Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-31
IN MEMORIAM.

''Blessed are the Eeacemakers; for they shall
! be called the children of God"
Died, at Homer, Tex, January is, 1888,
Hon. Robert II. GUlnn, who was born at
Greenville, Tenn, December 10, 1922,
from which place he removed to We
doWee, Ala, to study Law with his older
brother. After completing his Law stud
les he married Miss Slr7h Jane Hearn, on
November IL, 1916, with whom and his
law license ne came to Texas, stopping
on Boxes creek, in Cherokee county, on
January II, 1747, where he taught a
country school. He walked to Rusk to
attend to such law practice as he had-a
distance of twelve or fourteen miles.
In November, 1S49, he removed near
Rusk, which continued to be his residence
during his temporal life, and is now the
home of his widow and unmarried chill
dren, at which place ten children were
born to him, the first having been born
where he first settled in Cherokee county.
Thus the man of peace, who Christ
ssid, shall be called child Of God, and
his bosom companion, have from youth
spent largely over half of their temporal
lives in rearing and providing for large
family, none Of whom hsve ever known
apy home save the place where they were
all reared, near Rusk.
And 1t appears fitting that home made
sacred TO the family should ever continue
to be, st least as long as the surviving
widow and children remain, and be con-
trolled by the widow as home for her
large offspring.
Shortly after he took his abode at the
old homestead, nearly forty years ago, he
was called by the citizens to represent
them in the Legislature of the state. He
served them faithfully for fourteen or
sixteen years in the state Senate, without
intermission, thereby securing evidence
OF their confidence. During which time
the Senate showed its confidence in him
by making him president of the Senate
Thus he became virtually Lieutenant
Governor. During his political life he
was noted as Wstchful guardian Of the
people, sound in his Judgment. And in
the legislative halls, in the courts of cur
state and in every walk Of life the honest
man hiss ever kept before him and prac-
ticed the Seventh Beatitude, and well
earned the speculation of the Child Of God.
have known him for more than thirty
years, and found him to be one of the
most unselfish men have known.
Charity, which is greater than hope or
faith, WAS one OF his leading Characters
tics.
He strove to earn the goods OF; this |
world only to add to the comforts of his |
family and those in need around him. |
BE had no misery disp osition, but dis |
Eributed his estate while he lived, thus |
doing sway with an administrator.
II he had anyfsults they were SO small,
rs Justly remarked ct meeting of the
BAR, that, with his many virtues, they be-
,ame so insignificant as to be lost sight
If.
I have said all I think that need be
Iaid. will add from the Scottish bard:
In honest man here lies at rest
10 e'er God with his image blest;
rne friend of man, the friend of truth;
The friend of age, the guide of youth,
Few hearts, like his, with virtue warmed,
Few heads with knowledge so informed;
there is another world, he lives in bliss
there is none he made The best of this.
FRIEND,