The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-04-30


he stop with words. He paid his
debt to them by becoming a help
full friend to others and thus, in ,
society and in business, in the
church and in the home, as boy
and man, us a preacher and us a
boy in the printing office, or with a
paint brush, with his books and
with his beloved instruments which
he used as a civil engineer, he was
not only preacher of righteous
ness" but "good Samaritan"
who followed his Master who
event about doing good" Even
when he knew he was dying he
asked that he might carry the
burden alone, so that he might
not worry those whom he loved;
but while he would lovingly shield
others from sorrow he was never
alone for he walked with God. A
third characterlstic was life of
confident trust. Like the days of
Enoch, our days are days
of doubt, unrest and dependency
and many in despair. But it was
not so with our departed brother.
Like Enoch he lived not on his
own resources but lived in fello "
ship with God. No man was more
modest of his own spiritual at
tainments and one of his favorite
hymns was: "Not Worthy, Lord, "
but while he saw no worthiness in
himself, he saw in Christ that
which was always sufficient. One
of his favorite verses was II know
that my Redeemer liveth;" and he
often said with Paul: "I know
whom l have belived." "I live,
yet not l, but Christ liveth in me
and the life which / now live in.
the flesh, 1 live by the faith of the
Son of God who loved me and gave
himself for me"
Thus he was always confident,
always hopeful, always ready to
die, because ready to live. He
walked with God and he is not,
for God took him where he sees
'face to face and knows even as
he is known"
Fourthly. 1t was a life of
heavenly joy. Joy differs from
happiness, just as our environ
ments may change without chang
ing the heart. Happiness depends
on what happens to us; joy is of
the soul, the heart; and his heart
was with God and the heavenly
life which he Logan on earth ends
with perfect joy. Enoch had a
| joy in spite of sinful age and SO
our departed brother, often fspoke
of his Joy in God. Like Paul he
would say:
"None of these things move me,
neither count / my life dear with
me that l might finish my course
with joy"
"And there was no more sea-"
says John. "What delightful
journey! No storms, no seasick-
ness, no suspense, no weary, no
fear of future separation, nothing
but perfect beauty transcendent
joy and happy reunions. And
there is no night there, and they
need no candle neither light of the
sun for the Lord God giveth them
light and they shall reign forever
and ever"
"Enter thou into the Joy of the
Lord"
There is no break into his "eter-
nal life" 1t is not fragmentary
but continuous. After the tunnel
we emerge into the Beautiful Land
on High"
That day has come. On his
death bed he and his devoted wife
spoke of her recent trip to Europe
and he expressed his desire, if he
lived, to take similar Journey,
"but if l do not live," he said,
81 shall take better journey A"
That journey has been taken, and
while we miss the scholarly en-
gineer, the sweet singer, the faith
full man of business, the sacrific-
ing worker in both Sunday-school
and church, the devoted friend.
the loving son and husband and
father and brother, we would not
h.,