Daily Republican., 1889-07-10
Earth to Earth.

The REPUBLICAN, yesteIday contained
the report of the funeral obsequiss of the
late Haywood Conant, at the house.
Leaving this city In the 2.27 p. IN. train
the remains were taken 10 Philadelphia.
At Broad street station the party was
mot by carriages and driven to Laurtl
Hill Cemetery, where the remains were
laid by the side Of his father. The walls
OF The grave were completely covered with
smilax, intermingled hith rose buds, look
ing as If the grave had been dug amidst
bowers of overbangiDg vines and flowers.
10 NJ. Il. Hayden, florist of this city, is
due the credit of this beautiful work OF
decoration, at the instance of the editorial
and reportorial staff OF the Every Even
Ing, Mr.. Conant's late associates in busi-
ness. The services at the grave were
very brief but impressive. and were per-
formed by Revs. Thatcher and Haywood.
In the Introductory remarks yesterday
OF the funeral services Rev. F. g.
Thatcher. after his reading Of number
OF scriptural selections, ,reclted WhittieT's
poem, the first verso Of which Isl:
Within the lnaddening ways of things,
And tossed by storm and flood,
To one fixed stake my spirit clings,
1 know that God is good.
The following is a synopsis of the
beautiful tribute paid to the deceased by
the Rev. John H. Haywood:
we are all brought together by one
great thought, by one common sympathy
our h'arts and minds are one by this
gIie'. thirty years ago baptized this
dear child, uniting with his dear pareats
In st; Louis In consecrating him to jus
tice, love, beBevolence and purity. We
ASKED his Father in Heaven that the
blessings might light on his young life.
We asked that his life might always be
In the line OF purity and conscientious-
ness II has been richly fulfilled to the
utt-rmost and richest extent; by its
truthfulness, unstained purity and filal
obedience, so complete and full that
every demand of parental love was Joy.
His life was ore OF great beauty. Where
he came the sunlight filed the house.
II made lite's burdens less and all OF life
lighter and brighter. And this not alone
at home, but in the larger, wider circle
where his life was spent. How sincere
ho was! How transparent; no pretension
about him; always aiming at the highest.
He soueh; to fnd the exact ruth, the
solid ground where truth stande, lie
was an idealist In the highest sense of the
term.
''IIow his life reminds us of tho sacred
writer when he exclaims: I was obedient
to the Heavenly vision.' We may say
oar young friend was faithful to his
Heavenly vision. From 1t he never de-
parted; seeking always to do the right.
So we loved and respected him-felt
that life was richest 10 his presence. We
oil know that real life Is not measured
by years. 1t is marked by it's quality.
Some arc go pure and rich in the quality
though short In years they fulfill long
term.
"0uy great leader said: Man does not
live by bread alone, but by every word
taat proceedeth from the mouth Of God.'
Man lives by great truths, faithfully car
ried out. These make the Heavenly
food, the true mama OF the soul. Our
dear friends life whs net filled by mate
rial food, but by the Heavenly food oi
high aspiration and action prompted by
all that was truest and noblest. So 10
these brief years he has lived long life.
He has passed on to that higher life to
which SO many of our brethren have pass
cd OH. He and they are all living there.
There is no dea,h In His sight II Is a
precious thing to believe, and may we
not say, to know, that all these live and
are perhaps near u now. How dear 10
believe that we are linked to the immor-
tai world with them"