The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20


OF duty cOnld ever drive him 10 ii. He
vas enc OF what Carlisle calls the worlds
great silent men, men who silently think,
silently write, silently meet their bur
dens, noe claiming place or power or hon
or. These, cries Carlisle. are the salt
OF the earth. Silence he adds, the great
empire Of silence This alone is great. All
else is small
There is another side 10 his life which
YOU men knew so well, which | have just
hinted at That was his genial friendship
and readiness 10 help. His sympathies
were keen and broad. The wa.f on the
street drew out kindly word any suffer
ing one an effort TO help. His life seemed
Ike the life of one whose great desire was
To efface self and live for others. / find
in these verses which you will let ne
read the very spirit of the life Of our
friend:
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place Of their sef-eoEtent;
There are souls. like stars, that dwell apart,
In fellowless armament;
| There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths
Where highways never ran;
| But LET me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
81 see from my house by the side Of the road.
| By the side Of the highway Of life.
| The men who press with the ardor Of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife
But / turn not away from their smiles nor their
| tears,
Both parts Of an infinite plan.
Let me live in my house BY the side OF the road.
| And be friend to man
let me live in my house by the side of the road
Where the race Of men go by;
They are good. they are bad, they are weak they
are strong.
Wise foolish, and so am |.
Then why should sit in the seorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side Of the road.
And be a friend 10 man.
Asa Churchnan.
"Win you let me speak finally Of Ad-
miral Philip as a man of God and hero
of faith? In 1855, when fOrty-fve years of
age this man In the city of San Francis
| co publicly cOnfesses Jesus Christ as
| Lord by uniting with the Plymouth
Church, of which DIR. Noble was pastor.
For years before he had been a Christian
| man. II has been my privilege to have in
M nossession for a day or two the Ad-
mirars Bible l have never seen one
more marked and thumbed than his. The
| chapters most marked are the fourteenth
| of John and the eighth of Romans. In
| the former chapter every verse except
three is marked. 1t was his custom to
note the dates on the margin when he
began either the Old or New Testament
| in his readings by course l find twelve
dates noted when he began TO read the
Old Testament, and thirty-four dates
when he began 10 read the New Many,
many times he must have read the Bible
| from its beginning TO its end. ! find here
| the secret OF his gentleness and power.
A number Of quotations are pasted care
| fully in his Bible. On the first page of
the New Testament is pasted this card:
Put any burden upon me. only sustain me-
Send me anywhere, only go with me.
Sever any tie but this tie which binds me TO
| Thy service and Thy heart
"And upon the fiyleaf at the beginning
OF the Bible / find these lines heavily
marked, with the words at sea written
under them in his own hand.
Saviour Ger nfes troubled deep guide my help
less bark,
Though the billoSs round me sweep though the
night be dark.
Thou eanst stiIl the widest sea- and Thy sleepless
eye
Can discern the course for me and where dangers
lie.
May hear Thy voice Of cheer when the tempesrs
rave,
May / see Thy form appear walking on the wave,
May feel that I'm secure, whereso'er rOam
Hopeful, always, joyful, that l shall reach
my home.
"The verse most heavily undeTscSred in
his Bible is the word Of Jesus; 'Nhosoey-
er therefore shall confess Me before men
him will | confess before Ny Father
which is in heaven
Though all public speech and public
appearances were dis;asteful and a cross
10 Admiral Philip. he nevertheless held
| himself ready to take up such cross il
he felt he could advance his Masters
| kingdom. Hence again and again he stood
| on church ana Young Mems Christian
| Association platforms answering 10 his
name. as lie loved 10 call Il. and testify
| ing 10 his belief In Christ. In a few days
| he was 10 so 10 Minneapolis TO speak FOR
| the Young Mems Christian Association
! there. The practical nature of his Chris
t.an life is seen in his soiicltude for the
/ men under him. he felt there ought 10 be
! a Young Mems Christian Association
! building al the navy yard. and he worked
uneeasiEgy 10 make Il possible, and he
succeeded IN interesting a noble Christian
woman, who has given S2O0.Oo0 to make his
| dream a reality. think nothing IN all his
| life gave Admiral Philip such unbounde-i
] satisfaction and happiness as this pros
| pect Of seeing the Navy Yard Young
Mems Christian Association magnificentlV
housed and equipped, ana the memory OF
his name and the name OF the noble
Christian woman who has made this
dream possible viii be enshTined in this
splendid work.
Battle Scene on the Texas.
Il need hardly speak OF that memorable
scene on the Texas AZ the close OF thar
heree battle two years ago. The war OF
the guns had ceased. and the Spanish
ships lay wrecked and vanquished on the
reefs. In the silence which followed the
men were called on deck and these men,
orable words burst from their captains
llps; L wish to make public aeknowledg-
mont that believe IN God the Father
Almighty and / want you officers and
men 10 lift your hats and from your
hearts 10 offer silent thanks 70 Him
know no iiner scene in the history OF our
land There is utter absence Of self-eon-
scIousness here. Again and again he has