The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
THE CITIZEN"
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS.

( This vast audience. composed of peo-
pie from every religious denomination
and from every honorable walk OF life.
/ is eloquent testimony Of the work and
worth of Father Stafford. We do well
1 10 honor tie memory Of such a man. 10
! hold up his devotion to the weIl-being
/ of his countrymen as an example worthy
OF emulation.
Father Stafford was man Of great
ability. widely read in the best literature.
and man of deep religious conviction.
lie was unusually gifted in speech: and
delivered his message with commanding
power. He was broad in hts sympathies.
and worked I'm many fields for the benefit
and eXaitauon. not only 81 his beloved
church, but for the advancement Of the
welfare of the citizenship Of the entire
community. No worthy appeal made 10
him was made in vain. He never turned
deaf car 20 want or suffering. but
gladly gave 90 the extent of his power.
stranger 10 SeIhshness.
He was not self-centered. lie was q
total stranger TO selnshness. He felt
/ that he had q mission and that was 10
minister unto the spiritual and temporal
welfare of his felIow-men lie believed
that the talents with which the Creator
had so richly endowed him were 10
be used for the benefit Of himself. his
church, and the great human family
about him.
He was most diligent i'm WeH-doing.
| His life was crowned with kindly
service. lie felt that mo DAY was com
piete without some act Of kindness done.
3 f7rtrtlrsrs9 tod In. F,rTT.
his church, his sympathies and his effort
did not stop there. He believed not only
in fitting men to die. but in preparing
them 10 live useful. Christian, patriotic
lives.
He was profound believer in the
virtue Of our political institutions. and
never failed to emphasize devotion 20
them as an essential quality Of good
citizenship. He stood with immovable
tirmness for maintaining the supremacy
uf the laws Of the hand, for therein lies
the permancncy OF the state and the
security Of the American home
His voice and his energies were en-
listed in whatever tended to advance the
cause Of justice and righteousness among
men. He was. In the very best sense. a
man OF the people. He loved them and
they loved him Men were neither too
high nor too low 10 be beyond the reach
of his generous help or Of his abundant
sympathy. He was, as was said Of an
other, utterly democratic In his friend
ships. He gave himself 10 the rich with
out loss Of self-respect. He gave himself
to the poor without patronage"
Always an Influence.
Father Stafford always exerted most
benefcent influence in our midst. He
possessed, in a very unusual degree. the
respect, the confidence, and the admira-
tion Of ministers of all churches and
people of all conditions He was power
for good In our civic life He was a
splendid type Of the best citizen.
It means much 10 the country to have
here at the Nations Capital men Of high
purpose sUCh as Father Stafford was
men such as he who address themselves
with unselfsh devotion 10 the promotion
Of the moral, Intellectual. physical and
social well-heing of the people The in
fiuence Of a good life here radlates to
the utteTmOst limits OF the republic
This is the nations heart. and the na-
tons heart should be pure.
Father Stafford was an upright citizen
a brave and gentle man. He lived a
noble life and died an heroic death We
gratefully pay his memory this tribute
of Orrr love