The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-27
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into one of the happiest families
in Flathead county death entered
and gently carried away a loving
and tender husband, kind and
thoughtful father. He was a remark
able gentleman, and his life brought
forth good fruits of love and charity
and he will reap an infinitely glori-
GUS reward. 1t is, indeed, but Door
consolation to the members of the
family to say, THAT he has gone
only a little while before us, and is
SO infinitely better conditioned than
ourselves that we would not wish
him back again in this world OF
change and suffering.
His charitable disposition was well
known and appreciated. He was
noticeable for his steadfast adher-
ence to the path of duty. There was
nothing spasmodic in his life or dis
position, he did what he believed to
be right, without regard to ease or
inclination.
During his last brief illness his
physical sutferings were intense, but
before death he sank into quiet and
apparently peaceful sleep, from which
he did not awaken.
In the presence of large number
Of friends his venerable form was
laid away and the wind sang sad
requiem while all that was mortal
sank to it's last resting place.
God measured him
Twelve annual suns beyond the al
lotted time
OF mans probation. Else our s'ug-
gish minds
Had failed to learn the lesson that
he lived
OF patient zeal and noiseless chart
ties.
Gone, but he shed no tears, for so of
The patriarchs and prophets went to
And if through our great Sacrifice
we gain
Admittance at the pearly gates OF
heaven,
Well find him with the others near
the throne.
An extract from fools diary
published in the Seattle Mail and
Herald:
A careful analysis of joy and grief
will show in most cases they are OF
purely selfish nature. We find JOY
in the possession of those things that
minister to our comfort, or are pleas
ing to our senses, and we feel cor
responding grief at their absence or
loss. A man loves woman because
she ministers to his wants. a woman
loves a man because he takes care
of her and relieves her of many
cares and responsibilities of making
a living for herself in open competi-
ton with the world. Common eX-
pressions of grief are, How can
live without him" II will never see
him again. 20, what can | do with
out him." These explanations apply
to both sexes. The pronoun | always
comes out prominently at such times.
1t is nearly always the effect of the
cupies the thoughts of the mourner
OF course there is much of beau
tiful sentiment that is woven about
such scenes by writer's, and we ar
prone to apply these sentiments to
ourselves as the keenest pains of
sorrow pass away. But stripped OF
all these flowers of fancy, the real
bedrock of sorrow lies upon the per
sonal effect of the loss upon the SCR
rover. The widow feels the loss OF
her husband keenly because now she
must face the world alone. The
mother grievcs over the death of hei
child because its life was a pleasure
tc her. and by its death she is de
priyed Of this pleasure.
These thoughts are the result o.
the knowledge gained by being
among those who have grieved. They
are brought to mind at this time be
cause of a fueral | recently attended
whore the preacher tried to consol,
the bereaved ones by pointing to The
fact that Christ had suffered keene
Affections than theirs. The mourn
ers bowed their heads and though
still more keenly of their own loss
How can the thought of the suffer
ing Of a God relieve the grief O
those who mourn because they hav
been deprived of something?
TO my mind, herein lies the rea
son why religion seems to be so fec
bic consolation to the many in sucl
times of grief. believing. as the
do in the hlessedness in store 70
those beyond the grave if their grie
was for the departed one it woul
turn speedily to joy when thei
minds were directed to the bliss i
store for the one now dead to thi
life. But not being in heaven then