The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-11-06
RIOR 60 A rsSIGAI.
Alex. htsA's GEibuGe sO hIs Friend,
VIVA RedfIesd, Brother Of
Wrs Isaac PheJps

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VIVA Redflesd, Brother of
Wrs Isaac PheIPs.
Prior to The removal the re All IS fr"m the
lac home of the deceased Wm 1t, daeld MIR
Alex Itisk paid the following beau,iml tribute
| to tho memory OF his old neIghbor and1i lend
VIM. Rediield
FRIENDS AND n NEIGHBoRs :--Tkis man y no lies
before us 6rap ed in pea feet peace pr cs:csd NO
art to cODceaI his tn Dughts. He dii 4 not Wi or
speak the double words lhnt might be useful in
re:Ielt
have selected h few rG marks to real to you
appropriate to the lie and boiief OF W III. ned
Gehi.
I'VE are stAntirg in the midst of one OF IN
| 1ine>t cnliF ctions of Iare books. photographs
| .,uir'tngs aud ancient coins collected and pad
for hY man ia the stale. Thls con :erv tory
| of flowers and plants and curo-ities WAS tended
and teyt clean hy the untirIng hand Of a lOvii z
wife i.ook along the walls and see the pictu, es
of men ami women Maeiul to their hind. In those
81 frames aIe the likenesses of scientific and
les ilionght lecturers whp ate 1T his table aud
part:ok Of his hospitality in many ways.
WIN Refeld was no nnnH man. Gnaid6 d
.n,i ;lone by his own indom table viii sni gu
-rsy. he rose fIOm j+urneYman paiht-r TO one
Of III lrs merchants in this county. being the
lie became builder and mill owner AN r,lr
them with succrss.
Ife accu,nul ated a handsome fortune and M ade
;. tlip EnIope. bringing OK hundreds O.
photographs III all tie p,i"riprl huiidings OF
Europe with fuli descri; ton ,I thtm
tie hes ilie1 IN my ofiice. t't p:oas aud trns
II hi.h county AMI tale and all with piompt.
ne and honor. turing the yea, Of she gcbcl
Iinn he was appointed by the q vernon to 80
~, ami take tbs sOl:iier>' votes lie hiss iraI
s ali over This broad land and posted hims II
IN regard tI the resources o. the JUite.i STAT es
and earned the nhIne "f pioneer. a tIiter in he
vast f,.id we call the word worker for his
fellow men Al tn. end o. mis- task he has tai.
| 'en asleep and We rFe met to-dav ~ honor OF
his hong and useful life 10 pay onr tribute u MS
work aud worth.
Born IN Sew Hork in the se 1921; ,e lrtf
| snid.s the rr"ni supCist' tfOns OF his ag: an 1
ime lie had The courage to ievfstisate the pap
uiur creed aud the gnniuess to veil his h"uest
| thAnsht- tie was ri i~ays kind and sought to
| { In the confidence of his fellow men by gym
| % nhy and love There wrs no taiDt OF N lice
| in his IloOt; t. h'm mankind di n OF ee 'ie
pra. ed; they we're not " h' lly bad; era was
| v thin he heart "f each The see OF EoOt a.
lid not ask God to iUrgiv his enemier-i lie for
wave them himself: he lived for this woi Id and
| if there Is another he will II 70 tor that
lie believed iuthe religion e free thought and
god decd nf character. of sincerity. Of honest
en'ieavor, of cheerful help and ab1N all. In the
r,iigi.n of love and liberty. III u religion for
every .tlr for the world iu which VIC live for the
present In the rrlisiI N OF roof and reiment. oI
food OF intelligence. OF int liectusl Hospitality.
rhe religion that sives health and happiness
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