Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-13
COUNTY NEWS.
"An ISraclitc Indeed"

The following funeral address was
delivered by DR.. |. l.. Eiseman, of
Cumberland, over the remains Of the
late Joseph ,jandorf. 1t will serve to
show somewhat of the faith and hope
of the Hebrew
A good man has departed; a righteous
Israelite has been gathered to his fathers.
Joseph Jaudorf is no more. His soul has re-
turned to God {; his earthly remains are about
to be borne to the silent tomb. He reached
the advanced age of "a years.
How solemn are the reflections that arise
in our minds i'll performing the last sad office
of love, which the living may minister to the
dead; how serious the lesson thus afforded
The feeling of our nOthngneSS, of our frailty,
of the precarious tenure of life, and the GER
tainty of death, strikes our soul with over
powerlng conviction. and prayerfully we
look up to Him, who is the source of eternal
life, upon whom we are dependent, and in
whom we trust in life and in death. But
amidst these solemn emotions our memory
involuntarily reverts to the lamented de-
parted and we can scarcely realize the fact
that he has been called away from his work
on earth ''to that eternal bourne from
whence no traveller returns"
"Man:is but a pilgrim here below" Such is
the language of Holy Scripture such the eX
preston that so frequently greets our ear
when the career of an earthly pilgrimage is
ClOSel III Nedlil ~ lllcIclult, we are
gathered around the coffin of the departed
and are about to conduct his earthly remains
to their final reStlng-place that they May
sleep side by side with the ashes of long de
parted friends. The life of Joseph Jandorf
is marked by one of those brilliant achieve
ments, by none of those daZZlingly striking
incidents which are generally considered to
constitute human greatness. His word never
marShaled into battle array and led to victory
the hosts of his countrymen his voice re-
sounded not in the halls of legislation, nor
had he the gift, the applause OF listening
Senate to command"
But in all that the City of FrOstburg will
always have his truly honorable deeds and
actions as their Mayor, Councilman and
private Citizen. He was honorable. generous
and noble he was foremost among the fore
most. His heart was instinct with that true
benevoIence which calls the tears of sympa-
thy into the eye, and opens the hand to
succOr and to relieve A sublime goodness
characterized his actions, an exalted virtue
adorned his life. The warm impulses of
generous soul gushed fresh from natures
fountain.
Our deceased brother, Joseph Jandorf,
knew no distinction of creed or nationality.
He considered Jew and Gentle to have an
equal claim on him. Whenever he deemed
his assistance well applied he was ready to
render it. individuals and corporations can
bear testimony to this beautiful trait in his
character. In his life and actions were en-
emplitied the words of the prophet, Have we
not all one Father? has not one God created
us? why then should we be treacherous one
against the otherN'
But whilst deeply deploriGg the loss which
our community has sustained in the death of
so good and honorable man, | shrink from
Jntruding upon the sacred privacy of grief
which this bereavement has inflicted upon
the immaculate family of the lamented
deceased. Yet. can we forbear expressing
our sympathy for, and niipgling our tears
with the tears of the sorrow-strcken widow,
who has lost her companion, the protector
and solaee of her declining age? Can we
forbear feeling a sympathy for. and mingling
our tears with those OF the sorrowing children
who mourn the loss of an affectionate and
devoted father?
On these profoundly solemn occasions
when the perishableneSs of our earthly eXIs-