St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-22

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to it, many hearts in one.
A tender heart. Tender toward God,
toward men. The spirit OF gentle
mother whose face he could only just re-
member. rested upon him. The springs OF
feeling within responded quickly to the
atmosphere about him. The overflow Of
a tender heart weled easily up to his
ewes. Very tender he was in feeling and
interest and care for other people;
especially for such as were out OF the
way. and for all who were in trouble.
How sympathetcally he shared your
pains and Affections, how forbearing ne
was with any whose ways were q greet
to him.
A stout heart. Tenderness was in all
his make up in so much that he was
excessively sensitive to pain. One who
knew this well noticed when it was
announced that surgery must be resorted
| to, that his only answer was smile and
resolute set OF face THAT made me
think God was in it," Now this was
only last expression of lifelong stout
ness of heart. He began early to face
! difficulties and to conquer them. by
dint Of hard WORK with hand and brain
he won his education. If a duty fronted
him he grappled it quietly but forceiully,
and held to it with stiff tenaclty. 80 he
came to be strong man among the
strong. and in the great cities where he
lived before coming here he made his
mark not only in church work, but in
education, in civil life, in affairs. He had
opinions of his own on almost every
subject and spoke them out, never
anxious to know who might or might
or set himself to do. men knew stout
heart was behind all ami would have its
way.
A true heart. True to conviction as
needle to pole. There was nothing in
him that seemed to be hid or needed to
be. His heart was wide open and trans
parent and we could look down into it.
We felt that we were welcome to know
all that he thought, and like Whittier
looking on the face of his friend
'We read his heart as one who reads
true and holy book"
A deep heart. We read his thought
and feeling easily, but rarely suspected
what resources were in him. He seemed
so innocent OF anything uneXpressed that
when gradually we discerned the increas-
ing line OF his reserves it was genuine
surprise. used to note this in our
ministerial association when it came
his turn to speak apparently he had not
much to offer, so it seemed to him; but
once started he moved with the gait of
master thro' whatever was before us,
and fetched up from unsupported deeps
great wealth OF facts, ideas and sentl.
ment. How often you have seen him
rise in this pulpit with a quiet opening
of discourse that gave no hint at all of
the FIRE and force and volume of heart
thought that was coming presently.
Two or three years ago at the
State Convention of our churches in
Bradford he was reading paper on
Essential Christian Doctrine Suddenly
he stopped in the midst, having overrun
his time. But so intent and eager was
the audience that the moderator could
not deny them the satisfaction of all the
speaker had to say on those profound
themes OF sin and redemption. Remark.
able variety and range too he had, SEEM
ing to be equally familiar with men or
books, theology or horse lore, philosophy
or music, criticism or medicine, poetry or
politics, mind work or hand work, in.so-
much that blunty asked him
once if there was anything under the sun
that he didn't know all about. co." he
answered, you go along, we don't
know anything yet"
A bright heart. Heart sick he was at
all the bad there is in this world, enough
OF which he had had to see and fight
against. But his heart was buoyant
for he never would surrender his convic-
ton that
Gods in his heaven
ALPS right with the world"
He was optimistic in the sense that the
forces OF evil must ultimately surrender
to the grace OF God workingin the hearts
OF men. The dominant note of his min
istry was good tdings, as you who sal
under it always knew. More thar once
has his confident hopefuness braced M
, like watt from the high hills and thu
horizon has seemed to brighten at hi
coming.
warm heart-'full o. the milk o
human Kindness" Someone said he wa
4 gushing. Very good, there's need of tina
r same thing. More expression of hear
feeling will not hurt anybody; it will d,
/ us good like medicine as the Bible write
| said. Our brother was very generous il
D heart, speech and act. His iailings if 20
c call them such, were on this warm sid
h of his nature. He told me he couldn'
$ resist some appeals which he rattle
e thought he ought to. | didn't love hlr
r any the less for this sort OF weakness.
II child heart. Thro' all his years /
d kept that treasure. He was in clos
Of touch with the spirit of his sainte
r. mother. He walked with God as lit
It child, upright, simple, free from art
m Like the child Samuel he heard God
id voice. But you don't suppose thu
of was real voice, do your" why not
ne said he. For his own spiritual life
read his mothers Bible literally alwa'
ur bringing to it the simplicity OF child
to faith, desning the sincere milk of Il
u.s. word, to be nourished thereby. Thus
tn gained strength for mature manhoo
in Tor tasks and hard experiences.
We When the hour for the last dread cri;
:" came and he was taken apart to a roo
a for it, before being put to sleep he ask
he a moments space to say his little pray
as every word heartfelt, and every famili
&c. syllable full OF childhood music.
Js- Now lay me down to sleep,
he pray the Lord my soul to keep;
are If ! should die before | wake,
pray, thee, Lord my soul to take"
There was briel awaking, few gu
affectionate words; no scene, but
aat child heart rested securely in the heart
the Father Almighty. He looked