The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-17

realize to.day, standing az We are be-,
meath the shadows cast by 4 he broad
l!wInss OF he Angel OF De III how near
1.-The line. iinwthin!th drapety That scp--i
|aratcs lis from, eternity? Forithc flower
of the sfeld. bent o.. Ivy very passihg
lsbreczc, has firm hold Supot, life as the
fiIshtiest warrior that iIiakesst the earth
litrtmble with his footsteps, All must
Ipass through the straight and marrow
road. and ut the end, no matter how
precious the life. there watts the open
grave, aud the records OF our own lives
l.alone must speak for us. and wc alone
be remembered by deeds We have done
'.Thc poet nsks;,e y ~ 4. Il lJ
shnil i be missed II another succeed me; NJ
lseaplng the. fields lin sprlns.tln,e have
IgE3H Fown M h K p X \, n, h fIgS ~
no. for tho sower mar pass from HIS la
bors. q & N. /, q |,3ts
Only remembered " what he has done
Only the seed that on edrth j have soNDt
These shall pass onward when ] am for.
Fruits q tho harvcs. and villa, fhavc,
n done. SilI & 4 v ,t5l III AZ
After solos by Mrs. Frank Slant MIR.
F'ylc and Miss Zou Hastings, md a se.
lection by Miss Rltnar, Rev. G. b. Ora.
ham. pastor of the North street ". .!l,
church, spoke on the topic, Fellow
ship a, a, i, Z. Il Y !, PSI d Y;
Fellowship, said Mr.. Graham. has
been insennrable from liz Itself. When
man came into the world Col felt that It
was not Nd for HIM to live alone, d, he
Ind the fellowship OF woman. The game
expression OF fellowship Is found In the
"twos' OF to-day After the fellowship
Of family came the church, a divine In,
stltutior bringing together tho elements
Of the world and lifting them toward
God. The object OF the church has been
the salvation OF man, This object has
often been perverted, said the speaker
some people think tho church Is entirely
an Institution FOR our entertainment and
amusemeTt This has been q serious
mistake. and has made necessary other
institutions to take the place of the
had always been as It should he. we
would not see so many organization
badges worn. 4 I.
These fraternal organizations arc
worthy OF ,support-they aim at the SAL
walton OF mrn ny mans help, and The
church cannot oppose them. Proceed
Ing, the speaker paid q glowing tribute
to the Ancient Order of United Work.
men, whose principles OF Charity, Hope
and Protection tell In nutshell what It
Is doing In Dur community.
After solos by Mcssrs. William Glenn.
ans and Mr.. VIII Day, Mr.. John J..
ConIff was introduced and delivered an
eloquent discourse. He said: g t{
TT has been the custom among oil ma
lions from the most remote periods OF
which history or. tradition furnishes an
account, to assemble ut stated periods
In commemoration OF events which have
passed. In India there exists a custom
among the ancient Brahmins for fami-,
lies to assemble with their household
gods everyyear to celebrate the feast Of
the dead. at which time the. cloth would
be spread and food prepared as though
the dead were present Such occasions
were celebrated In sorrow but not I'm
impotent grief. In some form or other
the spirit Of the custom has been and Is
now practised throughout the civilized
world. We ourselves assemble To-day
In spirit around the graves OF our. de-
parted brethren and bring our choicest
offerings. our fairest flowers, our bright!
est Jewels OF love. IL. i
Memory Is q reality, not a myth. To
the mind and heart the memory of the!
past Is as real as the present. We need
but close our eyes In reflection and We
have present before US all that has pre-
coded from the dawn of history to the
present time. Men fade and die by
myriads as fluttering leaves that fall in .
the autumn woods. We think OF our de-.
parted brethren. not as dead. but as in
land to which we are fast journeying.i
Their names are known: their faces and
forms are recalled; we hear OF their.
voices; we think Of their lives of devo-
Hnv, al at,a -lk -
anew their kind words OF brotherly love-
and recognize the voice OF the brother
as he enjoined .forbearance towards all
humanity. Each is known: each is,
loved: each Is missed. s5=j 3i.S.
''They} did not need titles to commend
them to us in life. All the wealth of the
tabled Edwards could not purchase a.
seat amongst US. No questions Of poll
tics or religion were asked before they
crossed our portals into our hearts. 81 The
apparel they wore did not concern US,
for the finest erm!ne may cover poll
troon or villain. The vocations they
followed did not concern JUS. for We be-
lieve that the man who goes bravcly.
about his duty he understands it, who 4
smothers up and forgets his ambitions,
his hopes, his passions, loves and fears
In an effort to do his part, who UNDER
goes sacrifices for others, even though
ingratitude may sometimes stare him In
the face, Is after all LIES best hero
We found them to be men who could
feel the dint Of pity, men who cared for
the woes OF others. men who, regardless
of creed, wealth. or position, looked up
through nature to natures God, men
who believed that the throbb!ngs OF the
human soul are more, momentous than
all the waves of all the oceans breaking
upon the coasts Of earth III
i"Monuments.reared to the memory, OF
such men built of the rarest stone, gild-
ed with most precious metals, would I
neither do justice TO them nor credit to
us. Their actions inspired and actuatcd
by love, are inscribed In eternal light.
The brave men of the revolution who
shed their life blood and left their bones
to bleach on hill and vale that the stars
and stripes might float In the breeze and
you and l be free-the heroic soul who
left all that was near and dear 10 him
TO minister TO the material and spirit
ual wants of the, afflicted lepers, and to
finally succumb himself 10 that dread
disease. do not need the story Of their
trials and triumphs engraved upon mar
Bile. for they will be remembered In BEN
ediction and their heroism chlseled in
the human heart so long as time shall
last. y s TX l. IN . 80 sit Xxx; ~
.He who lives the best he can with
conscience his unerrlng guide and dies
bravely, has Immortality within his
grasp, / care not whether he be the
archanGel Of war shifting the bound
aries Of Kingdoms. the hero OF Auster-
litz and Marengo, or the humble plough
man following his coulters CLEAN. burst
Ing tho sod OF a new empire She may
be n queen mirscd In the lap OF luxury