Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-21
Green Mount Cemetery.


Green Mount Cemetery.
Such is the name Of the new Cemetery,
founded by bequest o. the late CALVIN jar
KtiTn, Esq, and completed on most hber-
al scale by the town of Montpelier The
ground is ample, happily diversified by bill
and dale. craggy rocks and smooth meadows,
and surrounded by scenery Characteristic Of
our beautiful State. The adornment, by
foliage and flowers, is, Of course, but just
begun; but the winding lines of carriage
ways and walks show that, as this work is
perfected the whole will be beautiful to a
degree rarely attained.
On Saturday afternoon last this Cemetery
was solemnly dedicated to the sacred pur-
pose for which it was designed; and we
doubt not that we express the sentiment of
every one Of the large assembly. when we
say, that this solemn and impressive service
was in every particular ftly performed. The
selections from the Scriptures, the Prayer
the Address, the Dedication, the original
Hymn by c. G. Eastman, and the Sacred
Music, were all most happily adapted to the
occasion, and were listened TO with the deep
est interest by the audience. We hope that
a record Of every part Of ths service will be
made and published; not merely to crafty
pardonablc pride perhaps on the part OF our
people, but to ninse and perpetuate in the
public mind dc.p sentiment Of tho saneti-
ty of these grounds, and also for the infor-
nation and qualification of friends far away.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
l.ORIGlNAL CHANT, composed by Mr..
II. d. IloPKINs, and performed by the Union
Choir Association. The words were adapt
ed mainly from Psalm 80, as follows:
ord Thou hast been our dwelling place
In all generations.
Beio the moustain. brought forth
Or thou hudst ormed tho cerih mud the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou
art tod.
Thou turnost man to destruction
Aud sayeai return, ye ehIldr Of men,
For tnousiad year. in Thy sight
hfe hut az yes,eid'y when it il past,
And rs watch IN tho night.
Thou carries, them away as with huod,
Tt yare sleep;
Ia the morning they a.e like erase, which sroseth
up.
In the morning q hsud- beth, ani eroweh ~;
l.. L..
For Ill our days are passed away 10 wu,h
We spen our years ialo that is told.
The days Of our year, are three score year. aod ton
And If by reason o strength they be four score
years,
Yet !, then strength labor and sorrow
For III. soon cot Of, aud fly away.
Watch for ye kaow rot WIN, hour your Lorl doth
come,
BE ye also ready, for in such an hour a, ye think
of, H. Son Of man eome,h.
II. READING THE SCRIPTURES
by Rev. f. ID. Hemmenway,
III. PRAYER by Rev W. II. Lord.
". ADDRESS by Rev. F. W. Shelton.
v. PRESENTATION OF TILE
DEEDS by II. II. Reed, Esq, in behalf of
the Commissioners.
VI. DEDICATION by Rev. w. H. Lord.
VII ORIGINAL HYMN-by Charles
c. Eastman.
Tusr-Oid Hundred, sung by the congregation.
This fiirest spot # hill and 81 ode,
" here blooms the flower and waves The tree I
And silver streams delight the shade,
We ccnseeraic, OF Death, to thee.
ilvrr VII the months me year may know,
shal watch hi. Eden Of ihe dead
To wreslhe With aowers, or crown with snow,
Tho dfolnle.s slespsr's narrow bed.
And whon above its grasos knsel,
Resignrg 10 the m uldefins urn
The hi,nd' whose silent hearts shall feel
No balny summers glad return;
Each maibo shaft our hands may rear
To mark whero dust to duet is given,
Shall fl its ohisulled c,l uinn, here,
To point fearful eyes to Heaven.
VIII. BENEDlCTION, asst gned to Rev. /
Eli Ballou, but IN his absence gwen by Rev.
Mr.. iemmenway.
The Commissioners on the part of the
town, for the year 1854, were Messrs Ileze-
kiah II. Reed, Elisha p. Jewett and Stoddard
D. Colby; and for 1851, Messrs. Elisha 2.
lewett, Hezekiah IL Reed and James T.
Thurston. BY the first named Commissions
ers, in connection with the Trustees ap-
pointed by Mr.. Kei,h's wlll,-Messrs Elisha
P. Jewelt c. w. Storrs und George llowes,
the grounds were selected, and they have
been prepared under the direction of the
Commissioners but especial praise is due
to Hezekiah II. Reed, Esq, who has devoted
al. his time TO tho service, and personally
superin ended every part of the work, aud
also TO John Bains, of Roxbury, Mass, and
Patrick Farley who have had charge OF the
grading and laying out the grounds.
Excursion.
We notice an excursion to Montreal and
Quebec is advertised by the Vermont Cen
trail and Vermont and Canada Railroads to