The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-14

individual whose ob''quies were in progress, may well
sxeu.sif excuse be Necessary, il, qnotation:-
. Ths Lord 10 my shepherd; shall not want.
Z" He maseth ne to lie dewu in green pastures he
leadeth M beside the etill waters.
He restoreth soul he leadtth me In the paths
Of Righteousness for ha names rake.
" Yea, though walk through the valley of tho sna
dow OF death will fear no evil for thou art with me
thy rod and thy STAT they comfort
Thou prepsress table before 10 the presence Of
mine epemiss thou snonest my head with oil; my cup
rurp.th over.
su-ey goodue,s and mercy shall follow me all the days
- my liie and Will dwell Ia tho house Of the Lord
fofsvsrn
Th-n aprnysr, very long but rot very eloquent
ar 1T citing rom Pastor; upon the conclusion of
woieh ons Of MIR Adams ewn hymns war sung 1t 10 in
these word,
Lcri Of all worlds. let thanks aud praise
70 the forever fil nv soul
WITH blessings .hou bat crowned my days
NV hart my head, my hand control.
y, let no vain pr~sum ptiops rise,
Npiupious murmur in NY heart,
To crav, the boon thy will uenes,
Or shrink ffotn i'll Thy hands impart
Thy child am l. and not an hour,
Revolving IN the orbs above,
Bur brings some token of tnv power,
Bn, brings rome token of thy love.
AID tbnll this boson dare repine
In darkness dare deny the dawn,
Or tpuru the treasures of tbs mine.
B3caure one dianond Is withdrawn!
IT.. fool denies the fool alone.
Thy being, Lord and bouudless might
Denies the ornament thy throne;
Denies the sum- meridian light;
Denies the fashion OF his frame
The voice he hears, the breath he draws;
o. idiot atheist. 70 proclaim
Effects unnumbered without cause
Matter and mind, m Mysterious one,
Are mans for threescore years and ten.
Where ere the thread oflfe was spun
Where whom reduced to dust again
All seeing God, tho doubt suppress;
The doubt thou only c,nst relieve;
My soul thy Saviour Son shall bless,
Ely TO thy gospel, and believe.
The preacher then to deliver his discourse, and
selected for bis text the 10th Of the second chap
tero Raw
Be thou faithful uato death, snd l will give thee
crown OF Iifs"
cefsty of CONTINUAL watchulness and faithfulness in
order 60 thu Abatement of the reward promised In the
text AR LUNr proceeded briefly to state the many vir
tues ana constant vigilance OF departed friend,
which surely IL it were permitted u' to judge, enti
tied him co the crowo He then entered on the bio.
graphical part of the DISCOURSE giving the of Mr.
Adsms ancestors which your readers will fad in she
Inscriptions from the tombstones, copied above The
lately usscssed patriot the fifth In descent from
Henry Adams, til. first OF the family that emgrat-d
from Enssad He WAS born on the llth Of July 1867,
aud iived the OF John Quincy in honor ct his
maternal grandfather then his end who had been
a very eminent man in the province.
Every body has been made familiar through the bio
graphical notices in all the newspapers OF the main In
odents in Mr. Adsms ana tbs largo part OF the
orator. which devoted to their recapitulason
be passed ovec.
Mr. Adams next set forth Of lsarning,
man Of action, philosopher practical man, stares-
patriot. and, above ALL Christian. A steadfast
and devoted observer OF the ordinances OF religion he
always ves; end while President OF the United states
In 1926 he entered into communion VITA the present
church, md Continued In Fellowship with the society
until his death
The close of the discourse YVES very fine apostrophs
to the committee Of Congress, giving brilliant sketch
Of the chsnses in country, the nations spread aud
groath which 1t permitted to tbs departed patriot
and saga Witness and setting forth emotions which
the local associations tho spot where this crowd was
gathered to pay the Lass tribue t. iuetrious dom
and genius, were calculated TO insprs But after ell
ths chief lesson o religious From tho example
OF tho deceased patriarch from the Influences Of this
solemn occasoD Il SHOULD be the resolution and aim of
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