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Tilt following is an extract from remark.s iiiadu al the funeral service lay
Rev. R. K. Harlow, of .Mechvay, Mass.
• And now at this interruption of his earthly life we' reverently pause and
ask. What virtues has it made emphatic? What lessons has it taught us?
"Most conspicuous amonjf his virtues we would mt:-iion his faithfulness :
duty was his king. And next we mention modesty, that made him win and
wear his honors with consummate grace :
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and
then a native kindliness that
made his friendships deep and tender, and filled his soul with charity, 'that
thinketh no evil.' And then purity of thought and deed, that stamped its
credentials on his clear, honest face, and over all an unobtrusive piet)', that
graced and softened his whole being. He has taught us all how to put value
intu our living and hope into our death.
"He has taught these college friends especially that it is possible to live
amongst temptation and conquer it. He has emphasized the fact that schol-
arship and politeness suit well together, and that culture and piety have no
antagonisms. He has refuted the too commonly accepted college opinion, that
religion and stupidity are boon companions, by coupling the most brilliant
scholarship with a sincere piety. Is not this a most worthy record ? Has not
his life done something for the world ?
"And so with these comforting memories of his life we carry our thoughts
beyond this sad and strange present into the future.
" We believe that our dear young friend has entered into God's rest; his
life of purity and conscientiousness and fidelity and consecration, his thorough
goodness in all the relations of life, leave us no room for doubt that the gates
of the city of God were glad to open for his incoming, and that the Master
whom he served gave him a hearty welcome. 'Enter fhoii into the joy of thy
Lor.ir-
From the numerous letters of sympathy receixed by the afflicted family, the
following was from Rev. George A. Gordon, then of Greenwich, Conn., after-
wards called to the pastorate of the Old South Church, Boston, Mass. :
'.Mr, am. Mk-. JAMF.^O^:
-Green-wich, Ocl. S, iSSi.
I li.ii iifiliihht, tlioii^lt HiikiuriiMi J-'ri,nits, — I have just learned with tleej) sorrow of the
fic.iili Ml ]in admired and much respected cla.s.smate, .^KTHfK ORCflT J.\MEsoN. I am so
nuiLh |..Tilled and shocked by the sad news that I cannot forbear offering you my sincere and
-orrowful sympathy in your great grief. Mr. lanu^.m and myself had in part the same elec-
tive studies for two years, and from what I >.i\v of him, in the classroom and el.sewhere, I had
acquired a jjrofound admiration for his sclnil.uslii|i. and an affectionate appreciation of his
elevated and manly character. I was ahvay- deejily interested in him, and so knew him much
better than he knew me. His memory is and will be to me a constant inspirati(m in thought,
Iirinciple, character, and devotion. In accuracy and comprehensiveness of intellect, and in
rational jwwer of acquisition, I never knew his superior, scarcely his equal. .\t this momeni.
as I think of his massive and serene face, -low still in death, I am bmdened with a pcrs.m.i)
sorrow, and cannot but feel '//.-t.-' /> the sironx staf broken, „mt the Leantiful n>,/:
" Vouis, with great rcs]iccl and true sym]iathv,
••C;k... .\. (;..Kl.oN."