The Washington herald., 1908-04-06

ties, but developing the quiet strength
that could surmourt them all Walk
ing from Philadelphia 10 Washington.
except for an offered ride, which he
laughingly said turned out 70 be harder
than walking; beginning with less than
two dollars IN a strange city: throw
ing himself at once into the life and
interests Of the place; following with
eager eyes of youth the portentous
events that led Up 20 and brought on
The war; studying and describing the
statesmen and leaders Of the period:
listening 10 Webster, TO Calhoun. 10
Clay watching and participating in
the struggles and passions, the defeats
and victories OF that great conflict out
OF which our true national conscious
ness was to have its birth: knowing
the friendship OF Lincoln; receiving the
confidence of Stanton. and. when peace
was restored, taking his seat in that
editorial chair which he made a sort
OF throne; maintaining there during
forty years the best traditions Of thar
older journalism which had BRYANT and
Bowles and Greeley for its exemplars;
storing his mind with study: correct
ing his opinions by the safer schooling
OF affairs: travelling In many lands ana
bringing back the treasures Of remote
ages and strange people 10 beautify
his home; giving himself unstintedly
for the good of his time and the ele-
vation OF the city OF hts care; and
finding himself, year by year. more
secure in the love and veneratiOn OF
his fellows-surely that was life
worth living and the memory of it a
priceless heritage TO leave his sons.
Dignity of Occasion.
To me, sir, there is something pc
culiarly impressive and inspiring in A
scene Ike this-a city calling her
sons and daughters together to re-
view the life and recount the services
Of one Of the truest and noblest of her
citizens. to weigh the pure gold of
his character and leave the garland of
gratitude upon his grave. II is, in
deed, good for us to be here. He
may not know what We are saying
of him here to-day; yet in that long.
laborious life may he not sometimes.
have been cheered and strengthened
by the foreknowledge that this hour
would come?
He must have known that he had
deserved well of Washington and that
Washington would set the seal of her
approval on his work when Il was
done. He was, In the truest and best
sense of the expression, public man.
He had lived in the general eye, and
when he saw his end approaching he
recognized and provided for the right
be knew his fellow-citizens would
claim TO have part in his funeral.
That tribute of their love and rev.
eTence was duly paid; and now, not
In the fresh pain of grief or the first
sense Of loss, but in the calm and quiet
hour Of grateful recollection, the city
summons us TO say for him the final.
fitting word.
Devotion 10 District Welfare,
For sixty years he held her welfare
and her honor dear. In her dav of
small things he was faithful and In
the day Of her greatness he was proud.
In the night of gloom he did not for
sake her, and in the morning of splen-
dor he was with her and reioiced. All
his care and labor was to make her
paths prosperous and peaceful. her
homes pure, her people happy, her an
parel glorious, and her habitation
beautiful TO behold. We believe that
all he lived to see was only the be-
ginning, the faint, far-off beginning
Of her coming days magnificence.
He is gone. but he will not be for
gotten. As time goes on, other sons
no less gifted and devoted win be born
of her womb or be beckoned TO her
side; but whatever other names she
may inscribe in after years upon her
broad escutcheon, she win never erase
the name Of Crosby Stuart Noyes.