Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. Crain (late a Representative from Texas), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-fourth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 - 79 Seiten |
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ability ADDRESS adjourn admiration announced April 25 Aransas County beautiful bereavement Bishop Forest body born brother career casket Catholic American cemetery character charming church colleague committee constituents crowd Cuero dead death deceased deep district attorney duty EAGLE PASS elected eloquent eulogies expression face faith Father February February 14 fellow-men Fifty-third Congress flowers friends friendship funeral train Galveston genial gentleman Governor Culberson grave grief heard with profound hearse heart Honorable WILLIAM HENRY House of Representatives human intellectual intimate acquaintance knew Last Judgment late a Representative lived loyal manhood manly mark of respect MCDEARMON memory mind minutes p. m. mortal native nature never noble November 25 o'clock passed pathy PENDLETON political Port Lavaca possess profound sorrow qualities Resolved rest Rudolph Kleberg Senate sincere sleep soul Speaker stricken sympathy Texan Texas to-day tribute uttered voice WILLIAM H WILLIAM HENRY CRAIN words
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Seite 38 - BEN ADHEM — may his tribe increase — Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold And to the presence in the room he said: 'What writest thou?' The vision raised its head, And with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered: 'The names of those who love the Lord.
Seite 38 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?
Seite 21 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Nor draw his frailties from their dread abode, — (There they, alike, in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God.
Seite 70 - Representatives to take order for superintending the funeral of the deceased. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn.
Seite 51 - In 1875 her energies were enlisted in work for poor colored children, and she became a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, with which she has been connected ever since, being its efficient 25-
Seite 39 - The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,
Seite 20 - He is now at rest ; And praise and blame fall on his ear alike, Now dull in death. Yes; BYRON, thou art gone, Gone like a star that through the firmament Shot and was lost, in its eccentric course Dazzling, perplexing. Yet thy heart, methinks, Was generous, noble — noble in its scorn Of all things low or little ; nothing there Sordid or servile. If imagined wrongs Pursued thee, urging thee sometimes to do Things long regretted, oft, as many know, None more than I, thy gratitude would build On slight...
Seite 39 - The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blessed; And, lo!
Seite 22 - A gentleman's first characteristic is that fineness of structure in the body, which renders it capable of the most delicate sensation ; and of structure in the mind which renders it capable of the most delicate sympathies — one may say, simply,
Seite 20 - Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and that they be spread upon the minutes of this Board.