Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-18

Immediately aftclward Dr.. Hale Ge
iivercd his fuleral address. He said:
Those who knew him best. loved
him most. And those. who knew him
little loved him much.
"Nnu sneak Of no one else rs You 60
ana come III those days: and this is the
impression which Is made. say on :
man lill" Tr--almcSt 4 stranger to hinl
personally. knew him very little. And
vt, | feel the power and the charm.
Thtrn ar.. n hundred men who arr
hearing iI,--hctttr fitted than | am 20
C"@ ,rihr him or To account his power.
i:ut | thiul. they would AL have to
r"cng!i;Zr thu }romrtnnS:. tho inte:si-
~ anil thouGht and action which
comes when y MANS hC1lt is engaged
the cncrE.' ana success OF q MIN who
doe; wat ne loves to do-Wnat he
wants to do--Wh1t he ought to do
h"causp n loves ii. because h. believes
in il. cause Nc lives. not for himself,
put for those whom he so gladly serves
"in..".G. here is the difficulty be-
tween mon. between th"sc m"n who
~, seeing themselves With every thr"o
of tire brain ana every breath which
They draw and move, ana these men
Whn lrr eager. who a," naSsionate III
their determination to Gator into the
infinite work ana to serve mankind.
The first are remembered only rs
%arulcon is remembered. or amy other
calamity The others are remembered.
oh. wherever 4 true man is known ana
loved.
Il WAS talking once with 4 distin-
! l,s,. II
i:fr i'll one Of those philosophical
frames when religion came more o?
loss into fashion among us half IL CEN
tury ago ard he sail 10 me that III"
p"ari" aiGcn" whom he h::d lived, loved
he Lord lhrir Cod with al their heart
lrG with Ill thcir mind, but they did
rot love him with II! their strength.
D;r friend lived with all his might.
lie found out what was to be done and
Er did It.
"'is God lives this thing SHALL go
| hrou.rh. That resolve as only the
ron.' selfish energy of Napoleon, is
MOr thnss Bur if it comes in the con-
| sciousr"ss OF a man VINO fights HIM
self in his PRESTON for others, why ali
t.iugs follow.
"'Ihat class Of people. which is too
urge. Who n Ike it their profession 20
,te,l ibc The worst conceivable motives
for every human action. could not make
Nj. Hanna out. when he appeared II
~h1; il called rublic life. They made
( h. rl;;lHkc which such men always
made Of thinking that the MIND with
III its ,nHncuvers and gymnastics and
memories and imagination Is greater
;'Ird stronger than the soul OF man.
when IN works in sincerity an9 truth;
in faith ana hope and love. 1toy had
to iraGinr. therefore, Il cunning in
;rigUcr 4 man who accounted for his
success IS YOU might account for Il
boys success in a game Of marbles.
Eat the analysis Of character did not
: prove ;!'uc.
You might as Well compare the stiit-
ed adjcctiveS and sEhSt&rtiVeS of
, schOolhoy's theme against the passion
ATE eGEE Of Burns or OF Iennyson.
Here WAS no contrivcr. no schemer. no
mere inventor, least Of all Was here
, any couviSt Here was Il whole -souiei
chi!I of Gcl who believed in success
ami who knew how TO succeed by using
TIE infinite powers. He knew that faith
and hopc ard love serve, if you would
mine iron on snelt 1t or draw 1t into
bars: ana he was not afraid TO trust III
faith ana hope and love il the business
IN ItnI were the governing ot states.
Il he did tie thing that he was set
To Go FAIR
Their rulers shall be Of themselves