The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

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self a large and permanent success.
while It m ade his counsel and advice
sought by all men. he was a man of
ripe jude, ment and large experience, in
whose career our young business men
may find an example OF remarkable
financial success. on we'll defined and
purely legitimate business principles.
or sterling integrity and resolute pur-
pose, he marked his path clearly and
followed it closely, and his word was
his bond.
2. That his was a life in which there
was no guile; he carried into his bus
mess the virtues of his private life and
won and wore a reputation for integ-
rity that is the highest expression of
our Christian civilization. That as
business men and citizens. We claim
his life as a legacy.
8. That he brought TO the discharge
Of his duties as citizen, a clean ear
and clear head, and was ever ready to
respond to the appeals Of charity and
lend his abilities to the public good.
4. That in his passing, society loses
a powerful conservator OF private n
public purity; education an enlighten-
ed advocate and liberal patron; the
poor a munificent benefactor; the
young a sympathetic and helping
friend, and religion one Of it's bright
est ornaments.
5. That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent to the family Of the deceased.
with the sincere assurance Of profund
sympathy, and that a page in our rec
ords be left blank in respect to his
memory.
6. That our city papers be requested
to publish the proceedings of this meet
ing.
J. A. TAYLOR,
p. B. MANNING,
FRANK H. STEDMAN.
MI. P. B. Manning continued:
I'm submitting these resolutions for
the committee, 1 desire to say a word.
/ think that times like this, when the
hearts of men are SO moved, are not
without their benefits. There are les
sons that we may TAX to ourselves
on such occasions, and l believe that
it is right hat we should. Death ever
furnishes such an OCCASION, especially
when his dart strikes a shining mark.
Nor do 1 believe that it is selfish to
take to ourselves a lesson If we can, for
in SO doing l believe that we best show
our gratitude to Him who has given
this beautiful life and best honor the
memory Of the man who has lived it.
They say that we live in a very ma
terialistic age. n one writer has aid
that We devote one-seventh of our time
and one-tenth Of our property to God,
whom we nominally worship, and that
the other siX-sevenths of our time and
nine-tenths Of our property we devote
to q God that we have set up of our
own in our hearts n whom we actu-
ally worship, which he called the God
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
I do not believe that that Is entirely
true, for I know nothing human that
SO moves men, that so appeals to them
and throws yer them the hush of re-
Election as the contemplation of the
character Of a great and good man.
And this man, whose loss we mourn
today, vas great. 1 know not how bet
ter to illustrate his greatness than by
~recounting a little dialogue that oc-
CURED between a mother and her
child.
The little fellow had been reading
abou the great men-men who had
occupied the high places of life. Turn
ing to his mother, he said: Mother,
isn't it a good thing to be great?' Turn
ing to her child she answered, Yes,
but it is a great thing to be good If
you would realize how men stop and
contemplate a great character. Let
your minds run back to the time when
the "nnOunceme was made that the
health of Mr.. Worth had been material
ly impaired, n recall the gloom that
settled over this community. Recall
again the joy and brightness which
wreathed every cOuntenance as he was
once more seen on our streets, appar-
emily restored to health, and then re-
call the patient days that have passed
since then, in which the community
have suffered with him as they heard
from day to day of the great battle
that he was fighting against his mex
orable foe.
Think of the meetings that have been
SO spontaneously held; think of the
strong expressions of love and admir-
alton that have been called forth from
MEMBERS of this community at the
news of his death. Behold the great
gathering Of citizens that was assem-
bled at church this morning to attend
the last sad rites, n then you will
see how there dwells inherently in the
human heart a love for character, for
excellent character, and 1 know NO rea-
son for this universal admiration of
character. except that In that poor,
frail humanity Is likest God.
If I were asked to analyze the char.
acter Of Mr.. Worth, and say upon what
foundation it stood, I should say that
it was his diligent pursuit of the
right. When I say the right, I do not
mean as measured by human stand
ards: but I mean hat standard
which conforms to the Golden Rule.
This Is the lesson for US to learn.
And the ending OF q life like his is
always beautiful. The of
the messenger brings no terrors to such
q life. Human language has attempt
ed to portray the .eauties. and I may
say the glorious simplicity OF the end
ing Of q life like this, and it has been
don in the lines Of the poet in such