The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-13
BY HIS SUCCESSOR.

| Mr.. Towne, who by appointment, fills
I the seat in the senate occupied by Mr..
| Davis, was assigned to the duty of clos
ing the services. His address was the
| first made by Mr.. Towne In the senate
and it had been prepared with care.
| Mr.. Towne was unstinted in his praise
! of his predecessor, of whom he said
that while his virtues were known and
appreciated in Minnesota, he had hardly
reached the full recognition due him
when he died. Mr.. Towne said:
Death found Cushman K Davis at the
zenith of his powers and at the summit
OF hts opportunities. He stood at the
mead OF the committee. which at the
present critical juncture in our history
IS the most prominent committee of the
hlgheSt governmental body in the world.
II the policy on which his party has
portion OF his current term comprising
the next four years, must be all I'm
Pertant In the shaping and adjustment
OF that policy as related to numerous
and complicated international interests.
This was situation calculated to ap-
peal to his highest ambition, to stimulate
nus greatest potencies. to spread before
his mental vision the most satisfying
product of worthy and enduring fame.
YET, as ne was on the threshold of the
consummation of his career, at the very
delights and glorfes all his past seemed
to have been a designed prepare tfon.
lnScrutable fate had ordained that ha
should pause. No one realized the tragic
did, yet he bore the sorrow Of it with
heroism equal to the physical courage
which he opposed to assaults of pain.
He might vince, but he did not cry out
He could express regret, but he did not
complain
DAVIS RELIGION.
Mr.. Towne also referred to Senator
DAVIS religious convictions, saying:
And when his feet touched the waters
Of the river, beyond which lies that I'M
discovered country, the glance that sought
glance That felt no Shade Sn Of fea MaS A 3
a young man, he had for a time yielded
skepticism which was often the too
nasty refuge OF minds impressed by the
W9nderul developments of physical
nineteenth century. But as he grew old
er and as his reading broadened and his
h nks or introspection strengthened, the
centuries is purposeless and that the
end Of 1nnumerable universes is mere
noIn1ngness, gave no 5comfort to his soul
ana found no justification in his reason.
Familiar with the ancient PHILOSOPHERS
and with, the, general principles of recent
science, he found In both of them that
F which while It yielded. to exclusive basis
lor particular creed, yet gave ample
support to the sweet assurances Of the
life."
He quoted Senator Davis as saying,
not long before his heath:
L know human history and I know
that in the first century something hap.
pened that destroyed the old world and
gave birth to the new. The resurrection
of Jesus would account for that change
and L do not know of any other ade-
Quate solution that has ever been pro-
posed"
Thus it seems to me, the conclusions
OF philosophy, the rational of science and
the teachings of revealed religion" said
tality'
In this supreme conviction, he said, he
he knew that Mr.. Davis was firmly
grounded.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Towne's re-
marks, he moved the adoption Of the
resolution proposed bf his colleague, Sen
ator Nelson, which, being carried. the
senate at 6:45 p. m. adjourned.