The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-27

EDITOR JoUKSAL; For several years,
during NY Intercourse with this man, The
thought has often occurred to my mind,
w ben he Cies | want to speak word 10
his memory II be bad been . million
ARE il be had been graeed With the high
dienities Of flee. would OF course. re
main client ir N choice. There are but
few characters for whom | would seek
tbs privilege, Cor privilege | oil i'm ip
aud every one is sn humble one.
Yet this man uoH million ire thi.
man u4s a high official, but not as the
world locks at 1t. He was millionaire
aud a high Official as the Lord God
Almighty, under whom he truly served
looks at it. he bad riches, hs had dIs
IN lnds. but they were riches celestial, not
terrestrial, the true, u t everlasting kind
OF riches. The diamonds which he pos.
sessed were not those which met the ekill
fol touch Of biz hand iu his workshop,
bnt OF q far more precIons value, set not
for show snd ornament 10 order to parade
the empty vanity OF their possessor, but
indelibly fined by the Creator
Warren Adams was, emphstIcslly, q
man Of principle hence my admiration Of
bis character He was man who would
never swerve through self iuttrest from
line OF conscientious thought aud action
You can count uptn the fingers Of your
hand bis peers.
And be was man whose integrity Of
character and devotion to principle went
through the ordeal Of fire, and the FIRE
only brought out into clearer luslre the
beauty and syn metry Of his character.
| sm stating only what is the conviction
Of everyone VITO knew this msn, whether
rs friend or as foe AZ regards those
social and poliIeal relations. that be
would hsvo starved his physicil irame to
9 shadow, nay, even would b. 70 seen |
those near aud desfer 10 him than life 10 |
ssut aud suh riup, lstber than have
sverved one io,s from llue OF consciep.
lions thong aud scti n You could more
easily have moved old Ellnox from Ito
base than Warren ALIENS from thinking or
doing what be thought was right.
aud be did suff II, ~ far as this worlds
FOODS are concerned. he did at times see
his family deprived OF many OF the eeded
comforts Of ME, for standing up for Truth,
Honor and Right. The names OF oil our
heroes are not yet cli.el-d 10 marble OF
r,ced upon the ps2es Of history.
And, oi,entlmes. be ttooi alone and
without friend de psniered to no pop
Ilsrity although IS sensitive I. q babe to
he feelings and fl ctions OF his tssoci
les, and with whom daily Intercourse
'as a continuous pleasure and delight.
Add yet tossrds DO one did be ever
herish any feeling Of malice Let those
rho through motive Of self interest oppos.
d hin sud blocked bic way, let those WHO
$ their iuh neuce TO deprive him OF the
,e.us q llyih 20, nov stand 10 common
hame besi ie bis grave but think no
wards them be ever entertained single
bought RI ~ gill prejudice or hatred. OF
lch deposition bis mind was utterly
lespAbIe.
Bot re hiss rGu gone 10 bis reward
e vsss more l.f sighted msn than you
b ! have ben, my irierds. HE 81.
rene affections ~ere oct stt upon tie
eri.tsble thiust oithis rsith. He really
ID, aud ,cted out, rehslon. / sbali
EVER forge, ube d hH eipt..tious ..
Bnday school convention at Dsu (
Jh. II msn soult ouly set ss they pf.y
be banble hni yalA al bition Of ilf.
hich 20 sitfsc. you sbd me had Tor him
tie o, 20 chtrm. tie rssted un5er the
Isdow Of the Wig Of The Almighty. aud
ere We csn WITH tie utmost eobhder co,
regards b.. ssiiey and repose, lesve bin.
He VA one Of the uIuy Jonng men
BON Peru hn brought up 10 pufsnen