Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-01-25
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that rare faculty of imparting his
nowledge while keeping himself
in the background. For one of bis
attainments, be was certainly the
most modest person I ever met, and
his modesty was the natural ex-
preston of an unselfish heart.
To illustrate this exceedingly rare
mixture of modesty and unselfishness
which was his, let me say that this
man, justly noted as a writer, said to
me that, of all his literary work, that
which he had been privileged to do
by way of assistance to Mr.. Washing
ton in the preparation of his great
book, Cup from Slavery" had
afforded him the greatest satisfaction,
and yet we know that this is work
| in which his name does not appear.
This YVES characteristic of the man.
His main thought was not of self, but
| of others.
During bis stay in Coventry it was
my privilege to arrange with Mr..
Thrasher to speak on Sunday
evening at our church. With char
acteristic modesty, he disclaimed at
the outset any ability as a public
speaker, and when I spoke of having
the services in the church proper, he
said, ooh no. There will only be
few of my old friends and former
| SO would n
prefer to speak with them informally,
in the vestry." Well, a few of his
friends and former acquaintances did
come. They came. and kept coming,
until we had packed two hundred
into that vestry, and none of all that
audience will soon forget with what
grace and ease, and charming frank
net s, he addresse d his fellow towns
men. 1t was like sitting in ones
parlor and listening to some brilliant
conversationalist, and a more thor
oughly enjoyable evening l have
never spent.
Soon after this he went from US, to
take up once more his life work; but
not to remain away for long, for in a
few months he came back to Us bear
ing the re m aims OF loved father, to
be laid away in our little burylng
ground Oh the hill. In this he was yet
the same quiet, beautiful soul, and no
father ever had a son more devoted
and loving than he.
Again he went from US, this time
never to return, for his next home
coming was not to US, but to the
"Father's house of mary mansions"
True, they shipped his body to US,
which in turn we laid away, with last
sad rites, and all the honors that we
knew; but he himself was other where.
His was a singularly beautiful per-
sonality, through which loving and
unsefish soul expire ssed itself. His
home coming here is ever a sweet
remembrance. OF his homecoming to
the Fathers House it is rot for US to
speak, but of this we shall know
hereafter.
Noble, kind, sympathetic, true,
loving, affectionate, and dutiful, who
shall say that these traits in him were
not the fruits of the Spirit?
ANDREW S. ROLE.
A Tribute to the Memory of Max Bennett
Thrasher.
, A beautiful tree has been cut down
in its prime. A tree that gave pro-
r lection, comfort, and refr eshment to
; a great multitude of people, tree
l still growing and putting forth new
branches and producing richer fruit,
has been taken away, and the earth
that his presence blest is left desolate
}. This is our sorrow, cur sense of per-
+; sonal loss, in the death of Max Ben
nett Thrasher. Let US be comforteC
4 by the thought that for him it was g
gain,-that he has found a fitting
reward for his noble, generous, wilIin E
life.
> Others will speak with full appre.
: citation of his philanthropic work
! Let me say a word in admiration O
his literary achievements. In oul
l., love of him as friend, we must no
0 forget that he was a diligent anc
successful author. By his charmin
|, stories and articles, published in st
y, Nicholas, The Cosmopolitan, The Neu
England Magazine, The Outlook, ane
y other leading periodicals, he gave
t instruction and pleasure to thousand
S of readers.
e Il is sat:sfa elton to recall that h'
T left two published volumes, as NOR
It permanent result of his literar,
activity, namely, "Tuskegee," ans
u "Anting- Anting Stories" The for
= mer is a most interesting account o
n the famous school, TO which he CAV
his devoted, intelligent, untilin