Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-02
President Hyde Condu
The Sunday Vespers
Pays Deep Tribute 10 The 9
Senator William P. FRI
Address Impressive and csIy
Listened to Throughout,

Brunswick, Me, Oct. 1.-(Spl-
President William Dewitt lily this
afternoon conducted the' first lday
afternoon Yesper services at th:ow-
dein College chapel for theserm.
President Hyde took occas sion hay a
deep tribute to the late SenatWil-
liam Pierce Frye. graduate e}ow-
dom COLLEGE" and for many yrs q
member OF the governing boar first
as an oVerseer and later as estee.
President Hyde spoke as follov
William Pierce Frye. LII. d. I'D on
the eighth day of August, 1917 the
81st year of his age.
Senator Frye graduated frorn,ow-
dom College in 1860. In 1861, rs and
1867 he as a member of the kaine
House Of Representatives froms56 to
1857 mayor of Lewiston; from 81 to
1870 attorney general; from 1871 1881
member of the National House atep-
resentatlves: from 1881 to 1911 lifted
States senator; from 1896 to 191fres-
ident Pro Tempore of the Senat He
WAS a member of the Paris Pace
Commission to adjust terms bageen
Spain and the United States.
He received the degree of IA d.
from this college in 1889. He wr an
everseer from 1872 to 1881 and hnce
1881 had been a trustee
He was interchangeable in the sltport
of American shipping and fisiiries.
the protective tariff, the welfai of
the colored race, and honorablessor-
eign relations.
He Was eloquent, able sincere. bur-
ageous, kindly, charitable; tire to
what he believed; loyal To wha he
represented. Out of his many selfces
and virtues. let us select one for our
emulation on this first Sabbath sek'ice
since his death, in the chapel eftthe
college which he loved.
In the complex life of today there is
lust one test of a mans hosesty that
really counts, compared with whic,,
ali other tests and temptations are
Incre child's play. That is the power &c
draw a clear, sharp line between ones
pnrsonal interests as an individual
and ones social obligations as a bus
mess political representative of tbs
interests of others. Every man In
business, professional. or public If
stands in that double relationship
and the test of character is the power
to do that double work with single
| eye.
Senator Frye was repeatedly Offered
opportunities to make money in way
| which many persons would hay'
thought legitimate, by following sug
gestions about investments made b.
1 - oil In, Loo x
| lation to whom he might be consider
| cd under obligation, IL he profited b,
| their advice. All such opportunities h
| persis.ently declined
| 4 railroad magnate, who had man,
| favors to ask of Congress, remarks
| that he had found in all his acquaint
/ ance with public men no other to b
| compared with Senator Frye in hi
| answering honesty. Said this raiiroa
| manate, Il repeatedly put large oppor
runitics in the way of Senator Fry
| for gaining great wealth in perfect
| " legitimate manner in conneetio
| with great business enterprises: bu
J hc always firmly replied; 1 must dc
Seine. / cannot for my own gain b
inspected by any man of subordinai
he f se public interests to my ''''"'s "
i' - you young men who for the ne'
. NARA are to be trustees. director
u ietsentatives of the interests of oil
'ai e.sst me commend the example
at NC .alwart son of Bowdoin ana
r. Min ,yho for the past so years ha
Is SOU Nigh placed where template
st 70 niiA gsonal and public interests
d. supt,ie urgent, yet never let Z
zee hahd N earned his living owe
~. cent Vi cation to the hand that ca
80 his vote