, 1891-11-03
A NOBLE LIFE.
Memorial Sermon on the Life
Of Judge c. c. Hewitt.
The Sterling Uprishtness OF Char
acter OF the Dead Jurtst-What
the Lesson OF his Life
Teaches.


Teaches.
"a Noble Life" was Rev. Napoleo
Hoagland's subject at the Unitarian sci
vices in Tacoma hall Sunday. 1t was i
reality memorial sermon of the life an
characterof the late Judge G. q. Hewitt.
A noble life, the speaker said, was on
that followed the direction of our highes
aptitudes. Noble primarily means know
able. 1t means ability to know and wo1
thiness OF being known.
Nobleness is short name for al. the vii
tues. IA noble man is one who is stronI
in all that goes to make the strength o
manhood. 1t is the pictures of such mel
thatwe hang upon our walls in our home
and public halls for inspiration to noble
living. The fact that we cherish the mem
ory Of the wise and good is proof of ou
own capacity for wisdom and goodness. 1
takes virtue to see virtue. One of the com
mendable features of the Catholic churcI
is the large place it gives to the
WORSHIP OF HUMAN GOODNESS,
To the worship of Jesus, the Son, it add,
L
these it adds not only the saints who liveG
N the first century, but those who have
lived IN later times. Lest some saints
should be overlooked, one day was set
apart for those that might not otherwise
be placed upon the calendar. That day is
today-NoVember 1st-All Saints Day. Ii
seems quite fitting, therefore, that WE
should find our illustration of the noble
lie IN one whose name does not appear on
the church calendar, but that we should
nnd him among those who have but lately
walked with US.
There may be more of halo of super
natural glory about the saint who lived in
Judea or Rome twenty centuries ago, but
the good man whom we have seen and
loved, some OF us for one wear and some for
ive and twenty and some during a whole
life time, brings goodness much closer
nome to US. For nearly forty years Judge
Hewitt has been one of the recognized
factors of civilization in this northwest
corner Of the United States. He came not
as an adventurous youth but as the man OF
sober years and developed powers, who had
already been admitted to an honorable
place III the councils
OF HIS FELLowMEN.
It was his. to help lay the foundations of
sisterhood Of states. At the call Of the
honored Lincoln, Mr.. Hewitt held the
relns OF justice for eight years in this terri
tory, beginning with the memorable date
OF 1861. And none could wish that Justice
We're held in frmer hands. Venerable
Judges and lawyers, some Of whom had
known Judge Hewitt for quarter of a
century and all of whom had for wears
known him Intimately spoke as with one
voice last week Of his sterling uprightness
OF character, his loyalty to his own high
sense of right and duty, as with one voice
they declared their belief that no one has
ever impugned Judge Hewitt's motives,
that no one has ever accused him of doing
wrong act knowingly and that no one
saints OF old some of them thought they
dld well II they withdrew themselves to the
wilderness and in seclusion did no evil.
But here was man who renamed in ac-
tive public life for half century and did
SO well that no evil is spoken of him,
High honor indeed.
He WAS AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN
sort OF man, able to do yeoman service
with hand or brain, ever the soul of honor,
plain and unostentatious in his bearing
and simple and straightforward as a child,
IN his manner. What Lowell wrote of
Lincoln IS equally true of Judge Hewitt:
= a klndly-earnest, brave foreseeing man,
VINO dreaded praise not blame" He was a
man OF action as well as a man of Thought.
Whether with the carpenters ak in his
hand, or the judges pen, the farmers
ploW or the soldiers musket he was
equally IN command of every situation for
ne put ability and conscience into all his
work.
The names of our streets recall some of
the foremost men of our national his
tory, such as Washington, Franklin.
Adams, and Jefferson. Would it not be-
equally well to haYe some of the streets
pear the names OF some who are closely
and honorably identified with the history
OF the territory and state of Washington ?
Olympia would honor itself by making
such a memorial of Judge Hewitt's name 7?
Measured by church creeds or evangelical
standards Judge Hewitt may have had lit
tie religion. LIDO not know
THAT IN HIS MATURE YEARS
he was member of any eclesiaatical or
ganlzatlon; but he was known as the fa-
therof widespread organization in the
state whose motto is, Friendship. Love
and Truth" His articles of belief could
al pc summed up in what Jesus named as
the two Great Commandments, and those
are the two rules of faith that Abraham
Lincoln declared constituted his all suffi-
clent religious creed-'tLoYe to God and
Love to Man." Love as expressed in ius-
tee and good works, was Judge Hewftt's
religion.
Inc doctrine OF the Fatherhood of God
and Brotherhood of man summed up his
theology. ITO do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly,,' was said by one of
the old Hebrew prophets to fulfill the re-
quireements of the Most High. No three
words better describe the life and charac-
ter of Judge Hewitt than these three
Words-justice, mercy, humility.
Twas not mems praise he sought,
twas to help the eternal right he wrought
Twas to be loyal, firm and true
TO the voice Of God that thrilled him through.
Loyal TO his own high sense OF right,
His soul grew strong with Gods own might
80 strong that when his eyes grew dim,
Death, no terror, has for him
Mondays Transfers.