West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-27
MIR GAMBLER
OF MIaslaAInni.

va AhlHoloni llls
II is with heart fun of sadness that
| rise to participate i'm the services up
on this solemn occasion. / met Mr.
Brown when he first came 10 Congress
at the beginning of his term in the
SiNty-scCOnd Congress. From the time
when first met him until the last mo-
ment of his life he and / were close
and good and ancctionate friends.
loved him devotedly, as he loved me.
and on many occasions whom / had
difficult questions confronting me he
was the one among all others TO whom
| went and with whom / discussed
these matters, In order that / might ar
rive at a solution OF them which would
be just and right
No man ever had better friend or n
safer counselor than when he had
Junior Brown as "A friend and coun-
selOr I'm times OF difficulty, i'm times OF
struggle, in times when IL was neces-
sary TO exercise the very best judg-
mont and 10 have wisdom which would
tighten mp the pathway and lead to a
conclusion that was pure, honest and
just
He was "a patriot He came from a
sturdy stock that were pioneers I'm
blazing the way amidst the forests
then, that have become fertile fields
since. "a stock that has brought To us
and furnished to us the beauty and
the sunlight and the grandeur Of the
civilization which we enjoy
We OF this generation owe much TO
those early pioneers. They clung TO
that which was honest and Just and
right as between man and man; and
In their cabin homes, dotted on the
hilltops and spriuklcd through the Sc
questered valleys OF this beautiful
land Of ours, they laid the founda-
tion that has sustained the enduring
superstructurc OF this the greatest ma
ton Of the world
IL was from stock just like this that
Junior Brown came. and he was "a Gt
eXemplar of the principles which they
loved, because me cluug until the end
10 the same just principles Of right
eOusncss and truth which they advo-
Gated aud ever maintained and sus-
tainod with thcir lives. their property.
their possessions. in the interest OF
mankind, and for the glory of this
country. That was the Kind OF n pa
triOt hc was a aolf-sacriGcing. de
voted patriot who placed country
above self and public. welfare above
private interest
Ills affection. while it went out I'm
all its iullnc8s and tenderness tO those
by whom he was surrounded Boo his
immediate district and state. was not
confined 10 them alone. but went fur
thcr 90 went tO tho cktromiuos of
This great country. and hc loved his
country and admired ita grandeur and
glory. and brought c0uscCratcd de-
voiiou to DO BOO fh. service Doe rendered
BOO ihis House. not only for the adj
Fauccmnui OF tho interests of his dis
trioi and Docs State. but looking always
to thc welfare and prosperity of this
great nation as we'll
Iin was u1f only patriot but he
was citizen who measured up To- tho
worry highest standard Ilo had the
highest conception of tHc duties aud
rn possibilities OF American riUzru-
HIp and Do. pursued that course. Boo
private and official life. as "a citizen OF
ihc liopuuiic and of his state and dis.
'rD' Chat shed brlllIaucy and bright
ness overs whore hg went
DO you know that one or Che Eigbref
conceptions which any man can have
n aII th.a world is 90 aspire to that
Ipit Hul high standard oEcmpliHrI ir
patriotic American Citizcuship2
have sometimes said that / believe
'hai thc highest position any man can
hnI1 IH aII This country Is the position
ni "a true American citizen who. by hits
Iiie and example and purposes and de-
sIfcs carries iO as near perfection as
possible IHo great purposes of This ma
/ ton. as ryompIiGod in the bedrock
principles upon which 80 is founded
As such citizen Junior Brown sought
during aII DIS iilustriOus career. from
bus young manhood down to the day
Doc lcfi us to erect such "a standard
and to maintain 30 among tho people
! who knew him; and ho thereby sccur-
! ed their affection and confidence.
/ which was evidenced Iu their LOYALTY
and devotion tO him to the hour of his
I 1u'iWoly death While these charar.
! teris'ire of This great and good man
are 90 Do and are supromcly admired.
/ stiIl Che sweetest and thc noblost and
/ Che best cIuout OF his nature and of
/ Dis manhood was his devotion his
| tender affection 20 his friends and Co
/ his loved ones.
so man could be with him as his
friend but could feel the pulsatIons of
/ his heart that beat in unison with
YOURS 30 he loved you: and if you were
| ln deed and ln truth q sharer in his
| affection and friendship. you would
? feel that hn rfrnH r.fehf NrrfEn -...,