The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
WORDS OF ESTEEM.
A Social Memorial Meeting Held
in Honor of Rev. McCune.

A Social Memorial Meeting Held
in Honor Of Rev. McCune.
The churches of this place held
union meeting Thursday evening at
the Congregational church in honor
of Rev. McCune who held the highest
esteem in the hearts. of the people of
any man that ever resided in Worth
ington.
Those present did not get weary
at the prolonging of the meeting by
listening to the words of testimony
that were uttered III reference to the
Christian, grand, good and noble
man that had departed to his home
in heaven where he will receive his
reward IN Immortality.
We clip the following from the
Window Reporter, which is very in
teresting.
Rev. Robert McCune-preacher,
editor. politician-and still wait for
a message which never comes from
that echoless shore-from those who
made life little pleasanter and bet
ter, and whose memories cling to our
hearts as the shades of eternal night
approach over the western slope of
mans existence. I always liked Nc
Cune. Who could help it? The
generosity of his heart, the fullness
of his love, the tenderness of his SYM
patty would endear him to any man.
He was true, manly man, with a
will of iron to do right and with
soul 80 brave that while Christening
the wrong he could still love the man
from whom the wrong came. He
was proad. He stood upon the Bible
he believed in Christ, he believed in
his fellow men, and was yet man of
the world who could mix with men
and could leave an impress of his in
divuality that meant something in
tho community besides an ignorance
of general information. Because "a
preacher, he did not think the world
too bad for him to get into, but he
went into it to do good nationally,
sensibly, reasonably and decently.
His inspiration came from God-his
message was to mankind-not alone
to the righteous. 1t was not conceal
ed, hidden or obscured by self con-
ciousness or ignorance of what the
world was doing, but from the world
he saw the human race, loved it and
loved to encounter it. He was a stu.
dent. His life was spent until he
came to Minnesota with great men,
and even here he was thrown among
politicians where his influence and
manly character budded forth in
grandeur. He was in touch with the
politics of state and nation, and felt
the cruelties of the Cuban war with
no less spirit of patriotism than he
preached the gospel of the lowly
Nazarine. The gospel was his creed,
not hobby. He felt and knew the
responsibilities of citizenship, knew
the value of his vote to society and
gave it for the practical aid of govern
ment. He knew that politics was one
of the systems that controlled human.
endeavor, and tried to make it better,
took an interest in it, and drew from
it some of the practical lessons which
broadened his soul and enlarged his
mind. He was independent, fearl ess
true and loving, and believed that
Robert McCune was given to the
vorld-.not to bs better than it was,
butte beyin it, of it and for it, and
thus for God.
The last time saw him was in the
recent summer. He was on his way
to Sherburn and ran up to spend the
time between trains with me when he
traversed his seventy eventful years,
going over the war period, RECONSTRUCT
ton, Clevelandism, populism prohib-
itionism, and the other isms which
men think make them patriots, and
with which cranks, politicians and
optimists have struggled during the
eventful period of human history.
The hours sped rapidly and he was
gons-gone forever, but q pleasant
memory remains, and ! shall always
be grateful to know that he was =
mong the friends TO whom ! could