The Portland daily press., 1896-07-03

and integrity that furnish the founda-
| lions of our social structure; unless they
are enthusiastic over what builds up ana
not degrades the community in Wnsch
we live. How our state and nation sunef,
| because there come not forth into the
arena of our public life, men whose
thoughts are clear upon the fundameptsi
issues Of our time! How often the leaders
| of our business world see no deeper into
the secrets of true negotiation and traue,
than some petty glance can give how
often men in what we call professional
life are possessed with shallow, super
ficial sense of their calling, and neyee
ma their way into tho deeper, lne1e
hausuable treasures of that Righteousness
and honor by which the world Is sus'
tanned and preserved Our humane life
is indeed beset with multitude OF COM
plexities. The "details of existence are
wholly beyond estimation and number.
The confusion and claims that each. day
presents are often hard to meet with per-
Iect oquanimity of spirit But after all
the key note of living is simplicity. liz is
put one spirit of power that guides anu
lends the whole creation through the In
trlcaoies of its existence. 1t Is but one
spirit of justice that holds in equal
balance, the course of the universe. 1t Ia
but one spirit of righteousness that pre-.
sides supreme over all the conduct OF
men, no matter what the avocatlon into
which man Is called. 1t is but one
spirit of love that holds in hands OF mercy
and tender care tho destination OF all his
creatures. Too often we forget that the
world that now is must be at last re-
duced to these simple eternal attributes
of God. There is the temptation to make
too much of the element of show and OF
display. Many man seeks to draw the
kinder estimate of the world toward him.
self by dazzling the Imagination and
stimulating the fancy, and trusting to
judgement of the populace Such is not
tho way OF greatness and Of God. Inc
simple life is the great life. Ostentation
Is never thu handmade of honesty. En-
SELL even In the first bold glitter, can
never take the place of gold. When we
learn to trust the stable virtues; when
we learn to love the qualities of manhood
that bear the brand of highest worth;
when we seek to reduce all life's COM
plexity to the lowest terms Of true value,
then and not until then can the world
find peace.
Simple, unostentatious manhood, our
hearts repeat, was the chief characteristic
of our friend. 1t came to him naturally.
1t was his heritage from noble ancestry
that had learned to love just these things
that renew our hope in the worth of the
world He was the worthy son of a
deVout and worthy father, whom our
present generation has learned to honor
and respect and whose influence knows
no limit where it has once been felt. And
q worthy grandfather in his day. had laid
deep the foundations of character in a
life of probity, sagaoity, and great bust
ness integrity. From such line we have
the right to expect that only good shalt
come. And our presence here bears testi-
mony to the answer to our hopes. Our
friend took the conditions that life offered
and wrought out of them something that
we shall not soon forget. Our hearts are
full Of praise. Our lips would fam speak
words that .should express our highest
honor and respect. And yet such words
at such a time must have a kind OF
| sacrednoss about them, for we all know
how he himself would shrink from words
of praise. The appreciation of his own
modest type of mind Is indeed one of the
deepest lessons that we have learned from
him. 1t is hard to think that such a
simple life should have bsen called to
meet his death in such tragic way. And
yet the simpler virtues are the ones that
pave the path that leads to the hardest
tasks.
William Allen presents to us that kind
of a career that furnishes the very bone
and sinew of our democratic civilization.
He saw his way cleal before him. He
took his place in the world Of men. He
did his part in spirit OF honesty and
sincerity. He worked his way up through
the conditions that required his powers
from day to day and won the natural
need of honor that such life must al
ways gain. AS o citizen, he has long
belonged to Portland. but his career
| reaches out into the larger life of the
state. His work is justification Of our
state college. of which he was an honored
graduate, from the department. of engi-
neeriDg. With this preparation he took
| his place in the employ of the Maine
| Central railroad. His native and de-
yeloped qualities soon showed their
worth. He rose by virtue of his pro-
| fessional knowledge and rare ability in
many departments or business to the
| highest place of his calling in that great
and remarka bio system of transportation
whose success has been the measure OF
the growth of Maine and tho highest
testimony to the worth and skill and IN
firing efforts of it's officials. This is the
simple story Of an upright life. whose
spiritual momentum compels us to honor,
offers us the privilege of holding in
memory, and stimulates us to love.
There are other qualities of this life
that are known best only in the inner
circle of his family and closest friends.
Those of us whose church life is here,
| SAW nllu CUlIo W ulliS dACicuu uOuS6 Vi
worship with her whose life was SO close
IL knit into his own. We saw her taken
from him. We saw him come and wor
ship still lin that loving, communion
which he held SO DEAR the holy strength
Of which. he oherished to the end of that
short sad year of their separation.
Life is large, yet every detail ia full o.
the profoundest meaning. There is real
opportunity only for lives of truth Of
justice. of sincerity. 1t must be the
constant prayer upon our lips that Goo
win raise up just such men to bless oul
time.
The music by the Fist Parish choir
was very impressive, especially ths
rendering of "Thy Will Be Done
| The floral mblems were superb. Their,
was an exquisite vase Of orchids from W
e. Eaton, superb pillow of red and
white roses and pansies from the Main,
Central employees. magnificent wreatI
of pink and white roses from Vice Presi
dent Tucker, broken column Of Whit
/ nd r,sy,J yu he Il