Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-23

OF him for tue splendid abilities be dis
played, Tor the honest fame which be
won, aud Tor the tustre winch DC shed
upon our city and State.
His stature Iypined his Mad
Nature sas indeed generous 70 him in
her endowment The familiar form
snicn moved about our streets, solid,
compact, close knit IN its sturdy tbre,
reminded rs OF feEnyson's description
OF the Iron Duke
that tower Of strength
which stood four square
10 ali the ~iGds that blew"
And II Vas TYPICAL or the mental
habit OF the man. For, although
favored with a mind keen ana inclslye
III rs operations. yet his logical powers,
aided oy ready memory, were those
upon which ne chiefly depended for
the formation OF his conclusions. Gath
ering MS data with rare painstaklng,
upon these he carefully reached MS
argument, as a fertilization is con-
strueted, stone upon stone being
wrought into the deep foundation. and
then. rising therefrom. tier upon tier of
masonry closely interlinked, until pro-
jectIng bastlon aud lofty parapet and
solid cAsemate furnish q formidable, If
not indeed an impregnable defense
against any antagonist. Nor were ms
SIMPLY the weli-trained gifts of nature.
They were we'll cultivated. Self edu-
Gated IN sense must every man be
vino Is educated at all. For, although
he may have all the advantages of the
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ticial must be eagerly acquired and
consciously assimllated. But IN an
emphatic sense our friend was selt-
educated. As IN the earlier days he
became a voyager on almost every sea,
so IN the riper years many were the
fields OF literature sought. that he
might gather something OF their fruits.
In the midst OF active affairs he found
tirne to be student, especially of his
tory and political economy--and TO
CLEAN from favori:e authors, friends in
quiet hours, rich thoughts for his mind
and graces OF dicuon Tor ms speech.
His Absolute Integrity and Truth.
In the moral portion of his nature ne
was strong IN what Bagehot calls the
cardinal virues"-the sterling honesty,
trathtulness anu fidelity without which
al graces were meek and deceptive.
ike the AIRY arches and delicate pima
cies of the temple that rest FOR support
upon insecure foundations that crum-
bic at the touch. He was msn OF alb
solute integrity and veracity. Gold
could not touch him, though he was
thus tired. Neither threats nor bland
ishments could swerve him from prln-
ciple or duty: nor ever IN ms career did
ne prove false 10 public or private
trust. How large too, the royal heart
that beat IN that well-knIt framel
How ample its guest-cnambers! How
many shared It's generous impulses. its
warm sympath.es and friendships,
towards how few If any, It
harbored resentment; how many
were touched by its kindly
feeling TIL rich and poor, high and low,
cultluated and ignorant were drawn
near 10 him in admiration or love.
Nor shall those who knew him we'll
and were swayed by his speech, forget
the jovlal disposition, the genial spirit.
the CHEEKY greeting that caused every
body to like him. and that often made
his presence seem like the sunshine
that warns and brightens and inspires
by its transiiguring beams. Thus he
was what Carlyle calls "a living light
fountain, which 1t Is good and pleasant
to be near Yet after all, there is as
Wordsworth says the best portion of
a mans life, his little nameless, unre-
memhered acts of kindness and of
love, that cannot be reproduced, and
yet. like the warm delicate tlnts of the
landscape are most essential to its gen.
eral tone and meaning. These Will be
most fondly and deeply cherished by
those whose privilege IT was to share
hIs wsrmest friendship or his sacred
love. Blessed are such in an inheri-
tance that cannot pass away.
HisOwa Estimate of Eternity.
"And now that the familiar form is
PROSTATE, and the large, kindly heart
stIiled, aud ;he lips that so often swayed
the multitude are mute, bow can we
better conclude this tribute than IN his
own words, spoken when a fellow re-
preventative in the National Chamber
had passed away? That there Is
hereafter, every man. 1t seems to me,
must believe. | have something here,
in my Innermost soul, winch tells me
that this life IS not the end-that we
have higher, wider, n nobler de-
stny.' And surely, II We may trust
TINS divine revelation written IN the
human soul and out OF which all
theories OF immortality have been
evolved, then may We not believe that
be Who has been taken from us so sud
denly. IN the midst of rich unfolding
powers, has already entered the larger
arena for the exercise of his gifts IN
the eternal years? Then we will not
say that his life is ended and Its pur-
pose thwarted. but trust that the In
finite Architect who drew the ample
plan will provide tina. its broken lines
shall be earned out to glorious realiza-
ton.
The blank intsrstices
Men take for ruins. ne will build into
With pilsTed marbles rare. or Knit across
Win generous arches tai the fane complete y
The address closed with prayer and
the exercises were closed by Mrs. Mer-
rlll. who sang sweetly Through Gates
Ajar."
By the side of the Tomb.
At the cemetery the grave was lined
with green cloth, on which were fss-
tened sprays of roses and carnations.
All the floral pieces displayed at the
city ball were tsstefully arranged about
the grave, making A solid hank of beau
tlful flowers ali around. The exercises
at the grave were beautifully solemn
and Impressive. and were conducted by
Worshipful Master Charles NJ. Norton
and the brethren of Grand River Lodge
No. 81 Like ali Masonic ceremonies
the funeral service - full of dignity,
grandeur and pathos. and Il was fault
lessly rendered Yesterday. The ritual
opens with reflections upon death. the
vanity of al ceremonies 20 HIM who
lies in the narrow house. and the les
sor, n he gathered from the solemn n~-