Putnam patriot., 1908-05-01

time, more especially since he gave up his regular professional labofs. We
 will, however relate in q few words the
 last employment that absorbed his mind and henri previous and up to the
 time of his death. That was the sail ing of the great American Armada
 around the continent and the world.
 He lived to see Il accomplish its first
 mis don ttiumrhantly to his great gfai- ineation. Ills mind and heart were
 nodded while still the influence ot the God fearing patriotic loyalty demina- led The American people and partIeu- iafty those ei New England. He saw all The aflairs of the Republic as did his farelathers Whatever concerned | it. concerned hum whatever affected nj. country affected him tls loyalty la lhe ideas of the founders ef the Re public was iHbe,ia.i in his entire be ing leyirNrd its course without any adverse criticism, hut grieNed when its hallowed underlying principles were sighted ot misusei hs ill-adNised I'll lers. but the Republic Ia him remained as pure ana grand as when founded.
 He llsed, in a sense, in past age, and therefore was not fully understood hs those lising in modern ideals and under different influences than his II may thus be imagined how he fe. gardcd The sailing of the great fleet oi Am, fiean wafshils-the most magnt- ticeat display pt naval power ever ee. held
 Mr Giatk procured maPof the con tiaenl around witch the heei was 10 smt lie mmked and chfonieied its staeJ lJom Hampton, and thence ea noticing and marking each halt aulii Il reached the straits et Magellan, whe4e eeelaies abroad thought II must ee wrecked and ignominiou>lN fail tn completing it's purpose, fhefe we're also some AmetieanS--enlN tew--so leaaened to patriotism, through hatred tp the Administration, that they seem eli ,lesiroas to have the prophecies el foreign foes come true.
 Mr. Clark had no misgivings a> io the successful mission oi the great neet- Il was, to him, to do great missionary serN iee in the cause ot peace and good will 10 all races of men, and to impress the great war powers of the Old World with igs ability to execute every ne re>safs duty to protect its own and the weaker nations under it's care. who were trusting in it's guardianship Tor safety from being wfonged. Before the 1 fleet reached it's destined haroor on the | PaciIie coast, it's brilliant success in na- Nlrating all waters with no semhlance of an unpleasant hi,ch the feFSor ef 1 friendship unmlstakenly expressed by ali the Republics on its long journey, awakened new conceptions in the minds of rulers and statesmen abroad
 of the grandeur and power of the great
 Republic of the West, who proclaimed
 openly their full confidence in the noel- lIts oi its peaceful mission,
 Ali these changes ot opinion and eN-
 pFe>sions el goodwill, simply confirm
 ed Mr Clark iu his conceptions et what
 the fleet was destined to accomplish,
 which gave him inc Nnre>s.nle delight,
 lie nxed Ie >ee all.thts, which afforded him mach comfort al the last. .As far q, could hc done he chruaiviesl als-shs
 events lhas tFsn>p.ed le the fleet smul
 anchored in American waters. The map will k preserved ia the la- , m as < memorial oi him @ao vas se geealls loved and N well understood, lis funeral took place 2, his late , h lnsv, his Pastor, Rev, F, D, sargent,
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