Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-28
EULOGIEsONnR. BRIGGS
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Blowing Tributes We're Paid by
DIS. CrsVsll end Frlsss|l.
LESSONS N HIS LIFE For ALL
Riehmond Clergyman Points Out TO
He Hearers Where IT Can be Fol.
sosNd With Profit - DR.. rrlsscll
speaka Of His Value &c Worker.

In the course OF his eulogy on tho
late Francis G. Briggs. Rev. DR.. J. j.
Hrnyatt, of Richmond. among other
thipBa said:
IL Ia to me sacred privilege to
come and mingle my tenrs with yours
In the loas of our friend. One of the
I sweetest associations ! have in con-
nactton with my work In this Hanp-
lon school In tho warm friendship or
onr departed friend. In overy duty
lelt the Md ce hs warm heart, his
4 Kindly Interest and tender Byinpnthy.
ao waR the friend OF everybody here.
everybody went to Mr.. Briggs for mid
IN hiB own work. He had big, man.
~ heart, ready to listen to every emil.
There Is lesRon In his llfe which
want to press upon every one OF
lheae boyg and girls before mc--the
lSqson OF the value of attention to de-
tails. to things that may seem little
70 you The man who fa,ls in life
fails for want or attention TO small
thlngs. The MaRter said. "He Tint Is
faithful In that which Ia least. Is faith
fnl also In much" TO the smallest
InntterD that cnme up before him. this
man gave close attention. am sure
that one renBon TINT this great insti-
stntion has moved on so smoothly n
mat no has seen TO It that even tho
smallest wheel was carefully creased
whenever I preached In this church
was sure that no Ind seen that
nSary one in II was properly cared
ior. There was no person here who
aid not feel HIS presence Tho sue
cess OF o service does not depend al
toBether ON desk and pulpit. but on
MI the ARRANGEMENTS. In every pub
We not n great deal depends on what
E has gone before. There was ten
der confederation for every one In
everything he touched.
1t wan my privilege to live close
10 him here, to know his kind henrt.
hia devotion to the interests OF the
school and the upbuilding OF these
people. Hut he was especially inter
ested In q class which claimed place
inshlH heart and TINT wns the class of
Small indian boys; they were close TO
. iis Heart. You young men were not
10 far from home. yo, were older and
better ablo TO take care OF yourselves.
He WAS Interested In yon all. bmt es
pneially in these who so much needed
heln. And this man did much to
build Zip that boyhood.
iooN pack hnu think OF his life
70 fun of cheer and brightness and
hnmor--these things are what take of
the rough edges of life. and cheer MS
and inspire MS to do better You can
not be told enough of the lives which
are this schools rich Inheritance.
Yoiir advantages here nre not In the
class room shop alone. but IN the in
spiration that comes to You from the
noble self-sacrlscing lives of tho peo.
PIE who are Your teachers. advisers
and friends. When think of my life
inl this school--when came here
without any experience to guide me-
feel ] owe n debt of gratitude Ia
That great man--one In a million to
teach and ond and insnire others
General Armstrong; and I knew an
other great man here-snlendid ten
der,yet firm--the schools first treas
'irer, General Marshall And he was
Followed by n man of gentle pure
5 Nhristian life. Mr.. Gilman. ana
though was gone from here before
lie came learned Mt my home of the
Ssnlendid work ana noble Christian life
OF Mr. Purves. Now We gather here
today for the last sacred rites for orr
z dear friend. Mfr. Briggs. want 10
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