, whau meeknesS
amid proyOcation, what fidelity amid
temptations, what conten amid ad-
ver,ity, what sincerity amid deception.
what faith, hope. and charity amid suffer
ing. Ills integrity was never questioned:
his honesty was above suspicion; his private
life and public career were ar once re-
putable 10 himself and honorable 10 his
country.
Do yyu remind me that these are plain.
homely, solid virtuesi Yet they are the es-
sential elemertS in public u~efulue and
permanent renown Such a solid. sturdy
character becomes our geography and in,ti-
tutions and our DESTINY As be was the
typical American, should we be surprised TO
find tnat his was the typical Ameri-
can homei Husband and wife we're
the happy supplement cf each other,
their characters blending in sweetest har-
mony. She shared his trials and his tri-
umphs. How tender was the scene, in the
early dawn OF that April day. when all
thought the iOng-expected end had come
lie gave her his watch and tenderly caresSed
her hand. IL was all the soldier had To give
10 tie wife Of his youth And the diving
hero whispered: Il did not have you wait
upon me because knew il would distress
you, but now the end draws nigh And
out from the "swellings of Jordalp be
rushed back 10 the shore If life to write this
tender message to hi, son: "Wherever am
buried, promise me that your mother shall
be buried by my side" Il was his love for
her that lifted his intellect above the cease
less tortures Of a malignant disease that he
might write his personal memoirs that She
should not want when he was gone
And how tender was his care To his ION
be said: Il hope mother will bear up
bravely." To quiet her anxiety he wrote:
do as do-take it quietly. give myself
not the least concern. IL | knew the end
- Ia tn-mnrrOvx 4 yxnulH tr,-
hard TO get rest In the meantime Would
she keep holy vigils through the liyelong
nighti He wrote her: Go to sleep a "a feel
happy; that Is what / want TO do and am
going TO try for. / arn happy when am
10 be. Goodnight"
And such was the tenderness Of his love
and solicitGie for her and hers he surprised
her by letter found after his death. He
had written il secretly and carried the sa-
cred missiye day after day. knowing that
she would find it at last. Look after our
children and direct them in the paths Of
recttude. 10 would distress me far more
70 think that one Of them could depart from
an honorable, upright, aud virtuous
life than it would to know
that they were Frustrated on a bed Of sick
ness, from which they were never 10 arise
alive. They have never given Us any cause
for alarm On their account and / earnestly
pray they never will With thee few in
functions an1 the knowledge have OF your
love and affection, AMI Of the dutiful affec-
tlun Of all our children, bld you a final
farewell. until we meet in another. AMI
trust better world. You will find this on
my person after my demise
Doing nothing for show, vet lie made pub
lie recognition OF God BY his faithful aud
conscientious attendance upon divine wor-
ship. He was not a 5igot While be de-
manded religion as the safeguard Of free
people, he accorded 20 all the largest
freedom Of faith aud worship. He claimed
that public education should be nnn-Sec.
TARTAN but not non-Teligious His Des
Moines public speech on education was not
against the Roman Catholic church.
buj against ignorance and superstition.
The order issued during the war,
excluding certain Jewish traders from
given military district, did not originate
with him, but came from higher authority,
and was not against the religion OF the
jew
He is gone; but saall death defeat pur-
pose 50 DeHehcenti l. he not Nigh Ter in
his death than in his lifei What home has
not felt the sympathetic chori touched by
the invisible hand Of his terrible but patient
suiieringi How the embsrs of sectional
strife have died out on the hearthstone of
the nationl How political anim0sities have
skulked away in shame! from the peaceful
spirit OF his last moments o. who would
not even uhfe 70 ule W u - muca
for mankindi And this was his con-
ISOLATION. And where in al the an
mails Of the church shall we find dying
hour so full of divine repose In the early /
light of April 1, when all thought the end /
was come, the sufferer revived. Heaven /
added months to a life so dear % US all. 4
When he had recovered sufficiently i "a xed 4
him:
@What was the supreme thought on your
mind when eternity seemed so nearP
The comfort of the Consciousness that L |
had tried to live a good and honorable life |
was the response that revealed the hidden 1
life of his soul
Again the angel OF death cast his shadow
over the one a nation loved Amid the /
gathering gloom, said: "lou have many /
awaiting you on the other side.
Il wish they would come and not lnger 4
long was the answer OF his Christian faith 4
and hone They came at last They came 4
TO greet him with the kiss OF immortality. H
They came 20 escort the conqueror over the 4
last enemy" 10 coronation never 4
seen ON thrones of earthly power 4
and glory. Who came! His martyred
friend Iincolnf His companion III arms. 4
McPherSonf His faithful Chief Of Stah 4
Rawlinsi His great predecessor IN camp 4
and cabinet Washington And did not all 4
who had died for liberty comet y! calm:
brave heroic soul, sing thou the song OF 4
Christian triumph: 80, deaih, where Is my 1
sting. o, grave, where is thy victoryi 4
Thanks be 10 God, which giveth Us tue VIC
tory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
And that victory was at hand. From his
view on Monday at the eastern outlook he
was 10 ascend 10 behold grander vision.
Tuesday came and went Night drew on
apace aud death seemei imminent Around
his chair we knelt in prayer for some divine
manifestation Of comfort Our prayer