, 1862-01-13
Funeral of YHdrn B1arrnxY


day. Notwithstanding tic extreme fnclcneu~
cy Of the weather. the church was filed to lis
utmost capacity, l5 the friends and profrE-
s;.'''al brr'h hrrn Of the acccascd On tllc urri-
yaf Of tLe remains at thc church tIref were re-
cciscd By Bishop WAilehouse, Rev. DIR. Pratt
and several others of the city clergy, in full
cauonicals, and escorted to- tile chauecl, the
Bishop reading the usual Episcopa service laid
down in the Prayer Book for such occasions.
It's solemn words never sounded more eofemn
It's impressive lessons we're seldom If ever
more attcntiycly listened to in the city. The
arches Of Trinity echoed to the heartfelt res
ponEes Of tic mourning congregation. ghc
words Of the sacred writer were not mere lip
utterances. but spontaneous utteranccs Of
deep, kiudly- felt grief. q
Tie choir followed this portion Of the burirl
service with the 125th Palm, commencing,
when those We love arc snatchcd away
It was nobly performed, and left more
than usually lasting impression upon the
minds Of the many who heard it.
The sermon which followed, By Bishop
Whitehouse, it is almost useless for Us to fol-
low. The text was portion OF the story
Of the Good Samaritan. "Passed by on
the other side.n It was . most eloquent
production, and delivered in the peculiarly
impressive style Of the speaker. He desired,
it appeared, to improve the opportunity pre-
scDted by such an Incident, and the sudden
death Of so gentle, and so good man, and one
with whom SO many Of his hearers had in life
held such intimate relations, to teach his au-
ditors beautiful and holy lesson; the lesson
Of living prepared for death, and dying pre-
pared for the glorious realities Of a future,
which to such as may be thus provided with
the attributes emitting them to rise to 8 high
er sphere, is to be ono Of unending beati-
tude. He alluded to the end to which aN
flesh must conc ut last, fn wcIl-choscn
terms. He wished that the lesson taught
might be good~it would certainly be for good
bad, from the nature Of the ease. Practi-
cally, life ii all uncertainty. Here we meet
death. Is it the death Of four score years and
ten2 Is it death from sickncss-from dissipa-
ton? Is it disappointed lifes None Of
these. Feel these rounded, robust limbs.
How strong they are. What, broken? Look
upon those arms, so firm and well. knit What,
mangled, torn? What is the lesson? will
tell you what it is. At one moment full Of
Life and expectations for the future, looking
forward to long stay with those he held dear.
The next moment, what you see. Not a
second for a cry between life and eternity.
But amomcnt before he spoke with lis friends,
and spoke hopefully Of improving his home
4 cry, 4 harsh alarm, and that form lay crush
ed and mangled, buried between the cruel
cars. His friends hunted from the rubbish
Of the wreck those late SO busy hands, they
searched out the severed head The change
Nas madc. It was from this world to the fu-
turc.
But there is another train Of thought sug,
gcEted by this incident. How powerlcss re
are in tic prevention Of such casualties, to ar.
rest OF to turn aside. We say, had the Ia,
mented dead only stood where he was when
the shock came; had he only jumped nimbly
away, as others did, then his life would layf
been spared. This only shows how exposed
We are to the stroke Of death. In the broad
| day, and at evening, and at morning-yea, al
all times is he abroad. And how is it witt
the man without the saving grace Of God
To-dny le lives, tomorrow he dies. But tht
| believer, le is made alive, transmitted. Th,
| Father guards him over a11.
/ We are liable to be called at any moment
ready or unprepared, and, my brethren, it i:
well that yon ask, sWhat shall We do ?'' I
this incident has brought one soult sincere1,
reflect upon the uncertainties Of life and th'
cc1tainties Of death, let it not pass by on tn.
other side. Do not stitle the admonition Sc
at work in the heart. Seek not TO sooth,
| your conscience with 4 promise to commenc,
the preparation in the future. THIS is de
ception Of the enemy. He stands ever read,
with such deceptions. Put not OFT the peac
you need to make with God. Do it now.
Bishop WhitehouBe closed with 4 mos
eloquent and telling appeal to the impcnitent
which surely must have been felt, and whicl
cannot fail to leave lasting impression upo,
the hearts Of those who heard it.
After singing by the choir the sentence, :"
heard voice. and prayer By the Bishop, til
ceremonies were closed, and those composin
the audience, who desired to do SO, were allow
ed the melancholy pleasure Of oflooking for th
Last time upon the features ofthe deceased. e
lay, as calmly as though sleeping, and thos
who looked upon the serene aud pleasant fao
could barely realize tic sudden and lorri
means by which tho immortal spirit had bee
| stricken out from the body.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE HYDE PAR
TRAGEpI.-Wc are panied to announce tl,a
at the present writing, 5. G. P: Bogue, vi
was injured at the recent HYDE Pork collision