The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-02-13
ship and she held and Influenced them

ship and she held and influenced them
TO the last.
Needless to say the church had Its
rightful place in that home. The Bible
was taught and the Sabbath was hon
ored as God has prescribed - the
Shorter Catachism too, that wonder
full manual beginning with the ques-
ton what is the chief end of MANI"
with its answer Mans chief end is to
glorify God and to enjoy him forever"
This answer 1t was which Thomas
Carlyle said in his old age was the
most valuable thing he had ever
learned. OF this catechism Grover
Cleveland told a friend of mine that
he could ask every question and give
every answer from memory. 1t was
strong truth like that which made
these men SO strong. Theodore Roose-
welt, the great American who has just
passed away, was trained in that
school and Woodrow Wilson, our
president, who having led our armies
to victory now presides over the peace
conference of the nations, he too was
bred on that catechism.
Our friend of course had fine edu-
cational advantages. AS a child he
was a pupil of Miss Mary Chambers
and afterwards of Mr.. William W.
Richeson, whom he always held in
reverence. Then to Centre College,
Danville, and to Wooster University,
Ohio, taking then a full course in the
law department at Ann Harbor.
To be counted among the formative
influences of his life was his early ma
riage to one herself inheriting and
,mbodying religious ideals congenial
to his own training and so there was
| no division in that home as to what
were the important and valuable
things. He was reader of substant-
ial literature ouaside his professional
studies, lover of poetry, a lover of
| music, lover of children and good
cheer whose face reflected as he came
and went, the happiness coming from
high ideals. A shadow falling upon
hat home seemed doubly dark and to
rise above it, as he did, called for
trained power and God given grace.
1t must have been evident to every
thoughtful observer that the strength
If such a life was at last religious,
Every life flows deeper than the world
knows and sometimes as nthe case
Of our friend, one who does not make
loud-sounding religious pretentions
may be at last controlled most by re-
ligious motives
This explains, too, how unspoiled
he was by his advantages. He did not
live upon what he had inherited from
others. These things he regarded only
as a pedestal on which to erect his
own strong life.
! Then it kept his heart simple. He
was bred in one of our selectest cir
lies but his heart belonged to all
There was no man more approachable
| by all. He kept close to the common
people and they loved him and trust.
ed him as a friend.
| If there is one word by which he
might be described would say 1t wa:
'oyalty-loyalty to his home and tC
his friends. loyalty to his church ant
loyalty to his country. He was true
o all of these and he held himself {
debtor to all. If there is a more es
| 'entially religious idea than that | d,
i not KNOW WnaJ IL Is.
| In a recent conversation he remark
| ed to one sitting with him that he ha,
| observed in mingling with men hoy
dangerous prosperity was and how
difficult 1t Is for the rich to keep u
their religious life and their churcl
going. 1t showed the Importance o
the matter to his mind and his per
| sonal concern about it. If the strange
who examined his stricken form look
ed carefully into his pocketbook h
.. found there excerpts from the poet
which had impressed him, some @
! these of a religious character, one O
them upon death, which was thu
! evidently not stranger to his medi
! tations / want to read you one @
. these:
MY DREAM
I slept! l dreamed the war was won
That righteous peace blessed Christ
endom,
And all the matin bells of earth
] Chimed forth in clear, melodiou
mirth!
The winds from far-each tremblin
breeze
z Brought wave on wave of harmonic
7 And every breaker on the shore
y Beat rythmically, "War no more!"
!; While all the stars together sang,
\ As through the world the messae
!. rang.