New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-07

That financial reverSes and deaths il
his family in recent years cast a gloon
over his life which the tender care
and solicitude of his beloved one.
and his friends were not able tc
entirely dispel. And still when it is
all said, we can truthfully say that be
maintained most cheerful dispo.
sition, under all the trials and tribu.
lations that were meted out to him,
and did better and more nobiy than
most of us would have done unde,
similar circumstances and conditions
And as we contemplate all those
loving traits of character that en-.
deared him to us, and it is further.
more forcibly impressed upon US thai
he was taken away from US practi.
cally in the prime of his life, away al
a time when his career Of usefulness
was still undated, it is then that We
feel our loss so much more keenly,
and our hearts 20 out to the members
OF his family who are by his pre-.
mature death deprived of years of his
championship, loving kindness and
able and judicious advice.
In all questions that came up for
discussion and agitated the minds OF
the people, the deceased showed him
self at all times to be broadminded
and possessed of most liberal views,
and it was most natural for him to
hold most liberal views in the matter
of religion. He himself was not a
member of any church, and the views
of other people in the matter OF
religion not in harmony with his own
were sacred to him and never inter-
fered with.
He was unable to solve the mystery
of Death, and we stand here today
and must admit that we also do not
understand Deaths language.
We do not know what Death means
we do not know if Immortality is the
gift that he presents us with or if the
heart pulse ceases forever when his
chilling breath strikes US.
And even if the future is unknown to
US, We are not afraid of it. The Flu
ture is no more than the Morrow
which we are not permitted to enjoy
today.
The deceased did not allow his life
to become darkened7 because of his
lack of positive information on this
point.
And what is life? Life is but prob
lem which we are called upon to solve
upon this Earth of ours and those OF
US who have lived an honest and up
right unselfish life, life of charity
and good will to all mankind, have
through that made the best prepare
tons for any possible future existence.
And to be able to live our life cor.
rectly, We must be animated by the
spirit of love, and there is no more
potent factor for good in the world to.
day than love. Love is all powerful,
and breaks down the most violent Oh.
position and brushes hate by its be.
nign presence. 1t conduces to health.
happiness and good cheer. It occu.
pies our mind with pleasant thoughts
and is harbinger of Joy. Every un.
kind thought that finds Judgment in
our minds has upon US baneful in
f1uence. And it is when a great sor.
row has come upon US that our suf-
ferings will become more bearable ii
love has full sway. Love makes us
more charitable and more just. And
we certainly should endeavor to be
just in all our dealings, not only the
members of the family among them.
selves. but all men with their fellow.
men.
Even to Nature we must be lust
We know that there are Times when
Nature seems most cruel and exactine
and even harsh, and then again there
are times when she displays the sweet
qualities of a loving and devoted
mother.
When the beauties of Nature fail to
enthuse us, and when, on account OF
sickness Or old age Life has become
a burden to us, then Death comes to
us as friend and we perceive in him
only a ministering guard angel, who
assists the exhausted pilgrim soul on
its last pilgrimage.
Yes, Death ends all our worldly
pleasures, but he also brings to an
end all our pains and suffering.
This thought alone should outweigh
all our sorrows. The dead certainly
have the bliss of peace.
The death enters the portals of a
happy home, and heart stops beat
ing which was near and dear to US, we
find it well-nigh impossible to find
suitable and appropriate words OF
sympathy. Although expressions OF
sympathy tend to make us feel that We
are not alone in our misery and our
sorrow, and to that extent are whole
some and beneficial, it usually takes
long time before our grief has lost
some OF its poignancy and we have
become strong enough to again take
up the burdens of life.
And yet, equally with pleasures and
happiness, Reason must necessarily