Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-08

BrOOkneld.
Company f of the fifteenth regiment is com.
posed chiefly from the present towns of Brook
field North, and West Brookfeld. They were
furnished with an elegant uniform, each town
supplying its own men. The ladies provided
each soldier with drill shirt made of flannel,
and soldiers "housewiie," well filed with
needles, pins, thread, yarn, buttons, ,andages,
lint, salve, &C.; also two towels. Deacon PHI
ny Cutler furnished the materials, and the la
dies OF West Brookfield made for them 10l
havelocks. Chas Adams, Jr., Esq, provided
for each soldier a neat copy of the Testament
and Psalms. A few ladies in New Braintree
also contributed something toward the outfit.
Mrs. Francis Howe Of Brookfield, Mrs. Thos.
Morey of West Brookfeld, and Miss Sarah
Pellet Of North Brookfeld, were especially
active, but many Others with equally willing
hearts engaged in the work.
On the evening previous to the departure of
the soldiers for camp they invited Rev. c.
Gushing of North Brookfeld to give them a
farewell address. A large C .ncourse in the
meeting house OF the First Congregational SO
ciety attended the reading of scripture and
prayer by Rev. VIM. IL. Beecher, the singing
Of patriotic hymns by the choir, and then lis
tened to the farewell address for nearly an
hour. On the following morning the soldiers
assembled in the village of North BIookfield
and in response to sentiments offered by Mr..
Josiah I. llbbard-"To the Brookfield vol.
unteers," and "To the clergy OF 1776 and
1861"-Lieut j. Evarts Greene and Rev. c.
Cushing made brief and felicitous remarks.
The latter, returning his thanks for the grate-
full opportunity, and speaking for the profession
| which he represented, said -
We are the commissioned servants of God,
the principles of whose government and all
| whose administrative acts are i'll justice and
| love. We have no occasion to Sympathise
! with tyrants. We are sent to urge upon u
rebel race the duties of submission and loyalty,
and we have no occasion to defend rebels. We
| love our country-our whole Countrywide
beautiful hills and valleys OF New England,
the broad prairies of the west, and the bright
| savannahs of the south. We have received
this rich inheritance from an honored ancestry,
and whoever would wrest from us any portion
of it we esteem only as foe. We love our
free institutions, and the t'glittering general
ties" of the Declaration of Independence. Our
| fathers made that declaration and sustained it
| against enemies abroad, and we renew that
| declaration, and will defend and perpetuate it
| against enemies at home. Fellow soldiers !
l address you as such, for | am with you in
heart Go forth and fight for the stars and
stripes unfurled before you until that glorious
| flag shall float over our whole land, trusting
in God that it will soon be the land OF the
free Personally give to God your hearts, do
| your duty, and with God bless you" l bid
| you farewell.
The company, with large number of fol-
lowers, they proceeded to West Brookfeld,
where Dea. Pliny Cutler presented them have.
locks and many religious books In doing so
he congratulated them for the prompt zeal and
patriotism with which they had proposed to go
forward to protect the rights and integrity Of
this country, and assured them that in such q
cause they could hut win the favor of God
and OF every civilized people on EARTH He
also urged upon their thoughts the example OF
Gen. Havelock the brave soldier and devoted
christian, whose faith was conspicuous even in
battle. After some further appropriate re-"
| marks, Lieut.. Greene returned the thanks of
| the soldiers, who with an escort of Fl"
panies, and citizens, proueeueu rnrodgn ;oOt,rn
and East Brookfed, to the depot, and lett in
the cars, cheered by grateful constituency.
BRooKFIELD.