Litchfield enquirer., 1830-07-15

SONS ot the dead, 70 take the st and last pie Of the
monument eFecsed ghp memory az my decsaaed
friend the late pssso ofsA dssr ahure6 and people
Feelings % peculiar and dstiIy interesting nature
were excited while VIII solemn silence hung over
die Geld and marrow mansion ior the departed Elliot.
! ad'nired-I bowed submissively 70 hat mysterious
Providence which had removed SO early in life, from
scere 80 pleasant 20 useful and 20 successIhl, ths
faithful servant Of the Lord Jesus Christ also view
ed with admiring gratitude the gracious providence
of the Mos. High 10 50 kindly guarding tie church
and people from the encioachmcnts or the enemv.
and inso soon providing man az SO fair and anina-
ting promise, 10 be placed over them in the Lord and
IN whom the hearts Of all that people are hn nonios
and uni.ed.
Atan early hour the good people from all parts of
the town and its neighhoElood with cheerful couRten-
animated hearts locked together 10 witness
the transactions Of the consecra,ed day The house
was filed with joyful people. Solemn silenee reigned
throughout the assembls-and the public services
commenced.
The introductory prayer was solemn, appropriate.
and of suitable length. The Sermon BY brother or
the candidate, was good and well delivered. Tie
sentiment clear and interesting Tie Language plain
and elegant The address 10 the candidate, was snch
grateful 70 the good and pioas feelings ii aaten,iye
was uttered in manned deeply solemn mn desoal
L came, apparently, from hearl sensiby awake %
the importance of iheorcasion and % e sacred,tess
Of the duty il was performing. IN this interesting
performance nota word was wnnting, moi i word SUI.
perdaous. In word, u was the best and The most
appropriate pertosnancc, DC the kind, that ever
heard. The charge was good-it was rich in thought
1.-The ideas were in,portant--and il contained 10,
single sentence unworthy 10 he uttered Il had only
this fault was twice long ought have been
considering how much time necessarily be con-
slimcd in ali the different parts. The right hand Of
fellowship appropriate, interesting, elegant, and
handsomely delivered. lime; with unusual approba-
ton. Next came the address TO the rcople--his not
only possessed twice the length which ii ought L,
have possessed butthe first half of ii was altogether
inappropriate. In this part Of tho performance no
one could have guessed what the object DC The
speaker, had il been previously announced BY Tic
scribe Sit might have been Introduction 10 ser
mon Of commonplace topic, with much propreiy
70 the address which followed. Excepting this the
performance was quite acceptable. The concuding
prayer partook or the faults with the address
il occupied double the time which il ought 10 have
done; and the FIRST half was wholly Inappropriate
it might have been the first half ofthe introductory
prayer, with much propriey Il was in the place
! which il occupied,
And nows sir,I beg your pardon Cor 80 proracted
account Of this installation; and still must trespass
on ycur patience "a little longer. Il is common
fault. and which ought to be immediately correct-
ed that on like occasions mos, Or al Of the different
mem wholly su.frs- BIZ this means tho much
time Is consumed, and the audience become 4..;eaed
or this the speakers usually unconscious, forget
! ting how much time they Individually consume.
J have Witnessed occasions, when the introductor,
prayer was the 6rs the consecraiing and the closn,
Il prayer; when the sermon was not only tho sermon
but also the charge, and the right hand when III.
consecratiag prayer gencrai liz ID form, limit
became the introductory and the concluding prayer
when the charge was sermon u The people, charge
and the right hand Of fellowship 10 the candidate
when the right hand has NOT only performed its own
appropriate part, but Inns assumed The prsrogasve d
giving charge bothio The candidate and To me peo-
Pile; and when the closing prayer has spread itself
over the whole scenf and thus become The Introduce
DRY, The consecralng, and The concludils prayer.
separate address 10 the people, have not often wit
Defkeds--A uts mOue ~ procedure every chnuid man
win say il improper. When lake part 90 these
occasions, am always dissatrfcd If those who pre-
cede anticipate the par. which i assigaed me %
perform. And, knowingly, VIII never perform The
part Of one who s foliaw me, BY anticipating that
portion Of the service which 10 assigned 10 him. Let
every individual perform his appropriate part Of the
services. and the whole aiIomcnfof services. and
aide same time observe that Dreyi,y which propriety
ana decorum sema0d, and these occasions would be.
come much more interesting, and tie patience Of ma
4 ny attentive, respectable audiences would receive i
much ighteriax, and their benevolent hearts aband-
antly more gratifed.
i will, my Dear Sir lax yoar patience with only 4
word more. cannot do justice % my own feelings,
Which were 80 highly gra,ied without bearing ies,i
mony that The choir Of singers performed their part
admirably. A solo by Mrs. w. fastened every deli
cate car 10 ie sweet sounds which gracnfpy rem from
1 her lips. Rev. AND DEAR Sra.
Yours afiecionately, A..
The Anniversary Of American Independence ..as
celebrated in this City Monday " e usual Sautes
Of Artillery from the public sfattns. three times re;
peaied liz sIe course 0f tlae day. There were two
Public Dinners the ocCasiOa; ONE DC the friends
81 ll,s present Administration, and anether o. the
Mechanics aad others friendly ~ Inernal Improve.