The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-11

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Shortly afterwards the wife Of the decea ed accom-
panied by several members OF the family, entered the
church. and occupied pew expressly Appropriated for
their accommodation.
The Rev. MIR SPAUDING then came forward and said -
We have assembled dear friends this afternoon to hear
preaching from the lips which sloqusntly uttered
truths from this pulpit week ago to day from tho
text 81 would not always live but yet from the same
lips have met to hear preaching to day. for though
dead he yet speaketh would say to the congregation
before commence the exercises that every Of the
congregation win have opportunity after these sxer-
cises have closed Of looking upon the face OF that be-
loved brother The congregation then sung,
the 620th hymn -
Hear what the voice OF Heaven prccaims
For oil the pious dead;
Sweet IL the sav0r of their Names
And soft their sleeping bed"
The Rev Mr. wnATELY then said: Mine eye aifsctetsa
mine heart What means this gathering to day this
pulpit covered with Dournng-shis circle Of bereaved
friends? Why this church thronged? The beloved
pastor stool mere last Sabbath and he @ho has stood
for nearly thirty years. a champion upon the walls of
tbese words: =" voud not always ive," has delivered
bis last message and is wrapped now in hi, winding
sheet ard Is about to be gathered to his fathers We
have cone together this not much to weep
and TO rejoice that another Christian solder has
fought his last battle and is undoubtedly victor
enemy and gone join the multitude that john SAY
before the throne Another mariner has flushed his last
voysge and entered il triumph into eternity. Another
ChIsian sufferer has .hed his last tear and suffered hs
last Henry Chase dead and yet he lvss He lives
the memory of thousands who rise call bin bless
ed rot only in the Gle OF his bereaved friends apt
the hobi menif Of mourning that only deeper
Prf wit hin, nut his and memory are embAlmed In
the ae OF thousands He lives heart OF the
church He lives in The church of the seamen and all
this wide world in whatever part you there
those who knew and loved Henry Chase, and tear
win lckle down the cheek Of many hardy Of the
~hen he learns that he has fallen his post that
thai eloquent voice will be heard more that that
beautiful counepsI lighted up with that smile so De
culiar will be But their departed friend
lives upper. better, and brighter world and he
has gone where iumor taity oversweeps oil time all tears
all pain and all oea,h and hunders in his like the
eternal anthem Thou livest for ever" Henry Chase
doubt last Sabbath expressed every sentiment of his
heart, in the text he used. He knew that die was
panthat death would deliver him from the
evils q life, and introduce him into the gories and plea
Of TIE upper world fe~ statistics viii present
toycu sbich will nov re d The Rev Henry Chase was
born lear Toy in 1890 and ws converted and joined
church when eighteen yesrs old. Truly he responded 20
the call My son. give me thine heart" Soon after this
HI comen preaching as local preacher aud vas az
the time engeged in teaching In 1918 he removed
20 the city Of Troy where he taught and abored To-
cal preacher In 1919 he left his family ard ne to New
York, where he taught in the Wesleyan Ssmn sry and
SON e. assisted the pastor Of the church In the
Spring following he removed his family to New York.
where ne acted as assistant pasto in this church FOR
or three yesa After this he received into the ira
Yelling connection and stationed in Duane street and f;on
thence lie sas appointed pastor of this church. in which
pursuit lie has been engaged for nearly thirty years.
To this Office he appointed year after year by the
annual Con and year two since he located that
L., be dscontpud his the travelling preach
bis history however is well known and need not
further into IT, TDe Rev gentleman concluded by
bearing testimony TO The purity of character and the n
teissDcs of deceased
The Rev Dr. Mathews then delivered address and
Or oDouDc,d tepedictiC
TIE cover then lifted from the coffin, so as to ex-
pose the o. the oeceased and TIRE congreg4 aed
by order each in turn stopping for instant gaze
upon the corpse
The cofn viii remain in the Mariners Church untl this
morning. when II will be forwarded, for interoeot to
aiocletoHp, Connecticut.