The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-31

"NYc asc passing away;
We are passing sway;
We are passing away:
To the grea. Judgment Dsyl'

We are passing aSays |,
We are passing away: i
10 tie great Judgment DsyI"
Good i've 1884 rc-nixht yoH VIII he,
.,.,h.red IL liz to,~h 81 sxrs. s"d Win
xou. Oh, how "r~v bright. s~rrsnzeu
ion.s and s,Sirip~,sons The cicse o.
,hs ,ess rrr,imis MI that. - the q"os'
,;co from the familiar Ncthodiss hymn
hovc saws. we are hnw"d l"r the xrcs.
Judgment d.y How are YOU prepared
10 ,nee, ~ searching trial!
TIE death Of friends, humble or great
falling constantly, ~ the leaves AL ~
Autumn. remind ~ Asso shst we ase
,,.ssinr swsv. Hsw wildly the DEAN
M Cen. Logan. but two short weeks ago
p,,,.rentiv IN strong health ~ Ms sess
a. Inc senate. reminds Us that none are
.xemnt t,n.n Times demands. Ana ye'
~vhst temptation It presents 10 acise
,.;,,ds absorbed IL politics, TO engage ~
sneru,ations As % his probable successor
.na the effect Of his death upon MS pc
s;,;csl .sso..iates. and the policies be Ad-
~....,et Scarcely has his death Oeci'
mentioned In any gathering ~ PROM
,.s,,, men. that this has not been theme
~ conversation or an absorbing thought
TIE Courier-J ournal could not avoid
altuding 10 il IN its tribute 10 the &C.
msnds Ut Death during the wear Jus
..lo.iny. when ID says. the death o. ue"
.ral Logan Is not without political s'x
,;f.sn..e though this il not the time NOT
Mae. 20 consider Il. In the presence 9
death poinicsi speculation hangs he
~ sna i silent. An uuflinchinx col
d;sr and an unqmestioning partisA'
h.s gone TO HE arrouut: ana. tnoux
"a NAV not march with the fnnerni vro
s..ssiou. we stand uncovered whilst
l,s.rs y hero 10 his dual home on earti
H,.f,re the spectacle of domestic angu's
,-h;-n ,houyh We see II not. W. know
ma. II, hearts mast bow. Thus. on
~ ore the conspicuous figures of ~
,,cr;cd of war are taken from The scen'
In, Yesterday Il was Grant and t.A'
y.,ck To-day II Is Logan. Lee ~
Th.mas went wears Ago. Let ~ mol
maj ~ that wurId. where truth y e'e
u.i tney NJ lesst are happy IN IL sigi
aud lot the dead past. which has nur''
~ ms.v OF ils dealt. live in our sneino'
only 1. soften our hearts ant u"ise o.
hands IN 4 nasion.l fellowship wh''
shall SIZE - safely 10 ths uther side. ~
endure fsrever with tbose Who cou
after u.s.
IRIS = sad theme 10 dwell on AZ !
rlose of a wear. and vet its conieinpiati
should make us better prepared Tor
dnties OF The New Year to be u-hered
,o.morsow. snd the sslf examination
br;nys should lead a. TO he ready, y
fore the New Year IL closed, we sho'
lie called. 100, tor all things are musat
A...~. rail savs.
THE wear 1885, which il fast toppl'
over into the past. has witnessed
death II many dear relative OF sr'e
The graveyard contains the loved
many who but RECENTLY were witn
These are in the grave. and 70 the ~
their soiourn here Is hut mere ma
Of time. Some may die Ibis year. e
next wear. and so on. until al me
and women who live now wiz 1
passed into the grave. Ouv emu"
vii nave grown Into manhood ana
manhood. They will be fulfilling
duties which We were wont 20 MI
this old planet called Earth VIII
tinue 10 revolve g II nothing han
pened. The armament With its p'a
ary system will. - In the past, cont
20 excite mans special wonder. - y
- - when man WAS utst cn"v -
reason. For long time amer the 9
II our dear relatives and friends. We
their graves. attend " thcni, plant
err upon them. and talk Of me
soon we. too. having filled our ~,
time o. earth pass into death AND
buried. Birds ling and nature 90
reproducing ~ " nothing had happ
Our children having died or ~
away. our graves become "eg''
What was once nurtured o. the ies
ddmonition, love and flisl affection
grown into briar patch. ana ne
world goes jogging on - u "oth."'
happened. NJ, mention more u
81 lie honored dead, save By those
ing who knew us III life. rema
THAT Is the grave Of so-and-so.'
Al il deaths. ard the tablet that
our grave that - II our friends ~
..cugh OF us 10 give us one-is A.
remains 10 show we had habl
and name.