Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-10

waters of hope and health from this well
Of physical as OF spiritual salvation.
Larger Personality.

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Love concentrated on ones own is not
sufficient in the democracy of human
wants and needs His was. secondly. the
patriotic element we'll developed, This
demands the glad surrender Of one's-self
for the larger personality Of the nation.
Father Stafford loved this republic with
holy and passionate devotion. Because
bonn here. he gave the District Of Column
bia loyalty free, full and OVERCOMING
He loved its institutions and he loved it's
people. He knew our virtues and he
sighed for US in our failings. Upon all
questions Of deep concern his eIoouence
lent enthusiasm and his scholarship gave
point and power to his advocacy OF
them.
pass OF his heart throbs. Religion taught
him to minister unto all. to count all men
OF every class and caste. Of every creed
and color, OF every cline and condition
as children Of the One Universal Father.
His philanthropy was conceived in re-
ligion and Graded in sacrifice. Thus in
the very core Of his heart the vlcarious
element Of love found permanent lodg-
ment His heart was in sympathetic ac-
cord, with the cry OF anguish everywhere.
not soon forget and God hold US in I'M
speakable contempt If we do-the fury
and fervor Of his righteous indigna-
ton which he poured forth in weli-nigh
sia's treatment Of the prosecuted Jew.
Dramatically. then. because of the pains
and pangs Of his people, he was In tune
with the finite. Periodically he was In
was in tune with the infinite. We are
here to show the world how we love to
honor him who thus loved ALL
In the recto-y on high. among the
consecrated their intellects. their elo-
quence. their patriotism. their dreams,
ambitions and their hearts to the glory
Of humanity. we happily greet thee. Denis
Joseph Stafford, philanthropist and lover
Of men,
Senator Beveridge's Eulogy.
The closing eulogy was to the dead
priest as orator" and this was pro-
nounced by Senator Beveridge. In part,
he said:
only the man who has message
should speak to the people. and such a
man was Father Stafford The speaker
who is eloquent merely. the orator who
only entertains. U.s. after all, a play actor
amusing us for an hour and afterward
forgotten. The gifted tongue which uses
it's power for base ends is criminal, II
prostitutes a gift of God to the service
Of the evil one. The man who tries to
speak acceptably to every one. offending
none. avoiding the mention of wrongs be-
cause he does not want the wrongdoer
against him, or the advocacy of right for
the same reason, Is a poor creature I'M
worthy honest mems attention. Only the
man who, for the faith that is In him,
would go to the gallows II need be: only
the man who knows whereof he speaks:
only the man who holds righteousness
dearer than life, only such man is COM
missioned to teach and lead the people.
And such a man was Father Stafford, in
whose veins the blood Of martyrs ran.
xvhn went 70 the hoadD1a a
block rather than renounce a syllable Of
his beliefs.
He spoke as the Spirit gave him ut
terance. and such a speaker the Spirit
never fails to move. The real orator al
ways has a cause to proclaim: the cause
for which this man spoke was the religion
Of Jesus Christ. The real orator is GER
tain of his ground. The master speaker,
considered merely from human point Of
view. was the Savior of the world; and
He never argued-He announced. He
never said in my Judgment or in my
opinion or I may be wrong He uttered
the truth without doubt. without hesita-
tfon without fear. He spoke as one hav-
heard Him gladly Common people al
WAYS gladly hear the man who thus
sneaks to them; and that is why they
gladly heard the golden words Of Father
Stafford.
Ahame With Earnestness.
"Father Stafford was aflame4 with
earnestness. His intensity OF speech
lifted men and women to the heights Of
ideals He carried his hearers on the
wings Of his fervid eloquence to those
spiritual regions where dwell the better
angels of our nature. He raised men
and women from their baser selves to
their nobler selves, and. therefore, to
their real selves. His earnestness was