Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-10-05

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The startling and uncxpe cted circum.
stances resulting in the death of Thomas
A. Brown awakened the deepest sympa-
thies of the community, increased by the
fact that great dependence was placed
upon the industry, management and
care OF the deceased His father had
recently suffered the loss of another son.
and is in failing health. A young and
| interesting family was entirely depend
cnt upon the deceased, whose care and
advice extended quite a circle beyond.
While it is the duty OF every man,
woman and child in the universe to be
constantly making provision for what
ever loss or misfortune may beiall them,
/ there are events too sharp and sudden to
be ioreltnded against. But at the same
time it is the duty of each one to seek
earnestly for considerations which will
lortity him in times of loss and trouble
As impulses are allowed to get the mas
terry, or are controlled, so is affection
lessened or increased Take away from
a man all his imaginary troubles and his
real ones are very easily encountered.
But in q case like this when the clouds
seem to settle down on every feature and
circumstance i'll it, when a young Wig
orous and industrious man, consistent
and considerable son of aged parents who
are growing feeble with long, frugal,
hard working lives, when the devoted
and affectionatc husband and father all
the energies of whose being are entirely
absorbed i'll making his dependents COM
Portable aud happy, is suddenly cut down
Just at time when sickness, previous
SORROWS and most tender and delicate
conditions render his immediate surviv-
ors without apparent consoling re-
sources, the first impulse is an arraign-
ment OF the wisdom and goodness Of
Providence. Only this one in whom SO
many relations, dependencies and affect
ions are conferred is seen except as his
taking off is contrasted with that of one
which might have been, and one on whom
no responsibilities rest, in whom no
other life is conferred, and to whom life
itself may be a burden But il the afflic.
ted stop right here the world would sink
in despair. Godlike courage most noble
in difficulties and in action would lose its
noblest qualities. Troubled souls would
wrong themselves, dishonor the memory
OF the dead, discourage the living, lower
the standard of manhood and woman
hood, and stultify fortitude growing in
what is now helpless infancy. They must
remember that death has not sought out
these peculiar and tender conditions as a
place on which to strike. Death spares
no conditions; its hand is never stayed
by wealth, power, or influence. 1t works
by memorable and undertaking laws, Gre
e,ted for wise purposes in the being and
destnieS of man which on account of
their very nature are unseen hy mortals.
In the deep mystery Of our lives if we
should question the justice or equality of
such variety OF destinies as are accom-
plished in the lives and death OF men we
should get no answer. The animal and
vegetable kingdom, and all the material
things that are, are developed by an
ingenious and subtle Designer, built up
by slow accretion, or by combination
of materials and then destroyed, now by
gradual decay, aud again by violence like
that induced by fire, food or accident.
From this rule human beings are not
exempt, for there can be no exemptions
from a rule created for the accomplish
ment of general purpose. Therefore
this is the time for reason to assert itself.
Heaven grant that in no single instance
it may be dethroned. Everything has it's
compensations in the great mass of
events which make up human existence.
Those OF us who are growing old will
soon pass into the assimilation of uu-