The Newtown bee., 1896-02-14

SAVJs AS " same on May 5, 1876. These are the bare material facts connected his history, the grim outline, what the skeleton is to the body. Were we to pause here we shoud d do injustice to his memory and to the cause of truth and humanity. We mutt enter, therefore, somewhat, though briefly, into a delineation of his charac- ter and life. The speaker has been inti- mately associated with him for nearly seven years, which it must be admitted should be sufficiently long, to take the dimensions of 8 man, and reach just conclusion concerning him. We would not say that he was without fault, for that would be saying what it has been possible to say of only one man, who has come into the world, viz, "Immanu- el, God with us." but upon the whole he has carried himself with 8 degree of decorum that is seldom found. He
 WAS A MAN WITHOUT HIS CROCHETs and reminds me in his conduct of life, If what the apostle to the Gentiles said Of himself. ''This one thing l do.' He did not go off into extacies at some new thing. He had clear, distinct under standing and a penetrating judgement He did not perhaps reach his conclusions as readily and rapidly as some men do, but when he reached his conclusions, you knew where to find him. He was not thrown out of equipoise by every wind of doctrine that blew, nor led astray by the cunning craftiness of others. He vas fixed as mountains be. He had reason for his fixedness. He held to it.
 You knew what to expect. A high and noble purpose actuated him in all his conduct.
 He understood and appreciated the de- lights of friendship, and it was to him high pleasure to gratify and obiige .an- other, and make another taste and feel his kindness. He was 8 man of most punctual and scrupulous fidelity. His word was ever with him strictly sacred, and all his business appointments were promptly met. He, indeed, attended to his own business. He was not one to be prying into the affairs of others. He had his own work and he prosecuted 1t with a resolution that had meaning in it. He was the same one day with another. It was good to have such man h town. manly man, a gentleman, 8 man of God. He quietly and unobtrusively, pursued his legitimate aYocation. He served his day and generation we'll. He worked on until the sunset of life. He was public blessing and the public in his death lose a friend and a valuable citizen. He was Christian man.
 THE BENT OF HIS SOUL WAS TOWARD
 GOD.
 He was under the governing power of re- ligion. He reverenced divine things. His thoughts of God were high and and great. He was deeply concerned in the affairs connected with the interests of Christ's kingdom in the world. The great organizations of the church, home and foreign missions, ever inter- ested him, and ever received from him q generous support. In his death, the church of which he was 8 member, in | an official capacity, sustains an irrepara- ble loss. He was pillar and pillar indeed, nothing veueered or painted for the occasion, not like the wonderful White City that faded in night. He was pillar that one could lean upon and find support. Talk of him as we may, say of him as we can and shall. he has gone and in him friend has gone, a 1 friend to humanity. He made the town l better, the church better, the world bet l ter, by his Christian manliness. His l death confirms to us fact that nothing l which belongs to thls world of ours, is l too good to die. It is a great argument l of Gods goodness to us, that now and then he gives "a town such an inhabi- 1 tant. It shows that God has not for 1 saker the earth, that his tabernacle is l with men, when such are found in it. l The fact that he has gone should make l us love Heaven so much the better, be oause such as he are gathered there, not l that it needs anything to better 1t, in I itself, but that we can now better relish l