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man, and TO nave Witnessed Il Senuln
| life of such a character in this regard
Our university brotherhood, our friend
ly company, is blessed in having had
man of this order within the circle o
it's membership.
He seemed to me to be a man of larg
kindness of spirit, of the gentlenes
of gentleman, of peaceful temper
of a disposition toward friendly feel
ing rather than toward hostility or en-
nifty, of the qualities in word, which
win the kindly sentiment of others, ant
of the character which makes old ag'
retain the happiness of youth, and rem
ders the whole of life a blessing, from
it's beginning to it's ending. Such char
acteristics are creative powers for {
brotherhood, and in some special sense
for brotherhood of cultivated men
| Such characteristics, when they are
recognized, carry with them an intlu-
ence Which is a grand inspiration fol
other lives; an influence which abdes
through the years and works to the
noblest ends.
| But with all these qualities there was
united an independence of mind and a
terests Of truth or justice were in
/ volved, made him ready to speak with
all boldness and gave to his words a
fullness of energy and power Instances
OF such boldness in the history of the
recent years will be remembered by all;
instances in which the strength of his
courage and of his manly character be-
came impressively manifest He was a
man as well as a gentleman. The two
elements were united in their power and
influence in his personality, and they
accomplished for him, as they do for
all men in whom they work together
and tremendously, very rich results.
We like to be with such men while they
live We grieve with the sincerity of
sorrow when they die.
The two characteristics, or elements
of character, which have thus been
mentioned, eminently fitted him, not
only for the other spheres of duty to
which he was called, but. in peculiar
sense and measure for the office which
he held for four years as the represent
tative of our nation in Great Britain
OF the service which he rendered in
that period Of his life, 1t is for others
to speak more flttingly than | can, and
at another time than this. But those
years bore testimony, we may fifty say
to one another even at this hour. in an
impressive manner Of the highest man.
liness and gentlemanliness in our best
national life, and in this way no less
truly than in others, he was an honor
to his countrymen and deserves for his
work their most grateful remembrance
Certainly he merits such remembrance
In our academic brotherhood and in
this circle of friendship The man who
has rendered such service has honored
us ALL and has given to our individual
lives and to the common life some
thing which Is an addition to our pos
sessions. We are more than we should
have been had no such work been ac-
complished, and had no such influence
corne upon us. He seemed to me in his
work as a teacher to be one who laid
hold upon great principles rather than
upon minute details. The latter were
not unimportant in his view, but the
former were the great essentials, and to
them he would have his students turn
their most eager and earnest thought.
For this reason, as We'll as for others,
he seemed to me to have a peculiar
stimulating force for all who listened
to his words. He showed himself al
ways and everywhere to be thoroughly
equipped with the learning of his pro-
fession, but his chief desire was that
the young men before him should be-
come possessed Of what was broadcast
and fund a r1aa IA "A In
should be mentally awakened in the
sphere of their own science, and thus
be enabled to use their trained powers
with the utmost efficiency, and in the
wisest way, with reference to any call
which might be made for their exercise
For this reason it was, as well as be-
cause of the clearness of his statements
and the felicity of his language in the
expression of his thoughts that he be-
came an attractive guide for those who
were in the first stages of their legal
as truly and fully as for those
who had moved further onward in their
course and had seen more of the open
field. For this season also, as well as
because of his high ideals, he led his
students to elevated conceptions of the
about to enter and thus quickened them
to the appreciative of n1anliness, while
he was impelling them to enthusiastic
devotion to their work. He presented
to them the dignity and worth of manly
living, and, at the same time, he gave
them new thoughts and new knowl-
edge.
This gift to us, and all these other
things which have been spoken of as
with our friends personality,
are among the good results of his ca
reer as related to ourselves. We enter
into other mems labors. No less truly
10 we share, in our measure, in the life
work and the life-intluence of those
with whom we have been associated |
and who have passed on into another
sphere of living before us. The inheri- |
.ance which we possess, and in which |
we rejoice, has come to us from genera
ions, and has entered into our present |
and experience. The life !
within u.s. precious and central to our |
souls as it is, is in part the life of |
)ther men, of the past or the present,
Who in q way they know not of and |
with measure which we
10 not fully understand have entered
w their influence within the doors of
,ur inmost selves. So we move onward |
md upward in our living until in some
uture day of blessed retrospect and