Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-23
From the Boston Mercantile Journal Of Saturday.
Funeral 0bseqaifs.

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From the Boston Mercantile Journal Of Saturday.
i Funeral Obseqaits.
The funeral obscluies of the late Brsnot
GRiswOLD took place this morning, at Trinity
Church. That spacious edicc was crowded
To overiiowIng, and 1t need not be said thai
the services were Of the most interesting and
solemn character. The burial service of the
/ Episcopal Church is always solemn aud i'm
| PresslVc, but OH this occasion 1t seemed
Unusually so. Many were affected, as they
were never affected before, aud eyes unused
| to weep were nav sufiiused with tears. A
very large number of the Episcopal clergy Of
ihIs aud the adjoining states were present, TO
pay The last sad mark OF respect to their late
deceased father
1 The body Of the Right Reverend and de-
ceased Prelac was met at the door of the
church by the Reverend clergy, preceded by
bishop EastburI, the Rev. Mr.. Watson, As
slStant Minister of Trinity Church, reading
the predatory sentences of the servce--"i am
the Resurrection and the Life" III know
that my Redeemes livcih," and "Wc brought
nothing into tins world" Nc.
| The coffin covered with black cloth. was
then placed on q table at the head of the
Ntb|'N uIu 'lic NsWd. HntncIn was cnHn-
ted by the choir, 10 the most solemn and i'm
pressive manner. THIS ap,hen (from the
nlnclcih Psalm is 10 Itself most interesting
and when sung as 1t was this morning, can
not kc heard without exciting deep emotion
- Lord I! let me know my end, and the mum.
her OF my DAYS; that may be certified how
long ! hoye 10 live" &c.
The lesson from st. Paul's first Epsle to
tina EnrIitlipps cboptnr knu al |
verse 20 was read by the Rev. Nathan B. |
Crocker d. rector of St. Johns church,
Providence, X. |.
Then was sung the hymn.
"ilcar WIN, The voice from Heaven declares
To those IN Christ who die"
Then t".lowcd the sermon. by the Rirht
Reverend Manton tiasburn, u. d. /, was
an able and excellent discourse, founded Oh |
Romans KIN: u. Some parts of this sermon |
were Of thrilling interest; particularly those |
IN which he spoke Of the dying scene Of the
departed Bishop. And truly there was mo-
raj subIlmty ~ ihii sccnc, ahich language
cannot well depict.
The thoughts of the "good old man" had 1
been for several years anXously fixed upon /.
the settlement of his successor during his
lifetime; aud when that end had been accom-
pli>Led, 10 his entire satisfaction, aud Oolhur 4
more, as he thought, remained for him To do, Il
he walked to and fro among his people, for a Il
few short weeks. and then his steps were di- n
rected, as It were by special Providence, 10 H
lhe residence OF his successor, where he was
suddenly arrested by The summons from above.
and gently breathed ont hIs lie in the very
dwelling Of HIM who was appointed to enter /
nto and continue his abors! Few instances
,! more remarkably interesting character II
ban this have ever taken place; aud the
thoughts OF every hParer must have invoun.
arlIy REQUIRED to The taking up of Elljah into
'eayen, leaving his mantle with his successor
elisha. Oar deceased prclate goes To Tie
lwelllng of his successor, aud there, as IT II
we're. gives pp to hltn. with his own bands, I
no commission under which he had 20 lonu
nlcd the church, aud then, resiyniur his \
pi'lt lnto the hands Of his Crcatur, gently l /
nd swcctly "falls asleep IN Jesus"
After The sermon was ended, the Rev. Mr..
Watson read the sentences, "Man that j.
orn o' woman hath but n short time to live"
-"ln the midst OF life We are IN DEATH" &C..
nd while reading them proceeded from the ,
hanccl to the nisle. where the corpse was I
ylng, accompanied by the RI. Rev. DR.. East.
urn and Rev. DIR. Crockcr. The Bishop (
hen recied the address, "Whi!e the earth I,
'"S 'hHt "P'I tHc oou(, Hliu In'n tue CHOlr II .
any the anthem, 81 heard voice from hca.
en-" &c.
The Lords Prayer was then repeated by Il
be Bishop and the congregation, and the ser. e
ices closed by the Bishop, with tho usual |
ravcrs
The body was then deposited in the ccmc.
cry of Trinity Church, by The side of h.
Predecessor IN The EpIscopale of Massachu.
cts, Bishop ParAcr,-whcncc IT IL ,o be-
0moyed, as We understand, to Rhode Island. i
here the remains Of his fret wife .ad ic,.
hlldrcn repose. c
The Episcopal chuIches and chapels OF this g
liy are dressed IN deep mourning for the !.
cath OF The lomcntod Bishop Grlsworld. II I
meeting ui the wardcus aud vestry oil
'hrlst Church, Boston was held on THURSDAY H
senlng, ut which resolutions of cnndolencc| r
ere passed. The last resolution Is as fol.
,ws: IA
RcSolrcd, that the clerk be directed To scnd ~
COPY ot these resolutions 10 the Rt Rev. n
ian,on Easlburn, ID. ID. with expressions or
nr highest respect aud regard Tor him. NJ
ow the head Of tho Church m this diocese; Z
MI assurances of our earnest prayers that he II
'ay long live 10 90 ~ aud out among the c
ooPe ol his charge, Ia the glory VI God aud
he salvation v: many sGuls. lis