Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23
Members of the Local Bar individually
Testify to Their Love and Respect For
The Deceased. and Extol His Rare
Traits of Character.

Nukn, tnc grehtcst hlstOfian except
Tacitus, the greatest orator except
Cicero, and the very greatest military
captain that ever lived In any age.
Similar eulogics have been pronounced
on Napoleon, Wellington and Mari.
borough.
But, II the court please, when We
look back over the centuries, and scan
the bright pages written Of such men,
and weigh them all, and then seek to
discover the very highest type Of hu.
manity, who Ii Il, may ! inquire, that
would not have rather lived life of
honest usefulness, devoted to making
! mankind happier and better, than TO
have ruled with an iron hand over NIL
that vast country that stretches from
the Tweed 10 the Tigrisf Your honor,
the answer IL plain. "IIe that ruleth
over his own spirit IL greater than
he that taketh city"
Our friend, John c. Herndou, cap.
tured no city. lie ruled over no i'm.
perial dominion, yet he captured o.
greater citadel and ruled over n more
tempestuous empire when he 70 meas.
urcd his own life, formed his own
character, and shaped his own conduct.
An to leave behind him an unsullicd
name. This our dear friend certainly
did. His daily walks, gave evidence
that he was also u philosopher In line
with the great moral code. He bclicv.
cd that when the inRdcl should end
his scofflngs and the agnostic should
PROFOUND his last question, which We
may not be able 10 answer, that some
/ how and in some inscnhtable way, the
human family in every age and In ev-
cry land, have acknowledged the bind.
ing obligations Of this universal moral
law. High above all human ambitions,
far beyond the achievements Of sense.
sentiment einanatcs, from 0od, its
its sober confederation. Indeed, the
divine Founder Of our religion demon.
strated the truism Of that great moral
principle NO highly appreciated and
strongly believed 10 by our beloved
friend, when he turned aside from his
iabors IN teaching Tho multitudes, to
mourn Mt the grave OF Lazarus, and
there to comfort the two sisters who
were there bowed and DcAumbcd by
/ sorrow. From the high line Of rccti.
tude prescribed by that law, John q.
Herndon never departed. He laid his
life down In it, flower, leaving n host
Of friends behind him, saddencd by the
loss of one Of the best and most genial
friends, ono Of the truest,. most useful
Of our distinguished members. To his
family he left that which 10 more than
costly palaces Or rich estatss. He left
behind q successful life 40 model for
the encouragement Of all rising AmeFi.
cans to follow, and % 4 guide for thos.
sands Of men older than he
May u please the court, II was nearly
nineteen years ago that first met our
friend In the judges chamber there.
At that time the angel Of death had
invaded his home. A lovable child
had been called, its .sainted spirit had
departed, its remains awaited the sad
henrse 20 bear Il 10 the tomb. II was
under circumstances like these that !
hvst felt the warm grip Of his hasd.
The fovbsassuce and fortitsde be then
no uhconsci0ualy displayed stsuek me
deeply, % hnusA N that, a. soon ~ ne
left the voow 7 oid "a the Judge then
presiding 49, that n . great char.
aeter, to wnieb the jUlss bore ready
n ance wore thoAsH1 characteristics first
witnessed In our departed friend. ~
IA From that day until the sad day Of
. iis decsase, we were close and intimate
Friends. knew him in every walk
81 life both public and social. During
7 II all Knew him to Do an unerring,
l.alevotsd fkiesd, whose loyalty never
, rwavered IN crrinh. winds, and who al
a ways repealed the ptteranees Of cal.
umny from whatever source they might
come. lie was o loyaa FREUD upon
whose action and work the life VI
mankind might be rishsa without
hesitation.
!. lie wss u nan who never haSbored or
\ carried malice. Often In our expert.
cnce that brought nv together evil
things TINT could not escape attention
! md pass commas, and should receive
eensure, wcre.ynsrd over by him with
the remark. "I.et IL pass" "He win
know more Of his error when he knowh
more about Other things" such was
: the nature Of that dsar friend that
passed into the dark valley. lie bore
:. not malice here, he csrsied not malice
away.
lie wns wHno"t envy O'en ." o"s
experience in the business world the
glad tidings Of success would come TO
US Of some friend and brother In our
profession, when he might on the same
occasion, becn In the same line. ~
the intelligence tho sweet smile OF gla l.
sess would pSa ssev Ms face for the
II success of tia bsosAsr in the profession
d y the sunshine - the bright dsysl Of
summer passss over the dark tsrn Of
Auber i
J From q sordid point Ut vicw BE- rad
. no mercenary motives. IN all Of biz
business intercourse w,th me, his -,
!. ss9smests. his charges, his ecsolu'
Fasnts al came from the moral slds
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