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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