The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-12 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF MR. ALDERMAN DAVIS.

The remains of this &waged gentleman were laid to
rest in the Dorchester Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon,
in the presence of many of hi. beet friend. and fellow-
townsmen. Respect was shown in manifold way. in
various parte of the town, many shops being partially
closed, and blinds drawn at private houses. The
foamed cor:tepe loft the residence of the deceased in
the follow.ng order :
Mr. G. Davis, Mr. Gould.
Mr. H. Basoonebe, Mr. C. Vow.
Carriage containing Kr. Giles fiymonis, Mr. Henry
Symonds, Mr. Tudor, and Mr. Edwin Barnett.
Three Heaven. TER BODY. Three Bearer*.
Mourning Coaoh • The Rev. J. Gerard D %vie, Mr.
C. Parsons, Mr. Allred Parsons, Mr. Albert Parsons.
Carriage containing the Mayor (Mr. H. Dunhill),
Alderman Gregory, Councillor W. Durden, and Coun-
cillor A. Pope.
In the oemetery were several members of the Town
Council and many well known inhabitants. The Rev. H.
Everett offici The little chapel wan crowded with
mourners. The service wee read most Impreesively
by the Rector, the Psalm being chanted to Foltoa's
chant by a portion of the choir of Holy Trinity. At
the graveidde Om hymn. "0 Paradise," well also sang.
(We may mention the choir of the church attended by
*eh own wish, ass last mark of respect to the memory
of the deceased gentleman, who was held by them In the
highest esteem. Mr. Morgan, the organist, was Pre-
vented by an official engagement from attending.)
The coffin was of polished oak with massive braes
furniture, and was tie work of Mr. G Voes, Princes-
street. On the breastplate was the follovring inacrio-
lion •—" Robert Davis, Born November let, 1796,
I Died. February let, 1860 Mem% T. and H. Bee
oombe carried out the funeral arrangements with greet
efficiency.

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The Rm. H. Swett (Rector of Holy Trlolty) preachimi
a funeral swarm on finilay 'anomie last in memory of
hie lota warden, when ths Mayor and Corporation
attended in civic Mato. An sppropriato anthem bad
been Waited for the occasion. Ida Boytoa Smith's "I
will lay nee down In pesos and take emy rest. The Hector
took for his taxi OVAIISfiII XXV, v./V. nag ha dug in a
good old age, fin old man, and full of years." He first
briefly explained lb. incidents of tho Scripture nerretivn
and Ws reading of the womb foll—setidied with US., as
In aka original translation, or old enough. " And this
Hanna to me," continued the preacher. "to merest the real
feature in the ohmmeter of one whom form hao bees with
Ra so mar pm% and a foremost worshipper It tide
*Welk mai monad whose van so man: 01 0. Billikered

on Taesday Let He 'rely wog an old van, and JhoU.—
fall of Ufs, and gait. i.fiel with enrrthing that it
bad given Mtn In it. ' I an .rall cannot, he once said
to me, ' I can mob back on • lone if. with uabouttled
thaalifulases, • id I can look forward to the sad of it
with pagenos onl calatono• • ion o sod useful caner
In ton parish has thus ben mined: • iink, Wm in MO
only surviving link which wilted anth the lota' leers
of tin Paul ue41,1,T• hal now lie.o napped wander. Tint
well-known form, active to toe ye y las , Will never more
be sin un hat us; for near y 90 yeoro has the °Moe of
ward.. in las ebtirch been in rho sans hoods, and tin
mailman I-editions of by, re Aortal retool bee boon
summed up in that unman which ha. pawed • •ay
from as. Notts coma to Mot whin lent unwelcome ; be
had saved his generation ; he had .tons its work :111.
woo losing it, s costar". nod lb. fuer, 01 IL, loosen
of noggin and inning had begun to trouhla
His history has been marks I by uo inci lout o: special
Unmet, but affords • worthy examopio ol earthly duty
discharged hun•stly and conscientiously. nod. we ultlut
believe, in ills law of God. He wits • tun Durno•orint ;
he loved his oath's town, sad had its lineman tooroughly
at Wink Hos a.m. hag been closely dint deo with main
of the naoremeot. when bawd markn its wan imprint,
moat and c mm.rcl.l prosperity. Elo wad profoundly
attar-hal to the loctrint s and teachings of Uta Douro. of
England; yet 13 a ern .mtirely fro Iran reigious bigotry
Or Sectecuin •nee. While holding WA view. ftrm'y.
he Ind a laracheartad charity towards than who Mount
otherwoae, but what he bellowed to b., right sad bet he
stood openly and leorksaly. Howse." much man differed
from Mak they dot not al:strait him, for his slow trity atm
honesty oi purposo were unquestioned. Out of the con-
dicta of public ins he carried no Inns:ow of spirit. He has
°lna spoken to tris with great freedom of these who from
time to 11.. had been his opponttors in political and
municipal writs, but it was always wtta • kindlines of
reeling, or In his case dig. rain of opinion had nor. as
alas It oo of ten don,degener. tad into pet weal dislike...lid
that Iwo gatheriug at toe grave, repreeentuhi WI allele.
of political and religion opinion., and also the prionnim
here this morning ot °or chtel minutiae' and Mae mem-
bers of the U wporat oc. era evidences of th• general
esteem in whin he sins held, an I suipilatiC taitirtiony to
his true ma al worth. It her. Davis wao • goad type
of Us. Oar .tan ct sem. Ha miaow, .gad Ins
duties witch he owei to Ma fallow ono,
and strove to discharge them lomat 1.1 ly. Hui
roma of Donation duty were too woad to exclude him
from the councils of his f.11,w-t ....union, or to justify
him in waiting may civil reg. .ostbilitiss to wont he
might be called by the confidence of others. U. did not
believe Into a righteous regard for the ant world MOM.
• coatiroopt for t 5 noceenry dilate of iha. Die spirit
that would divorce religious lin from coil duties and
political claims, cannot be • right or • healthy oak and
all hoaour to those who ars will ng to coon forward and
give tam ease and abilities to qiuntions relating to the '
bonito or the well-bang of thetr follows. All hamar to
thaw who In our diy, by any meant in their power, hove
earned oo the work which Leer Lasers began for theta.
But not ths least is the Ars! honour due to thaw who In
the 'ldly y.ar.of this contort • woke to the donne of tow
position, sad did their beet to fulfil Meat. And U...
was the awn they perforated their duties and fallUed
Omer 'ohs when the more &Moult. beam* they wen the
Ant to attempt It—U thin did good not for the sate of
glorifying towing's' or the party to which they beloand.
but MmWy for the sake of doing gaol and readering their
best wenn to tais Conrail or the Comutoawealth in wnlati
their lot Ind boat can, so meat the more praise
I. due to them in their of eta thaakises and
narewarded iniasson. The godly malt ought to
be the trawl onion and ths sincerest patriot What.
env it Is right ts do Le should do is niligiously. AU
duties that affect the welfare 41 his fellow moo, tho good
of his town, tin honour of his County. °idiot most
menial, to he performed by hint aa real sauna also to
his God. Haring 'pone • fere hop ilui words on the
condition of the Cohen generally, to. It .ctor concluded
—All of as have • high calling WO,. U. which wary
difficulty, every obstscle ought to elinaulale us to fultlL
The rousse col toe dud. the claims of the Una& tha
greatness of IC oglaa.4 the lar-reaching futon of the
analsating gospel of JeeSte Christ, gaunt us not to be
weary or faint. The last of • former gernrotion has gone
from ii.; let us do our very bat rani!, to bo.odf the
treat which In not that generation hay. Maned down to
as. Somothing en the end. sane worn of noble now, more
nit to be dons." Then may God grant that through la.
atoning sacrifice and all-sufficient moots of a marrilul
Barton,. we all, relations, hien in and follow townsmen.
may yet stand towither Infon the Throne of God Bandot
that mighty mulUtude of His rod. sand sonata
At ths close of the service Mr. T. H. Morgan (organist).
Nand lb* Hood March (Sant)