. Jas. Keir Hardie's life story from pit trapper to Parliament . ftheir dear departed and by the grace ofGod, who is still the husband of thewidow and the father of the fathor-less. Without a doubt the death of Hardiewas a great loss to the nation. He wasthe seer and prophet of the new socialorder. He was the doughty championof social righteousness, fired by the lof-tiest religious passion and fervor. Morethan any other living man, he called tomind Amos, Micah and Hosea, thosestalwart and uncompromising prophetsof far-off ages. For a generation Har-die had been in the life of a nation asa migh
. Jas. Keir Hardie's life story from pit trapper to Parliament . ftheir dear departed and by the grace ofGod, who is still the husband of thewidow and the father of the fathor-less. Without a doubt the death of Hardiewas a great loss to the nation. He wasthe seer and prophet of the new socialorder. He was the doughty championof social righteousness, fired by the lof-tiest religious passion and fervor. Morethan any other living man, he called tomind Amos, Micah and Hosea, thosestalwart and uncompromising prophetsof far-off ages. For a generation Har-die had been in the life of a nation asa mighty impetuous torrent of socialcleansing and redemption, a man sentfrom God to lead the people into the Land of Pr^jmise. During his lifehe shared the prophets fate: persecu-tion and misunderstanding. Many hurl-ed the contumelious stone, but whenin future days we get the right focusof these times, he will rank as one ofthe saviors of the race. His life andwork will be as a city set upon a hillthat cannot be hid. Many yet unbornwill sing his praises. Page Thirty. The Banner Press 103 32 Temperance St H I ■ II ,n-
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