The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-12-02
A Tribute
TO MONTGOMERY HUFFMAN wro
PASSED Oven THE GREAT
DIVIDE. ON SUNDAY, NOV
EMeFa, -. 1910.

though his life NAV have reached the
seriptrrai span. 10 In deed a loss. Inc
associates and persontl friends OF
'Na,k bv which name he was fam't
,ariy known to the community 10
Witch his entire life was spent, may
we'll si~ ''.a sbs.l ~. "t e"
MIA like sgain.'
His sturdy honesty of purpose. With
his deIicse sense OF honor. snd eS-
puisite gentleness ot character ana
manner, Impressed all with whom ne
came In contact, and his friends ~
weil as himself. we're much astonirh-
ed AZ grieved at anv evidence OF ss'
tagonism or III will. which few posi-.
tive and fearless characters are for
tunate enough 10 escape. lie was
adiaircd for his independence BY the
rood reople. who kney him well.
| AS may be well supposed. he loved
Dickens letter than ThncSery. ana
therefore wng more nj home IN the
.,bodcs OF the everyday folk. whom
ne liked. than in the sage set rou.
vows - plutOcrats. whore modes and
c commod ations obtained. lie
thought any now, and certainly once
r,u arkc1 that In the environment or
tic humber fox. he could actually
save tine by keeping on his hat As
4 wei. allo, misht II be- said that ne
was ciad Of the opportunity for bes-
TOW al- of advice without sacrIiIc. NJ
thar mach vaun 81 viriue-seii re-
sJect He had p keen insight into
character, the spirit of candor pos
sessed his soul tie had 49, pecui-
auties. For instance: his charity.
lever quite uniform IN it, rene't'' ms
was credited. indeed. with beins so
decent thct II gained recognition
among the poor. as well as In the
oirc'cs OF well-to-do. Never against IL
was the innuendo or brazenness OF
sisre
Happy tho man who g. without n
history. SAYS the proyerb. and the
pleasant and FULLY rounded term OF
our friends life presents few salient
points and Tor has biographer. There
are rot HFuy lives MARKED with
Sreat Incidents. but II * none the
less due To the friends he loved so
Wen. aHG to the community he so long
and faithfully served that We with
" ords ~ least. should embalm his
Ilcmory.
NJ culoPy OF ours car add Ia the
molly earned and deserved reputation
If Mack Huffman Surely indo-
lenCc had no place among his vices
II hc had any His was life spent
neither in senseless wassail nor IN
the niggardly boarding of coin
strictly temperate ir all things, he
was p model OF sobricty. industry and
devotion TO his duties public Rnd
private His disposition was kind
and benevolent his bearing modest |
and wholly free from pride and sell. |
assertion. During life ho possessed |
q character without rcproach and
gained the love and esteem OF all VITO
knew hun. From his youth he wac
member OF the Presbyterian church
and was very regular In attendance
on its services. His departure, oy all |
who fnev him well. 10 sincerely Ia.
nseRted
In hoy great a degree the nature
OF tho morbid processes which des-
troy human life determines TIE men
tai state 81 the dying. Is well known |
to the medical profession. II Is no
less certain that the vapid prema.
tur. uecsy which proceeds from .x.
ternai causes. and takes some speci- |
lie tcrfl OF utseose, Is attended Win
tar more suffering. mental and bodi. |
~. than the slow decay OF age. in |
which lie Is not seldom 'Meiiowed |
ana softened. as with sunset glow, |
n golden days decline"
BIt cur dying friend had In full |
measure. the philosophy snicn CT
mon sense brings to tho support OF |
every man who cometh into the |
world. II he will hut heed IT,
In that intitive reason. and that
conscience. whose dictates had been |
tac rule Of his life. h.. found clear |
revelation OF God. and a sure ground !,
OF hope in him. which neitrer science
loi theology has given nor can take
away.
Mammoth City Utah. Nov. stth, 'Ie
STEELE BAILEY, SIR.