The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
FUNERAL GRAFTON AND
PRAYER BY DIR. HALE

Immediately afterward DIR. Hale delivered
his funeral address. He wore his clerical
robe, and his manner was dignihed and
solemn. He did not use his notes in speak
ing, but never hesitated for a word, and
although a man of over eighty years of
age, his voice penetrated every corner of
the hall. He said:
Those who knew him best loved him
most. And those who knew him little loved
him much.
You speak of no one else as you go and
come in these days.; and this is the i'm
preston which is made, say. on a man like
me-almost a stranger to him personally. |
knew him very little. And L have felt his
power and charm. There are a hundred men
who are hearing me better fitted than /
am TO describe him or to account his power.
But 1 think they would all have to recog-
nize the promptneSS, the intensity and
thought and action which comes when a
mans heart Is engaged-the energy and sue
cess of a man who does what he loves
TO do-wha he wants to do-what he ought
10 do. because he loves it, because he be-
self, but for those whom he so gladly
serves.
HE SERVED MANKIND.
Indeed, here is the difference between
men-between those who who are seeing
themselves with every throb of the brain
and every breath which they draw and
move-and these men who are eager, who
are passionate in their determination to en-
ter into the infinite work, and to serve
mankind. The first are mber only
as Napoleon is remembered, or any other
calamity. The others are remembered-oh,
wherever a true man is known and loved.
II was talking once with a distinguished
missionary who had spent his life in one of
those philosophical countries whose religion
came more or less into fashion among us
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the people among whom he had lived. loved
the Lord their God with all their heart and
with all their mind, but they did not love
lived with all his might. He found out what
was to be done and he did it.
LAS God lives this thing shall go
through That resolve is only the poor,
selfish energy of Napoleon. 1t is worthless.
But if ii comes in the consciousness of a
man who fights himself in his passion for
others, why, all things follow.
That class of people. which is too large,
who make it their profession to ascribe the
worst conceivable motives for every human
action could not make Mr.. Hanna out when
he appeared in what is called public life.
They made the mistake. which such men
always make. of thinking that the mind.
with all its maneuvers and gymnastics and
memories and Imagination. is greater and
stronger than the soul of man, when II
works in sincerity and truth. in faith and
hope and love. They had to imagine. there
fore, a cunning intrigue, a man who ac-
counted for his success as you might ac-
count for q boys success in q game of
marbles. But the analysis of character
did not prove true.
You might as well compare the stilled
adjectives and substantives OF a school
boys theme against the passionate song
of Burns or of T%ennyson. Here was no
contriver, no schemer. no mere inventor;
least of all was here any copyist. Here
was a whole-souled child OF God. who be-
lieved In success and who knew how TO
succeed by using the infinite powers. He
knew that faith and hope and love serve, if
you would mine iron. or smelt il or draw
il into bars: and he was not afraid to trust
i'm faith and hope and love If the business
I'm hand were the governing of States. If he
did the thing that he was set TO do
g" Their rulers shall be of themselves
and their Governors shall proceed from the
midst of them
HONOR, TRUTH LOVE.
Had any man asked Mr.. Hanna what
was his theory of administration, l think
ne would have said ii was this story of the
prophet. For. see. the whole thing changes.
In the old systems the ruling class looks
out for the ruling class. The Caesars look
out for the Caesars. or the priests for the
priests. or. in a military government, the
army looks out for the army. but when
We the people are at the helm, we. the