Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-26

God makes clear. The sun from over
the hills falls upon the good gray head,
gray long, long before nature touched
it. now catching the CLINT and CLEAN
Of gold, that face stern and hard and
marked with lines of care. has grown
strangely gentle and luminous. AT
even time it shall be light"
Let us face life with patience. with
faith. with gratitude, because we have
the precious promise Of the Father "At
eventime it shall be light. at eventime
we shall see, and shall understand and
shall be satisfied"
Our third meditation teaches les
son about the life that each one Of us
will enter when the day closes.
Whittier do we go? The answer is
clear, the mystery remains. Our Mas
ter said: "In my Fathers house are
many mansions" Like all the Masters
teachings it is figure. There is a
house there, as here, where the Father
dwelis. Il cannot be dreadful thing to
go Monochrome is where our room is,
and love is. and God is. ~
1 have known the boy going home
from college. there was little room in
the house, it was his ROOM The win
dows faced the hillside where the rob-
ms built, where the ferns, where the
beauty of the world caught the heart
of the boy in the bond Of love that can
never die. He never feared to 20 home
to his room. Love had made it ready
every time; he always FOUND SONS .,gn
Of loves thoughtfulness when he went
home to his room; the little flower was
his mothers second welcome.
He shall not go back there again. He
has gone on into larger rooms, with
ampler joys. He shall go into others,
too; and each time he shall not fear.
Love will make each place ready. YOU
see and he cannot doubt or tremble or
be afraid where love prepares the
ROOM
1t is all parallels boy never breads
to go home--nor shall we Some time
there will be the soft opening Of a
door. 1t may come in a rush of melody
when we are all aglow with the music
of work 1t may come at the end of a
long day of pain. 1t may come sudden
ly, unexpectedly as it did to our broth
err Then the light will shine in, and
the spirit will pass quickly into the
glory, and the room in the Fathers
house will be claimed by it's owner.
Oramandal Smith was born in ARGOS
took in 1912. At 10 years Of age his IA
Their and mother having died. he came
a six-days journey to his uncIe's home
in I.itchfield where he made his home
for 60 years, and from this old house
we will cary him today to the city of
the dead.
The chief years Of our friends life
was given to service Of his State He
was q representative, clerk of the
House. secretary OF State, insurance
commissioner and State treasurer.
The commonwealth can hardly real
| ize the full extent of her loss in his
death. She has had none who has CIV
en- to her a more disinterested service
none who has shown a higher appre-
citation of the honor and the dignity OF
that service. His was completely
rounded character, that not only COM
manded the respect of all who knew
him. but won their affections also. He
will be missed in every circle, and sin
cerely mourned in every home in the
! commonwealth.
His dignified bearing, unfailing court.
esq and kindly interest in all with
whom he came in contact will be q
lasting memory. The service he has
rendered the State'has been able
faithful and conscientious to a degree
that furnishes a conspicuous mooel OF
the highest type Of public service
| But l need not speak Of his long
years of service TO the State he loved
and honored all his life. You all know
that story is a part Of the history OF
the State. I wish to tell you of the four
great friendships Of his life.
The first was that friendship he had
with his political associates, going
back over 40 years. They trusted him,
believed in him, and delighted to honor
him. and he gave them back that con-
fidence and friendship that made ev-
cry mans life finer and nobler. His
whole life was characterized by integ-
rity, high ideals and devotion to duty.
He was one whose friendship was
greatly valued by great multitude Of
men. Those who were so fortunate as
to be within the circle of his personal
friendship in the old-fashioned neign-
borly way, mourn. today, the loss of a
man whose true worth impressed them
more and more. With an innate mod
esty and gentleness, and a fine spirit
Of courtesy, a lovable, charitable and
helpful disposition, a love of home and
family, he combined those qualities
that make real friends and hold them
fast. His memory will be long and
sweetly cherished.
His second great friendship was
that given to the people of Litchfeld
He gave the best that was in his life to
his old neighbors. You are here today
to bear witness to this simple truth
The old Academy. famous in all Rev
England, the town schools Of Itch
field. out Of which has gone so many
great men, owe much to this man who
served on their boards for years.
We cannot think Of him as dead 50
long did he exercise a potent influence
over the minds of her citizens with
whom he was always simple and I'M
affected in his manner, and from
whom he never grew away by reason
of the eminence which he attained