La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09


IS TO dying men. He sought to lay
hold on the lost. His was) q pulpit
message aglow with the warmth and
eagerness Of redeeming love. To
many here these very walls must
echo. at this moment. with his in
tense and tender appeals to perish
ing men. These lips. now speech
less in death. must. in memory's
vivid vision. ring out on this air the
call Of God summoning you to holy
living.
As q pastor of the fiock of Christ
he was . tireless and vigilant shep-
herd. There Was here the same
high tension Of attitude. Nothing
escaped his attention. He was al
ways on the alert for an opportunity
to reach individuals. He spared no
effort to realize the fullest possibili-
ty Of ministry to the homes and
hearts Of his people. He was ready
on = moments notice to put himself
into unison with every condition Of
need. He grieved with the SORROW
ing; he struggled with the tempted
and tried: he shared the burdens Of
the weary and disappointed. Such
many sided adaptiveness is fearfully
exhaustive Of nervous energy. but
never. even At the lowest ebb of
vital force. did he spare himself in
the hour Of another's need. Many
in this throng would testify to thee
tender and dear-bouRht pastoral
ministries Of our sainted brother.
Possessed Of such a nature. hav-
ing had that nature intensified .
thousandfold by q profound and
abiding experience of personal sal
walton. he lived much in brief per-
iod. Such life is not measured by
years. He accomplished great
work in little time.
After all this is said. it must be
added that we. out here in Colorado.
never knew him at his best. He
came to US under a formidable hand
leap. The relentless disease. which
eliminated in his death. had already
fastened itself upon him. What he
might have been in full-orbed man.
hood. with the full vigor of unim-
paired health. no one can declare.
He struggled in all his work. like a
teathered eagle. leashed to dis
heartening limitations beyond which
he could not go. His soul longed
for wider ranges but he was ever
dragged back into narrow areas.
His spirit was keen for farther
fight. but the enervatiOns Of di-
sease put speedy end thereto. He
sns ambitious; he longed for larger
fields. He yearned to do even great
er things for God. There was moth
ing selfish in these aspirations. Their
end was not personal glory. but the
good Of his fellow men. He coveted
q great place in which to serve
Christ and bless men: he was anxious
to fad it. He hunRered for the
largest sphere Of usefulness.
This high-strung tension. this holy
ambition. this irrepressible energy,
contributed. without doubt. II his
early death. He could not suffer
idleness. Restless under restraint,
before his strength had been recup-
Grated. he would plunge anew into
his loved activity. until finally recup-
erative possibility was gone and the
end relentlessly drew on. His
dauntless spirit never knew what il
was to be conquered. Death found
him with the vision Of hope in his
soul.
He has gone to be with the Christ
he loved and served. The fetters Of
. shattered body have been dropped.
The eagle-spirit has slipped its leash. |
Free at last he soars through the
airs and ranges the firmaments Of
the illimitabie spiritual world. We
would not wish him beck in this
emaciated. disease-shattered body. |
Better far that he be with his Giori- |
6ed Lord.
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