Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-28
e U LOG Y.
To the memory OF David X. White. by his
loving friend and neighbor
DR.. Q. Pickett.

DR.. Z. Pickett.
And Enoch walked with God and he
was not for God took him, but he had the
evidence that he pleased God" This
language may well apply to one whom
God hath taken away iron among us
and who also had the witness that he
pleased God
Daddy" White, as we familiary and
lovingly called him, is dead. The kind
and loving heart is stilled, through the
halls and carrieders OF which the breath
of God had gently swept and made it his
own temple where daily and hourly
worship was performed. Our hearts beat
heavily and sorrow pierces our being
when we know that we shall see him no
more. Ii | could command the language
to partray the beauties that clustered
around and adorned the character OF my
dear friend, would be glad, but denied
this. must content myself with enlogiz-
ing as best / may that character and
holding it up as one worthy OF imitation.
Eighteen years OF the closest friendship
has given the writer an opportunity to
study the man for he was in all that goes
to make up man an "Isrealite in whom
there was no guile" He was an Advent
ist differing in belief from one part Cf
that church, in what particular | know
not nor do / care, for he lived out the
spirit oft sermon on the Mount nearer
than any man ever knew. To say that
l loved him would not be wrong, for to
really know him was to love him. What
ever his belief may have been on religion
he believed in the Faith erhood of God
and the brotherhood of man." His views
were optimistic, for the sunshine of his
nature would not allow him to be a
pessimist, His look was forward and
upward while on his brow there fell the
OF a grander day." He believed
in the iminence of God while mans
possibilities was the measure OF his
faith. He saw only the good in his fellow
man while their mistakes to him were
ever always open to those in distress,
He sat quitely in the evening OF his life
and feared not the morr ow, for to him
1.-The harp at natures adv ent strung,
Had never ceased to play;
The song the morning stars did sing
Had never died away"
He recognized that thoughts are things
and he knew that if he only sent forth
good thoughts they would benefit others
and return freighted with the olive leaves
OF peace to himself. He realized that ii
John in his vision saw it, we must make
it so, and he done his part faithfully. No
one could be long in his company without
feeling that he was in the presence OF Il
good man. While nearing the western
gate OF life feeling that his shadow was
falling far to the east, he wished to live
to make men better by being better every
day himself He never wished to impose
a burden lon another that he was not
willing to share in carrying. He believed
in water baptism but he felt that the
spirit OF God must run throught us before
Jordan could successfully run around us.
To him holy life was the "house OF God
and the gate OF heaven" The path OF the
righteous shines brighter and brighter
unto the perfect day, and in him this
saying was literally fulfilled. Once
when one had heard that he had done a
thing that was wrong, said friend you
are badly mistaken, he said why,
answered that had not heard it but l
knew it was not correct, for it is not like
him and it so proved. l think it was
case OF mistaken identity. l knew
enough OF the probity and uprightness OF
his character to know it could not be
true. He lived SO that his life made the
community better in which his lot was
cast He was not gifted with large
ability for the acquisition OF wealth. but
he was honest, very industrious and COM
mendabiy frugal. He, like very many OF
us, was poor. but ii his family ever
suffered it was through no fault OF his.
He often helped to relieve the distress OF
others asking that his name might not
appear in the case. He was for many
years at least blest with good health for
which he never forgot to give thanks to
the giver of every good and perfect gift
While he never assum ed to tell others