Year: 1872




The Rer. O. B. FroAinshSm. at Lyrio RsI-Ia Part


DR.. rockingham, in his sermon upon the
text, God is Love-" mentioned Horace Greeley as u
man whose life guided by the sentiments shown in
those words This is not the place. he sad TO speak Of
his career the incidents of his e the events which
made il conspicuous.


have nothing to say about him a politician or a
reformer. Upon his private character will pass no
Judgment IL is very difficult TO judge Of charactel
Those who familiar with man are blind to his
fones Those who not intimate with him are blind to
his virtues.


cult His motives his feelings. are closely Identified


de & oTsS e n rs ae saas0Ss ne Of 9 fSe SY W bs m
battles that rage about the problems he discusses RACES


We must be very careful how we judge the private
character of men conspicuous Horace Greeley. We
may put one construction or another upon the facts
NOW as look upon this man. speaking for my self alone
and speaking lifelong conviction, he seems to me 20
be one OF those men who have illustrated what Is COM
monty called the enthusiasm Of life.


fold this morning. that God lovenot force not power
but love Not possibly, with consistency in everything
but that idea was at the heart OF his heart 1t was the
grain He had labored hard the hardest at the farm


He had known what it was to hunger aud to be
nothing and nobody in society. He could sympathize
they TO lay their heads. He became distinguished
and finally moved among the most powerful. He knew
mnnly qualities stood for. He had fought for them and
one OF his first acts in public was to protest against
of those minor iniquiUeS in Washington. He
prominent advocate OF every great reform every great
tOn. He pleaded first and last for peace as the cOnd
ton of progress as its one guarantee


He was the friend Of industry. He pleaded against
Slavery the the of bitterness aud element
sruction in the State which be removed repub
lican institutions would come 20 an untimely end He
bore his testimony against Slavery in public and private
with all the earnestness OF warm heart. 49,, -.


He pleaded for popular education as being the only
means by which the people could become fully equipped
for their mighty task. He said that this country
common To the MOhammedan the Turk aud the Nor
On as we'll as to the Chrsan that the State was re-
This was a bold ground to take but he took it with
clear conscience that this ground was the only one for
institutions such ours and the only safeguard against
a possible persecution of religious sect. He
tended Tor the rights OF amen aye and for the rights
he never hinched never equyocated. Enthusiastic
WAS As deyouGn 70 human rights 70 human s9ualty'
mentality; they came from his humanity and he never
ne was a Universalist that is ne believed that men
be redeemed and saved by the love OF God and
he believed that the love OF God was sufficient to do
ascri5e to this faith in the power Omnipotence
threatened life of the nation. He was not tirnd or
lesst OF all, dsoyal 1t was his love OF peace winch
made hm far as the faTthest In the direction OF
deprecug anything that should bring upon US the curse
when the conflict was aging most bitterly, and party
passions were running very nigh aseTioe 70 tha same
it presented by the other sde hoping and believing
that the olive branch did mean peace





and offered himself bOndsman for Jefferson Davis,
that weakness Of his SOUL purpose TO cover
S6nauer lis anxiety that OH the Southern should
have equal chances with the Northern races that the
memory Of the war should be wiped out as far as posi-
Ole was with him feeling sincere and genuine


am deeply grateful 70 Horace Greeley LOOK Dack
30 the day when was young man, crude ana preyu
diced his paper first into my hands with It's noble
against nhumanty with its sincere desire to better the
know that what he did for me he did for hundreds
for thousands young In all parts OF the country
teaching to live brayer and purer and sweeter
lives. mourn his loss as the loss OF a great teacnei'
strong refOrmer, and earnest regeneration.


IL he cspOused the OF TRUTH he sent nome 10
the und. II he fell into error he made the iehus Oh
truth look sharply their weapons. Less than year
ago he stood in tho midst OF large and distinguished
with bright eyes and grave countenance


1t was the eliminating hour OF his lame ana influence
There scarcely man IN the country VINO was more
and revered than he Now ne has gone here are
the same principles that made ms lie lustrous-the
belief in social reform . - .
those who advocated election. believe that in IT
he was sincere that though his cause was repudated
61ned for il and prayed for IT, only man powerful
as he could. But the toll OF being standardDearer IN
the great struggle which demanded all bis force and
co1oentTation OF purpose much. even for him.


The excitement of the Presdena esInpalgn one y, 9 IN
% & % anmnv that poured for months upon his head
lion nS aye crnsRed man stronger than he was Then
te VS. lie long watch by the bedside OF his dying
au1t0 91 On We wonder that the broke and felf
WE S Character there is some fault His chain Of
tte NAV have broken at its weakest part II be was
Xery Enthusiastic very sanguine, very hoPeInl II ne
OF power influence, we must thlhk that InSo t m
eS nener arg hat while ambition the vice OF vulgar
minds ID is only the infrmty OF all wiser neu' ,,, A


n we are sometimes disposed TO charge MN WIN De
sn eutbusastc we remember that enthusiasts are
moi 40 many that we can slender them. always wish
to welcome and pay tribute to anyone VINO usratesM M
~ Own fashion that manhood justice, and love are the
divine INC world That TSp IS 1Tsdf my ene soa
y. cbsrity which covers the sins of the world