ORANGE CONG. CHURCH 3
rejoicing in all that was honest and genuine, he showed us his own life without concealment -- a life subject to the frailties and temptations of the flesh, yet ever aspiring to high and noble attainment. He labored earnestly to bring men into right relationship to God, that they might know Him as their Father and their Friend, yet never attempted to drive men into the Kingdom; according to each the right of personal belief and conviction, so that all men, whatever their faith, felt drawn toward him and all were made better for having known him. His was a progressive faith; for he believed that the thoughts of men are being continually widened by the passing years, and his face was ever set toward the light. He labored to lay enduring foundations of truth and righteousness in our midst, and we believe many have been raised to a higher plane of thought and action through his influence. We may not hope to express in language what he was to each of us; every heart knows its own loss. Yet we sorrow not without hope; for our faith in the best things in life has been increased through the inspiration of his life. Resolved further, that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of our deceased pastor. DEACON E. L. CLARK, Jr., Clerk, Orange Ecclesiastical Society. WATSON S. WOODRUFF, Clerk of the Church.