The Washington herald., 1908-02-10

ideal orator lie not only read books
ne studied them, not only read nature
ne studied il. not only read men, he studied
them. And so he was a FUN man. And
When he spoke, his hearers were Informed
as well as uplifted
Love Of Humanity.
The true orator must love humanity
and hate humanitys foes. No neutral
character ever was "A great speaker.
No colorless and c0wardly mind ever
belonged to great man. il has been
said that the great man has great ca
pacity for loving, and for hating, Father
Stafford loved his fellow-IraH IN the
spirit Of his Divine Master and he hated
the wrongs that cursed his fellOw-man in
the same spirit. Christ said Come
unto ne all Sc that are weary and heavy
laden. and ] will give YOU rest" but he
also laShed the hyDgcTites and wrong
doers Of His day in philippics un-
equaled IN all the record Of denuuca-
ton. Father Stafford. who followed IN
ITS footsteps, scOurged Wick6dness with
unsparlng thongs but be 50 loved hu-
mdnlty that even for the wicked he
still had love and sought TO set those
whom he found travelling the evil way
that leads 10 death and worse than death.
IN lne straight and narrow way that leads
TO life and better than life.
The true orator never cares for him
self lie speaks what he must speak
40 matter whether his words shall bring
him the praise of men or their con
demnation. He speaks in the spirit Of
winch our American poet wrote when he
said.
Truth forever on the scafoId. Wrong foTeyer on the
Yet that s-aEold svays tie future. and behind the
Dim Unknown
staudeth COD within the shadow keeping aatch
above His ogu.
So spoke Patrick Henry; so spoke Wen
dell Phillips, SO spoke Abraham Lincoln
So spoke in other lands Sayauarola and
Wesley, and all the heroes of truth since
time began, And so spoke Father stat
ford.
All Have Duty.
The real orator always knows that he
need not present definite plans for re-
form-that Is the statesmans work. the
orator need only speak the truth. The
thread that is woven into "a beautiful
design IN rug or tapestry knows not the
plan % which il is a parJ-and il does
not matter for the weaver knows None
OF - know what our lives may mean iu
the design Of human eXistence-nO mat
ter the Master Weaver knows. Each
one OF US has his uses. Let no man 0T
woman fear that bis life or hers has
no purpose or Importance in the scheme
or thiugs-GOd needs us all. This larg
the orator realizes more than
any other man. He may not know what
he builds, but he does know that he is a
workman In an eternal structure who's
architect is God. What said Emerson
the trUest interpreter OF life and things
the republic has produced.
Tie hand that rounded Peters dome.
And gTcuCd the aisles of Christian Rome
Wrought Do a sad sincerity.
Himself from cod he could not free
He bIilde1 better than be knew
Tie conscious stone 90 beauty grew.
So spoke, so worked. so wrought the
noble man whose memory in sorrow, love
and pride we celebrate this day He
blessed us all
Each man and woman who knew o.
heard him is pureT in soul, stronger Dr. /
heart. more excellent in character. anC
richer IN mind that Father Stafford lived /
among US. He lived here ar the Nations
Capital. And here IN the Nations Cap
.tal thousands OF men, women and chill
dreu have erected 10 him "a statue d. 1
their hearts. But We shall die and pass
away. Let us then erect for him in the 4
Nations Capital a statue i'm marble OF /
10 bronze. that those who come after Us 4
may know In more enduring ways than
rom the perishing tongues Of those now
living that there lived ana died here a
man whose words and work for right
made him worthy. I'D the Opin-
on Of the Nations Capital. Of u perma-
lent and impeTishable memorial