Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-28
Funeral Of CHARLES I. TOrreY.

The following condensed account of the funeral
services of the lamented Torrey. copy from the
Boston Courier-not an anti slavery paper. Welearn
from other sources, that monument to his memory is
to be erected in the cemetery-not to perpeuate his
name, for that is already engraven upon more endur
ing tablets than marble, and shall grow brighter thro
succeeding ages, in contrast with the gathering
backness of the history of American slavery but his
monument will constitute shrine, around which Free
doms hosts can gather and baptize their spirits anew
for the conflict. Yes-thither let the STAKEHOLDER CO. &
his souess apoogst in church and state, and as they
read the story of his maryrdom or think of his srck-
en- widow and fatheress children let them learn that
lesson which their own inhumanity has written out In
letters of blood
"Peace be with thee, 0 thou brother,
In the spirit land
Vanly look we for another
In thy place to stand:
Unto Truth and Freedom giving
All thy early powers -
Be thy virtues with the living,
And thy spirit ours"
The funeral services of this gentleman,the martyr
to his efforts in the cause of the saveeors sincere,
no doubt but whether guided by discretion and prop
er judgement of the ground which was before him, are
questions upon which all may difer,were celebrated
at the fremont Temple OH Monday afternoon. The
body of him who had died in vndicaton of the faith
in which he lived, was deposited in a lower room Of
the Temple, in plain coin and was an object of con
tnual interest to immense crowd of visiteTs. The
great hail. in which the funeral services were perform
ed was crowded to discomfort in its every part-every
aisle of the floor and gallery, well as every seat, o.
the Temple beng occupied. After the services com
menced the stream of ingress and egress was about
equal-a crowd was continually gathering to enter
while an equal number was ready to escape from the
press and heat within.
The services commenced with the following Hymn
Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last Of foes.
Asleep in Jesus o, how sweet
/ To be for such sumber meet!
With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost his venomed sting
Asleep in Jesus o, how best,
4 Thy conflicts end in heavenly rest;
For weeping friends nor raging foes,
Shall ere disturb thy soft repose
Asleep in Jesus! thus shall end
In peace. the signing captive's friend;
He sleeps with Christ, his sorrows DER,
With Christ to wake, and weep no more
Portions of Scripture were then read by Rev MI
I Horton, of the Wesleyan Church, Prayer was offer
ed by Rev. Mr.. Colver, and the following Hymn wa
SUNG
Go to the grave, in all thy glorious prime,
In full activity of zeal and power:
A christian cannot die before his time;
The Lords appointment is the servants hour.
Go to the grave; at noon from labor cease;
Rest on thy sheaves thy harvest task is done;
Come from the heat of battle, and in peace:
Soldier, 60 home; with thee the fight is won.
Go to the grave from prison walls released
v here tyrants bound thee for thy work of love
2 Thy sufferngs ended, for the poor oppressed,
!, Go up and rest thee, with thy Lord above.
r Go to the grave: no take thy seat on high,
Near Mercy's throne, where tyrants never come
Let thy pure spirit bask in love and joy,
And dwell forever with thy Lord at home
e A sermon by Rev. ]. C, Lovejoy of Cambridge,
|, Prayer and Benedction, closed the services at tn
Is Temple.
a At the conclusion Of the services, procession
# carriages was formed, which followed the corpse
e Mount Auburn.