Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-23
The Passing-Yet Permanence OF
Some Rockville Men.

still potent factors, and yet exert strong
power. in our human make up. For 1t
takes real courage to stand on the summit
OF 1924 viewing, with seeing eyes, its sorry
flight. even to whisper, Happy New Year. "
At the beginning of last year we cheerfully
and hopefully said the same and then, as
citizens. what tragic year it was removing
from US some of our choicest citizens and
demanding that we say the long farewell"
to an impressively large number of friends.
Progress and improvement marked the
years passing and for that we rejoice.
Our homes, our schools, our churches re-
ceived more than casual touch or passing
glance from God and for that we give
thanks. Much chaff and evil have van
ished with the vanishing days and for this
we feel sincerely glad. But these do not
make for any oblivion of memory, light
ness OF speech or easy carelessness as we
walk our streets and fail to see those whom
time and friendships touch made dear to
US. speak as citizen and man of few
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me, men about here whom we expected to
see on going down town. and whom we
now miss having carried them to the silent
city Of the dead. Their tombs will not
become the end of pilerimages for great
crowds; their names will not be carved
deep on an historic monument, but won
der if their impress on their day and COM
munity do not raise them higher in honor
than many who have received these re-
suits by merely giving lucky sabre stroke.
George Eliot wrote and do affirm. The
pendent on unhistoric acts, and that things
are not so i'll with you and me as they
might have been. is half owing to the
number who lived faithfully hidden life
and rest in unvisited tombs." Are these
men to be gone in the sense that their
impress is closed affair ? No, there is
permanence to their passing. OF each Of
them could be said, in scriptural language.
he, being dead. yet speaketh." 1t would
be Ill for US If the year gone would mean
a new leaf for the flower, new cluster
for the vine. new ring of wood for the
tree while for them it would simply be-
come fresh tomb and a closed career.
II we are wise these shall still speak.
especially to the young, who may take
from each one a characteristic grace or
talent which he obiectified and. by emu
lating these. become wiser. nobler, more
worthy of achievement. Thus these men
shall not have lived in vain and their
going shall be more apparent than real.
What one message comes from each voice
Of these our departed deadH
The name and the man Warren Choate
brings before US one who was "the friend
Of Cod" He qualified. as a worthy ex-
ample of that small number who think
1.-The good is but an enemy of the best. +"
Every time met him he impressed me as
being better men. A man. was he. Of
new and fresh starts, ever building more
stately mansions for his soul. The attain
ment of one good did not indispose him for
the reach after larger good. Thus death.
for him, was the most beautiful adventure
Of his life as being just another reach
toward larger good.
The name and the man Thomas Daw-
son bespoke quality too seldom evidenced
in others. For me he always bespoke the
prepared gentleman That haste or sloven-
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gives was always refreshingly absent in
him. In dress. in speech. in business affairs
he was prominently ready. In converse
ton | sometimes took delight in telling him
what | thought was good one" merely
to find him armed with zone better"
cannot imagine him called to a case in his
profession or to the bar of God Himself,
without this quality being manifest-readi-
ness. No situation ever took saddle and
rode him. He was ever master Of his fate.
captain of his soul.
The name and the man Geary A. Fisher
stands for something to the countless
number who called him friend. What
contribution did he make? A much needed
one, assure you. remember hearing one
affirm. after being in this mans company.
he had me Frustrated with laughter. -
What gift is this. He who has made
the world laugh has not lived in vain.
would like that to be on my tombstone. HE
made the world happier thus healthier,
by opening the corridors OF mrth. His
splendid children. bearing the stamp of a
father who made it easy for them to honor
him, may well be happy in remembering
him who made others happy.
The name and the man James H. Jone,
is the man of The Book. 1t has been said
Beware the man Of one book" and when
this book is The Book of God how well il
applies. Paul's language to Timothy could
easily describe this man-"and from a
child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures
which are able to make thee wise unto
salvation" He was one of the really fe Y
with whom you could converse concerning
Cody things feeling assured that he would
understand the content of any scriptural
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beautiful words of life" and hiding these
in his heart enriched him. He was Bible
read. Bible fed. Bible led and consequently
though the Valley Of the Shadow-land was
long it held no terrors for him. He had a
faith which was reason Grown courage
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mean to those who knew him verI
definite and delightful quality also diff
fused in quantity. A gentleman Of homo
he seemed to exemplify in his life fac
noticeable in the business which engaged
his attention. There. in the store. he
saw how drugs Of certain use and value
we're made more useful and valuable
through mixing. And IL the result thu:
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