The Newtown bee., 1900-08-10
d. N. CLARK,
Shelton, Conn.

gethe to devise some plans in reference to
the site OF the new library building, which is
rising to day and We are here almost within
sound OF t the How little then did
lixe this You all certainly Know the truth
was interested in the erection Of the NewtoWn
Library. This was. as it were, pet child OF
ir g aside the swaddling bands. The project
was dear to him, in it his heart centred; and
most g1at ~ would he have helped us in see.
ing everything completed and the building
dedicated to education and the best interests
OF the town. But now we must go on without
word. This task. thus pertorce laid by. gives
me the lesson OF the tncompleteness Of every
e fas1 hs1s
in on the other side of the river. Most fitting.
ly in our last resting places OF the dead We
here is ever completed, how every scheme OF
ambition or plan for the welfare OF others
mnst be laid aside before the aa word is
ends here, not alone the infants not OF a sum-
mer but only OF few days, every life. wheth-
be heightened far beg ond our brief allotted :.
span, whether 1t accomplish deeds that shall
live on and on or be one which gains no
plan that's incomplete. Jesus Oh list was the
who could say with : sublime meaning. in
looking back upon His lite work, :. It is I'm
1Su0u ne uu4L 90 inc VOTES Oh Inc I6G06T
while it was day; but when the night came
on. He could give into His a,her's hands as
completed thing the work which the Father
had given Him to do.
the measure Of things which We began to do
q Dres king OF Of all hopes and noble desires;
1t must only be an opening OF another door,
aspect OF death to the believer now nom what hal
1t was before Christ came Then it was the
snare of the fowler in which the unwary
through which flowed q wild. sullen dark
that it never lighted the rivers banks I'VE
OF the Old Testament by thinking OF the jour
ney- OF the children of Israel through the
the fare wi derness OF lie. and Canaan, the
Land OF Promise. as suggesting "the sweet
1ye1a The c1eare
dan over which The children OF Israel passed
illustrates the dark. silent stream OF death.
high priest touched the river. the waters
and the people passed over drY:shod. So
our High Priest has touched the waters OF
either Side. SO that the pilgrim can 60 over
priest OF old, our High Priest stands In the
midst OF the river until the last traveller from
earth's poor bourne has pressed his feet upon
the shining shore.
The chief quality that stands out conspicu-
ously before me to day, as think of Mr. San
ford as I knew him. is frankness. sincerity:
sham He despised hypocrisy. He wanted
other men to be to him, as he tried to be to
as good as his bond; wien he said thing
you knew he meant it: when he made prom
iIe G GGu were certain that w0uld be
that, the suspicious and the cynical might
easily read his motives; but he was plainly
without the veneer OF description or the pol
ish OF false appearance. Sham at best makes
q thin covering whose surface character
is that quality CT soul which, the more you
come in contact with it, you strike 1t at deeper
de; tbs and come to prize it the more.
quality in the beautiful character OF Jesus
Christ. He was called base deceIver. but
fact soon blew the slande to the winds. In
of H m and continue tis work, he did not
deceive them as to what they were to endure
were called Beelzebub much more might the
members Of the household expect the same
charge. He said that no man was worthy to
promise pro- properts and trtends and an N. easy
ton" He told Peter that when he was old,
a3Gher h, should take him and hin
honor and preterment; He appealed to men
OF course this was not what men expected
and when. instead of loaves He offered Him.
self, instead OF places at His right and left
hand in a great temporal Kingdom he said
multitudes slipped away. Christ's wav was
not the way to popularity, but it was the way
OF sincerity and truth.
Let US, then. be true to our highest convic
tons. be true to duty as We see it; let us dare
to live a brave. courageous life. acquitttng
ourselves truly. first OF all. to God ana to the
voice OF conscience that rings within. Rob-
ertson says there are three rules for our
guidance in morals: and the first is, Be true;
and the second Is like the first. Be true; and
the third is like the other two. Be true.
Truth to our ideals OF duty, truth to con
science, to God. to country. to our fellow
men will mare OF us citizens OF whom any
community may well be proud The lesson
OF sincerity is the lesson that We learn IS
1 wish we had more such men in This little
town. He always sought its best interests,
he always could be counted upon tor sup
the towns best lite. His was not noisy
lite. Perhaps he has done nothing that will
long endure; but there is something better
than to have ones name bruited in the
public prints, and that 10 to give yourself
always to nlth as you zee 1t and to live in