The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
MEMORIAL FOR JUDGE
MORGAN At DEVILS LAKE

nature, with a wealth of charity and
a great ambition to do and be right
he approached near to the idea.
Judge. Being human. error of juds-
ment must necessarily have occurred
Being as he was-his intent-his u
pose-his heart-WaS always lust,
So richly was he endowed with the
sense of justice that the most tech.
meal rules of law. when administer.
ed by him. seemed to spell equity.
In his daily life. private. public
official vindictiveness and courtesy
marked every step, the high. the low,
the rich, the poor. all mankind. re-
ceived from him justice, according to
deserts, without regard to station,and
the man Is yet to speak who IAN say
that either in civil or criminal case
his Judgment or name Of pro-
nouncing it was ever Influenced by
personal feeling.
He was indeed in many ways a re-
markahle man.
\ friend of his. of mine, and of yours
MIR. James W. Foley once wrote what
he was pleased ia call "a Creed" ]
will read it because 1 am satisfied
that as he wrote he had in mind none
other than Judge Morgan.
To be earnest; to be strong:
To make light the way with song;
Slow to anger. quick to praise;
Walking steadfast through the days,
Firm of purpose. sure of soul,
Pressing onward to the goal,
Upright. even undismayed,
Sure, serene and unafraid,
To be patient; to be kind:
To hn rprnoc,f,,J AVID <,l
Sweetness all along the way;
Loath to Judge. but firm to say
Truth with unrelenting tonsue;-
BY no cavil veered or swung
From the right: and to endure
Hopeful, helpful. clean and pure.
To be gentle. to forgive;
True to life and glad to live:
To be watchful and to be
Rich with boundtess charity;
To be humble in success.
Strong of heart In bitterness.
Tender. gracious. thoughtful. good
In our man-and-womanhood,
To be smiling to be glad
For the yesterdays we've had:
To be grateful all the way
For the beauties of today;
To be hopeful. and to see
In the days that are to be.
Bigger. better. broader things,
Robes of purple. crowns of kings!
Does it not describe him: Can you
see him now. in attitude so familiar,
discussing with you some of the uues-
tons of the day? His massive head
so richly crowned. his strong feat
ures. his. clear steady ayes all light
up by a responsive smile disclos-
ing a great throbbing heart as the
motive power Of his life
Called TO Higher, Work.
Faithfully he labored amongst the
people of this district until 1900
when he vas called to'a larger field
Of activity. being placed upon the SUI
Of the people. He so applied him.
self. to the exacting work Of his new
that it was soon recognized,
that as he had been a successful trial
Judge SO also had he become a sound
appellate Judge. AS year after year
vent by. his profound knowledge.
wise judgment and u%nyielding integ-
rity grew moro and more upon his
fellow citizens and in 1905 he a
without opposition, elected to sue
coed himself.
A foolish constitutional economy
the number Of appellate
judges to three-while Il rapidly in
creasing population multiplied the
causes and overburdened the court
with work. Judge Morgan moved
by an almost owe conscientious spir-
It SO taxed his energies in his ef.
to keep the court above the
Hood of importing business. that he
his vitality and strength
until both were beyond recall. and
he had been. for some time
devoting his efforts to restoration,
hey were in vain. and on a beautiful
lay in May. at a time when the glad
song OF the silvery throated har-
of spring was heard on every
tide, when the air was weighted with
The sweet incense of born
flowers. at a time when nature was
bright and gay with new life and
when even life seemed anxious to re-.