Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-10

him to lay down the burdens OF active
life that hitherto mad been borne so un
ceasiug!y and so u~nflinchingly, but even
10 these days 0fretirement he has rot
ceased to cherish an active interest in
all that had To do with the well being of
the community in which he had made
his home for thirty-four years, and to
which he has in all modesty and self for
getting labor contributed so much.
1 think | never called upon him that
he would not refer to some matter of
community interest. And although per-
haps all men did not openly agree with
him in all things yet ! am sure that
many of US felt IN our hearts as one of
his friends recently expressed himself
as feeling: 1T is comparatively safe to
stand on any question where John Young
stands. He Is usually right"
Although never seeking personal
hOnors or political preferment he has
upon various occasions yielded to the
in~sistent demands OF his town, county
and state, always rendering c~onspicu-
Gus service in whatever position he was
by the people placed. Although for
reasons Of h own never transferring
his membership to this church, in which
he has been a constant attendant and
Worshipper all these years, few men
have had q more active interest in its
welfare or given more tangible evidence
Of their appreciation of its work. He
was always anxious TO know from me,
his pastor, just how things were going
at the church ard was always ready
with counsel, advice and generous help
and he will De seriously missed as one
of our staunch. loyal and generous sup.
pOrters, and so there passes from the
ranks of the profession a true man and
what higher tribute could be paid to any
man than this? Thus passes from the
community a noble citizen, one honored
and respected by all; from the church a
valued counsellor and friend; from the
home circle a loving husband and devot-
ed father. He goes from us having
filled out the full measure of a mans
years-years filled with labor and crown
ed with honor and success. In life he
received the rewards that come to those
who diligently address THEMSELVES to
the serious tasks of life. In death he
gathers the ripened harvest that grows
in the .ieIQ Of noble endeavor and pass
rs into the presence of MS maker with
a soul u~nt4rnished and a life unstained.
In attltudu Of mind and by force of
noble example, If not in word, he said
to ycu and to me Love honor. fame
from no condition rise. Act we'll thy
part; there all honor lies"
Sorrow, sadness and 10 e mess can hut
mark the pas ing of those to whom we
are bound nv ties of blood and holy af
lection. but although they pass beyond
the eve and . cloud obscures their
mortal form, yet faith enables US to see
beyond, f. nineteen hundredyears ago
God rinoed back the curtain of dark
ness that settled above the tomb-pinned
ned il back with the Star of Bethlehem
and TODAY he bids US dry our tears and
ook, and looking we see the soul enlan
cipa,ed frSp sickness, pain, sorrow and
death. the Ebinps which arr incident To
this lite, and is at home with God and
those loved long since and lost q
while"
While we vet remain the heart be-
comes the iovol casket of a pliceless
and undyiug love that death is power
less t. remove. The face and form have
gone and the voice is lost in the silence.
but hung upon the walls Of memory are
the pictures Of the past and enshrined
in the heart are the loving words that
we're spoken. Gone but not lost; alb,
sent hut ever near. enabling rs with
the Sainted Apostle to saw: ooh! death.
where is thv sting: oh! grave. where is