The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-06

FUNERAL OF THE LATE w LILLIAN FAME
The funeral of the late William Paine took
place from the Congress Square Universalist
Church yesterday afternoon. Long prior to
the appointed hour the friends of the deceased
began to gather, and at P. M. the sacred edi-
flee was filled to overfowing, while the square
in front of the church was crowded with peo-
pie The body pews were occupied by the i'm
mediate family, the Mechanic Blues Associa-
ton, the Portland Mechanic Blues and the
Portland Band. The members OF the Charitable
Mechanics Association and of the Handel and
Haydn Society were also present, though not
as organized bodies
The services commenced with beautiful
voluntary on the organ by Kotzschmar, low,
sad and tender in its strains, followed by a
Funeral Anthem of Baumbach's, sung by
double quartette composed OF Mesdamcs
Weatherbee and Merrill soprani, Mrs. Ellison
and Miss Strout contralti, Messrs Morgan and
Stockbridge tenors, and Messrs. Beckett and
Mckinney BASES. The singing throughout
the services was very fine, and, in the Hymn
which followed the remarks by the pastor, and
in the Chant at the close of the prayer, it did
not seem as if we were listening to music in
the ordinary acceptation of the term, but as If
the singers were telling the story of their love
and affection for one who was SO much beloved
by means of the rarest gift which God had
given them. 1t was their slip of Cypress, their
last memento of affection.
The remarks by the pastor, Rev. w. E.
Gibbs. were most appropriate. He said that
the love of God has been bestowed upon us in
this world and the probability is that it will
not be withheld in the next just as we have
had every opportunity in this world to improve
our physical condition, SO in the next shall we
have an opportunity to improve our spiritual,
50 that when death comes we shall have no
reason to fear for ourselves or those we hold
most dear. Although every family feels when
death enters it as if they were afflicted beyond
all others, let them take the assurance of con-
tinued life to themselves promised by the
Apostle, and death will be robbed Of its ter
rors. "He was not acquainted" he said,
with the deceased, but he had greater assur
ance of his worth than the testimony of init
mate friends in the vast concourse he saw be
fore him, for only those of genial characters
who endeavor to fulfill all life's duties, can
gather such a tribute of respect as your pres
ence offers to-day, and if his spirit can look
down upon US ON this occasion it cannot fail to
be pleased. And when you think how faith
full he was to all he undertook in life, the reso-
luton will come to your hearts that you too
will be true to every opportunity that pertains
to you as men and women to perform"
At the conclusion of the services in the
church the remains were taken to Evergreen
Cemetery for final interment, escorted by the
Portland Band (playing most exquisitely a
Dirge of Downer's never before played in this
city, the Mechanic Blues, sixty guns, under
command of Capt. Parker, the Mechanic Blues
Association and a long line of carriages con-
tanning the friends and relatives of the de-
ceased. The following officated as pall-bear-
ers:- Col. 7. A. Roberts, Lieut.. E. G. Bolton,
Lieut.. II. A. Grey, Lieut.. Jas. Brown, Lieut..
J. F. Rand, Lieut.. G. w. Roberts.