News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
OBITUARY.
JOHN H. PAGE.

AS the afternoon of April 18th, 1888,
was slowly passing towards night, there
went out from the mortal tenement OF
John II. Page his soul through the veil
into the great forever"
| He was born in the town of Cambridge
in October, 1907, and lived his more than
| three-Score years and ten on the farm
where his eyes first saw the light. He
was of gOOdly ancestry, his progenltors
| Drawing the rigors of this region, when
| the primeval forest held almost un5rok-
en- sway over northern Vermont, and he
was so finely moulded to the type of
| humanity that his frame was the frame
of man; and when he was lying pulse
less and silent in the burial casket, a
glance showed it was once temple of a
noble spirit. Not scOrched by unholy
excuses not enervated by luxury; not
wasted by corrupting passions; not
debauched by vice or vicious lndulgen-
cies his cOuntenance in death eVlncIng
the fading grandeur and dignity God
conferred as the token of manhood
human alabaster clay, cold and pulse
less, yet stamped by the lofty impress of
immortal mind, and strangely beaming,
as if touched by ight-fashes from the
celestial world. During the more than
sixty years of life occupations, his course
was invariably marked by diligence in
business, uprightness in deal, prObtty in
all questions of morals and virtue, and
honor and integrity in public affairs.
He was unusually profound in thought,
quick to discern the bearings and char
acter of business. social or religious
movements cOnsequently safe coun-
sellor and faithful guide. He could
not well be otherwise, for God made him
a man, Christ made him a Christian
and salvation experienced fitted him
for a residence on earth, and finally to
dwell with saints in eternal habitationS
in the world to come. He was called to
his town in the councils of the
state, and he was found true to man
hood, humanity and God.
He was converted in early life when
such an event meant something. 1t was
so with him, completely revolutionizing
his whole heing, Inn paTting to him the
Gospel stamp he never lost to his diving
day. This was the secret of grandeur
and power in his whole life. From that
day his religious character was clear cut,
defined with crystal distinctness, need
ing no supplementary or explanatory
clauses to interpret it. In his religious
convictions and beliefs and Christian
family associations he was Methodist
from conversion and principle, main
tanning his adherence to her doctrines,
polity and worship: changeleSS to the
last, and yet he was no bigot. While
adhering closely and firmly to his own
people, he could and did cherish Chris
tian and brotherly regards to every fam
lily and fold of the Redeemer's household.
But Standardization, that respects equal
ly all doctrines and no doctrines, that
fellowships all isms and no isms, calling
everything good, even that which de-
grades Christ Jesus to a mere man or a
myth, and yet claims to be called Chris
tian, and to receive its fellowships, his
soul abhorred. He implicitly followed
form of GOODNESS but denying the power
thereof from such, withdraw myself"
Such life could have but one ending
that was Peace. The township of his
is poorer by his loss. His fam
lily and friends are left sorrowing at his
departure, but another world is richer by
his gain. j. e. BOWEN.