The herald., 1895-10-20
ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER TO- 1885

pertinent stations, by Professor c. H.
| Shinn of the stats university, and others
| After these proceedings were over
dance was given. A fine display of fresh
| and dried fruits was one of the features
| OF the meeting.
SOCIETY.
| The valley is the home Of many intelli-
| gent and intellectual men and women
who keep abreast of the times. The vari.
Gus colonies have pleasant social inter
course and the residents of Lancaster
have their sports and amusements.
Among the women there are many ex-
| ampies of marked ability as was shown
by two. who recently read papers in the
women's parliament in Los Angeles.
high tribute is always paid to char
acter by men and woment of the commu.
nifty OF this large valley. The largeness of
their surroundings probably develops in
the residents a kindred largeness Of
mind. A6 the convention on the 10th
instant no address or speech was so deep
Miss A. A. Smead of Manzana and read
by her on that occasion. The subject of
the paper was q character shetch of the
late Rev. DR.. Haskins, which we take
the liberty of quoting here:
'.- MISS SMEAD'S PAPER.
every man is bundle of his ances-
tors" said Ralph Waldo Emerson. a
lineal descendants OF the same ancestry a
the subject OF this sketch. Among this
long line of Puritan ancestry it may be
interesting to trace and point out some
of the traits of character found in our
friend Dr.. Haskins.
We find some of these strong and Wig
orous ones, forsaking home and native
land for conscience sake. they fell upon
evil days if those days are evil which
test mans steadfastness to prinpicies.
Each strove for excellence. saying 1--WE
may excel in holiness One habitually
PRAYED that none of his descendants
might be rich, and. says his biographer,
the fervent, effectual PRAYER OF the rig hte-
ous man has hitber been found to avail,
for we read further that the hus sband of
Ruth Haskins wrote in his journal, I'VE
ara poor and cold, we have little meal,
little wood and little meat, but, thank
God, courage enough
They were largely dispensers of the
bread OF life to the people which perish
from one extremity of our country to the
other. They were celebrated for elo-
quence and self.forg getting cbarity-the
strict and sewers elements of character
were placed side by side with the sunny
and genial.
They filled all offices in the gift of th
towns in which they resiued. With the
religious sentiment OF the Episcopalians.
There was lirmness of character and
sound practical wisdom com bineu with
graciousness of temper and careful dill
gence-and to them we're committed i'm
portant public trusts. There is also seen
in them a good degree of happiness and
contentment in this world filled with
friends and delightful contemplations.
They had. too, the habit of trusting
Providence implicitly both for material
and spiritual good. Their strength of
character may have been due in no small
degree to the stern self-denial attained
by frequent abstinence and occasional
privation. The strong hand of necessity
and austerity may hsve directed their
activity into safe and right channels and
early made them revefers of the grand,
the beautiful and the good. Youthful
lives often weave by labor and care, by
faith and truth lanrels tor later years
'Scorn triHes, lift your aims" was the
burden OF their cry. Their love of the
country was strong. 1t was regarded as
a privilege to dwell among the m oun-
tains. 1t gave high and reverertial ideas
of the study and alteration of ths human
mind as the temple of God, and gave
freedom to both mind and body. They
sought "a secret nook In a pleasant land
where vulgar feet had never trod,
spot that was sacred to thought and
God.n
In DR.. Haskins' lite among us we have
seen tho existence of these traits to
great degree, and can trace in our own
minds the gradual development OF the
love for the work to which his later life
was devoted. The love of nature, the
grandeur and atreneth of the noun tains,
the communion and inspiration gained
by the contempletions of that whicn is
IN itself so uplifting and soul satisfying
the idealizing it may be-of the mater
ial possibilities which might result from
development of natures boundless re-
sources-all gave life and enthusiasm to
the energies partially worn and exhausted
by long continued application to books
and the study of men. He sought relief
from this wearing and accumulating bur
den of care and responsibility. Almost
with the eye of a seer he penetrate the
unseen and brought to the knowledge OF
the one less discerning the gift of seeing
to some extent as he saw, the possibili-
ties.ot our valley.
To his untiring and persistent labor we
owe much. 10 his foresight is largely
due what has been accomplished tnat Is
of real value to US and the future of this
locality. When we reflect that his work
was undertaken and carried on under
the burden of ill-health and much ply
sical weakness. our admiration both for
the work and the worker is greatly an
creased. His haDitual cheerfulnsss and
hopefulness. his pleasant smile and con-
stant encouragement to be up and doing
under difficulties that would have seemed
ent temperament. are all recalled 20 our
minds. With little OF the peevishness
and fauit-finding so commonly existing
with invalids, we think of him as the
model worker, the true organizer and the