St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-08

to accomplish on the very last day of his life
urging, against the protests of ALLOWING wife
that he was oyerworked and should rest that
he felt that he must complete that organiza-
ton that day. The last day of his busy life
March IS. 1889, was filed with duties well
performed, appropriately closing his
labors by attending meeting of the dea-
cons at Plymouth church. AT the close OF
the meeting he cheerily babe good night to
those with whom he parted ana started to
walk home with a friend. 1t was a clear,
beautiful spring nieht, and in the open air
under the dome of starlit sky, with the
duties of that last day all we'll done, he passed
into rest His last thought which gained
audible utterance from his lips was OF his
faithful and loving companion, apparently
to her farewell message over their domestic
life there was never a cloud. The heart of
affection is never ready for the separation of
the dear ties of this life but who shall say
that Prof. Taylor did not die well? 1t was the
time. the place and the hour, and while our
loving affection would have detained him
longer, could have selected another place
and have surrounded his last moments
with the tender ministrations OF
love and affection, yet when that supreme
hour comes. as come it must to every human
being, then man is alone with God Around
us are marble shafts and granite columns,
broken urns and shining slabs of Jasper
marking the resting place of other dead, some
of whom were rich and powerful, but none
of whom did more real good to their kind
and left behind them more lasting memen-
toes of their life's work than this humble
Christian teacher His eoworkers in the
public schools of the city of st. Paul, who
had the touch of elbows with this heroic
man in his toilsome march and know and APP
preciated his genuine worth and sincere
goodness of life and heart have erected here
a granite stone, brought from his loved New
England to mark his resting place and to
stand fitting momento OF their love and
esteem. More durable than granite or mar
BILE and as lasting as the cycles of eternity
benefactor of his race.
We leave him here amid the bloom of flow
erS, The yerdure of trees and grass, the sigh
ing of winds and song of birds, aud turn
sadly away to the duties OF life.
The address was followed with an
other hymn by the scholars, after which
came the benediction, and the ceremony
had reached its conclusion.
THE SADDEST FEATURE
of the event, and one which drew tears
to the eyes of even those to whom Prof.
Taylor was personally unknown, was
presented when Mrs. Taylor, the widow
in whose behalf the prayers had been
said and in whose honor the addresses
had been delivered, fell, overcome with
uncomfortable emotions, upon the grave
VI hin SIG udu lOVeu So Wcii, cIuoHlHS
the fair flowers which grew there, and
calling his name between the sobs
which shook her frame. Beside the
mothers PROSTATE form stood the
daughter who was the idol of her dead
father. Tears of bitter sorrow fell
from her eyes, and an expression of in
eXpressible sadness Swallowed the
beautiful face-a sadness such as only
the greatest sorrows can bring to those
so young as she. Loving hands assisted
the PROSTATE lady to her carriage, and
the gathering dispersed, in every eye
tears of regret for the dead and of SYM
pathy for the living.