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their tasks, whatever they may be,
according to the rules of rectitude.
God holds each soul accountable for
the way in which he passes his time
in this great school of life. All of
us must answer at last the same sum-
mons-Death. Whatever the dis
tinctions among men, Death brings
them all to a common level. The
king and slave must lie down to-
gether. The man who leaves the
world with his hundred millions be-
hind him, stands as poor on the other
shore as the beRgar at his gate. ALI
that any man can carry through are
the treasures of knowledge, of culture,
of character, that he has gathered in
the harvest 41eld,-the world. One
origin, one nature, one destiny. This
is the formula of philosophy. Science
builds upon it as its corner stone. It
is sustained by the voice of Jesus, and
by Gods prophets and apostles, since
the world began.
This doctrine of human brotherhood
cannot but be salutary in it's influence.
1t affords an effective rebuke to human
exclusiveness and pride. It shows
that the distinctions which divide
men are narrow and very brief. The
man you soorn is as dear as you can
be, In the Fathers sight. He is your
brother-your Fat er's child. Are
you his superior in wealth or wisdom
or position to-day? He may rank you
by and by. If you show the spirit
Of the soorner, he perhaps ranks you
now. in real dignity of soul This
doctrine cultivates all tender and holy
sympathies. It affords q basis for
kind and charitable Judgment. We
know the struggles and temptations of
our brother men We have felt tn am
ourselves, and so our hearts are warm
with pity and our hands are strong
to relieve. 1t is the inspiration of all
philanthropio effort. 1t was this
thought that brought Jesus to the
homes of men.
It was this thought that sent How
ard into prison dungeons, and Florence
Nightingale and CLARA Barton in the
wake of war, and Grenfell to Labra-
dor. It is this view of human rela-
tionship that Pounds hospitals and
watches in sick chambers, and closes
dying eyes, and offers prayer at
stranger graves. It has caused thrones
to totter, and tryant kings to tremble,
and down-trodden millions to look up
and rejoice. It is working nightly
in the hearts of men and women to-
day, humbling the naughty, lifting
up the loWly and leading the way
toward a confederation of the nations
and the practical brotherhood and
peace Of the world.
Over yonder, by the side of the
road, stands completed to-day the
johnson Memorial hospital, a visible
and very beautiful answer to the
question asked over and over again in
the hearts of this honored couple,
"Where shall we bestow the gold, In
duty's pathway gained ?" What bet
ter blessing could come to this COM
munity than this harbor of hope and
healing for multitudes Of men, women
and children, down through the years,
who shall pass its wide open portal
In search of that priceless jewel, -
Health. If churches help to heal the
SCARED souls Of men, the hospitals
seek to bless and bind up their bruised
and broken bodies, and so become
angels of light and love, longing to
Tighten the sickness and sorrow of the
world.
It all seems just like our dear
friends to do as they have done with
their wealth. They are both lovers
of their fellow beings. Their vision
Of the brotherhood of man Is no new
dream. but the fruit from hearts that
have always held to the doctrine that
the human race Is one great holy
family. Their love is lavished on
rybody; their tears mingle with
the tears of such as sorrow, and the
joy of others overflows the cup of
their own happiness. This great
gathering to-day is an eloquent testi.
monial of the high esteem in which
our hosts are held by their friends and
neighbors. We are here to prove our
friendship and make manifest the love
we hold in our hearts for this noble
man and woman.
''If you've anything good to say to man
Don't wait till he's laid to rest;
For the eulogy spoken
When hearts are broken,
Is an empty thing at best"
Roll back the years. three score and
ten, and see In yonder farmhouse q
blue-eyed, rosy checked boy, often
going about his daily duties with sun.
shine in his soul. and the spirit of
helpfulnesa in his heart. See him
enter at sixteen the wooden mill at
stafordvIlle, where he begins his up.
hill battle in the business world. See
him rise step by step the ladder Of
success, through eager, earnest ser
vice, not seeking to climb up "some
other way" He soon attracts the
of the men at the head of
the mill, by his industry and efio-
ienoy. After serving several years
in the carding room of this mill our
friend goes to Fox's mill, to flll q
similar position. Two years later
he returns to the Staffordville mill,
having been offered q good position in
the finishing room. His work was SO
we'll done in previous years that the
company seeks his services again.
Still later the young man enters the
mill at Hydeville, and is ad-
7anced to the position of foreman. In |
1870 he be comes superintendent and |
part owner of the mill, among the
)ther partners being Elijah Fairmsp.