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MEMORIAL 
 
 EDWARD R GEARY, D.D 
 
 LATE OF EUGENE CITY, OREGON. 
 
 CONTAINING 
 
 Biographical Sketches,MemoriilDiscourse 
 
 AND Tributes of Respect. 
 
 EUGENE CITY, OREGON. 
 
 Thj% Occidicnt Printing House, 429 Montgomery Street, 
 
 san francisco, cal. 
 
 1887. 
 

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 CONTENTS. 
 
 T. Services at the Funeral. 
 
 II. Action of the Session of the Eugene City Church. 
 
 III. Action of the Board of Regents of the University of 
 
 Oregon. 
 
 IV. Obituary Notice . . From The Occident. 
 V. Minute of the Presbytery of Oregon. 
 
 VI. Public Life, . By Hon. Mattheiv P. Deady, LL. D. 
 
 VII. Memorial Discourse, . By Rev. A. L. Lindsley, D.D. 
 
 VIII. Minute of the Synod of the Columbia. 
 
 IX. Tributes Selected from Various Sources. 
 
 These Tributes are numerous and varied. The limits of this 
 publication compel a selection, which is made with reluctance. In 
 the following articles, some repetitions will appear that could not be 
 avoided without omissions which would be mutilations in the eyes 
 of the writers, and impose a task upon the editor which he would 
 not willingly assume. Some of these tributes touching the life and 
 character of Dr. Geary, coming, as they do, from men of different 
 callings and culture, yet displaying a remarkable unanimity, are 
 spontaneous and independent estimates of his worth and dignity ; 
 and may, therefore, be regarded as the final verdict of his con- 
 temporaries. 
 
 Numerous letters have been received by Mrs. Geary from emi- 
 nent gentlemen in different parts of our country, expressing their 
 sincere sympathy for her and their high appreciation of the charac- 
 ter and labors of Dr. Geary. These being private and personal, are 
 not inserted in this volume. 
 
SERVICES AT THE FUNERAL. 
 
 Died at his residence in the city of Eugene, Oregon, the 
 Rev. Edward R. Geaey, D.D., Pastor of the Presbyterian 
 Church, September 1, 188G, in the 76th year of his age. 
 
 The public funeral was conducted in the Presbyterian 
 Church in the presence of a great concourse of citizens 
 and visitors from abroad. Appropriate and touching 
 addresses were made by Rev. S. G. Irvine, I). I)., of the 
 United Presbj^terian Church of Albany, Professor Thomas 
 Condon, of the State University, Rev. A. C. Fairchild, 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. C. M. Hill, of 
 the Baptist Church, and Rev. G. ^I. Whitne}^ of the 
 Christian Church. 
 
 The profound sympathy felt by the entire community 
 forced expression in many tears; and groups paused long 
 because they knew they should "behold his face no 
 more." The remains were then conve3"ed to the Masonic 
 Cemetery, where the interment took place after the final 
 funeral ceremonies. 
 
ACTION OF THE SESSION. 
 
 Extract from Minutes of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church, 
 Eugene City, Oregon, October 31, 1SS6. 
 
 It is with the profounclest sorrow we liave to record 
 the departure to his heavenly home, of our heloved friend 
 and pastor, Key. Edwakd R. Geary, V^.D., wlio heard and 
 obeyed tlie summons from his Heavenly Father, Sei)tem- 
 ber 1, 1886. 
 
 During the eleven years of his ministry over this 
 church, one hundred and twenty members were received 
 into communion, increasing the total above dismissals 
 and deaths to ninety-three. When our present cluirch 
 edifice was building, he took a personal interest in its 
 progress, aiding materially with his influence and his 
 means. AVitli liberal hand, he always assisted largely in 
 the benevolent work of the church. 
 
 We deem it a i)leasure as a Session, voicing as well the 
 thought of the Avhole church, to bear testimony to his 
 untiring fidelity as a minister of the Gospel, in his kindly 
 work of reclaiming the erring, strengthening the weak 
 and building up the kingdom of Ghrist among us. 
 
 We appreciate highly his faithful and elocpient presen- 
 tation of Bible truth from the sacred desk whicli he 
 
lioiionMl so loiiii' and so well, and we venerate his memory 
 as one whom we love for his works' sake. 
 
 We record with gratitude, the cordial relations always 
 existin»i' hctwecn him and the Session. 
 
 Toward tlic close of his ministry he frequently reverted 
 to the ])rospect of his having soon to lay aside the grow- 
 ing weight of so large a pastoral charge; and proposed of 
 his own accord, at the end of last year to supply the 
 puli)it as exigency might require, till the church should 
 secure a pastor, seconding heartily ever}' effort of the 
 Session to acconq)lish the end. 
 
 We feel it to have l)een a hlessing to he associated so 
 long, with so large-hearted a man, true and loyal to his 
 Master; and trust and })ray that the henediction of his 
 memory may never pass from our church and fireside 
 till we clasp hands ahout the Great White Throne. Oui* 
 heartiest sympathy is extended to the bereaved wife and 
 family, recognizing, as we do, the poignancy of the sor- 
 row tliat has entered their hearts, yet sanctified by the 
 precious heritage of honor, that crowns all our lives 
 through the godly conversation of him who went in and 
 out before us as a true husband, father, and shepherd of 
 immortal souls. 
 
 Signed : John Straub, 
 
 Clerk of Session. 
 
ACTION OF THE BOARD OP REGENTS. 
 
 Whereas, The Rev. Dh. Edward \X. (tkary, who was 
 for a long time a Regent of the University of Oregon, 
 has, since our last meeting, (le])artecl this life : 
 
 Resolved, That in the death of Dr. ( iearv, the Univer- 
 sity has lost an ardent and efficient friend and supporter, 
 and the Regents a Avise and faithful counselor and co- 
 worker. 
 
 Resolved, That a cojn' of this [)reai)il)lc and resolution, 
 be prepared hy the Secretary and sent to the widow of 
 the deceased. 
 
 Attest : Joshua J. Waltox, 
 
 Secretary. 
 Adopted June 10, 1887. 
 
OBITUARY NOTICE. 
 
 From The Occident, Sau Francisco, Sept. S, 1SS6. 
 
 Key. Edward K. (Jeary, DT). 
 
 This eminent man and minister died at his residence 
 in Eugene City, Oregon, September 1, 1886. He was a 
 graduate of Jefferson College, class of 1834, and his tlieo- 
 logical course was completed at Allegheny. His early 
 ministry was exercised in Fredericksburg, Ohio, and was 
 Yery fruitful. He came to Oregon in 1850, authorized b}" 
 the Board of Echication to establish a Christian Academy 
 to be erected in due time into a college, and by the Board 
 of Missions to preacli the gospel and gather churches. 
 In conjunction witli Kcys, Robert Robe and Lewis 
 Thompson, he organized tlie Presbytery of Oregon in 
 1851. Dr. Geary prosecuted liis ministry while he was 
 •employed as Superintendent of Indian Affairs, acted as 
 (k)unty Clerk and was afterward appointed Judge. He 
 Avas compelled to resort to these employments to support 
 his family. Much of his journeying was done on foot, 
 with occasional helj) on the way, the price of a horse and 
 saddle being equiYalent to a year's salary from the Board. 
 
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 In the })ioiieer days the missionary work was exceed- 
 ingly arduous. The settlements were few and distant, 
 and the difficulties of the work were increased by the un- 
 Avillingness of sectarians to unite in a common organiza- 
 tion, and tlie liostility of men wlio were oi)posed to all 
 religion. Notwithstanding these discouragements, the 
 Presbyterian church was established in important places^ 
 an academy with a college charter was founded and is 
 still flourishing. Indian tribes Avere taught and rights 
 defended, and moral reforms set on foot, in all of which 
 Dr. Geary ])ore a very cons])icu()us i)art. 
 
 He continued in the active service of the ministry. 
 against repeated inducements to devote himself to other 
 callings. The nomination for (Jovernor of the State he 
 declined, saying to the writer, " I am a minister of Christ, 
 and intend to live and die in his service." He might 
 have been elected United States Senator if he had held 
 his ordination vows with less inflexible grasp. 
 
 Dr. ( Jeary was a fine scholar, a well versed theologian, 
 a convincing preacher. He was capable of high philo- 
 sophical themes, as well as scientific investigations. His 
 mind was powerful, and worked with tremendous force 
 along any line which he pursued. His spirit w^as devo- 
 tional, and his ministrations among the poor and the 
 afflicted will never be forgotten. 
 
 While his principles were conservative, his sentiments 
 were liberal and generous. He deplored the sectarian 
 divisions of the church, and warmly advocated the open 
 fellowship of all evangelical denominations. 
 
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 He was highl}' respected by professional men for liis 
 learning and dignity, and by all classes for bis benevo- 
 lence, worth and integrity. He was too manly to stoop 
 to meanness ; too generous to take advantage of an enemy 
 or exact bis own; too forgiving to barbor resentment; 
 and his brethren in the ministry ever found him a faith- 
 ful friend, a wise counselor, and a brother worthy of in- 
 creasing affection and reverence. There is not a man on 
 the Coast who ever knew Judge Geary or Dr. Geary, that 
 does not mourn his loss. 
 
 The death of his daughter, Elizabeth Woodbridge, Avas 
 a blow from which he did not recover. He resigned his 
 charge last April, but continued to assist the congrega- 
 tion as pastor and in efforts to secure a successor. 
 
 To Mrs. Gear}' and the children of our venerated 
 brother, The Occident tenders its heartfelt sympathy, in 
 which we are sure the ministers and churches of both our 
 Svnods share. 
 
MINUTH OF THE PRESBYTERY OF OREGON, 
 
 Witli deep and unfeigned sorrow the Presbytery of 
 Oregon is called upon to make a record of the death of 
 Rev. Edward R. Geary, D.D. He died at his home in 
 Eugene, on the 1st of September, 1886. 
 
 Dr. Geary Avas born near Boonsboro, Washington 
 Co., Maryland, April 3()th, 1811. His age, therefore, was 
 seventy-five years and four months. His father, who 
 was a man of classical culture, was his principal teacher. 
 His mother was an exemplary Christian. Of her pious 
 •care of her children Dr. Geary often spoke. 
 
 At the age of thirteen he was employed as an assistant 
 clerk in the office of the Recorder of Westmoreland Co., 
 Pa., and occupied his leisure in gratifying a thirst for 
 knowledge by reading useful books. Being observant and 
 intelligent, he acquired a knowledge of public speaking 
 by listening to the j)leas and proceedings at the Court 
 House. 
 
 He commenced a course of study in the Academy of 
 Greensburg, Pa., supporting himself by writing in the 
 public offices and teaching. He entered an advanced 
 class in Jeffi'rson College in 1831. His varied prepara- 
 tion gave him a good standing in the college from the 
 start. His religious impressions, made in childhood, had 
 grown strong and decisive; and during his senior year his 
 
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 thoughts were turned to the ministry of the Gospel. His- 
 theological course was pursued in the seminar}' at Alle- 
 gheny. He has spoken with deep gratitude of his indebt- 
 edness to his theological professor, Dr. Jol) F. Halsey,. 
 whose influence he acknowledged oidy a year or two ago. 
 
 After a few years spent in Alabama in teaching, he re- 
 turned to Pennsylvania, and being licensed he was called 
 to the charge of the church at Fredericksburg, Ohio, and 
 was there ordained and installed. Thirteen years of 
 faithful and laborious service were distinguished for 
 unusual success. Frequent revivals brought rich bless- 
 ings and large ingatherings. 
 
 At this time, 1851, the Board of Education and Domes- 
 tic Missions sent Mr. Geary as a missionary to Oregon. 
 Dr. Van Rensselaer's noble and comprehensive plan of 
 education was undergoing successful experiments; and Mr. 
 Geary was authorized to establish schools or academies 
 under the direction of the Board of Education, and to 
 gather congregations under the direction of the Board of 
 Missions. Although he was not ignorant of the recency 
 of " white " settlements in Oregon, he was not wholly ])re- 
 pared for the wide extent of country which stretched on 
 every side between the settlements, and which was still 
 trodden I)}' roving bands of Aborigines ; and he fovmd 
 that the entire Pacific Northwest was in a great measure 
 unknown, and the general impression respecting it, was 
 vague or erroneous. The ol)ject therefore of the Board of 
 Missions could l)e gained only to a very limited extent ; 
 and the object of the Board of Education, after a few 
 
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 experiments, was necessarily postponed for a larger popu- 
 lation. 
 
 In the work of Missions and Christian Education, Mr. 
 Geary was ahly seconded by his wife, who was a graduate 
 of Mt. Holyoke Seminar}', and who belonged to the Wood- 
 lu-idge family, well known in the Eastern States for 
 their ability and culture, as well as for their Christian 
 integrity and influence. 
 
 Through innumerable trials incident to the early set- 
 tlement of every country, intensified in Oregon by the 
 •circumstances just referred to, sparseness of population 
 and bitter and destructive Indian wars, our Brother Geary 
 maintained the cause of Christ : but he was compelled, 
 by the necessity that knows no law, to support his grow- 
 ing family by secular pursuits — which was indeed the 
 'exi)erience of all the early missionaries on this coast. His 
 service of the government as superintendent of Indian 
 Affairs, enabled liini to make wise and salutary improve- 
 ments in the management, and secured his firm friend- 
 ship for the poor red men. 
 
 He declined important political preferments, and wel- 
 <*()med with great gladness of heart his full return to the 
 work of the ministry in which he performed manifold 
 services without earthh' compensation. In conjunction 
 with Kev. W. J. Monteith he founded Albany Collegiate 
 Institute, and lalxn'ed in it for years as President and 
 teacher while he continucMl to i)reach. He was pastor at 
 P)rownsville, at Pleasant Grove, and at Albany, until in 
 1875 he settled in Eui2;ene Citv, wliere he continued his 
 
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 labors until last April, when he resigned the pastorate. 
 
 The illness which terminated fatally was caused b}' a 
 disorder that was pronounced mortal from the first. We 
 are thankful that he was not compelled to linger a long- 
 time, and that he was able to bear testimony to the faith- 
 fulness of God, to his unfaltering trust in our Redeemer, 
 and to his unclouded ho})e of heaven. He was a regent 
 of the University of Oregon in which he performed 
 efficient service. He several times represented his 
 Presbytery in the (leneral Assembly. He received 
 his title Doctor Divinitatis from his Alma Mater, Jeffer- 
 son College, in 1870. He was one of the constituting 
 members of the Presb3^tery of Oregon, the other two 
 being the Revs. Robert Robe and Lewis Thompson. 
 
 Dr. Geary excelled as an extempore speaker, theologian, 
 debater and counselor. In social life he was genial, sym- 
 pathetic and influential. In private personal intercourse 
 he was especially attractive and fraternal ; and tlie more 
 he gave his confidence, the more his best qualities shone 
 forth in the liberality of his sentiments and the affluence 
 of his affections. 
 
 But there was nothing clannish in his nature. There 
 was ever a place Avithin the circle of his sensibilities for 
 man as man, and the cry of want or weakness and the 
 mute appeal of sorrow found in him an uncalculating 
 friend and helper. 
 
 Dr. Geary held the views called Presbyterian as alto- 
 gether scriptural and as alone competent to explain the 
 purposes of God in the scheme of salvation and the divine 
 
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 [)lan ill tlu' visible organization of the churcli. While 
 Ills lovalty to liis OAvn cliurch was firm from intelligent 
 conviction, lie embraced all evangelical denominations in 
 the unity of the faith and of the si)irit and labored in all 
 catholic causes to build up the Kingdom of God among 
 men, and promote the world's preparation for the coming 
 of her King. 
 
 The cast of his mind was philosophical, yet he was en- 
 dowed with a ricli imagination and delicate sensibilities. 
 He could indulge in abstruse speculations, which required 
 the highest analytical powers, and delight in poetic crea- 
 tions of the finest mold ; but he esteemed them all as of 
 little worth unless he could lay them as tributes at the 
 foot of the Cross. 
 
 Thus lived and died our beloved and venerated l)rother 
 Geary, honored and respected by all classes, and lamented 
 bv the entire community. May his memory be cherished 
 as a sacred legacy, that liis associates and successors 
 may emulate his excellence. 
 
 We express our heartfelt sympathy for Mrs. Geary and 
 the children, and other relations of our departed brother. 
 jVIav his i)rayers for them be answered, and his labors for 
 the church of Christ be blessed a thousand fold, in the 
 future growth and ])rosperity of this part of our beloved 
 land. 
 
 ( )rdered to Ih' engrossed on the records, and a copy for- 
 warded to Mrs. Gear3\ 
 
 Attest: .1. y. MiLLKiAX. 
 
 iStati'd Ch'fk, PirKln/ti'i-ji of Oregon. 
 
PUBLIC LIFE 
 
 OF 
 
 Edward R. G^ary, D. D. 
 
 BY THE 
 
 HON. M. P. DEADY, LL. D. 
 
 Judge of (lie United States Circnit Court and President of the Board of 
 Regents of the University of Oregon. 
 
PUBLIC LIFE. 
 
 The Hev. Edwakd li. Geary, I). D., spent the last thirty- 
 five years of his life in Oregon. During all this period 
 he was in the ministry of the Presb3^terian Church, and 
 engaged more or less in its active duties, as a missionary 
 and otherwise. 
 
 ]^ut much of this time was given to the discharge of 
 public duties of a useful and important character, in posi- 
 tions to which he was called by the appreciation of liis 
 fellow-citizens. 
 
 He was a man of marked and varied ability, endowed 
 by nature with a sound mind in a sound body, enriched 
 by a generous education and large experience and con- 
 trolled by a lively sym])athy and kindly interest in wbat- 
 ever concerned the welfare of his kind and country. It 
 was, therefore, impossible for him to refrain fi-om taking 
 an active part in anything affecting the spiritual or 
 worldly welfare of the community in which he lived. 
 
 Dr. Geary was sent to Oregon b}- the Presbyterian 
 Board of Home Missions for the purpose of establishing 
 schools and churches in the country. He arrived here in 
 April, 1851, and soon settled in the immediate vicinitv of 
 
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 Lafayette, in Yainliill County — tlion the second town in 
 population and importance in the territory. 
 
 Here, in conjunction with his wise counselor and 
 faithful help-meet — Mrs. Nancy Woodl)ridi;e deary — he 
 estahlished and maintained for some, time, a girls' board- 
 ing school, which made its impress for good on those who 
 were fortunate enough to come within its wholesome 
 intluence. 
 
 From the fall of 1851 until the spring of 1853, he 
 served as clerk of the U. S. District Court, for Yaudiill 
 Countv — his excellent penmanship and natural aptitude 
 for legal forms and proceedings making him an excellent 
 officer. 
 
 During this time he held service and preached once or 
 twice on ever}' Sunday at Lafayette and elsewhere in the 
 vicinity. The writer has often heard him in tlie old 
 court room at that i)lace. Generally liis theme was 
 Christian conduct and Gospel truth, but sometimes he 
 turned aside 'to wrestle with the once awful i)r()blem 
 involved in foreknowledge, foreordination and free will. 
 
 Early in 185.'), he was appointed Secretary to the 
 Superintendent of Lidian Affairs for Oregon and Wash- 
 ington, which i)lace he retained until the latter i)art of 
 1855. During his secretaryshij) treaties were negotiated 
 with all the Indian tribes in middle Oregon from the 
 south to the noi'th boundary of tlie State. 'I'hey are i)ub- 
 lished ill the tenth volume of the U. S. Statutes at large, 
 and Mr. ( Jeary's name is appen<le(l to them, as S(.'ei'etarv, 
 and that of Joel Talnier, as Su})erinten(lent of Indian 
 
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 Affairs. In tliis way he had mucli to do Avith shaping the 
 policy of the government towards these Indians and pro- 
 viding for their future education and improvement. 
 
 In the fall of 1856, he removed Avith his family to Linn 
 county and there devoted most of his time to the -work 
 of the ministry, in the churches of Corvallis, Calapooia, 
 Brownsville and Diamond Hill; and in 1858 he was elected 
 Superintendent of Schools for Linn county. 
 
 Early in 1859 he Avas appointed Superintendent of 
 Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington. During his 
 incumhency of the office he was distinguished by a wise 
 and vigorous administration of its affairs. Tlie office Avas 
 then one of much importance and responsibility financiallv 
 and otherAvise. He Avas doubtless selected l)y the Presi- 
 dent for the place on account of a strong petition AA'hich 
 the Avriter had procured for his appointment to the office 
 in the fall of 1855. In 1861 he resigned the position and 
 returned to his ministerial AA^ork at BroAvnsville, Linn 
 county; Avhere he also materially aided in the erection of 
 a Avoolen mill, going east in the fall of 1861, to purchase 
 the machinery for the factory. 
 
 In the spring of 1865 he removed to his farm near 
 Albany, thence to Albany in the fall of 1868 Avhere he re- 
 mained until 1875. 
 
 In 1866 he Avas appointed county judge, Avhich office he 
 held for some years. The succeeding years of his resi- 
 dence in Linn county AA'ere largely devoted to the estab- 
 lishment of the Collegiate Institute at Albany. He 
 served one 3^ear — 1868 and 1869 — as its President, and 
 
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 as President of the Board of Trustees for a nuinl)er of 
 years. In 1870, his Ahna Mater — Jefferson College, 
 Pennsylvania — conferred on him the honorary degree of 
 Doctor of Divinity. Later, in the year 1884, he had the 
 l)leasure and distinction of attending the coniniencement 
 exercises of the college on the semi-centennial of his own 
 graduation, where he sat down to dinner with the remain- 
 ing half-dozen of his classmates, among whom was the 
 venerable Dr. Samuel Hamill, the distinguished founder 
 of the Lawrenceville Preparatory School, near Princeton, 
 New Jersey. 
 
 During all this time he continued to minister to the 
 feeble churches in his vicinity — furnishing largely his own 
 support. 
 
 In 1875, he removed to Eugene and took charge of the 
 Presbyterian church at that place, where he remained 
 until his death on September 1, 188G. 
 
 Soon after going to Eugene he was appointed ])y the 
 Ciovernor one of the Regents of the University of Oregon, 
 then lately established at that place. As Regent he was 
 very useful in heli)ing to i)lan and conduct the work of 
 this new and im])ortant institution, so as to make it an 
 efficient means of liigher education in Oregon. His wise 
 counsels and stimulating confidence Avill be missed in the 
 future management of the school. 
 
 Tlius living and dying at the advanced age of 75 years, 
 with his faculties unimpaired, Edward R. Geary impressed 
 liimself for good, on the opinion and action of this State 
 in a large and lasting measure. 
 
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 His venerable, but manly form Avill be seen no more in 
 the gatherings of tlie people, in the Halls of Learning, or 
 in the House of (lod, where his voice was wont to be 
 heard in sup[)ort of material improvement, intellectual 
 progress, and whatever makes for righteousness. 
 
 But he has not lived in vain. The effect of his faithful 
 teaching and good example, for more than a third of a 
 century in Oregon, remains with us and will l)ear fruit 
 for generations to come. 
 
 " To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure 
 reward." 
 
 '' Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 
 henceforth; and their works do follow them." 
 
DISCOURSE 
 
 COMMEMORATIVE OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Rev. Edward R. Geary, D. D. • 
 
 ADDRESSED TO 
 
 The Congregation of the Presbytekian Church of 
 Eugene City, Oregon 
 
 By rev. a. L. LINDSLEY, D. D., 
 
 Pastor of First Presbyterian Chinrh, Portland, Orei^on, and Professor-elect in the 
 San Francisco Theolo;^ical Seminary. 
 
 SABBATH MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1887. 
 
MEMORIAL DISCOURSE. 
 
 "he being dead yet srEAKETII." ^ 
 
 These words relate to one of the first worshipers of the 
 living God. His name is sculptured upon the earliest 
 altar of our race; and reappears with iniperishahle honor 
 near the last of the inspired writings. The influence of 
 his consecrated life Avas so henign and salutary, that it 
 has been projected through all ages, and will befell while 
 time lasts. 
 
 His is an unfading example of spiritual worshi]) and 
 acceptable offerings, ])ermanent in their nature, and 
 therefore independent of all changes of climate, culture, 
 or civilization. To Avell regulated minds it is an inex- 
 pressible delight to enjoy the favor of Heaven and the 
 approbation of conscience. ]^ut when (iod makes known 
 his appreciation of one's character, and confirms it l)y 
 giving in his testimony thereto, it must kindle in the 
 soul of the worshiper a peri)etual joy. It must lift him 
 above the earthly entanglement, and bid him soar away 
 at last to his native skies. His body perishes; but his 
 name survives. His tongue is silent ; but his renown is 
 a living voice. " P>y it he being dead yet s})eaketh." 
 
 *By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he 
 btained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead 
 yet speaketh.— Heb. 14: 4. 
 
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 I>ut tliis explanation does not satisfy tlic uiiinfornied 
 and the liypereritical; for sucli, they say, is not the ordi- 
 nary experience of mankind. To iinl)elief lumian life is 
 an enigma, death a rayless mystery. In this view, which 
 claims to be i)hilosophical, the career of life is painfully 
 wrong, and destitute of meaning, ft wanders into deep- 
 ening gloom without the skill to extricate itself. Its 
 only relief is in the vague notion that in the progress of 
 the ages the miseries of life shall he lessened, and a hap- 
 pier state of things evolve itself out of the existing chaos. 
 But this is the l)est that can l)e said of it. 
 
 Such, in hrief, is the popular skepticism which has its 
 roots in the alienation of the heart from God, and is cap- 
 tivated by any invention which will keep conscience quiet, 
 and draw a mask over eternity. It glides without a 
 pause into materialism — a turning of the theory of evo- 
 lution upside down, and thereby pushing a well estab- 
 lished theory of development into an unsupported and 
 redun<lant s})eculation. 
 
 Witli all its dexterity in usurping the i)lace of con- 
 scious Divinity, it is utterly incapable of taking a single 
 step beyond the present state of existence. It is barred 
 out of the world to come by its own limitations. Its de- 
 velopments cannot possibly be foreseen. Only when 
 they become manifest can they be known, and thence- 
 forward become historical. The present life is, therefore, 
 an enigma to those who adoj)t the extreme theory, because 
 the absolute conditions of their own notions arivst them 
 at the moment of death. Nothing beyond the grave 
 
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 touching man's nature can be evolved l)y tliem, and 
 hence tlie arrest is hiid u])()n their oAvn moral and s])ii'it- 
 ual being — a fatal and inexorable arrest — a barrier which 
 is heaven high and deep as hell. Its unhai)py advocates 
 are logical when thev ])nsh their favorite theory to its 
 legitimate conclusion; and the unknowable is a name 
 which they are compelled to adopt when they renounce 
 the knowledge of the ever-living Creator, and block up 
 the sources of information which they might have fol- 
 lowed into the light. It is not strange, therefore, that 
 they call life an enigma and death an inscrutable mystery 
 or in outspoken phrase, annihilation. 
 
 We have to do with man and his future. If he is not 
 complete, if he is not the end of a series, there is occasion 
 for the profoundest concern al)out his future. If he is 
 the end of a series, then what we call death is his natural 
 and legitimate end, and the whole extinction of develo])- 
 ]nents from i)r()toi)lasm to the complex l)eing called man. 
 If he is not the end of a series, then l)y the philosophy of 
 evolution man must die in order to make way for the in- 
 troduction of the next develoi)ment. And the next shall 
 be the last: the man renewed in the righteousness and 
 holiness of the Truth, after the pattern of Ilim that 
 created him. This i)rophecy finds an echo in our breasts 
 when we cherish hopes of the future which have the hue 
 of delightful anticipations, and that are sometimes the 
 only spur to exertion, and the oidy citadel amidst disas- 
 ter and defeat, within which we gather up our remainin<>- 
 resources to renew the conflict. 
 
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 Tliis h<)i)e survives in the midst of successive changes; 
 and it often attempts to cross tlie silent houndarv of life, 
 to speculate ahout the rciiions beyond, and even con- 
 structs a theory of the future life, <iivinir to it the 
 imaginings that correspond with the i)leasures and ])as- 
 sions of the life that now is. The springs of such inven- 
 tions are hidden in our spiritual nature, which is in- 
 destructible. And every system of philosophy is false, 
 and all argument is fallacious, which are attempted to be 
 constructed upon any idea of human nature that leaves 
 out a just and consistent consideration of the longings and 
 aspirations of the race universal after the enjoyments of a 
 state of futurity. 
 
 Many able thinkers pronounce the atheistic bias of evo- 
 lution ephemeral because it is partial, for its incomplete- 
 ness is seen in ignoring some of the indestructible hopes 
 and sentiments of human nature. Its narrowness is at 
 once detected when it conveys us to the verge where all 
 men cry for light, and tries to escape l)y pronouncing life 
 an enigma which is insoluble, and death a mystery whicli 
 is unfathomalde. 
 
 A true and legitimate evolution, as we have seen, fore- 
 casts another grand and [)erhaps final efflorescenci' in the 
 series, giving to these prophecies in our nature a complete 
 fulfillment in anotlu'r state of existence. This is not a 
 visionarv conclusion, l)ut a logical deduction froiu the 
 premises that must lie at the foundation of any system 
 of philosophy wliicii requires tbat all tiie parts whicli con- 
 stitute the essence or the substance of related tbings, 
 
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 must be accounted for. That is a pretentious theory 
 which arrogantly claims pre-eminence, and yet leaves in 
 linilx) tlie enigmas wliich it pretends to solve, and mys- 
 teries which it should explain, or at least make rational. 
 
 Now what does the wliole non-theistic drift of this 
 philosophy amount to? As touching Christianity it 
 casts its influence against it, and against any plan of 
 relief, or hint of cure. It encourages not a solitary hope 
 for the })resent, and sheds no ray upon yonder shoreless 
 ocean. 
 
 But what we want to know is how to escape tlie evils 
 of tlio present, and how to kindle an undying ho])e for 
 the future. What we need is not speculation in pliiloso- 
 phy, hut the plain reason of things, and (lod to c[well in 
 them all, a God to dictate to Nature as its ruler, and a 
 spirit in man to wiiich God imparts his Spirit. That 
 spirit makes immortality an article of belief, then instills 
 a consciousness of its truth, and finally l)roadens it into a 
 personal ex])erience. 
 
 Wlien this philosophy shall be accepted (towards which 
 the debate is tending), it will soar above the phvsical 
 environment which now cramps it and materializes it. 
 It will ascend into the spiritual. It will ex})atiate over 
 realms a])()ve physical nature. It will find its true ex- 
 pansion in the supernatural. Even while dwelling in its 
 earthly environment, it is })reparing for the house not 
 made with hands. 
 
 Thus the enigma of life is solved, and the mysteries of 
 death cleared slwsly. The life is dedicated to nobler aims, 
 
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 and (k'atli is tlie door of oiitrance into life otcrnal. Tlie 
 fancied enigmas are brushed away witli tlie rubbish of a 
 false philosophy. The distrust which is born of ignorance 
 will give i)lace to confidence; and bondage to the objects 
 of sense Avill give ])lace to the liberty of heirship in the 
 spiritual realm. 
 
 What a grand idea is this, yet so sim})le that it is easily 
 understood, and so comprehensive that there is a place 
 for everything and all souls in it. 
 
 This philosoi)]iy disentangles the })eri)lexities which 
 are evolving from the violent efforts to shut (U)d out of 
 His Universe, which, like the troubled sea, casts uj) mire 
 and dirt, instead of reflecting the cloudless heaven above 
 it. Immediatel}' upon lifting the gaze above the leaden 
 Avaters there appears the simplicity of divine truth, with 
 pure and nol)le ideas of righteousness and duty. The 
 Gospel will appear to be the healer of nature's wounds; 
 and all its rcipiircments and blessings will be seen to be 
 consistent with the state of man, and the intellectual and 
 moral laws which are discernible by the light of nature. 
 
 That(iospel in the final i)hilosophv will l)e accepted as 
 scientific as well as religious. The conclusions of science 
 which i)rove the permanent transmission of hereditary 
 qualities, at once attests the degeneracy of human nature, 
 out (jf which grows the baleful fruit of sins and transgres- 
 sions. And there remains only the infiiction of the penalty, 
 which is also a deduction of the same science that })r()ves 
 tons the inflexibility of law and its I'ctributions. 
 
 What can possibly be more cheering than to know that 
 
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 all the penalties of human guilt growing out of the 
 hereditary transmission of a eorrupt nature are ahsolutely 
 home away hy the intervention of Onk who is ahle to do 
 it in His own person; and that the clearance of every soul 
 is already ordained like an acquittal in a court of justice, 
 upon the simple condition of ])utting the whole case into 
 the hands of an all-prevailing Advocate and Intercessor. 
 
 And this is the imperishahle distinction of the Word 
 of God spoken or written, that it continues to re-echo 
 arcjund the world. Hence, it is called the Word of Life. 
 He that came down from heaven to whom (lod gave all 
 ])ower in heaven and on earth, said to his disci])les, 
 " The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and 
 they are life.*' The life which he meant was life 
 eternal: for Christ said in his prayer to the Father, " T 
 have given unto them the word which thou gavest me;" 
 and to these words he attached a knowledge of divine 
 things wliich l)eing received into the heart conveyed the 
 gift of everlasting life, as the 8on also said, " This is life 
 eternal tliat they should know Thee the only true God, 
 and Jesus ("hrist whom thou hast sent/' 
 
 Every lover of the Lord Jesus Christ earnestly desires 
 to im])il)e the spirit wliich He manifested in His inter- 
 cessory prayer from which these words are taken. Tlieir 
 meaning was hetter understood after the divine Speakei- 
 rose from the dead, when it was perceived that a higher 
 operation of law came within the field of human ol)serva- 
 tion, even as when the astronomer discovers a i)lanet 
 which man has never seen before. It has been shining 
 
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 unknown to men and rolling onward in confonnity to all 
 nature's laws. 80 Christ's rising; from the dead was no 
 miracle as iii any sense contrary to the laws of nature, 
 l>ut as one of a vast series spreading over a field hitlierto 
 unexplored hy men; even as Hershel's telescope pierced 
 heyond the veil known as the Milky Way, and discovered 
 stars in the profound depths beyond it which were mov- 
 ing onward in harmony with the other heaveidy bodies 
 that ever roll in unison with the i)lanetary system around 
 the supreme centre of the seen and unseen Universe. 
 Xo astronomer had ever looked U])on those stars hefi^re, 
 yet they had existed through the unrecorded past. When 
 they swung across the vision of men they deranged not 
 the harmony of the spheres. AVhen Christ rose from the 
 dead he created no disturbance of the laws of nature, but 
 was a glorious efflorescence evolved by all the prophecies, 
 the first fruit of them that slept in the dust of the earth. 
 No shock, therefore, was given to the revolutions of 
 nature. A divine harmony prevailed, and joined the 
 melodies of nature to the anthem which completed the 
 oratoi'io of the Universe, the prelude to which began at 
 the Creation when the morning stars sang together. 
 
 This is the ordci- of nature, foi" " that was not first which 
 was spiritual, but that which is natural, and afterward 
 that which isspiritual ; for the first man was of the earth 
 earthy, the second man is the Lord from heaven. And as we 
 have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear 
 the image of the lieaveidy. Flesh and blood cainiot 
 iidieril the kimrdom of Cod. I>ehol(l 1 show vou a 
 
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 mystery; we shall all be clianged in a inoiiient, in the 
 twinkling of an eye." And the change shall be effected 
 at a word; the voice of the archangel shall resound througli 
 the habitations of the dead. 
 
 Then another word shall be uttered, a note of triumph — 
 ^* Death is swallowed up in victory. Oli, Death, Avliere 
 is thy sting ! Oh, Grave, where is thy victory !" 
 
 Another word must be spoken. It is the word of final 
 discrimination. The Old testament utters it :* ** Many 
 of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall 
 awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and 
 everlasting contempt." The New testament utters it:t 
 *' So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall 
 come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just." 
 The Heavenly Messenger proclaims it, as reported by the 
 evangelist John, in a discourse which harmonizes with 
 the truth and the theory I am now anxious to make plain 
 and conclusive: " My Father is working; so also am I." 
 How did the Fatlier work? "He spake, and it was done: 
 He commanded, and it stood fast." How did the Son 
 work? He had just said to a crip})le, lying helpless and 
 friendless at Piethesda's pool, "Rise, take Uj) thy bed and 
 walk." The man was sent home cured not by a sign, 
 not by a touch, l)ut by a word. Our Lord's coniment 
 was: " Marvel not at this " (that is, the power of tlie word 
 that healed the impotent man, or the authority that the 
 Son hath to execute judgment), J " INFarvel not at 
 this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that 
 
 * Dan. 12:2. fMatt. 13:4J. IJolm .'): 27— 29. 
 
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 are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come 
 forth: tliev that have done good, unto the resurrection of 
 life; and tlicv that liave done evil, unto the resurrection 
 of the judgment." 
 
 This is tlie final word. This is the last discrimination 
 that can take i)lace. After which comes the final act of 
 allotment. Tt is the entrance upon the awards of eternity. 
 It is retriljution which follows when the scheme of salva- 
 tion comes to an end by its own limitation. For the 
 scheme of salvation i)roceeds u})()n an expedient to save 
 the guilty from deserved penalty. It provides a substi- 
 tute who bears the penalty in behalf of all who believe in 
 it and accei)t it :* '* Being justified freely by his grace 
 through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. " 
 
 That life of perfect obedience and that death of infinite 
 suffering made up a redundant righteousness which should 
 forever silence doul)t. As it is written : " Where sin 
 abounded, grace doth much more abound; that as sin 
 reigned unto death even so sliould grace reign through 
 righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.'t 
 
 This is the final word; because it is the Word of the 
 Loi'd whicli cndin-ctli forever. And this is tlie Word 
 which by the (Josjh'I is })roclaiined everywhere. Christ 
 preached it till the Ci-oss huslu'd the divine accents of 
 love: and tlieii breaking the silence of tlie tond) lie told 
 the blissful story with new illustrations drawn from the 
 unseen world, and led Mis followers up to heboid as in a 
 mirror the glory of the hoi'd, that they should be changed 
 
 * Ko.ii. :!:24. +Ko:n. .'). 2^•2t. 
 
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 into the same image " from glory to glory as l)y the Spirit 
 of the Lord." Then he went up to speak tlie word of in- 
 tercession hefore the great white Throne, while they went 
 forth to speak the Word of reconciliation in the ears of 
 men. He spoke h}- the voice of prophets. He spoke l)y 
 the voice of a])ostles. The prophets and apostles are 
 dead; hut though dead they are yet speaking. Their suc- 
 cessors rise and speak to each generation. They disap- 
 pear, and yet speak; for the word is endowed with inex- 
 tinguishahle life. It resounds tlirough hoth Testa- 
 ments: " Unto you, men I call, and my voice is unto 
 the sons of men." New heralds come, recruits swell the 
 ranks of the ministry, and they take up the word: 
 " We are amhassadors for Christ, as though God did 
 heseech 3'ou !)y us; we pray you in Christ's stead he ye 
 reconciled to God. For He hath made him who knew 
 no sin to he sin for us; that Ave might he made the 
 righteousness of God in him." 
 
 kSucIi is the Word of reconciliation, and those that 
 speak it. Every one can proclaim it. Let him that 
 heareth say, Come ! And they that hear shall live. 
 
 Precisely such is the (xospel in its provision of salva- 
 tion. Its benefits ])egin in time. It clears up all enignuis 
 as it goes onward. It makes the track of life luminous; 
 and there is no mystery in death except in the sense that 
 an impenetrable veil hangs between us and those who have 
 gone before. Sometimes the veil is parted for a moment, 
 and we catch a glimpse which transfixes us; and we bear 
 upon our faces for a time the lustre Avliich it kindles. 
 
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 But the vision is transient — for we are to walk by faith 
 liere: — yet the voiees wliicli spoke to us in tlie air we 
 breathe are not silenced sinee they re-echo in our ears. 
 They are the voices speaking from within the veil to all 
 ears that are disposed to listen to the Avords of everlasting^ 
 life. Though we call them dead, they are yet speaking. 
 
 The Book which contains this final i)hilosophy possesses 
 this living power. Its words, tlierefore, are living words. 
 The faith it imparts is a living faitli. The expeoiation it 
 inspires is a blessed hope, because it looks for the coming 
 of the great God even our Savior Jesus Christ. 
 
 Asrain. The whole system of Thristianitv reveals itself 
 as tarrying awhile on this planet to establish its beginnings. 
 Thence it rises into the heavens. How brief its begin- 
 ning, — the length of a mortal life ! How simple its pro- 
 visions, — a little child can embrace them ! 
 
 How unspeakably important then is the Word! The 
 messenger of God, the eternal Son assumed our nature 
 that He might utter (tod's Word, as well as die for human 
 guilt: and the word thus si)oken was thenceforth never to 
 die out of tlie air of this world. It was to sound forth 
 from human lips, and be written ui)on human hearts. 
 '' Ye are my witnesses," said the Word of CJod. 
 "Ye are our epistles," said St. Paul, " known and read of 
 all men." 
 
 The Word tbei-efoi-e l)oth spoken and written is to con- 
 tinue in the world. It vitalizes all the laws of nature or 
 inscribes Deity ujx)!! tbem all, and gives comi)letion to 
 tliem all. Its inscriptions are never to fa<le out, because 
 
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 they are written not with ink hut with tlie Spirit of the 
 living (jod. The finger of death may he laid upon the 
 lips that spoke the Word; hut it shall continue to resound. 
 Its vitality may even he increased Avhen the witness de- 
 parts: the testimony detached from earthly surroundings 
 is a})pr()ve(l and verified especially in the person of God's 
 faithful herald who " 15EIN(J dead yet speaketh." 
 
 I have given you, my respected hearers, a sketch of the 
 final i)hilosoi)hy, not intended to he analytical or argu- 
 mentative, hut designed to touch salient points, to dis- 
 close connections otherwise hidden, to catch glimpses of 
 the heavenly heights, to convince us that God reigns in 
 all things, is the operator of all law, and out of feehle 
 agencies evolves the mightiest, redeeming fallen man, 
 taking all sujx'rhuman ohstacles out of the way of his 
 salvation, stooping to him in his helplessness even as a 
 father pitieth; and then gathering all the saved into one 
 vast family, the inheritance of saints in light. And all 
 conducted in conformity to law observed in its precei)t or 
 suffered in its penalty by a Substitute who was almighty 
 to save sinners, that the law might he magnified and 
 made honorable from the outer rim of heaven to the 
 depths of hell, — an expedient of mercy unheard of in 
 heaven's legislation; but when known it excites the 
 highest adoration of those who see (xod in the i)erson of 
 the co-eternal Son taking our nature upon hlim that He 
 might fight our battles for us, conquer our last enemy, 
 Death, and destrov the works of the devil, and then go 
 
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 tlirougli the suffering of doath that wo ini<:lit live — 
 the anguisli of tlie ('ross l)eiii«i- infinitely (leej)ene(l hy the 
 transference of hiiinaii guilt to lliin; for He hore our sins 
 and sorrows in his own hody on the tree. 
 
 The pertinence of this outline will ai)i)ear, when I say 
 that it represents Dr. Geary's phih)sopliical views, and in 
 substance his theological also. It serves to rejuind us 
 how our lamented friend and counsellor kept al)reast 
 with the advance of thought, and broadened his views of 
 divine truth ])y examining current f|uestions. The 
 suhtilty with which he unraveled the intricacies of a 
 problem, and the ease which marked his analysis of 
 l)arts and their reconstruction into harmonious pro})or- 
 tions, were a demonstration of the reasonableness of his 
 conclusions that showed the capacity of a superior mind, 
 polislied and enlarged by culture which embraced the en- 
 tire intellectual, moral and spiritual nature of the man. 
 We cite him as an example of the compreliensive educa- 
 tion which is confined to no utilitarian scheme, and that 
 leaves no department of human nature unimproved, and 
 no region of investigation unexplored which man is 
 <|ualified to enter. 
 
 My respected hearers, whose minds aiv (lisci])lined to 
 imj)artial discriminations by the study of causes and the 
 observation of ])henomena, will expect me to do justice 
 to tbc memoi-y of tlicir peer in pers])icacity and eiaidition ; 
 and 1. llici-cforc, lu^sitate not to say that be maintained 
 tbc value of metaphysical studies as an indispensable 
 
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 dep irtm3:it of a lib?ral edaeation. He deplored the trend 
 given towards materialism bv the intense activities of 
 the age, wliicli liave warped also our systems of education 
 and biased our literarv judgments. A few popular writ- 
 ers who have fallen under tlie dominion of matter and 
 force, have labored with aljilitv to strengthen the trend 
 towards materialism, impelled by their undisguised con- 
 tempt for all studies which they consider above nature, 
 and tlierefore illusive and unprofitable. The influence 
 Avhicli these theorists have accpiired l)y carrying tlieir 
 studies of i)hysical nature l)eyon(l all precedent explorers, 
 has invested their speculations with an unwarranted 
 authority; which has i)laced the advocates of metai)hysi- 
 cal studies in a lateral position; but wherever the advo- 
 cate may be, the foundation is unshaken. It rests in the 
 nature of the human si)irit and the al)solute claim of the 
 mind to be educated in every part into a consistent and 
 well proportioned personality. This embraces the culti- 
 vation of the spiritual ca})acities, to be prosecuted for 
 their intrinsic worth, heightened by the consideration 
 that these spiritual capal)ilities are the gifts of God 
 Avherein we most resendjle Him. 
 
 Our Memorial Avould be decapitate if it should fail to 
 shed light upon this groundwork of all his reasonings, 
 and the system of philosophy thus evolved. It could 
 not be satisfactory to his intimate friends if his 
 memorialist should omit to mention the acuteness of his 
 understanding through which he discerned the relations 
 of ideas, from whence ascending through the dry light of 
 
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 aV)stra('t principles into the regions of applied science 
 and the phenomena of nature, evervthing both ideal and 
 practical fell into an orderly and consecutive adjustment 
 in his own mind; and when occasion justified it, he ex- 
 cited the admiration of listeners as he set forth these 
 principles by way of deduction and induction , and 
 showed their relations ui)on the field of tliouglit which 
 was laid clearly open before us, and expounded witli the 
 skill of a master the responsibilities of man both to his 
 kind and to his ( Jod. 
 
 Positive doctrines and afhrmative ideas are among 
 the most i)recious fruil of such a i)rocess of reasoning. 
 It is the outgrowth of an ai)horism of Lord Bacon: 
 
 "Let no one . . . think or maintain that a jnan can search too 
 far or be too well studied in the book of God's Word, or in the book 
 of God's Works — divinity or philosophy — but rather let men endeavor 
 an endless progress or proficiency in both ; only let them beware that 
 they apply both to charity and not to arrogance ; to use and not to 
 ostentation ; and again, that they do not mingle or confound these 
 learnings together." 
 
 Undoubtedly the author of the Inductive method in- 
 tended to caution the student against regarding the book 
 of nature as a completed guide; for if it were it would 
 therefore supersede any occasion for tlie book of (Jod's 
 AVord. 
 
 l)i'. Coarv's intellectual habitude was in conformity 
 with tills aphorism thus explained ; and the sum and re- 
 sidt ujion his character and teaching was an exj)ansion 
 
UK I ■--"'- 
 
 into the broadest regions of liberal CTrarrgfitaiid senti- 
 ment. This was not the stifling philosophy which con- 
 fines its culture to this world alone, and nurses the vague 
 speculations which are no better than the extinction of 
 the future state, and consequently the annihilation of all 
 hope beyond the grave. 
 
 He took delight to the last in expatiating over these 
 regions of thought. Not long ago as he laid down Tro- 
 fessor Dinian's Theistic Argument, he exclaimed, " It is 
 all then — the argument is comi)lete. (lod is high as 
 heaven above the feeble intellects of man." He rejoiced 
 to see more sharply with the eye of sense God's footsteps- 
 on the earth, and His signature in the skies. 
 
 ]^>ut I should fail to do justice to this part of our sub- 
 ject if I should omit to say that these excursions into the 
 realms of nature were logical su])])orts of his religious 
 views, which were evangelical. The insi)ired Word taught 
 him the fallen state of man; the atoning work of Christ, 
 who makes (Jod the Father known ; the necessity of 
 being renewed by the Holy Spirit; and of faith, re- 
 pentance and obedience in order to be saved: the immor- 
 tality of the soul; the eternal retributions of the judg- 
 ment both to the wicked and the righteous. He held the 
 liberty of choice, which implies human accountability 
 for rejecting or accepting salvation, Avhile he vindicated 
 the sovereignty of God in the whole work of redemption : 
 and l)rought man a heli)less sinner to the footstool of 
 mercy, humble, isenitent, grateful. He saw the ( }od of 
 revelation, a sovereign in the works of grace as well as of 
 
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 iinturc. and found far less difficulty in this view of tlie 
 ])r()l)k'ins of evil tlian in any other nietliod of exj)hiinin^- 
 tluMu. He would, therefore, be called a C'alvinist hy those 
 Mho make tlicolooieal distinctions. He maintained these 
 views with signal ability, while he shunned a dogmatic 
 jind con'troversial spirit. His disposition was catholic 
 and fraternal. The tenacity with which he held these doc- 
 trinal views and the exceeding clearness in which he ap- 
 prehended them as the only rational and consistent in- 
 ter})retation of the !-^criptures, did not make him exclu- 
 sive or impatient with his brethren who entertained dif- 
 ferent views. He adopted Augustine's rule: " In tilings 
 trivial, let there be liberty; in essentials, unity; in all 
 things, charity." He deplored the sectarian divisions of 
 the Church on earth; and was always eager to join in any 
 •demonstration of visible union. You remember his 
 earnest prayers that all Christians might become one in 
 visil)le fellowshij) as well as one in spirit. I remember 
 them as offered on different public occasions. Dr. (Jeary 
 reached the conclusion that the want of fellowshij) and 
 <'omity among the different sects were the greatest hin- 
 -(h-ances to the spread of the Gospel, especially in the new 
 ,settlementsof our country. ''I believe in the Holy Catholic 
 Church, the communion of saints" is still in the creed of 
 Christendom; an<l if it were i)ractised it would give a vast 
 I)ower to Christian sentiment, and bear M'ith great weight 
 upon all the interests of mankind. Tt would instantly 
 suppress some evils and establish some reforms forwliicli 
 ^ve are separately contending in vain. And is it not 
 
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 time before (lod and the world for all denominations to 
 hold their creeds and ordinances in subordination to the 
 broader generalizations of the (Jospel? This union army 
 is increasing in drill and power, and the day of it& 
 triumph shall come when the Saviour's i)rayer shall bo- 
 answered, " That thev all may be one in us, that the 
 world may believe that Thou didst send Me/' Then Dr. 
 ( Jeary will l)e remembered as an earnest advocate of Union 
 in this part of the Lord's Kingdom. 
 
 These-broad church sentiments. Dr. (Jearyheld, Avere 
 consistent with his Presbyterian theolog}^, and ecclesiasti- 
 cal relations. Hence, his preaching abounded with the 
 fullness and the freeness of salvation, and the tender of 
 unconditional fellowship to all of every name who love 
 our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. 
 
 Though Dr. Geary was a man of extensive learning, 
 and capable of the profoundest research, yet he never 
 paraded his erudition. He brought the l)eaten oil into 
 the sanctuary ; he broke the alabaster box, and the name 
 of Jesus was as fragrance poured forth. He extracted the 
 honey out of the rock. But he learned the divine art 
 at the feet of his Master. He wondered at the gracious 
 words that fell from the Saviour's li])S ; then he imbibed 
 bis spirit, and preached as Jesus and the Apostles did. 
 His sermons were able expositions of saving and sanctify- 
 ing truth. Thcw were addressed to the conscience and 
 the heart. Tluy were scriptural. They proclaime*] sal- 
 vation on the authority of (rod, as a herald would })ublish 
 the proclamation of his sovereign. He a|)peale(l inuch 
 
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 to reason that it iiii*ilit ai)i)ivlu'n(lj)ut more to faith, tliat 
 it might trust, and to gratitude tliat it miglit love and 
 adore. From general truths he dedueed ])ungent an<l 
 •special applications, and often dealt with current 
 occasions of discourse, to the delight and edification of 
 Ins hearers ; hut always hasing his appeals upon the writ- 
 ten Word. 
 
 Dr. (Jearv never forgot that the efficacy of i)reaching 
 'dei)ended upon the Holy Spirit, who works with those that 
 honor Him with their dependence, trust and expectation. 
 Such preaching sows the seed of the kingdom ; and tlie 
 harvest shall ri[)en in due time. The preacher shall dis- 
 appear : BUT HE lU:iX(i nEAl) YET SPEAKETH. 
 
 On communion seasons Dr. Geary was in his element. 
 His devotional si)irit spread from heart to heart. He was 
 transformed as he dwelt upon the scene with Jesus in the 
 midst, and heard the word that the Master spoke, '' With 
 ilesire have 1 desired to eat this passover with you." He 
 went uj) into the holy mount as Moses did with the elders, 
 as it is written, " They saw the ( Jod of Israel ; and there 
 was under his feet a pavement of sai)phire stone, and tlie 
 hodv of lieaven in its clearness. And the glory of the 
 Loi-d ivstecl upon the Mount." 
 
 in Ih'other deary's hands the sacrament was a sym- 
 hol of th<' l>amh slain : and a i)rophecy of his return. 
 Vet he came from the mountains of myrrh and tlie gar- 
 •den of spices and the sealed fomitains, and refreshed the 
 souls that longed for the Saviour's presence and his com- 
 nuniion "ifts. 1 rememher one occasion when dear lirother 
 
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 Geary lost sight of surroundings, and poured out his soul 
 in praise and i)rayer ; and he communed with his Saviour 
 as friend talks with friend. It was a solemn and affecting 
 scene, never to he forgotten. 
 
 Profoundly impressed with the sin and want of human 
 hearts and the all-sufficiency of ( 'hrist to cleanse and com- 
 fort them, l^)rother Geary's i)reaching has ever shoAvn 
 the depth and i)Ower of his convictions. The soul and its 
 salvation, Christ and his redeeming grace, were to him 
 vivid realities. They gave tone to his voice, and his 
 words were full of earnestness, tenderness, and love. His 
 voice we shall hear no more : but he is yet speakinc;. 
 
 When Mr. Geary's ministerial life began, the influence 
 of the ministry was more generally felt in society : it was 
 more conspicuous ; and the clergyman was held, in con- 
 sequence, in a more sacred or reserved estimate than he is 
 at the present day. Now, he stands nearer the level of other 
 professional men. The teacher, the physician, the writer 
 for the i)ress, the lawyer, the lecturer — mingle their inthi- 
 ences with the currents that control society or atti'act its 
 attention. In all res])ects Init one, this change is perhaps 
 not injurious ; and that one is the tendency, especially in 
 literary circles, to underrate and put aside the legitimate 
 power of the pulpit. ?)Ut no broad-minded minister of 
 the gospel would desire any intluence which he does not 
 deserve ; while at the same time he feels the importance 
 of securing the respect which is due to his position as a 
 teacher of reliuion. He is l)ound to " magnify his office " 
 
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 for tin' sake of others. He must claim for it wliat liis 
 Master authorized when He instituted tlic ministry. He 
 said to the incumhents, " He that receiveth you receiveth 
 Me. and he that receiveth Me receivetli Him that sent 
 Me." He attached a solemn distinction to the office and 
 theincumhent in these words and others of the same nature. 
 It Avas the respect that was due to the hearer of a 
 message of infinite imjxirtance to the whole human 
 race ; and it is impossible to treat the messengei' with 
 contempt without refiectiuii' upon the (led who sends the 
 message. 
 
 No one will dispute the principle which underlies this 
 remark; and there remains the suggestion of congruity 
 which demands that there should be a character of con- 
 sistency in the and)assador who brings the terms of par- 
 don and reconciliation. When this consistency is want- 
 ing it is impossilde to treat the incumbent with the respect 
 wliicb is due to his office. And since the office itself is so 
 elevated, should not the incund>ent be conformed to it 
 and transformed l)y it? And as the connnunications 
 through it are so comprehensive as embracing time and 
 eternitv, and yet so mimite as to enter into and regulate 
 our dailv lives, is it not a very reasonable ex])ectation that 
 the man who occuj)ies it should ])resent a fair example of 
 tlie advantages which his own message pr()})oses to others? 
 Sni'elv the message includes tlu' harmonious develoj)- 
 ment of tbe intellectual and moral nature : and, in short, 
 the cuhure of manhood whicli jjresents to every observer 
 a svmnu'ti'ical character. 
 
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 Our friend never claimed an exorbitant respect for 
 liis office, and he put fortli no ghostl}' prerogatives ; nor 
 •did lie ever claim for himself an}^ regard which Avas not 
 <lue to any educated and honorable man. His intercourse 
 with the public and his contemporaries in the professions 
 will amply sustain this opinion. There is that sense of 
 <'ongruity in faithfulness and competency, that yields re- 
 spectful deference. 
 
 This gives me the opi)ortunity to recall some charac- 
 teristics of our departed friend. He stands before you a 
 stately figure with a countenance expressive of wisdom 
 and benevolence, giving the beholder a striking impres- 
 sion of manly dignity. His air attracted confidence ; his 
 sincerity was a pledge that it would not be betrayed. He 
 was slow to speak when the occasion demanded reflection; 
 .and his words dropped from his lips in the orderly arrange- 
 ment which none ])ut a well trained intellect is capable 
 of. And when the theme aroused his intellectual powers, 
 his discourse was tlie manifest expression of a mind whicli 
 penetrated into tlie subject, and comprehended the 
 whole; and yet so discriminating and analytical was 
 it, that no conditions escaped him; and therefore, his 
 conclusion was the essence of a complete and satisfactory' 
 survey. 
 
 His Avise and sagacious views answered the expecta- 
 tions which his impressive appearance awakened. And 
 it was his happy experience to justify the anticipations of 
 his admirers. Among these were the extremes of society. 
 He had the faculty to entertain and instruct the i)eople 
 
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 whose education had been limited, while his erudition and 
 other accomplishments placed him in tlie front rank of 
 educated and professional men. These qualities shone 
 foitli in the debates which take place in deliberative assem- 
 blies as well as in the class-room and the limited circle of 
 social life. 
 
 He was simple, sincere and unobtrusive. Though 
 grave and reserved among strangers he was not cold, un- 
 social or haughty ; but synii)athetic and considerate, having 
 all the instincts of a gentleman. Among congenial friends 
 he was tender, unreserved, and affectionate, often gratify- 
 in ir his literarv taste bv quotations from classical and 
 dramatic authors, 3'et never forgetting what was becoming 
 in a man and a Christian. He was ever ready to help any 
 one who was in distress at the sacrifice of his own ease 
 and comfort; and would rather be the victim of impos- 
 ture than to turn a deaf ear to the stranger. He gave 
 without humiliating the recipient. He was a generous 
 helper of his brethren. He Avelcomed them to bis hospi- 
 table home. He counselled them, and judged their weak- 
 nesses charitably. And when compelled to diHer fi-om 
 them, his maidiness retained their respect, and his kind- 
 ness their affection. He was condescending without the 
 affectation of snpcriority. 
 
 The basis of this character was integrity, purified and 
 informed by the grace of ( Jod. It is this f(mn(lation ui)on 
 which rises the structure of manhood that abides forever, 
 because it is well pleasing in the sight of (Jod. The great 
 poet of raradisc thus expresses it: 
 
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 This is true glory and repute, when God 
 Looking on tlie earth, with approbation marks 
 The just man, and divulges him through Heaven 
 To all his angels, who with true applause 
 Ilecount his praise. 
 
 God prepared him to l)e one of the pioneers of en- 
 lightened civilization in these distant territories. The 
 founders of Anieriean civilization on the Pacific Coast 
 were not the seekers after gold who plowed up the glitter- 
 ing sands or pulverized the auriferous c^uartz, but the stan- 
 dard-bearers of true progress, the pioneers of liberty, learn- 
 ing, and religion. Various motives influenced them ; 
 brilliant prospects allured them; the command to march 
 like a bugle-call was heard in their tabernacles : and with 
 love of adventure was mingled love of country and a splen- 
 did courage. If the pioneers had flourished in the times 
 of the ancient mythology, they would have been celebrated 
 as heroes, and their leaders as demi-gods. And truly they 
 needed political intelligence and wisdom from on high to 
 mold the elements, combine the powers, and shape the 
 destinies of the new States. 
 
 The real founders of States are not warriors at the 
 head of marshalled hosts : but the leaders of pacific armies 
 who raise the standard of liberty, education and religion. 
 We who are daily enjoying the fruit which they planted 
 are ai)t to forget their sufferings and self-denials. And in 
 this direction Dr. (ieary's patriotic services are mucli 
 overlooked. 
 
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 But lie (lid not ooui-t tliis species of renown, liowever 
 lioiioraMe. His grateful fellow-citizens sought to confer 
 ui)on him the highest distinctions within the power of the 
 State to bestow. ( )n one of these occasions, he emphati- 
 cally expressed his determination to live and die in the 
 ministry of Christ. Let us continue to look at him in 
 the light he chose. We see therein his completer life as 
 ti minister of the Gospel. 
 
 The hest trained minds in the world are either open 
 disciples of Christ or believers in the truth of Christianity. 
 Tliey aid in su})i)orting its schools and churches and its 
 aggressive movements upon the hosts of ignorance and 
 sin, or in a less pronounced way they advocate its moral 
 principles and its civilizing influences. 
 
 The profoundest students of history are the men who 
 trace the causes of a nation's progress and bring their 
 effects to light; and these are the men who proclaim the 
 power of the Gospel to educate and civilize not a few 
 favored ones only, but the entire mass of the nation. 
 
 These conclusions are just without abbreviation, when 
 applied to the settlement and early progress of acountiy. 
 And if true greatness consists in the measure of a man's 
 usefulness to his generation, it is all intensified, when 
 that man stands in the integrity of his virtue and the 
 will and accomplishment of his usefulness as a pioneer. 
 Now this conclusion being accepted, there remains the 
 superadded ])ower and infiuence of the reigning pur- 
 pose, which is the laying foundations of religious and 
 educational institutions in the communitv, and tlie 
 
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 upbuilding of a divine nature in tlie individual character. 
 
 In tliis comprehensive view Edward E, Geary stands 
 in the front rank of tlie world's benefactors. Others of 
 the pioneers stand with liini, whom we honor without 
 abridging tlieir claims; but it belongs to this occasion to 
 speak of him whose memory fills our thoughts and our 
 hearts. 
 
 The applause of contemporaries is sometimes ill-founded 
 through the bias of i)rejudice or local colorings; but 
 taking the ground upon which the judgment of liistory is 
 formed, we hesitate not to i)redict that posterity will 
 crown Edward R. Geary as one among the first of the 
 ])atriotic heroes of the Pacific North West, and raise his 
 spotless effigy in her Pantheon. In the meantime his 
 living statue is carried within our hearts; and his living 
 words resound in our ears; for though gone far beyond 
 our ken, he is speaking still. 
 
 A great sorrow has overshadowed us. It enshrouds 
 the family that unconsciously listens for a footstep that 
 will never return; it drapes the domestic altar upon 
 which the fire of affection shall be replenished until the 
 light it creates shall mingle with the lustre of the endless 
 day. It descends upon the church like a funeral pall; it 
 saddens the brethren who shall not see his face again un- 
 til they ascend Avhere he is. 
 
 A whole generation that has passed awa}^ on this coast 
 paid him the homage of their confidence which his worth 
 and fidelitv deserved; and now their successors offer their 
 
54 
 
 tribute of regard and reverence. Friendship overflows 
 with grateful offerings bedewed with recollections that 
 melt into tears. Love inscribes no epitaph, erects no 
 monument. Its reminiscences are a perpetual memorial, 
 its monument is the heart ; and we shall hear that voice 
 intoning no sorrow, for it speaketh of memories now hal- 
 lowed, and of hope that beckons into immortality. 
 
 He died without ])eing able to tell us what his personal 
 experience of the end of this life was, or how his life-long 
 views compared with the approaching realities, and what 
 the landscape was as he gazed with nearing vision upon 
 the scenery of heaven; but there remains the broader sat- 
 isfaction in the testimony of his witnesses, who are the 
 ignorant he has enlightened, the suffering he has relieved, 
 the bereaved he has consoled, the d3'ing he has guided to 
 the river's brink, where he dispersed the gloom In^ diffus- 
 ing the light he himself saw shining upon the farther 
 shore, and b}' which he kindled the Avatch-fires u})on the 
 promontories of his own life abounding in consecrated 
 labors; and we gather from them what his last words 
 would have been; for by these he yet speaketh. 
 
 And what is he saying? His whole life is resonant 
 with instruction. J.ike a grand organ, though its har- 
 monies are ever and anon disturbed l)y the finger of discord, 
 (the imperfection that still lurks in our nature), 3'et when 
 touched by the Master's hand, responds in rich and re- 
 sounding melody, so the voice that speaks to us now 
 reiterates its lessons on the keys that are pure and true, 
 
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 ill the tone that gathers solemnity by its transmission to 
 us from the unseen world. Blessed are they that shall 
 heed the lessons. 
 
 1. He speaks to the fi-iends of higher education. We 
 have not many among us who could place the {)rinciples 
 of advanced culture upon the erudite and philosophical 
 principles which he so ably maintained. He was himself 
 a bright example of continuous and fruitful study. He 
 forestalled the rust of age by friction of thouglit and in- 
 vestigation, and he loved })rof()und inquiry, and followed 
 it with the fervor of youth and the tenacity of mature life. 
 
 His association with the managers of our State Uni- 
 versity was doubtless an intellectual spur; Avhile we have 
 the evidence that they regarded him as an ethcient 
 ■co-operator in the work of moulding an institution which 
 should embrace the substantial principles evolved from 
 the experience of the past, and the approved progress of 
 the i)resent. His noble example will be a living inspira- 
 tion to his successors. Though he has become invisible, 
 his memory will be cherished, not only for his Avise 
 •counsels among his brethren who were aided by his Avide 
 and varied culture and experience, but he will continue 
 to be admired for the purity of his ch.aracter, and the 
 genial qualities which he dis})layed in fraternal regard 
 ■and sympathy. 
 
 2. He yet speaketh in example to 3'oung men, espec- 
 ially to students who are in pursuit of a lil)eral education. 
 He began early to shape his course for a comprehensive 
 
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 culture. His thirst for knowledge was unslaked ])y liis 
 reading, althougli he eagerly perused all tlu' hooks that 
 came within his reacli. Xo douht his ideas ahout the ad- 
 vantages of a college course were limited; but they were 
 influential enough to carry him through all difficulties; 
 and they were not trivial. His struggles made him strong. 
 They were steel to the flint that rekindled his purpose and 
 made it inflexible. The habits so formed accrued to liis> 
 character, and made its pi'iiiciples firm as granite. 
 
 He passed with high honor through the course in Jeffer- 
 son College, class of 1884, standing abreast of men who 
 afterwards achieved great distinction in the professions, 
 himself inferior to none in contemporary fame if he had 
 remained in the Atlantic States. His success shows that 
 literary scholarship and generous culture does not depend 
 upon studying a multitude of branches, but upon the 
 tested and conscious acquisition of the essential studies- 
 which constitute a liberal education. The colleges of fifty 
 years ago supported their polished arches upon the sym- 
 metrical columns dedicated to mathematics, classics, lit- 
 erature and history, physics, natural science, intellectual 
 and moral philosophy. In the modern multiplicity of 
 studies and subdivisions of branches the tendency is in 
 the direction of miscellaneous overloading; and there is 
 the danger of missing the true culture and discipline of 
 the mind. A fundamental idea in liberal culture is the 
 training of tlu' mind for its own sake. Independent 
 thought and sound reasoning, comprehensive views and 
 libci'al sentiments are the reward of a symmetrical 
 
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 development of all tlio faculties. Cultivated faculties are 
 the polished instruments of a well balanced mind and an 
 enlightened conscience. They raise the spirit to self-com- 
 mand and a prudent self-confidence. 
 
 The rewards of patient industry and improvement of 
 every faculty were crowned with consecration to God oiu- 
 Saviour, in the person of the young and ardent Geary. 
 His manly spirit and broad sympathies were disciplined 
 by his struggles; and he always sought to assist and 
 strengthen young people who were seeking the advantages 
 of education. I can mention only one instance. A gen- 
 tleman of high standing and acknowledged scholarship 
 wrote to me: " It makes me indescribably sad. Dr. Geary 
 Avas my best friend in Oregon, and I cherish his memory 
 in my heart; and as I write and think of the past, I can 
 scarcely restrain my tears." 
 
 3. He speaks to the rising ministry. With amazing em- 
 phasis he would say: Preach the Gospel. Maintain the 
 lionor of the Lord Jesus Christ. Do not underrate the 
 sufficiency of Revelation. It is (Jod's Word, inspired l)y 
 his Spirit. It contains the only hope for the world to 
 come, in the intercession of the once crucified Redeemer. 
 Be faithful ambassadors of God to a rebellious race, while 
 you maintain the character of true manhood in incor- 
 ruptible integrity, unblemished reputation, unfiinching 
 support of truth, virtue and goodness, and identification 
 with the Lord Jesus (Christ. May your record l)e that of 
 the apostles: 'M)ur rejoicing is this, the testimony of 
 
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 •our conscience tliat in sinii)licity and godly sincerity, not 
 Avitli fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, we have 
 had our conversation in the world." 
 
 4. He speaks to disciples. He seems to say: '' I stir 
 u}) vour i)ure minds by way of remembrance. Be faith- 
 ful unto death, and ye shall receive the crown of life." 
 
 5. He speaks to the unconverted. With ))urning 
 desire he would In'eak the solemn silence if he could, and 
 bid you to flee from the wrath to come : for heaven an.d 
 hell are realities. But you need not be lost. There is 
 room in tlie love of (Jod, there is room in heaven for 
 you. 
 
 Respected hearers! May you so dwell in the grace of 
 Christ and under the tuition of his Spirit, that your life 
 may be an offering sacred to charity and devotion, that 
 it may be said of it at last, 
 
 IDtj it fie beiiis btnb ^et spenketft* 
 
MIXUTH OF THH SYNOD OF THF COLUMBFA 
 
 Your Coininittee on Necrology report the death of one 
 Biember of our body (hiring the past year, Rev. Kdwakd 
 R. Geary, D. D., the father of the Presbytery of Oregon, 
 and one of the fathers of tliis Synod. He lias been 
 called up higher after a life full of years and honors down 
 here. It has been the lot of but few men to fill so many 
 and varied positions in the service of his country, of his 
 church, and of his God, and to fill them so well as Father 
 •Gear}^ as his younger brethren delighted to call him. A 
 many-sided man, he l)elieved that in choosing the holy 
 calling of the Gospel ministry he did not, l)ecause he 
 could not, lay aside the sacred privileges, responsibilities 
 and duties of an American citizen. Galled of (Jod, 
 through the voic(^ of the people, or their chosen rulers, 
 to positions of i)ublic trust outside of the regular line of 
 pulpit and pastoral work, he promptly responded to such 
 claims of duty; and we record with pleasure that when 
 those public services were rendered, he laid his Avell- 
 earned honors down, and returned to his ministerial 
 work, possessing alike the confidence of Christians and 
 non-professors, as a man who, under all temptations. 
 
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 could be depended upon to stand for and do the right. 
 His ability as an expounder of tlie sacred t-^criptures, and 
 as a pulpit orator, as well as his faithful and loving work 
 as a pastor, need no commendation at the hands of his 
 brethren. 
 
 V>\\i he has gone to his reward; and the record of a 
 faithful and noble life is left for the reading of those Avho 
 live after him. May the Holy Spirit enable us to follow 
 in the footsteps of the Master, building up the cluu-eh 
 which our venerable departed brother loved so well. 
 
 We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of o\n- 
 deceased brother, assuring them of our faith that their 
 and our loss is his eternal gain. 
 
 Adopted October 14, 1886. 
 
TRIBUTES 
 
 Dk. Geaky Dead. 
 
 Edward R. (}earv, I>.1)., one of the most prominent 
 citizens of this city and State, died at his residence in 
 Eugene, last Wechiesday evening, Sept. 1, 1886, admired, 
 respected and beloved by all our citizens, and pursuing 
 l\is duties as pastor of the Tresbyterian church, ])reaching 
 liis last sermon only three weeks ago. 
 
 His work in behalf of the State University of which lie 
 was regent, was effective and untiring, and a great part 
 of the success of that institution is due to his efforts. 
 
 Dr. Geary possessed the highest intellectual and moral 
 qualities that made him an ornament to the community. 
 In all good causes to benefit and improve the people he 
 was a leader, and in all cases where he antagonized other 
 men's opinions, he did it so conscientiously, with so nuich 
 courtesy and toleration, as to win their sincere friendship, 
 and leave a pleasant memory of himself in their minds. 
 In short, he was a grand, good. Christian gentleman. 
 
 21i€ Eugene City Guard. 
 
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 A Good Max Gone. 
 
 Rev. E. K. (toarv, D.D-.oiu' of the ablest divines in the 
 rreshyteriau churcli on tlie northwest, died the 1st inst. 
 Dr. Geary was one of whom notliinj^ Init good 
 coidd he said. Ilislife in its entirety, was devoted to good 
 works, and he had reached a spot in the confidences of 
 jnen, seldom gained. Trusted by all, belovecl l)y every- 
 one, truly his (U-ath leaves a void. 
 
 Jacksoniille Demucrat. 
 
 Death tx the Mixistry. 
 
 We are sorry to be under the necessity of announcing 
 the death of Rev. K. R. Geary, D.D., a mend)er of the 
 Presbytery of Oregon, and one of the pioneer ministers of 
 the Presbyterian church on the Pacific Coast. Dr. (Jeary 
 was a native of Pennsylvania, and a brother of the late 
 ( Jovernor of this State, of that name. He was a num of 
 great self-devotion to liis work, and stood at the head of 
 the men who at an early date went forth to found churches 
 and schools in far-distant Oregon. He wrought long and 
 well without the inspiration of near association with his 
 brethren, but with a firm purpose to serve God and his 
 generation, and lie has ])assed away, honored and revered 
 bv the men to wliom lie preaclied, and by the churcli to 
 whicli lie was so faithful. 
 
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