Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-05
Funeral Services oI the Late senator
Foot.

prominent mcu Of 'hc State hrsldr~ Sen
ator Poland and our Representative in
Congress, Hon. F. f., Woodbridge there
were Gov. Dillingham;, EX-Goy. smith |
of St. Albans, Ex-Gov. Fletcher o. Cav
endish, EX-Gov. Hall of Bennington,
Hon. Levi Underwood, Hon. G. F. Ed
munds, Judge d, A. Smalley, and others
of Burlington and indeed there was hard |
" town on the direct line of railroad
that had not one or more representatives
here. The daily papers of Burlington
and st. Adams, and others of the press
were represented 1t was thought that
some two hundred came in from the
North on the Rutland & Burlington
railroad. The vast crowd all seemed to
bear on their countenances evidence
that they were sorrowing for one whom
they both honored and lOved-and
stranger, had he suddenly happened
among us, might have read in the signs
about him that the people of Vermont
were smitten with some great grief,
Notwithstanding the immense crowd,
everything passed off in the most per-
feet order, fact that reflects the highest
credit on the committee Of arrange
ments and the marshals.
Soon after the appointed hour half
past one p. m.) the procession moved
from the United States Court Room to
the Congregational Church, every part
of which was completely filled, many
being compelled to stand, while others
not being able to secure seats, remained
without.
The following named gentlemen acted
as pall-bearers
Gov. Paul Dillingham;, EX- Gov. John
G. Smith, Edwin Edgerton, Esq, Hon.
A. L. Miner, Ex-Gov. Inland Hall, Hon.
Merritt Clark, Judge D, A. Smalley, and
President Labaree Of Niddlebury Col
loge
Rev. Mr.. Campbell of the Methodist
Church commenced the services by the
reading OF hymn, which was sung by
the choir; Rev. DR.. Aiken then followed
with an appropriate prayer; Rev. Nor
man Seaver read the next hymn, which
was sung; after which the Rev, Mr..
Seaver preached an eloquent and i'm
pressive discourse from the first three
verses of the Sd chapter Of Isaiah
For behold the Lord. the Lord of hosts, dott
take away from Jerusalem and from Judah, the
honorable man, the counsellor, and the eloquent
orator
The speaker commenced by saying
the prophet had called upon the people
to cease from man whose breath was in
his nostrils; that is, he had warned
them against trusting IN any human pre-.
tention, and against regarding With an
idOlatrOus confidence the high ehdOw-
ments Of created mind, but gives the
reason why they should return to a sil1-
pie faith in God, as their only hope and
stay. Thus God teaches man now, as
did the prophet of old, that there is a
power above all human power, upon
which all are alike dependent.
Every death enforces this lesson, but
to-day, in the midst of general gloom
which overshadows the community, it
is perhaps taught with peculiar empha-
sis, because to-day a common calamity
has overtaken an illustrious victim; be-
cause one has fallen beneath whose SUI
perior wisdom and influence we found
shelter and cOmfOrt-because to-day we
look for the last time upon the face OF
him, whom living we delighted to hon
or, and to whom our hearts went forth
in admiration and regard.
The preacher did full justice to the
subject Of his discourse, exhibiting an
Intelligent appreciation Of the peculiar
traits Of the deceased which rendered
him so much favorite with all classes
and parties-and when he alluded to the
noble stand which Senator Foot took
for his country in its hour of peril, the
vast audience could not refrain from
demons4rations of applause.
We had taken somewhat extended
notes, but find both our space and time
forbid that use of them we intended.
The discourse will doubtless be pub
lished in full, soon, and therefore it is
perhaps best that a further abstract be
omitted.
One interesting incident connected
with the services OF the day we have
omitted to state. Middlebury College,
the alma mater OF the deceased, which
he never ceased to cherish with intense
fondness, closed its doors, and nearly all
the professors and students came down
to pay their respects to the memory of
one whom all scholars delighted to
honor.
CAsTLgToE.-At the annual meeting
of School District No. 5, held March q,
1856, comprising the village and vicin-
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