Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-02

greater and grander existence; and that
injunction from the great book that
.as We live, so shall We die. as ye die
SO shall ye live again." will place him
today in that summerland surrounded
by his friends. Yea, Almost | feel the
influence that comes from the other
world. His influence will be felt upon
mankind although lie has departed
from the body. What grand and no
bic thought it is for us here to believe
that this world is only kindergarten,
where we arr TO discinline the man
grown erander and nobler-not only
for our life work here but for the work
over there. That gives us something
to live for. II leads us to believe that
good predominates over evil in the
| breasts Of the majority of the human
family. I am not one of those that be-
lieve in total depravity. but believe
that good is in the breast of ever man,
and he exercises those instincts accord
ing ta the opportunities and the sur
roun6ings which he has. / am one of
those that believe that we have a duty
that we owe one another. If We carry
out that principle of brotherly love and
of goodness toward one another, just
as our departed brother did. how much
better we should feel: and il We do
not get our reward here for any kind
act that we NAV do, then ] believe
! that 20 will get il by and by.
Oh. no! my friends there is no such
| thing as death. Our brother has only
passed over the river; and today have
not any doubt. is living in perpetual
sunshine, gone to meet his friends that
| have gone before. When he bade his
| friends goodnight here, upon this
! shore. | have not any doubt that he
bade those who had gone before good
morning on the other. Nature. and ev-
| erNthing teaches us the immortality
| OF the soul. We might go into the
| realms OF mythology; and, ] have read
| many times Of the new king of the
Argus who condemned the young king
| to death: Just before he was executed.
che that loved him so fondly. implored
of him, should they meet again? He
answered: Il have asked that dread
| full question of the hills that look ettr-
| nal. Of the river that placid flows for
eyer, of the stars amid whose fields OF
aZura my restless spirit trOd in glory,
has found no ansWer-all was dumb
but as | look unon your loving face.
! answer. yes. we shall meet again.
Whatever may be our course here. We
can have no doubt that He who caa3cs
the buried acorn To spring forth in
the sprngtime, will take care of tEe
soul of man which is the living and
tie thinking part. when this caskct
shall refuse longer To perform it's du-
ties. Yes. our brother is gone; bur. by
and by when our course shall have
run. We shall meet him on the other
shore.
Mr.. IRVING of Aroostook: MI Pres-
dent | want to speak of my pereonal re-
| lationship with Senator Mullen and the
beauty of his character il was re-
| vealed to me we worked together.
| 1t was my good fortune upon entering
| the end Legislature in 1866 to be ap-
pointed with Senator Mullen on the Tax
alton Committee. first met him there.
and as | worked in company with him
| trying to solve some of the problems
| that came before us, and noted his hon
| esty OF purpose, braadmiudedness and
! fairness in all matters under discussion
| ] learned to love and respect him.
| His mind was clear, keen, discriminate
| ing and just His was lovable nature
| as we'll as always sunny. genial an;
kind
He was not politician. he was above
all political trickery, hut in the truest
sense of the tern, he Was statesman. 4
tireless worker. Continually working, not
| only for the good of his City and County.
but also for the good of the whole
State.
| / feel Mr.. President thar I have suf-
fered a personal loss in the death ee
Senator Mullen. His City has lost a
worthy citizen. The State has lost n
wise legislator. A good man has gone
out from us therefore we mourn. and
the few words that We utter here today
cannot quite express our sorrow, nor
cannot quite relieve the heartache We
shall miss him in our business life, We
shall miss him in our social life we
shall certainly sadly miss him In our
councils, bat the memory of his true and
manly life and broad and square deal
ings will still remain with us TO help us
| trust TO be truer men and better leg
islators. We shall miss him but We will
not foreet him and as the years go by
and the grasses shall be growing green
and the overs blooming on the mound
beneath which rests all that is mortal of
Senator Mullen We will still remember
his loving kindness, his worthy deeds
and his upright life.
Let Us emulate his virtues to such an
cxtept, so that when the summons comes
to each of Ms to go hence, we may he
ready (as believe he was ready to
give n good account of our stewardship
and enter into our reward
Today all that is left to us of Sena-
tor Mullen is a sacred memory We
bid him adieu. We shall see him no
more in the earth life, but n' Iperhaps
to some of us) the near tomorrow of
the future ween we will meet him and
greet him and he will give us a kindly
welcome into the better life in the great
beyond.
Mr.. MILLIKEN of ArooStook: Mr..
President: As one of those in This body
who had the privilege OF being associ-
ated with Senator Mullen through three
terms of the Legislature. before this
term, l want to add my brief word of
tribute to the memory of our associate
and our friend.