The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
LINSLY CENTENNIAL is
APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED

70 these halfowcd associations- comes
nppre : mss nfs; the deep and abiding
or continuity and economy-that IL 10
say. that what IL to be must come out
however little or poor IL TO be despised
OF wasted. there Is an added Joy 10 the
lnousht as expressed in this little verse:
The past Is something. but the presens
more
GOWN no, II. tOo. be pasto-nor fail
To recognize the future in your hopes:
write them In your manhood. each
Nor .mutiiate the projections OF life
How wonderfully these two prfncl-
pies are accomplished by nature and
onsrsetsr, -insenious nature says an
othef. tlnds a germ wherever AZ Ia
but without the germ she will
And her law OF economy Is Just as
clear. The dead leaves OF autnumnw work
into next years soil: the little stream
ina waters the valley goes afterwards
where profusion. but no waste.
For men who need TO be trained TO
them just the home that theS necd.d
Tor their training. and sent US TO live in
THIS star. which shines among his other
stars steadily and sObcrly with it's dou-
BILE light OF continuity and economy.
Character.
wow. the same IL true OF character.
whose Righteousness shall be held in
everlasting remembrance" We are
sRa-AAo0hNs ny ana bN. as we Ilnu InHI
character does not change but perpetu-
ates itself. we are apt to turn 10 the
other extreme and to believe that char
acter once fixed Is fixed forever.
Hosts OF young men are reckless pc
cause they believe that by and BY they
can De h they, will Hosts OF old
men are hopeless because IA seems i'm
possible that they can be anything but
what they are. Now. both are
der which we live is not IawIessness. nor
SlaH'sh submission 20 law. hut progress
and growth from old conditions. This
IL our law. which IL tampe on the
operations OF Nature, and which governs
the rogress and development OF tho
munity IN which he lives. and OF the
school. which has had so much to do
In shaping the boy FOR future efficiency.
Never. then. forget that the future OF
this community. and this state. and this
country, and this school. In spite of the
time to disturb the present. Is n part OF
the past and must inevitably come out
OF IL. Even our old failures. our old
hopes. our old resolutions. our old
shaInes cannot be wasted. ana must nOt
be despised or ignored. for when trans
formed by Gods Light and Gods Love.
they become stepping stones to better
conditions OF. life and higher plains or
) usefulness. This is the reason. l re-
fected our lives profoundly. and the peo-
I pie with whom we nave associated.
means e arr os moi eiss en5y the see5ss and tn,
struggles FOR n better and stronger
manhood For life Is not emotion. but
against foes. as with circumstance.
Life is a mission and not a career. Is
IL strange. then. that you who have been
educated In this old school of good
learning. should love them for the same
but unnatural. IL you did not love them,
and. what - more. A. will be worse than
strange and unnatural ~ the Alumni OF
old lInsly does not perpetuate this In
stttution for all time. In order that The
purpose OF its establishment may con-
ttnue from generation to generation and
are beginning to do to-day in loving
memory of Noah LAnsly. name
may well be associated with those OF
John Harvard. Eiihu Yale. Thomas JEFF
fersOn and Johns hopkins and many
the importance OF educating the youth
OF this land. that they made AZ possible
10 perpetuate institutions. whose names
and flames will be held in everlasting re-
membrance.
righteous Character.
The speaker is in no wise embarrass-
ed by the contrast between Mr.. Linsiy
and the other distinguished gentlemen
just mentioned. and who founded great
colleges and universities. FOR when
character squares with reputation. as 1
believe II does In this case. then AZ does
not make much difference whether a
man be the founder or a preparatory
school. or a great university. or whether
he gives n large or small amount to a
difference in the world as to whether or
not he has built a righteous character.
And this certainly he does II he Is a
ton. in spite of many difficulties and
discouragements. OF l~arge-hearted sym
Pathy. and such faith in God as keeps
him steady and true TO the great pur-
pose OF life. In the New Jerusalem we
are told that the length and breadth and
height OF the Holy City are equal. TINT
IL TO say. in the new mple man as
manifested In Jesus Christ and those
most like Him there Is a proportion and
of character balances another. and each
contributes equally to the fullness OF
the whole.
This. 1 think. was true OF the man
whom we are glad to honor to-day with
grateful memory for what he was as
well as what he did
Founder Dies.
FIRST Just one hundred years ago
March rs. lei4-Noah Linsly departed
OF ~forty-two. and as we have meditated
upon the salient features OF his all too
brief mission on earth. we feel that he
length OF life Is not It's duration-it II
rather the reaching on and out OF one
self in the limo OF activity and thought
and self-government. or the push OF life
forwsrd TO its own personal ends and
y9s'hy SmP.1iGss na ~ vas, no doubt:
which prompted young Linsly TO leave
his native state. Connecticut. for north
sgaee yarEin'@- sna s s1 msqs nis IRE so
dent and teacher In Yale College. from
which he graduated. and a. law student
at LitchfOrd Law School,. and finally
tutor AZ Williams Academy. now VIII
nama College. We find him IN 1871 in
AorcantoWn. where he remained two
years. and then removed TO Wheeling.
where he resided the balance OF his life.
His success In his city In the prac-
tice Of Law and interest In civil affairs.
(for he was member TO town council.
mayor and prosecuting attorney and
also ran for conEress) were such a. 20
lead TO the conclusion that he was un-
usually popular. and universally loved
and esteemed. A. teacher fu Connecti-
cut. lawer and man OF affairs In his
adopted community. he was certainly
successful, and a. h. said he accumu-
lated considerable property. all Of which
was largely due 90 the fact - persistent
effort IN the face Of severe difficulty.
From all accounts he could not have
been a strong. robust man. for Do a. re-
I corded that be had 90 retire from public
/ office on account Of 800 health. and
finally being seized with severe hemor-
images - the lungs. be succumbcd after
a hard nght
His death created a profound sensa-
tion iu this city and county. and b. r.
rec 4rdfd that upon the day Of his fu-
|rffal huaineaH waa suspended through
out tns town during the time occupied
81 The services Ue was buried - At.
Wood ccmefer1 whore bis grave may be-
seen.
Persistent Effort
second But Nuah LluaiF had breadth
a. scll ar iguEtt- Hymruthv a. gelt ~