Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
ATRTBUTE TO SAMUEL v. KINDER.
BY HowARD r QUGC

The fruitful life Of Samuel Warrsi
Kinder closes In ms ssvsnry-hfrn year
B am informed that OF rhH twentieth
{ Of next October he would nave DssI
seventy five years old As ! nave uer nll
neighDors 10dsy one after another hai
sai5 'Mr. Kinder was man VINO WI
! Ds missed Ills personality was cls-
Z rinctlv felt influence II each comm I'M y
, in winch ne lived The image Of MS
. spiritual face VIII aDids Ia the memory
Of those VINO knew MN vel ana 5s 2
continued Inspira non
One feature Of rnat face was wake
ful interest in the tremendous physical
Developments Of me age c0m0ln1 win
z perfectly preserved consciousness Of
me sul-lrual world. Inis Is Z rare conbI-
nation iu any man snc MS case ls reached
Z oisulncr1ess almost unparalleled III
z private citizen. he Was Interested
IN every community movement ana IN
every human being he knew every case
Of g0oc fortune Or 4 SORROW received
MS prODpt sympathy The Affairs Of
state anc nsui9n ano reputation q al
Z leaders 10 state ana nation absorbed MS
I thought He reflected On such great
4 themes as me ultimate civilization anc
4 discussed them with acunsn sno abound
ing hope. Universal enterprises sucr
ss christian missions engaged ms pas
slonsts attention International affairs
ano the miracles Of modern invention
snc material progress were always M
plicIt in ms mind snd employed much Of
ms conversation Though he gave sclsn-
rife thought and complete attention 70
every detail Of ms farming ns never
rested II private profit Dut looked 70
noble ends IL smallest things. That
which the greatest Of Roman orators
ssio u himself thousands Of years ago
was true IF NJ Kinder. every thing
humsE interested him Usually men Of
TINS character lsy aside things which are
divine ana distinctly 0f rne spiritual
world
But no one could meet Mn and not
fee unsr here was pns whose dependence 4
OF Goa was conscious and constant one I
whose vision Of the spiritual werl0 was 4
awake. one who saw through al the
strife and the sorrOw. confusion and ob- I
security Of the word Of SIN the Sun Of I
righteousness shining clear These two 4
qualities. rarely combined 10 one man, I
formed 3 beautiful feature in the spirit 4
1sl eountensncs of his personality II /
was 50 80 years ago. when he became 4
ny best friend. and i increased II dis
uncnsss and beauty q long ss Re lived.
In temperament De was colOrle- This j
was distinct feature il his spirit
Ia this be resembled our
Divine Lord His words and deeds
would often cali 70 your mind this g1si-
.Ey Of the Christ who pointed his finger
~ the serbes sno hypocntes and sad
beware Of the heaven Of the pharlseez
Nr. Kinder was strikngly capable Of
IF this intensity when be saw spirit II
tie leaders Of Our times which be knew
% be injurious 70 the interests Of man
1ino generally. With me oiscrinins-
Jon sDd frmness Of VII be kept himself
70 rhe SIDE Of right, and ms ready IN
ilgnatiOn and beaurIfui idealism grew
VIII MS growth and was As fervld st
seventy years Of age as IN the youthful
enthusiasm Of the twsnGes-
Another feature in the eountenanee Of
ms charming personality, and one that
I1lDe as distinctly marked him. was the
lie of the pure reason. He was en-
lhsucaly Intellectual Ever orthodox
L heart ne yet readily brought his 5sTn
ife and The lives Of those about him %
be tribunal Of reason He knew the
-rsst men Of the Methodist Church and d.
ONE Of the great men Of the nation ano ;
e always met them on equal terms
Il offered Z prompt reverence 70 all q
rue greatness. and even an enthusiastic
.ou1irs-l0n. but he saw with fatal clear 4
ess r1e true features Of those whom ne :
leu- He was so mOoeft that some Of
hese great ones failed 70 get . bod i'm :
resslon Of him and doubtless forgot /
I'M. but ne never forgot them and could
ep1oduce tneir true features. all IN !
Onsclous that he was doing il 50 finely. !
frsr the longest lapse Of years. This !
) one q the most purely intellectual
uslltes in any man, and Mr.. Kinder II
rss me closest friend Of al least two Of !
be great int llects Of bis age.
De was TOO dear 70 me for me 70 be TT (
D speak % y0u here at this time The '
rutsl fact Of his absence is too recent e
10 TO painful, though Il may be that 5
e ls not 50 Tar away as We think. In
go be was married 70 Miss Mary Rich r
r1s, and leaving Bridgeville became a 4
ornament citizen Of Milford. Here
liss Mary Richards Kinder came 70 b
ZEN. their only child. and grew 70 ma
lriry under the care Of the nOblest Of il
srsnrs. III
There are three kinds Of benefcentl
srs0ns. Those who make money and a
ave fortunes 70 be divided. those who y
. great works and leave benefits 70 be g.
lJOyed and possibly mistakes 70 be cor I q
.cte0, ana those who while doing these Z
iings with some degree Of success yet n
also 3 thing infinitely higher and bet n'
namely. leave an ineffaceable in e
-essiOn Of a lovely and benifcent per v
naiity. Samuel Warren Kinder was
this last and highest kind Our
emores Of him are imperishable. a
lly blessing and an exhsustless IN
dra10n, q perpetual fragrance whose
.rfumes are distilled from the divinest
Islities God prepares for his human q
iidren out Of MS riches in glory by "a
irigt Jesus.