The Harrison times., 1901-01-12
Eul0gy on the Death OF Prof. T. F.
Albright.

Read before the Valley Springs
Academy Debating Club, Friday
night Nov. 3Otn, 1900, by Alex
Sayler.
Prof, T. F. Albright is dead This
is time for eulogies and tears, for
great and good man has fallen. But
what shall we say, what can we say
that will speak to us as powerfully
and eloquently as his pure, bright
life did.
Caesar said he would rather be
hrst man in some country village
than second man in Rome. And. if
measured by Caesars standard of
1ayGVel1ls'..!l.V stnpo1 anfDisrur'
must be full, for he was first man in
Boone county. For it is very doubt
full whether the death of any other
man in the country would cause
such widespread grief But Prof T.
F. Allbright's ambition was not of
that kind. There did not seem to be
a particle of selfishness in his nature.
Duty to his fellowman and to God
was his battle crv, and in it's per-
iormance he lost sight of self and
saw only the great field of labor
that lay out before him, where he
found plenty of congenial work
for his hands and heart and
brain to do. and nobly and bravely
did it. He was good man in all
that the word implies, and goodness
constitutes true greatness.
He was one of Gods noblcmen,
and the world did not make him, he
made himself. Albright built his
own monument, not OF perishable
marble, no polished granite shafts
pierce the sky, no golconda of blood
dishgures the earth, no wall of grief
CRATES upon the ear, but he built for
himself monument of imperishable
love in the hearts of men. He receiv-
ed his title of nobility direct from
the King. And such a man is worth
more to the world and to God than
dozen Caesars or Napoleons. Talk
about kings! Albright was one.
Not king wearing a crown and
welding the sceptre of earthly
power, but a king of unmurmuring
devotion to duty; king of goodness
| of heart, king of purity of life, a
king of heart riches. king of soul
wealth, king of brain power, a
king that lives but to serve and bless
mankind. Such king we delight
to honor, and this world has no
crown fit for such king to wear.
He was more than a king, he was
a great moral hero. Prof T. F. All
bright did not seek and win the
empty bundle of worldly fame at the
cannon's mouth, nor was be cheered
on by the applause of men, for his
battle field was meath the cross and
in the hearts of men. No, he died
unknown to tame except a local
fame, and fame that is located all
over heaven. And he went up to his
reward with as white and clean a
heart as the cleanest thing in heaven
and there was no blood on hi.
hand. And now be liyes and. reigns
in two worlds. He lives in the
hearts of all who knew him. Such g
man does not die.
He did not distinguish himself il
the walks of science or the world o
letters. But what is a Thousand
times better, he did distinguish him
self in all the manly Christian
virtues and graces. and the Godlik,
attributes shown in his noble sou
with deathless bloom.
| Prof. Albright did not bless tn
world with any great invention
But he wore humanity's an,
heavens harness long and well, an,
died at his post. That is all Coz
asked of him, and that's all any O
us can do; and the world cannot sa'
it is not the better for his hayin,
lived in it.
He died poor in this worlds good
but oh, my young friends if you an,
| were only as rich as he is tonight
He is one of the kind of men that d.
not die. He is absent from US II
body tonight, but his spirit is witt
us. Do you suppose he will leav
this school house where he did tn
greater part of life's work forever
Do you suppose he will never agai
come back to his dear boys and girl
that he thought so much of. and i
whom he took such deep interest
| mentally and morally and ever