The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-11


him the immunity needful for an un.
trammelled discharge of official and other
duty. His own integrity made him strong
to do, and his great big heart made him
sympathetic and kind In doing mercifully
ms well as justly.
His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles;
His love sincere, his thoughts immacu-
late;
His tears, pure messengers sent from his
heart;
His heart as far from fraud as heaven
from earth
But this was not the man.
'tHe had remarkable completeness and
symmetry of character. We frequently
meet with those who are distinguished
with particular virtues. but In regard to
Others are VIGOROUSLY deficient; who
have prominent excellencies, and prom
inent faults.
There are those who are endowed with ar
dor, boldness, and disinterestedness, and
other sterling qualities for public life
who are not TO be subdued by opposition,
nor inundated at the prospect Of suffer.
ing, nor corrupted by brides, who yet are
subject to obvious failings In their private
character and Others are wanting In meek
ness and gentleness and show they are
governed by selflshness, pride and ambi-
ton, and wanting in christian simplicity
to exaggeration il was far otherwise with
the late Judge Wales He was possessed
of manly resolution flrmness, and activi.
ty, humility forbearance and gentleness.
He has as much OF the amiahle as of the
dignifled; q complete master of himself
and maintained an unusually unru filed
state of mind
A mind almost In equilibrium and he
controlled himself according to the pre-
a ~ a, kn md
made them in his thoughts and feelings
The secret influence Of his public and
private life. Such completeness OF char
acyer was one of the highest qualihca-
tions of his usefulness.
Having the fear of God and the conf.
dence of the community, he had won
derful investure of power for good. 1t was
no small matter therefore, that he should
carry character of such completeness
into the high position which was allotted
to him and should bring it to bear upon
all the interests with which he was in
trusted.
Then add to this the symmetry of his
character, The various qualities which
belong to o good character were his in
Just proportion. He did not have an exact
conscience with respect to certain obliga-
tions and an indifferent conscience with
respect to others. Obligations sweep the
whole circle of mans life and he was
anxious to meet it ut every point of the
circle
While he respected domestic social OBJ
legations, he was not neglectful of those
which are of d more public nature or moro
directly religious ! would not imply
that he was free from all defect by all
means, to say that he attained perfection
or that he was near being perfect would
be to contradict the deep inward convic-
tons he had of his own failings and sins,
and his sincere confessions, and penitence
and self abncgation before God; and 1t
would be TO overlook that true and spirit
| ual law which no Christian on earth per-
fectly obeys IN heart and in action for a
single day or IL single moment Of his life.
But mean in comparison with good
| men generally it must appear that he was
| unusual in tho completeness and symme-
| try of his character. Who that knew him
| every thought that any part Of what con-
| stitutcs good character was wanting III
| him, or that some of his intellectual and
| moral qualities grew i'll excess, while
| others equally important were below their
| proper measure?
| This excellence was doubtless due IN pa It
| to his early and favorable circumstances,
| for he could trace through his ancestry
| the nobility and excellenCy of moral and
religious virtues back to the grace Of God
| and to the blood Of Christ for this blood
| royal Of heaven; this the only aristocracy
that is really genuine and lasting, ran in
| his veins; but alas. to his own dilgent
and skillful efforts, owned and blessed in
the good pleasure. Of God, and sanctitled
by his spirit. But even this was not the
| man.
This was an upselfsh man. He Lived
not for himself but for Others, is the
| echo of the streets. He had II smile and
! pleasant word for the little child, and
many gifts from his heart and hands were
| alphabetically and helpfully bestowed
upon the needy and deserving "Charity."
The greatest thing in the world ''as
Drummond says" was a jewel in his
heart, and its Hastings were equally bril-
liant in the light of prosperity and 10 the
dark of adversely.
Some one says, ITO love abundantly i:
to live abundantly." To live in those cor
dial and unselilsh relations which pro
mote love and good will is to reach the
highest standpoint in human experience
| If it be true that she who puts the most
| into life of generous and outgoing sympa
thies and interests gets the moSl out OF
| life," Judge Walos got more out of life
| than is compressed in n years. He got the
wealth of years, enriched by an unsclfisf
heart made fragrant with the example OF
| his Saviour, "whO pleased not himself. u
He may have ended his days with less
/ money earned or made, but he holds q
| treasure Of u more permanent and Il more
| satisfying naturc--h good name, which Ii
| better than rubics.
But his uuselshnc IS was of rare value
in his home. 1t was Il kind of unsc!tah
ness too sacred, too heavenly, too Christ
like to speak Of in public, save with batet
breath. For II brother to love- to yield his
own preferences and lavish his pure love
on brothers and sisters, and to grow il
this delight as the years went by, to study
and TO plan for the comfort and happiness
of herS, to grow in this pure and dlsin
terested delight until disposition and time
mado it more than Il second nature, lift
| Judge Wales far above the ordinary man
and holds him nluft in the radiance o
home, o! domestic Joy, is next to Chris
and to father and mother, the rarest ant
richie ST gift Of God TO brothers and sisters
His love for brother and sisters was yer,
strong, very strong, pure very pure In thi
respect he was intensely unique. Next II
his Saviour his own kin were his all
Home was his Kingdom, and to the sub
jects of that kingdom he gave his hear
with his great wealth Of affection.
1t WAS no common grief when few
days ago he turned away from all tina
was left TO him Of his sister and when III
committed that fallen tabernacle to the
tomb. His sorrow was deep, pcryading
consuming and ! doubt not, so broke him
that when disease fastened on him, it fas
tened on q PROSTATE man and made him nj
easy victim for death strong mark.
In the solemnity and quiet Of his study
he referred to his lust greeting of his slsle
in these words: AT first was not appre
hCnsive of anything serious, but on Sa t
urday became npprehensivc. On tn
sabbath was Ut hanged in my appro