St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-06-24
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of the bar:
As this day passes to the memoir
OF Judge Lancaster, / have but ;
small thought, but at the same time
I should nke-to drop it amongst TIL
grasses that blow over him now.
feel that whatever place he takes il
the history of men who lived and be
came prominent in this community
that such place stands among tn.
! unconquered. That we are not in
position at this time, nor is it oul
privilege, to pass upon his work. HI
came to his own late in life after !;
passage through many storms. Hi!
was usefulness that was proven
only by the glimpse of which came
to US through the open door of the
future, and at the time of his deatl
| we all know this door stood widely
ajar. l was always forcibly remind
ed whenever saw Judge Lancaster
making his fight against the sternes
odds with life and disappoin tment
Of William Ernest Henley's "Invic
tus"-the young gray-haired man
who placed his faith in the fight fol- 9
better day to come:
Ozark as the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole;
thank whatever gods, may be,
For my unconquorable soul.
In the fell clutch Of circumstance,
have not WINGED, nor cried aloud |:
In all the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unboWed.
It matters not how straight the gate
Nor charged with punisnments the
scroll,
am the master of my fate,
am the captain Of my soul:
The love of youth and its influence
on life, never wholly left his even
in the hour Ut his greatest trials. His
last human ate was a bit of jocose
swagger amongst his fellows His
oamaraderie was good. His offices
always benevolent, and he believed
in the greatest "man-doctriDa" ever
preached, and that is, instan; saliva
ton for him who lays d)wl his life
for his friend. He met The shadow
standing, and with firm grasp o.
his staff. As he journeyed out with
the ungirt loin, we'll might he have
adapted the epi.aph, which Robert
Louis Stevenson argued 81 eiJquentiy
for himself
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie,
Glad did live, and gladly die.
And | laid me down with a will.
This be the verse ya grave for ME.
Here he lies, where be longed to
be:
Home is the sailor, home from the
sea,
And the hunter, home from the
hill"
Mr.. B. NJ. Miller then addressed
the Court. He stated that this was
the second time in the history of this
Judicial District that the Bar had
met to pass resolutions to the mem
DRY of q Judge who had died while
holding office-the former occasion
being after the death of Judge James
M. Thompson, in 1903.
He spoke of the fact that Judge
Carter and he had completed the trla
of q case before Judge Lancaster
only few hours before his death
and Of the shock sustained by the
community and especially the Bar
by his sudedn taking of.
Judge Lancaster's death, he saiG
was especially to he regretted becaus>
it was apparent that he was increas
ing in wisdom and growing in jul
dicial stature, from day to day.
Referring to Judge Lancaster az
a Judge, the speaker said his marked
characteristics were the industry an6
patience with which he investigated
the questions presented, and the
strong sense of Fairness and impair
tiality which caused him to striv,
always to do justice between liti
gants, no matter who they might be
As man, he said, he was positive
outspoken and fearless in his atti
tude on every question in which he
was interested, and no one ever ha
a doubt as to how he stood, nor wa
he ever known to "crook the p:eg
nant hinges of the knee that thrift
might follow fawning."
mr.. Miller also said that Judge
Lancaster was a sincere and consist,
ent Christian, and that his broaf
sense Of humanity and his fatherls
interest in young men brought before
him on criminal charges were con
spicuous traits in his character
In conclusion, he said that the law
yers had lost a genial and sincere
friend, and the public just and UP
right Judge.
At the conclusion of Mr. Miller's
remarks, Mr.. Arthur L. Bear moved
that the resolutions Of the Bar be
spread on the minutes Of the Court
This motion was duly seconded by
Mr.. Neuhauser, OF Vaudeville, whc
concluded the memorial proceedings
with fitting remarks.
Judge Carter, in responding to tho
addresses Of the attorneys, said:
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