St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-09
perfect brightness of his personal

vated-brought him the natural re-
wards. Without any of the advantages
of rank or riches, with little help from
schools, he rose little by little, from the
lot of common laborer to become the
trusted manager of three or four rail-
roads East and West, and to see his sig
nature, while personally poor, honOred
like that of millionaire. At the age of
fifty-five he had done the work of long
life; and, rewarded with fair conf
petence, the consciousness of rectitude,
but broken down in health, he retired
to our city to die. But his body, pre-
served by lifelong habits of strict tenn
perance, again recovered its strength.
His business activities were resumed,
and month after month, for seven
teen years more, he gave, him;
self to labor for his family and
friends and the city. Two weeks ago
tomorrow morning he walked down the
street, picture of health, with mind
active as ever, in his seventy-third year
and with the apparent promise of ten
years more of strength. Even after that
tragic fall, with body bruised and bones
broken, such was his vigor that he went
again and again to his Office and sat
there at his desk and duties only about
half day before he died. He died as
he wished, and as every wise man
wishes-in his full powers, but with all
preparations made and with everything
provided for as if he had been ready for
it dozen years. So well did the re-
wards of integrity come in his case. AT
peace with himself, enjoying his home,
dellghting in that flower garden, loved
by his family, honored by the public,
past his three score and ten, but, with
the spirit of young man and the hap
piness of boy, he died
Like one who wraps the drapery of his
couch
About hin, and lies down to pleasant
dreams.''
Again we say with the psalmist,
"Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright; for the end of that man is
peace"
Nor did the rewards end there. The
citizens heard of his death with sadness,
and have since spoken much in his
emphatic in its praise. One of our city
papers said, "All with whom he had
dealings were his friends" another
called him zone of the most useful of
our public men;'' another, ''an honor
able and just man." and fourth, lone
of natures noblemen." The board of
trade bore his body reverently and low
ingly to the train, and passed resOlu-
tionS of unusual strength and tender
ness, declaring that ''in every relation
of life he seemed, indeed, perfect
man." And the next morning. while
we were reading those resolu-
tions, a prominent citizen of Bos-
ton, who, like many others, felt
dine to Mr.. Hale's counsel and help long
ago, lined his grave with flowers, and
built high monument of them beside
it: and the body was laid away amid
emblems sent from friends in Mime
sofa and Massachusetts, and with tears
from loving eyes that we have so long
been wont to see beside him here. Re-
warded in rich measure, he rests at last,
amid the children who had gone before
him, in the beautiful spot of which he
SO liked to speak.
We of this society shall long remem-
ber him. To him, one of our founders
six years ago, and one of our most active
members and trustees ever since, we
are deeply indebted. Not that he was
ours III any sectarian sense. His SYM
friendly toward all the Protestant de-
nominations about us; and | have often
heard him praise the Catholics most
warmly, and tell how much good
they were doing. Human brother
hood was the first doctrine of his religion
and the service of man its chief Sacra-
ment. At the funeral | was requested
to read, as the best expression of his
faith, the story of Abou Ben Adhem,
who reached the love of God by simply
being lone that loves his fellow men,"
But because Mr.. Hale believed in that
religion, and believed that this society
would stand for that, he gave us his
warm support. You remember how he
began to serve us in our unpromising
days in Eliot hall: how he was always
Oh hand and helping through those
years in the synagogue; how that Sun
day when we started the movement
for new church he spoke SO patheti-
cally of the seven churches of various
denominations which he had helped to
build, and of his desire to help build an
other for the few years he had to stay,
and for those who should survive
him. You remember how much in
tereSt and money and time he gave
to this building and how much delight
he has shown in frequenting it. Two
weeks ago to-day he was here in all his
helpfulneSS, and remained long time
after you were all gone to show some
visitors through the building. The last
L
iery, showing them about with the glad
ness of a girl. To-day there is touch
ing eloguence i'll his empty seat,
trimmed early this morning by the
thoughtful and tender care of an invalid
daughter. But though absent, we shall
still see him. That familiar form pass
ing up and down these aisles every
Sunday; that erect attitude, symbolic of
his moral uprightneSs; that whitened
head, which was after all not so white
as his character; that happy face and
genial manner toward old and young,
which were the expression of his warm
heart; all these will remain in our men,
ories and make this place more sacred,
and will, | trust, add new conservation
to us all.
And they will strengthen the faith
that he still lives in some good way, and
will be found again by the hearts that
loved him. For such lives of truth and
falthfulness are the best evidence that
the great Providence which has brought
them is also true and can be trusted.
Such love as he felt for his friends and
as they feel for him is the best evidence
of divine love that has produced our
human love and will provide what is
best for it. Love is the solideSt thing
on earth, the highest fruit of creation,
the end toward which all ages have
been Travelling; and we cannot think
that it is an illusion.
''What is excellent, as God lives, is perma-
nent.
Hearts are dust; hearts loves remain;
Hearts love will meet us again.
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