The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18
A FITTING TRIBUTE.
Paid by Local Scots to VIM. Donald
sons Memory.

Paid by Local Scots to VIM. Donald
sons Memory.
st. Andrews Society held large meet
ing at the Commercial Club last Tues
day evening, there being most repre-
sentative attendance of Minneapolis
Scotchmen. James d. Shearer presided
and j. M. Boyd acted as secretary, the
election of officers having been post
poned. A constitution was, however,
adopted The following beautiful trib-
ute to the memory of the late William
Donaldson was adopted:
OF his capacity as business man let
the business community Of Minneapolis
speak. We speak Of him as a brother
Scot. He was characteristic Scotchman.
The national trait strongly predominant
ed in his mental makeup. He was man
who would do honor to any country
Loftiness of aim, singleness of purpose
and intensity of purpose, the perfervid-
UNI ingenium Scotorum, guided by prin-
ciple, the keystone of his character was
principle, softened and solidified by a
most childlike dependence on his Crea-
tor, made him, in many respects, very
remarkable man.
He loved his fellow men deeply. His
charity, his liberality, was unbounded.
No man could give with a better grace,
and in giving his right hand never knew
what his left was doing. He, indeed,
did good by stealth and blushed to find
it fame"
In cOmpanionship he was genial,
warm hearted to a degree. You felt the
presence of strong central fire, the
warmth and glow of most genial ma
ture. He undertood human nature we'll,
its hollowness and fickleness, but with
his large, generous disposition he liked
to view men. not as they were, but as
he wished them to be. Although of ne
cessity much in the public view, he was
of very retiring disposition; he loved
the sacred warmth of his own fireside,
the heart to heart affection of his own
family, too we'll to court publicity. He
loved truth for it's own sake. In all his
dealings with his fellow men, high or
low, rich or poor, he was ever simple
unpretending, true, and shone with no
false radiance; he was an honest man
and ian honest man is the noblest work
If God" He wore his character on his
jleeve, and we'll he might he of all men
1eeded not to be ashamed of it. He
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harder he worked the broader was his
smile. His heart was in his business,
but his minds eye was immovably fixed
On the vast concerns of an cternal
scene"
CAS- some tall cliff that lifts it's awful
form,
Swells from the vale and midway leaves
the storm,
Though round it's breast the rolling
clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on it's head"
He haG lofty contempt for what the
world would say; he trusted implicitly
to his own conscience, and was never
disappointed. No man we have ever
known more desired to do good than
William Donaldson. He was always
pointing, his whole being trembling with
earnest solicitude to the straight and
narrow path, and he led the way He was
singularly blessed with most devoted
wife and a remarkably intelligent and
affectionate family, and they mourn his
death with sorrow which Divine inter-
position only can assauge.
To them, the bereaved widow and
children, our hearts go out in deepest
sympathy. Tender!y we would remind
them that the mysterious ways of Prov
idence have always a deep beauty and
meaning We know that all is we'll
with him, and he has left behind him a
name and an influence which will never
be forgotten.
J. B. GILFILLAN,
]. H. HAMMOND, M. D.
HECTOR BAXTER,
(rop,r,;itoo