Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-22
James H.. D0ran

street, in this city, there entered into
its new Kingdom, the soul of James
Halbert, their only son
Shortly after I o'clock, the sum
mons came, with members Of the i'm
mediate family, Mr.. and Mrs. Doran,
their daughter, Mrs. Bessie Wilkin-
son, Mrs. Doran's sister. Miss Gill
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Lobach,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Welch and
daughter, Margaret, close friends of
the family, present. Rarely has there
been a bereavement more poignantly.
felt, than is this by the entire COM
munity. 3
For many months past, friends have
understood that complete rest from
the line OF scientific research in
which James, as he has been tamil.
iarly called among his associates, was
engaged, had become imperative, and
that to- this end residence had beel.
taken up at the Dunseith! Sanitarium.
1t was hoped that improvement might
be speedy and permanent, but it
500 TRANSFERRED that a Divine Provi-
dence had willed it otherwise. =,
OF a deeply religious nature, Mr..
Doran. at the outset Of his physical
breakdown '~endeavored to set at
rest the questioning Of hts own heart,
regarding the ultimate end which his
Creator had in view for him; and.
while suffering as only a strong ma.
ture may, in the sad realization that
his earthly. sojourn was to be SO
shortened as to preclude the fruition
of his dearest hopes and most highly
cherished plans, the Joy Of living be-
came gradually merged into the Joy
Of the Great Tomorrow. And, imbued
with the spirit of the true philosopher
and the Child Of God, Mr.. Doran not
only accepted, but accentuated, the
belief OF the Ages, that there is but
one meaning to life: TO Work with
God. And thus, penetrating as he
had from his early manhood, into the
mysteries of life, he found himself
understanding with noble vision, the
mysteries of death-the Beginning.
at is all one," he said to those
about him, "only that on the other
side, it is so much more wonderful
There is so much awaiting ME, when
this new life begins. 1t is only a step.
You cannot see it yeti is not time.
But l do. God himself is everywhere.
He is in the stars. He is in the wind.
He comes with the wind" He spoke
but a few days since of a favorite
legend Of Norway, Of the rainbow, and
commented upon the old belief that
when great souls pass into the other
world, God sends a rainbow as q
bridge upon which to pass over. His
love, indeed, of the wind as a symbol
OF power was lifelong, and in the
study of these great forces, his desire
was to bring himself into closer com.
munion with his Maker, in order that
he might better work in accordance
with His plans.
And so-just as his own spirit took
it's flight, in the early twilight Of Sun
day evening, behold! a beauteous
rainbow, spanning the Eastern sky.
And but a few moments afterward,
in a sudden burst Of wind, his own
fancy was fulfilled, for God, indeed,
came with it. Thus triumphantly was
the tired heart welcomed Home.
A glorious career might have been
his, but who knows or who can meas
ure the influence already exerted by
so tender and beneficient a spirit!
His longing to have all whom he
knew understand the one great secret
Of living-that Of the complete Under
standing between the individual and
MS God, in order that the divine i'm
,ulse might be obeyed was vivid and
Keen to the end. This was his mes
'age:
There could be no sorrow, no dis.
appointment, only the Joy of fulfill
nent for all. His was the. philosophy
# the savant-the miracle Of a a.
boy. who had lit his own
amp, and. trimmed and kept it burn
ng.
His Research Work.
Very practical and very valuable
ave been the results Of Mr.. Doran's
cientifc research. His first serious
1ork was a treatise on the Separation
+ Radium, published by the Scientific
Inerican. He was then II years Of
&c, and since that time he has been