The Portland daily press., 1896-11-25

markedly alive to bis influence, sne ""
| er Of his example.
Especially was this true in all his rela a.
tions with the young. Here was one -
the secrets of his character. If
He had deep sense of the goodness u
| God, a recognition of His Kingsh1p.
1t Is said that after every battle Wh1n
news came of the safety OF those 10
loved, be gathered his family togephsr
and thanked God. :,
And so as the years came to him ap9
increasing wealth, his lifeswidened- ana
| sweetened.
He was climbing the hill of life to
the last. The SHOWS of almost century
crowned his head. but his heart beat
more and more warmly and sympatne-
| tically for humanity.
He grew old gracefully, vitality. Like
as shock of corn cometh in in it's sea-
| son.
He died an ideal death. He attended
to business and saw friends on the day
before he died. There was no period OF
uselessness. With heart and both hands
full of labor he came to his end, and II
| was peace.
blood,
Whole in himself, common good.
Mourn for the man of amplest sinfiuence
Yet cIearest..of ambitions crime
Rich in saving mmon-sense,
And, as the greatest only are,
In his simplicity sublim.
D good gray head which all men knew, (
0 fall'n at length that tower of strength
Which stood four square to all the winds
that blewl"
| His business associates and friends
will mourn and miss that staIwart pres.
ence. The organizations in which he was
deeply interested, and to whose WOE
be contributed, the many that he minis.
| tered unto, the Sunday school, which he
helped to the LAST, the church of W hict
he was a loyal member for 70 years
mourn his loss, but rejoice in his life,
He hungered and thirsted after righte-
business, and has entered into its perfect
satisfaction and reward.
God grant unto us all and to those who
were dear to him, the inspiration that
1 comes from ouch aslife, and the comfort
OF the Holy Spirit.
Rev. Asa Dalton. D. D.. pastor Of the
St. Stephens church, spoke next He
said that, Germany had her grand old
man in bismark; and in En- gland Glad
stone is spending his old age in honored
retirement Portland has had her grand
old man William Widgery Thomas-ber
two grand old men, Mr.. Thomas and
l
Neal Dow.
There have been two views OF life, the
Greek and the Christian. The Greek
made youth the golden age of life. The
Christian idea makes of age the beauti-
full, harvest time of life. The deceased
mbod1ed and realized this Christian
idea in his own beautiful old age.
Mr.. Thomas was typically Portland
man. He was born in Portland, had al
ways lived here, had always been part
of the city's life. In this he differed
somewhat from Neal Dow who has seen
many places and men.
DR.. Dalton then went on to speak Oh
the capacity flour city and state to pro-
duoe as good men as had gone before,
citing Names present delegation in Con-
gress as the equals of the men Of the
past, the Hamlin's, Morrelps and Fes-
skndens.
Mr.. Yhomas's religious character was
a strong element In his life. His nature
was open and sympathetic. and as the
years rolled by he expanded rather than
contracted his circle Of sympathies.
A distinguishing characteristic of his
life wasIhis love Of Portland. He loved
his city with sentimental Affection.
He for this reason did not take the inter
est in manufactures that many of his
contsmpoI aries did, fearing that they
would ring in less desira BILE class of
citizens.
DIR. Dalton spoke of the broad ohari.
ties of Mr.. Thomas, aud asked who
would take his place. He had lived for
the good of bis city and Of the people in
it.
ii At the conclusion Of DR.. Daltons re-
} marks the choir sang to the tune of Den
mis-, james Montgomery's beautiful
hymn:
Oh where shall rest be found,
Rest for the weary soulp
Twere vain the ocean depths to sound,
Or pierce to either pole
The world can never give
The blessing for which we sigh
lis not the whole of life to live
Nor all of death to die.
Beyond this vale of tears
There Ia a lite above,
Unmeasured by the flight of years,
And all that life is love.
Here would we end our guest
: A lone are found in thee
The life Of perfect love the rest
OF immortality.
The floral tributes were very beautiful
and so numerous that hack was pro
vided for them especially.
! Be sides the offerings of family anf
friends the parish committee and th
Sunday school sent beautiful pieces.
The nadies' Cir ole of the church drapet
the pew of the deceased, and furnished
, the draped portrait.
The interment was in the family lot ii
r Evergreen cemetery.