Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-15

ror 'his, ny name We b'esS;
And humhly pray that we
May follow tn m in holiness,
And live and die in Thee
An appropriate prayer Was offered by
the Rev W. t. Herricl., of Clarendon
Rev. DR. Seaver then read. from manu-
script, appropriate selections from Scrip
ture, collated for t. ne occasion. after which
the following lynn was sung by tn,
choir:
Wnat re these, IN bright array
Ins innumerable throng
Round the al ar night and day,
Hymning one triumphant song -
"Worthy is the Lamb once slain,
Blessing honor, glory, power,
Wisdom. riches, TO obtain
New dominion every hour :"
These through fiery trials trod
The from great affection came
Now before the throne of God,
Sealed with Il Almighty name:
Clad in raimenr pure and white,
Victor palms In every hand,
Through their dear Redeemer's might
More than eonquerors they stand.
HUNGER thirst disease unknown,
On inmor al fruits they feed
Them the Lamb amid the throne
shall TO living fountains lead
JOY and gadness Danish signs:
Perfect love dispels all fear:
And forever from their eyes
God shall wipe away the tear
Rev. De. Seaver then delivered a fun
eral address, in which he made a practi
cal application of the religious life of DIR
Aiken the theme. In commencing, he
said the large audience was assembled t.
pay their respect to the memory, and te
sorrow at the death of their former pas.
tor. These came from the heart. He
should avoid eulogy of the deceased, as
it was foreign to his purpose. and was
never indulged in by him, and he would
not dare, under these circumstances, to
stand in that place, and pronounce the
language of praise over his remains.
The deceased was humble man, seek
ing only in humility, and in contrite
spirit, to do his work in the world, and
who daily cried, BE merciful to me sin
ner.' In prayer, he commended himself
and his flock daily to the pardoning mer-
cy of the Redeemer Therefore this last
time his form would be within these
walls, where he had So often spoken the
message of God to dying men, he only
wished to recall those messages to his
people, aud make him tho dead yet
speak. He exhorted all to recall to mem
DRY whatever this teacher had said to
them from the pulpit, in the Bible class,
in their homes and in his own home, and
practical application OF the teachings
and examples Of the deceased was what
the speaker sought to impress upon his
audience Al this hour
First. The example of the deceased
speaks to n of the value of life.
His life contradicts the theory that
there was no value to he put on human
life, and it says life is worth something
when devoted to high and holy purposes
Ii indicate. that there are aims which
sought after. make the man useful. and
influences the hearts and actions of those
who surround him. What contrast be-
TWEEN Sutl me, ana tndt OF one VINO
spends the years of his existence in dissi-
patton and frivnlity, and goes out in sin
and misery, and the one which is devoted
to high purposes, and the accomplishment
of good in the world. This teacher being
dad, yet speakcth
Second-The real value of a life is to
be found in religion, as ruling princi-
pie.
He was a good man, the value of whose
life is found in the expression of his re-
hgion as ruling principle, which he car
ried into all his relations in the family !;
in the pulpit, and out of it. His aims
and hopes Were not for the present,
but were of heaven. His teachings.
both OF example and labor, were to win
souls H. Christ. and in this consisted his
chief glory. He was man of prayer
his was home of prayer-and he had
earnestly labored for the individual con-
versation of men, and from the labors of
the church and social meeting, he had re-
tired to his home and his study, and there
on his Blended knees, had presented the
petitions of those who surrounded him.
even by name, To the throne of grace,
praying for their. conversion. This was
the religious devotion of the holy man
who laid before us in death, and who put
aside all earthly pleasures and schemes
that he might do good to his fellow men.
Such u life had real value.
Third-What is the contamination Of
such life.
Nothing is lost in this world, and the
influence of the teachings of such a life
as was his, would remain in the world,
and especially with this people for good,
to them and those who should follow
them. There had been developed in his
life moral qualities which were something
more and higher than intellectual success.
One life like this will prove to any mind
the immortality Of the soul. His death
was only his coronation, and he had enter
ed upon higher life.