New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-25
FAREWELL TO A. FRIEND,

~ very 1ultLtSliI9T LIS ulO civ
friend of New Iberia, Rev. c. C.
Kramer, for a quarter Of cen
tury, pastor of Epiphany church,
passed away this week. His
labors in the field of human en-
deavor were as varied as his
versatility was fruitful. By in
stinct and habit he was the PLAIN
| friend of man and people. He
! thoroughly understood the hard
strug cycle of life; the sources OF
it's troubles and hardships; the
weaknesses and shortcomings of
human nature. AS student OF
the social forces operating on
man s soul and development he
acquired a rational appreciation
of the service Of his profession
and the reward of his career. No
appeal addressed to him, of ma
ture generous and magnanimous,
received a more sincere response
than that coming from the fail
ures, the misfortunes, the SORROWS
Ct life.
Endowed with great executive
ability and a penetrating insight
into mans relation to society
and to his fellow man, he exper"
fenced supreme pleasure in
spreading the cement Of brother
" love and the sunshine of peace
and contentment upon those con-
tentions and antagonisms i'm
PEELED by selfshness and iniquity.
The word brother to him con-
tanned the silent voice of the di-
vine master, the capitalization
Of the great symphony of the true
religion.
Fraternalism throughout the
State of Louisiana under his
touch of personal magnetism,
earnestness and sympathy, threw
out newly excited sparks to
broaden, cultivate and perm
anently preserve the principle OF
brotherhood Of man. His demise
will create a void in the ranks
hard to replace. Mourned by
more true friends and colleagues
than many a man tainted with
the virus Of modem publicity and
idol-Worship, the tribute to his
service and memory will outlive
the mute marble and chiseled
epitaph. His soul in his deeds is
the certificate Of Immortality to
posterity. His love of man, the
hymn that eventually reaches ali
hearts and consciences and COM
pels recognition, was the key
stone of the temple Of charity
whose spire reaches the white
throne of heaven.
Always industrious and imbued
with the seriousness and RESPONSE
bility of our short existence and
the transitory nature OF mans
handiwork, he fastened to lend
his magnificent intellect and ex-
perience to the introduction and
maintenance Of night-school sys-
/ tenn some years ago into this COM
munity, to supplement a then
hating, neglected public school
system. Due to winsome ma
| ture and the spell of his COM
polling intelligence, the influence,
the nature and the service Of the
| institute constitutes one Of those
, imperishable monuments, erected
F.! by friends memories, that time
| cannot destroy. In the educa-
| tional field Of New Iberia and
Parish, he was a towering giant
and rendered yeoman service. If
the foundation Of our present
public school system reaches
down so far and deep into the
public conscience of our Ameri-
can citizenship it is because Of
the broad grasp Of the question
which his connection and activity
| helped to properly solve.
AS a preacher and teacher he
welded an influence and control
over minds, character and man
hood second to none in the State.
His sermons are essays on love