Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
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4 ORooHfS m Out rev gardens:
1t has been the blessed privilege OF
man, from time immemorial to paw trf-
butte to deeds of valor AM heroism
| it has been also the beautiful custom
Of realizing, that however, brief the
span of life of a constructive char
acter, there can be something said in
the interest of personality that az
pealed 10 the one whose touch and
mountaineering lay along the lines
for human betterment and especially
the child Of the State and Nation.
Tributes are therefore but an out
ward expression, and, unless there i
real value, in their going forth, no
impression viii be made, and the ef-
fort will not bear any fruit, but in The
constructive forces Of nature there Is
more lasting impression left 81
man in his departure from the real
activities of physical plane, and
there will remain the results, however
small they may be, Of the spoken word
and the results Of deeds performed
that, will forever immortalze and liftI
up, and add to, in the growth OF lie
and the progress of the race.
To the "Childrens Friend" William
DeHurtburn Washington belonged
that type that we have SO few or, and
need so many more to assist in the
betterment of the great human family
the world over, to be helper in the
upward ascent, to be construction
ist we little realize, the spoken word.
the kindly act in its conception, and
yet it is from the small, and in many
cases the minute things that life takes |
broader view. The birth Of a child
in lowly origin, is by many consider
ed, too small to even pay the tribute |
that many times is due to childhood |
of the State and Nation. bit out Of
babyhood must proceed the Common
wealth, it must be trained and cdu- |
Gated to meet the conditions OF an
exacting age. 1t could therefore be |
said of "My Friend" the "Childrens |
Friend" that he lived long time in |
a short time, for life is not computed
so much in the number Of years as it
is in the usefulness Of that life to |
posterity, and in the actions and deeds |
lie the value of life well spent, and |
the blessed influence that was left
with those who are still leading an
life in the uplift work for !
the betterment of childhood in its in
ception and development,
May say, that, from the very be-
ginning, had the hearty co-opera
ton of "My Friend" the "Childrens
Friend" 1t was his hearty response
that many times sent me away with
the assurance in the language of the
soul,
Give love, and love to your heart viii
flow,
A strength in your inmost need
Have faith, and score Of hearts
will show
Their faith, in your word and deed
1t was this assurance that has up
held me in the work Of the better
ment of childhood in the Blue Ridge
Mountains Of my native State OF West
Virginia, neglected by the very state,
and Stunned by the missionary OF the
Cross, for after all stimulation is what
upholds brave hands, that would many
times falter by the way and regard
the effort not worth the time and
money spent, but results must come
to the active and aggressive, no mat.
ter in what line Of human endeavor
1t was MY Friends" motto, that he
who gives quickly and cheerfully, car
ries with it the blessing of a sincere
soul and subordinates all other de-
sires, and it must be remembered that ,
no matter, whether man as an en-
pire builder or assisting in the more
simpler things, the child is no less
an asset to a greater Commonwealth,
and must eventually add to the wealth
of a nation, and its training there
fore is of the greatest importance Tor
a better and more nobler citizenship
SO in closing, let me say it was not
my privilege to take "My Friend" by
the nand when the summons came,
but the record has been made Of
life that bore testimony to the lit
tie things, generously and nobly ac-
complished on eartn and | feel hon
ored in having known my Friend"
the "Childrens Friend" who believed
in a nobler manhood and womanhood
on earth
The Childrens Friend,
Chas. Carroll Brooks,
ZIG East 10th ST.,