The Republican journal., 1900-03-01

4ele as we are to pay the last sad
THE departed, there is one thought
stems itself upon me and it is this
agS earthly are changing and con
49, coming to an end. Nothing
: long lived
aok at the glorious sunset and it
oaI soul. We turn to ask friend
k at it With us and it has changed
sve continue To look at it we see it
again. We walk through the
.W il the early morn and it sparkles
l-w drops, looking like so many
% diamonds glitteling in the sun
III an hour or two we walk back
ID the same meadow and all that
is gone, We pass through the
put Hover garden and there we be
wers of every hue exquisite in
aauty. Two OF three weeks after
pass through the same flower
ud all that beauty is gone.
with our friendships. We walk
lie with our friends for few
Ears and our friends are taken
So This our friend in whose mem
Way Perhaps it is scarcely right
To- cali him a friend, for | only
.Iul atew months, yet do feel that
friend. But l can say that lie
eud you who have known him 50
.Us, Bnt although he has been
sway, and although your friendship
m IA earth has come to an end,
aeeu taken away? Not at all. His
sip has left a beauty in your souls.
tyson has said, cts better to
ged and lost than never to have
~ all. So, although this, our
Las been taken away, all has not
'ken away, he, by his friendship,
traces of beauty in our souls.
artist comes into our home and
ne of his masterpieces upon the
Of our room. We gaze upon that
4e day after day with admiration and
T.. Then after some months the
tomes again and takes that picture
ant has he taken all? No. That
iul work of art has left traces of
'f N your soul. SO, although our
mas been taken away, his life of
u>hip has left its traces of beauty
our souls. But although God has
d is away. is this the end to the life
W friend? 1t is not. This which re-
Of him, this dust, we shall put in
lst, but his soul has gone on to
Fl lie. We see the stream coming
"a he side of the mountain. AT the
# the mountain it sinks into the
y md we think it is lost forever. But
Town the valley it energies again
9ws on forever. So we take the
i our friend and put it in the earth,
soul has entered into a larger and
: ife, a life eternal and we believe an
aai life of happiness and bliss.
Vas my privilege and pleasure to talk
nm less than two hours before his
NWre and did esteem it a pleasure.
mile that was upon that face as |
with him shall never forget. 1t
re sweetest smile that | have ever
He said that whether he should be
iol long or a short time he felt that
X, we'll. asked "are you trusting
LordY Oh, yes, yes AS min
y the gospel of Christ, do you think
] am so narrow as to believe that
9dgh man may not belong to any
ocular church he cannot be saved?
20 all. But man cannot be saved
out trusting in the Lord" SO we be-
hat to- night that he is in happiness
blss.
Vas talking with one of his most
nate friends to-day and he paid him
VI the highest compliments that
a be paid to any man. He said that
loagh he was man of strong likes
Nr'ng dislikes, yet he never did any
a or wished any harm to befall even
'nemy.' That is very high tribute
le Paid to any man.
vs. asst words to me were "my kindest
ards to everybody, my kindest regards
-'erybody." These words show the
BY Of the man. Avoca, Iowa, Journal,