Benjamin Day

At a meeting of tbe official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church, held October 20, a memorial was adopted in honor of the late Benjamin Day. A short history of his life and the following words of eulogy aregiven Benjamin Day exemplified in a marked degree, the beauties of a character developed from a cheerful, sanguine temperament, with a disposition of rare natural sweetness, refined by a devout Christian faith, and cultivated by tbe habitual practice of the graces of unaffected piety. In turn the elements were gently and kindly mixed. He w interested andi well informed in public affairs, and all that concerned the welfare of mankind. He was broad, catholic, chari table and consistent. He had the courage of his convictions, and was unswerving in his adherence to principies of right, but liberal and conciliating in non-essential forms. His character was unique in goodnees and so rare as to deserve special recognition. It is no disparagement to ordinary men, to say that the barest unadorned truth as to the life and character of Benjamin Day wou'dbe eulogy, applied to the average of mankind. It is giyen to but few mortals. as it was to him, to bo unconsciously impresa people as to receive the spontaneous respect of all who meet him: a feeling which grew with acquaintance into admiration, and ripened into veneration as years went on. It was a privilege to know him, and his friendship was a benediction. In converaation he loved to dweil upon the interests on the church, and his mind and heart seemed filled with the great moral and spiritual questions and intereets that encompass our humanity. In his last illness he maintained the same unvarying Christian eerenity of spirit, that characterized his life when taking a more active part in the afFairs of men. His influence for good was of the sweet, persuasivo kind, that prompta to nobler life by unconcious example, rather than, by precept alone. And the memory of his somewhat frail body, with a face which seemed illumined with a halo of Christian faith, and beamed with tender and kindly interest in humanity, lingera as a pleasant picture of our friend and brother. The example of such a character cannot but be an inspiration and a guide to all who feel the impulse towards a better life. To his bereaved widow, the willing and able helpmate in his long and useful life, and sharer in his joys ; and to the family and frlends mourning a common loss, we offer this testimonial of respectful sympathy, and our affectionate love for the memory of one dear to us all. Three "Chinese dream" fowls, of a very livid hue, adorn the show window of the Two Sams. The china eggs they lay are undoubtedly packed in A. L. ïïoble' egg eaeet .