The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-14
THE DESTINY or A LIFE.

Thai TIE whole ryo-fi atsour Us - asSE
wstA mighty workings Of a changeaess saw
We cannot doubt. and yes whea = osreaFs-
men- comes upon rs. such as tne sudden
death OF George H. HAlorou.a man even
n hss youth worthy cf beng named the
proEiss OF a higher race. we turn IN
st4ncsiveiy n eur SORROW and sympathy
20 vague questionings, forgetting for fns
time that l. ia TO common chance which
roos Us o. this personality. To those
nearest and dearest these ques-2o1lngs
are but a natural outcome Of a sacred
grss. 20 be stEf1ei only when hope anu
trust have shaped the years. and nodded
them 70 perfect calm; but ~e who have
cor eeuplated so recently the possibilities
OF the immortality 81 a soul dark stained
with crime, turn now win feelings OF
deepest faith 20 mediate upon the dss-
tiny OF soul % noble tone. for OF such
was the soul OF this man, who in MS in
re1ssied life was ever ready 20 shoulder
the burdens and responsibilities Of others
In his inspiration of confidence Nj. He'd
a helping hand. and sacrifice his strength
20 causes other than his own
I'VE find no heart thar does noe thrill
With some fond memory OF rnis friend
He seemed Ike a man who recognized
himself, feeling his own power and aoil-
ity. q knowledge which gave him that
reserve force SO ready 20 rise n hours OF
trial and emergency. and many VIII feel
'"Tks strange fhas those we lean on most
Fall into shadow, soonest lost
His memory wiil ever be dinused
presence among his many friends. ming
Ing as IL does with the quiet sense OF
something los<, for he deal. with his fell
low creatures like ali true men. bearing
ever in mind the knowledge that they
were truly his brothers. and hidden be-
meath their faults and tnconsiskencses
were God-given and Immortal souls. This
strong sense CT friendship and brother
hood was the normal type or a nature
which .nnately looked only for the good
and true, and in acts Of gentle kindness
and ahoughtfulness for others. made all
the trivial dealings OF life merge into a
whole as great as noble deeds, and as
long remembered.
The life of a good man Is more 10 US
than any abstract sruth: 1t is an object
lesson to the race. We are not here the
guests Of chance; this brief career IS but
a preparation for something higher, a
something hidden in the far harmonious
years. as is hidden deep in the infinite
the meaning OF all life. Naught Is lost
behind this yeA OF mystery.
''Transpianted human worth
Wal bloom TO profit otherNhere-"
The great mother who puts US 20 sleep
does not faii to awaken, or what would
DE the meaning of God IN his relation 10
US? Day follows night, winter Is for
gotten In the blossoms OF spring. mil
lions Of starry systems set and rise again,
vast symbols of an endless resurrection,
an eternal Easter.
Our reason, arguing from the signs OF
a mental and spiritual evolution, tells Us
we are dea.hless. and intuitively we hear
loved voices saying from afar:
"Not from life have I been taken"
AS Mart.neau asks. Does reason turn
to unreason. as It fills auguster fields.
and nears the Infinite?" No. for the
grandest outcome of spiritual evolution Is
the Broadening vistas Of divine reveia-
ton down which we see the Light of the
Eternal growing ever brighter. until its
glory dazzles and We turn to nearer
views.
Life IL like a continuous battle field.
Over our conquered sins and temptations
we must walk to attain that peace which
passeth all understanding" for this can
not be accomplished by merely drifting
down the Stream OF evolution. The soul
must arouse itself and fight against the
current of gross material progress. lest
II be borne into dangerous waters. IL
this ight Is made, who then can doubt
the power of the soul OF good man to
rise onward through the tfneless and un-
known future. from state TO state. from
being into higher being. alike an progress
TO the uplifting whiri of stars and bound
less universes. but eternally beyond them
in degree, for II IS OF spirit and akin TO
the divine; borne upward by a love like
unto but greater than human love.
"A man like TO me,
Thou shalt love and be loved by. soreveri
\ hand like this hand.
Shall throw open the gates OF new lie
TO thee,
See the Christ stand
Minglfng with great and mighty intel
itgences. and oroing with them forever
into the perfect one, which Is God.
To those who have host one dear, what
more beautiful and strength giving than
the thought OF this reaching Godward: II
breathes over their hearts In the deep
calm OF night the whisper OF consoling
peace. God reigns and all Is well: II
teaches them 10 say when It has Gained
a bitter grief:
II trust he lives in Thee. and there
/ ind him worth.er to be loved"
JacL.-s Mama