death.
Such a’thought is ever an fancy might furnish an <g poi tun it v
tor the flight of un active imagination, but
incentive to an honest, upright life.
If one is conscious of having committed to devote the main energies oi a lifetime
an evil deed, if
a reasoning being, 1 to a consideration of the unknown and
he would not, Ke ciuld not feel ready unknowable, would be worse than a life
to leave the worhj'unti il he had com- thrown away.
It is thought by some that Mr. Bees» n
mitted good deeds enough to at least bal-
• a nee his moral tx>ok account. So to be inclined to a belief in spiritualism but
such is not the case. He did not deny
prepared to live is is to W ready to die.
That it was the constant endeavor of the genuineness of certain psyeologiv il
the deceased to follow* this rule in life phenomena that go under the name of
there can be no doubt; and to those who spiritualism, but that such phenomena
knew him best, there is as little doubt are produced by disemlx'died spirits-ua-
that he succeeded . as well as poor erring too much for his credence. He Las often
declared spiritualism to be a “very pretty,
mortals are ever likely to succeed.
theory" and did not wonder that many
He was eminently altruistic in Ids na who di'l not take the trouble to reason
ture. His thoughts, his wishes, his char carefully should accept it, but he prefer
ities were not wholly narrowed to the cir red to w ait for scientific explanation, fully
cle of his own household. They extended lielieving that science would yet><»he
the interesting . but perplexing problem
to his friends, his neighbors, and even to and that it would become as thoroughly
the world at large.
understood and as much under our con
Sympathetic in nature he was especial trol as electricity or magnetism is now.
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The deceased was a genuine philan
ly self-sacrificing in his efforts to aid the
thropist, ever ready to lend material aid
suffering and afflicted.
towards any public improvement. On
He had ■faith in the progressive spirit of such lines hit? thoughts were far in ad
humanity and took a cheerful view of the vance <»f the time. He would have had.
world’s future. -He l»elieved that not only splendid country roads ami magnificently
individuals, but communities, states and equit ped school houses. Such an influ
nations are largely the,carvers of their I ence w ill be sadly missed, but
• “To live in hearts we have behind
own fortunes, holding their destinies *
Is not to die.”
in their own control; that this fact is lie
Years hence, w hen we are turning ov» r
coming more and more understood as gen the pages of the past ami ncall to r<col
eral irrtoRigence increases and per conse- lection scenes ami associations <»f the l< ng
quence the world is growing better. The ago, the name of Welborn Beeson will
come vividly to mind ami we shall drop
occasional retrogressions are only tempo- a tear to liis
w. J.
hi ka X
his • memory.
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. rary and serve as useful lessons. There
fore one of our greatest duties is to aid in
THE PROGRESS OF .XATI RE
the spread of intelligence.
All nature »lies anil lives again;
To this end he was an unceasing advo
The flower that paints (he field.
cate of good schools. No expense or sac
The trees that glace the mountain'.- I »not .
rifice was too great if directed towards th»
And lx>Ughs and blopsoiiiH yield.
education of the young. Ho in the death
Resign the honors of their f< rm
of Welborn Beeson our schools h se a
At winter’s stormy hlast,
generous supporter and defender. He : And leave the miked, leafless plain*
was an affectionate husband, an indulgent
.A desolated waste. ’
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father, a kind’ncigldior ami a true friend.
Yet soon reviving plants and th u* rr
Concerning religion, ns is generally
Anew shall deck the plain.
The woods shall liear the v«»i« eo*\pr i
known, the deceased was an agnostic.
A ml lloiii ish given again.
He lielieved in the hrre ami the noir.
He did not waste his energies and ex
So’inaii, although he fades aw ,.y.
Lives in another race,
ertions in a vain reach f»»r ideal objects
And each doth till hi» little i a i I
lieyoml this life.
Of life, of time, ami -pace.
To him speculations as to a future life I
.1 buri' l\ nt Inh</.
might do to amuse or interest and idle I
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