Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-10-14
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on Tuesday. There was prayer at the
house, after which the remains were con.
veyel to the church, escorted by long
procession Ct the Order Of Good Tempars.
Rev L. Wbeelock pronounced the funeral
discourse, which was very eloquent and
impressive. Mr. Wheclock was assisted
in the funeral services by the Rev. DR..
Dougherty and the Rcv. Messrs. Bailey
and Bceman The ceremonies were con-
cluded at the grave. by the ritual serVl-
ees of the Order Of Good Templafs We
give below nearly VERBATIM report Of the
Rev. Mr. NheelocEs address to the
mourners, slso the resolutions passed by
the Lamcille Central Lodge | o 6. L.
fNI ADDRESS rtfs
Ny DEAR MOURNING FRIENDS len
years and twelve days since, Joseph aud
Homer, your noble spns, were laid away
in their silent grave They ploughed
and planted in the spling and wrought IN
the summer with manly strength and
cheerful hope, but their sickle was silent
in the golden harvest, for in the midst Of
it they were gathered. By angel rsapors to
The long "ha,esa Home" And now, to-
day, one more, the beloved john, is add
ed to their long home. Joseph, Homer,
John, these three noble, manly boys, III
the fiji st beauty and joy of their YOUTH
dwell together there. They ore there,
but you are not separated; you are still
one and inseparablc, now aud forever
The home there and the home here, bound
by ties never to be separated. This ga
cred and sweet tho0ght is beautifully ex.
panded by Wordsworth 10 his dialogue
with little girl about her family -
"sisters and brothers little maid,
How many may you beY' ..
"How many? seven IN Ill.,, she said,
And, wondering, looked al me. 1911
"And where are they, pray you tell?'
She answered 'SeYen are we,
And two Of us at Conway dwell,
And two are gone to'sea.
Two of US IN the church yard lie,- 4
My sister and my brother
And in the chm CHI yard cottage, !
Dwell near them with my mother.
but they are dead those two are dead
Their spirits are In heYen ~
Twas throwing words away for still
The little maid would have her will
And said, NAY, We ARE sEYES.'
No poet, no minister, no phi osopher
could have changed Der mind, for none.
could reason out Of existence this holy
and beautiful bend Of parents aud chill
drcn, brothers and sisters. They were
seven; two were gone 20 sea two at
home two were asleep in the grave. and
she was living with her motber,--like the
waves of the ocean, that are distinct, and
yet may form but one ocean
% You remember that sweet
passage OF Jesus, bearing on this thought,
in Luke 20, 50. For he is not God
of the dead hut of the living for all
live unto him y Your sons live, my dear
weeping father and mother, Believe this,
for it is Gods most precious truth. Look
not for your sons and Daughters among
tho dead they arc not there; they live
to day. The aged patriarch mourncd his
sons as dead, saying Joseph is not,
and Simeon is not, and ye will take Ben
jsmin also" aud you add "Ob, our
Benjamin is gone now !" But Joseph
and Simeon were both living. though he
believed it not. 10 Iced, Joseph's iemoy-
al was the ultimate meaus Of the prcser
vaiion Of the whole family. And SO it
may be that God has called your children.
1t may be that they too, like Joseph.
have gone, in Gods good and wise provi-
dcnce, to 10 the salvation of their fathers
household. II may be part of the
Lords blessed, all-vise plan for the heav-
emily peace and glory of you and yours.
My dear fIispses; Things are all pass
ing away your dearest and best beloved
are dropping off from you one by one :;
your strength is giving way your relish
and delight in earthly things is going
the world no Longer wears to your hearts
the bright and golden radiance that once
it wore.
You have the same sky above you, and
beautiful scenes around you; but the
freshness and gladncss that your hearts
drew from everything in boyhood and
girlhood, in early manhood and woman
hood, and the silver and the gold and the
glory that seemed to rest once on earth
aud life, have faded away and 6ed forev
or. Sad and gloomy truths to those who
are going down 10 the grave. following
the pale aud silent procession going be.
fore, with their life appointed work un
done Not sad to the Christian, but
cheering, rousiag, invigorating, blessing
lflt be the last hour; we have no time
for folding our hands, we will work the
faster, aud lean upon Jesus with handler,
stronger trnst
Through the chanGefuness Of life; thro'