The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-09-19
From the American Spectator.
"reminiscences Of Professor R. F.
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Professor Hu,niston was more thai a mere
colony manager; he was indeed :: father to the
community. He carried" nnmhers'M tile col
helped aii He led III every temperance. moral.
and educational work. rs wsll 'ls i'll nta:ly
every material Improvement for the devrltp
lie Never said. Forward. boys, taSe tfat Sst
tery!' but always. "Co1nd on. boys!' At the
end Of four years he had expended not onls his
3ent naS pvem ssns
pointed to lis boxes ready for Shipment as the
''remnants Of \ fortune, and referred to hi
quentiy referred TO the colony as the place
here he suffered and endured 80 much.' At
last his enem,es had trLm.'h"d. and no man
without buying bitter enemies. Many of them
we're hiihd. idi",ic unreasonable enemies, who
should have been his friends, aud who were
sons Vthars were enemies who had lived
largely Np6n his bounty. and had been ha"ked
by his pr:e t." the exnen1 OF thousands OF dol
nnamcia1y @ @ w Waem en- % thay $ucc, eted SO % Wei in re-.
slizing their dream "f founding an irteIl!sen' m
two predominant factors in the failure wer.
The great financial crisis and tn, yr;'SS,."i,pr;
;S sS ;rss srk t Sr S%"y in wn SH II the
community WAS still In i:*inf:""v.
nAt there are many re2ple. in the great WEI.
HH Hmi> ton and W., who SH rcneHber i with re
srect and gratitude Thc:'plr,,le II the Town
he founded canno: look OH: Of thcir doors with
he etsekcd or Hroie ct.d :; some tree lie planted,
scme post he set. some puhlic imp ev,'men'
| that he suggested and frrthered. a few know
.knsw not % joseph cs II t'.st,ce wee done t.
hi. ififmOry, the Town would close its business
houses for one dny hnN nthprn his departure;
park which he surrounded with those beautiful
! trees. and his enemies repent in saekcloth an,
'''"' 1uE UPPER AND LOWER CITIES.
Bat there ~ another Wor:hingtOn. Som,
! writer says that there is great, spiritual cit
forming in the heavens oycrthe raclrc Coast
the greatest city but one III that ':t:er world.
new city The New Spiritual City represents
liberty in all things especially in religion; whit
the old city represents mona chy. iesp.,iSm.
and the most sacred secrets Of the heart.
Whether this be true or not, it affords an apl H.
lustratiom. Over The town whsh Prof: Huni,.
habilants play upon the lower town as the
players play upon chess board And no"
that he has put aside his prison suit. tie flesh
his spiritual city: Its Inhabitants viii wei
GENE lin VIII 1--we aud honor: The o,S, wok: *
will see realized above. And when he inhab
tan, 8 assemble to do him honor and to 1ecriv.
words Of ctnsel SnA o; ioSe: he Wtl say {
ty!: When l founded Under. WORTH, gton:
bdilde'i bytter than knew; In Upper. Worth
"gt%%p g az ItSe 1sI! sj'y IN Yh'c' my hope
LEADtR OF THE HIGHER TYPE.
But have probably already passed the al
lowed space 1t is difficult to condense wheI.
volumes are pressing for n,terarce. lrcf
/ hpmiStOn ''waS lis) a man: take hint for all Il
all. we shall rarely look upon his like again.
Most men knew HIM but to love him. and eve
his enemies named MIN to- t,?'e p1aise him
virtues side.,' Many OF his sO-called error
were simple truth disguised: -; -
and finer type, ami on the higher piane:
Like the late President GARFIELD, he was alm"'
too sensitive, too ideal. for the roHEher polite
n even 'Ss' on tse material nv I plane tA.d It nay
once engaged rs teacher in the Cleveland Inst
the tive men belong t" the same category.)
ThE MODEL TEACHER.
. Bnt with all that he accomplish ed. hi: gre,
aud enduring work is ip, the MINDS OF his ov,
er. One Of those who taught with him at Il
Cleveland Institute, writes:
, Il cannot realize that that active brain AT
eaias .R sS With an mo energy eH that
7 | Ognized no obstacles, and 4 magnetism til
charmed all who came under Its influence.
} hood and womsnhood, all over the conntr
. who will grieve to hear Of his death. Many
| man Will trace the BEST that Is III MIN 20 Tile j
! fessor HumistelL'' Truly of him it may be sal
! Though dead. he yet speakcth.'
THE SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS.
As to the secret Of his success it might we'll
put in golden letters over the doors OF eve
: sch0"l room: He frequently said, "Whateve
g | am more than would otherwise have been
y " tween fye a ID seven O'clock i" the morning:
d The following lines will apply with pecul
: fitness:
t TOTHB MEMORY OF PROFESSOR r. F. HUMIeTt
n No more the fields and hills he loved,
,,1 with him shall laugh. with him be sad
No more the friends with whom he moved,
Shall smile to him and be glad.
. We, who llYe on beneath the skies,
y Must walt and walk without him now,
:. Nor see, above his manly eyes, ~ =.
70 Gods siKnet on his regal brow.
It They do not need him there,"' We say,
Who feel his worth since he Is gone,
"For heaven is made OF suclr al he, 4 ,,..
. While, here. alfd there, The earth has one
:, But the realms beyond the sun.
ID His peers desired him face to face,
"A And prayed thai il his work were dune,
~ He might be with them III his place.
ID So. bound with US, he suffered till -.
~ The Angel caMe and set him fIec;
His King had some hiah place to fill,
lo AMI sent the summons suddenly.
w. Softly his breath went, az the sigh
a. Of south winds from the isles of rest;
e. Calmly h" died, as stars that die .a
Behind the gray hillsi in the west,
4 Like some great ship through life he bore,
-OiScharging love and human veal,
Itr While all the barks llOng the shore
/. Felt the wide impulse Of his keel.
:. Btave heart, high mind, and noble soul,
Ijr Farewell! until We cnme to thee!
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