The Portland daily press., 1871-01-17

| In our hearts shall ever De!
May thy lite to others nsw.
Be a bright example here.
That upon their brows in death
| Gratitude may drop her tear!
Appropriate selections of scripture were
| read by Rev. c. G. Parker, d. D., who then
| spoke ss follows:
An unwonted sense of loneliness ia on our
hearts. and on all this community. A father
In our Israel-a father in our whole COM
munity-has fallen. We are gathered to the
burial OF one, who for more than seventy years
has been identified with this place; who for
years was its leading business man; for years
its most trusted public servant, in all the de-
partments of public trust. all the high inter-
ests of the town-those of the church and
| parish with which be was connected and of
| which he was by far the senior member. The
| interests of learning, as connected with the
| Academy and Seminary, were dear to him.
| For their promotion he gave with a munificent
| hand.
From lad of seventeen to the hoary age of
almost fOurscore and ten years, he has lived
among u.s. Here, with singular sagacity, en-
energy and success he did his work 10 the days
OF his vigor, managing and moulding the af
fairs of the place. He e he spent bis quiet, te-
rene old age. Here, surrounded by his chill
dren, childrens' children and countless friends
he has passed away.
We are sad that we shall see him 10 more in
our strtetS, our aces OF business, our mouse OF
worship; sad that we shall be welcomed no
more to this, for so many years, his home; that
he will greet US no more with his genial smile,
and his pleasant words, or instruct us with his
| words OF wisdom and experience.
| But while sad and lonely, we rejoice that the
silver cord was loosened and the golden howl
| broken SO late and in SO much mercy; and es-
| pecially that the Christians hope, cherished
| for more than threescore years, did not desert
| him, but was strong and sure to the end; that
q w chnnI yr,E fv,h 10 ~sv
| Tor the garner of God.
The choir, led by Dea. Joseph Redlon, sang
| to the tune of Naomi the hymn beginning:
God, our help in ages past.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. DR.. Parker
after which the hymn beginning
We've We no abiding city here.
was sung to the tune of Wells. The body was
then borne TO the cemetery, followed by the
children and grand children of the deceased
and large concourse Of friends and cit zens of
the town. Twelve of the leading citizens of
the town acted as pail bearers-the church bell
sounding his dfrge.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather,
large number was in attendance, many from
Portland, among whom were the attaches of
the PRESS, who united with the family in the
last sad rites Of burial and sincere tributes of
| affection and respect. His old friends and
neighbors throughout the town and its vicini-
ty, without distinction of sect or party, seemed
| especially anxious TO do honor to one who had
| done SO much honor TO them, and who had
been for 80 may years central figure in their
| midst. They seemed to feel that they we're
following to the grave one whose early strug-
| giles, subsequent success and tireless devotion
| to the interests and prosperity of the place
make up no inconsiderable portion of the his
tory of the town, and the influence of whose
life and example will be potent for good in
years to come. The expression Of their sense
of loss vas alike creditable to them and must
have been singularly grateful to the feelings of
surviving relatives and more immediate
friends. 1t was easy to see that tine death OF
their venerable townsman had stricken them
with the sense of personal bereavement, and
that they regarded the event as a misfortune
to the church of which he was a member, an
affection to those who had so long enjoyed the
| benefit Of his wise counsel, and an irreparable
| loss to the town for so many years his home,
and in which he had SO long been regarded as
the first citizen and accorded an unusual
| measure of veneraton and respect.
Thus has passed away a citizen whose mem
DRY will always be green with the people Of
that place, where he so long resided, and whose
benefcence can be seen in the daily walks
through that beautiful village.
The THOMAS CoNcEsTs.-Only three days
remain before we shall again have the pleasure
| of listenin to the magnificent music of Them
as orchestra and the wonderful piano playing
of Miss Mehlig. In speaking of these concerts
the other day musical friend remarked,
SLOW 1 wish was rich so that 1 could afford
1t is really tantalizing to get taste in the two
concerts they give and then have to wait six
| months before can hear them again. When
the concerts are finished, feel as If I had Just
awoke from delightful dream in which I bad
listened to snatches of celestial harmOnies.
And such no doubt is the feeling of many 9th
ers. Nevertheless we are thankful for wha
we receive and We are glad to get even two
concerts. That the orchestra has established
popularity here and the neighboring cities
that will insure them full houses We have not
the least doubt and Thursday and Friday eve
nings will be gala nights in Portland.
We have had the pleasure of inspecting thu
programmes for the two concerts, and, with tn
exception of the allegretto movement to Bee
thoven's 9th symphony and Weber's "Invta
tion la Danse," the selections have neve
been played before in this city by this orches
ira. We shall speak further of the programm,
when we have more space