Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-12

| oldest son, Bernard, WAS s1uushay ~ .an aaI
| sorrow which had come 10 tnelr mouse the
/ father WAS the tall, stately OAK OF q -et con,
| fort to the bereaved homel How calm aha
| trustful aud SELF. possessed he WAS through ~
| ALL And how much he was 10 ms lal|hlut
| wife and dear children, eternity alone can
| teIii But this outward seit-controi was not
| the measure OF his inward surging GRIEF
1 Among the last things that ne toi4 .he VIZ VIZ
at the hospital was that Tor eight hpntns n
| after their boys death, Then ne came a notue
for the first night, he could not close his eyes IN
sleep Yet SO quiet and patient aug seil- -
| forgetful was ne that not even bne vie osst
knew It unit few gays ntfering se ls certainly
| ChrIst-iike and only such as have trust IN
| the great heart OF God can thus snhef anu pe
stronQi This same God given strength re-
| ma lined with him 10 the last He talked over
with his wife and friends at the hospittai ~
| the plans for the future as calmly rs tnough
/ he were going on little Journey anu "o"i"
ile WAS struck down in his prime hardly
| had he yet reached the top OF the hll. anu
certainly there was no hint OF mental or pro
| fesslonai declined Secretary kusk uiss at o5,
| Senator Davis at the same age, Jndge nyman
gees out from among US ~ tie carry sse sa,} ~
| S. Sometimes the death OF such q man seems
almost Inconsistent with the wisdom ana
| 20 o5duess OF God. But IL Is not really SO! lie
wh9 erosght US od 70 m He eas us . follow on
| Is IL thtnkable that man with such powers
| and we'll equipped mind and heart can feaily
| be through with life? Think you that When
God wants such a man. that that rams work
| ia done when he dies? God forbid that we
should cherish such a thought! look upon
| the now emaciRted but once robust Douy OF
| Judge Wyman In which that mind ana soul
| dwelled for 53 years That playhouse Is
| llfeless. emotionless, eXpresslonless' nuI nay
| heart and head, and yours too say that the
| real Orvus B. Wyman is not here; he Is
rlsen!" This is merely the taOernacle ~
which for a few yearshe did his work Ana n
| the Lord hath need OF him elsewhere ana Tor
other work! Our Father has other worlds
tn an this and He takes us whither re WILL
but always 20 do service for hln.
| 1t NAV seem hard TO lift man out OF TINS
| life In his early pri ne to transplant him 10
| another life, but the loss is to hose VINO re-
main and not TO the one VINO soest ~ lose s.,t 70
| aud that they are sitting In our family circle
Is OF yors. only that the circle has been wld'
ened and they ~ Just % oaa o. Il sign. ,.,as, n
| was at hts hand that first was Introduced 70
many OF the leading business mea OF this
church whom have since come TO love and
honor and what a letter OF credit his quiet
| word was as we went among our huslpess
| men. And then he was always In MS Ges II
he was In the city for Sunday services! tie
| was not only a good listener, but more, he|
| was true friend and again and again has
| spoken words OF great announcement.
| 1t is not strauge-indeed IL Is Just what one
| would expect--that such "A man would come
| to bis last hours fully trusting the Lord a
| few days before his death his wife read 70
bfn from her Bible. as has been for long
| time their custom in the home. ana togeiher
1 they repeated the Lords prayer After that
| they began the twenty y~bbiFu psalm, uth tus
| wffe's grief made her forget the verses, but
| bis clear, calm, composed mind went clear
through to the end, and At the end he said;
| II am ready TO go" '"ihe Lord gave and
| the Lord taketh away. blessed be the name
| of the Lordl'' Last spring. when the begin
| ming OF the end really came, at the very
height of his happiness In his home, and hay-
| in.. lust been reelected TO the bench for an
| other term, he faced the crisis with all the
| cootness OF dislnterested party. DE had
| great desire TO live for he bad everything 10
live for, host OF friends, II beautiful family
| sufficient property and good position! Aud
| this desire was perfectly natural. And yet
| there was not syllable OF rebellion ever
| came from his lips IL IL was ordered that he
| pass to his heavenly home rather than con
tinue his work here. The spectacle OF hi
months OF struggle with mortal disease was
| sonnet thing almost super human. Those who
saw him 10 his illness saw that, as the physl-
| cal life nickered low, the mental energy and
| spiritual sympathy for his loved ones grew
| Always gentle anu considerate for those who
/ were at his bedside, aud as the end drew
| near he became even more careful. more ten
| der more thoughtful. more unsethsh HIS
| doctors found " very difficult 20 get him 10
| talk about his illness. The Buffalo physi-
clans never had such "A patient dying man rs
Judge Wyman, and their testimony Is that ia
| all their experience no man. as mau. ever
crept so deeply ioto their affections 10 such
| short time And the nurses never had such
| n self-cOmposed subject ia all their expert
| ence' The loved ones and attendants hODed
that for once he might BE- cross" just to
| loosen the great strain on bis strength. But
| he showed by his sell control that what he
| was ali his lifO time he meant To be to the
| end, For s. years he had been trying too hard
1 10 De and 10 do good, for him To be cross at
| laetl
Aad as the end Of hi, earthly life dre -
| near his longing To be back la his own quiet
| room caIpe over him. Once and again he
| thought he could come. and when once again |
/ he grew weaker. lie calmly gave 1t up. What
| desires must have possessed hi 10 see once |
more the children Of his love aud TO die |
| among those who all their life long have hon |
| ored and loved him The hospital on Lake |
EFip bpcama WgArfgOiua and ftE nj "a I
luxnries we're sitting; itr homeiesssess be
came Its hope!essness, and the breeze waited |
over Lake Erie reminded MIN of his beauti- |
| full home on the uplands OF Wisconsin, Sill |
emily and noseiessy AS the sprlngtitne he |
| went out into the larger life, there 10 greet
| his boy forever whose 2Oth birthday we are |
| commemoratinR today Three n his house |
hold are left and two are gone to that land OF |
eternal day, where sickness. sor row and
| death are unknown Some day these earthly |
| three Will again be re- united TO the heavenly
| tao, aud what a meeting that Will bel
And you, bis colleagues At y. bar. will |
| miss him. May his virtues live afte, him In
! all of your lives Al d we who belong To these !
| fraterpal orders shall not soOu forget our
| brother, whom we shall never meet again In |
any lodge on earth, but who IN we shall hope |
| to see again when our corou.. lio1 day shall |
comei Ahd all these friends, an3ar and afar, |
! let Us regereutly charts his dust for be be
/ longs TO Us here Ia Viroqua. Let US treasure
his dust aud lay his beautiful and simDle |
! life to heart! Let US keep bis memory green
and be glad that he WAS among US for these
brief yeats! Let US thank God for such men |
aud not sorrow because they have gone, but
Z be glad with great gladBess that they came
with their lives as Gods mission among Us N
make US ali better menl The xt hour we
shall lay mis- body beside that Of his first |
born son, and near his old friend Secretary !
kask; but nearer than their graves re their |
1 hearts in he courts OF heayeni And We can
| almost hear them talk ofall those whom they
have left behindi
| am glad orvus wyman was II child of
| midsummer, coming among men the third
| day after Independence day. hen the days
| were longest aud the whole ground was car |
| peted with howersl His name might have
been mid summer! Out OF that self-controll- |
| ed sunshios he never passed. And am glad !
/ that he left us when the snow was on the
| ground aud the days were the shortest. for |
the snowy mantle Is the symbol OF purity and
| the shortest day makes the time nearer when (
| ge shall inset him agaiu! Today lac Is nearer
Us than ever before!
| Softly and tenderiy we will lay his body In
the grave. the house appointed for all lty
ing These mortal remains we hide ia the
earth But In our hearts Oryus B. WymaB
lives, and will live while lite remains.
Finally will say friend, judge, husband,
father, Erother-We shall soon-quite soon