The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-23

know Is contrary to our discipline We are
here to honor and perpetuate the memory
of man and of the work he was an instru-
ment of doing This is the design of all
monuments But the one great thing now
commemorated is the wonderful work God
wrought 1t was SO with the monument of
Bunker Hill, with the opening of the Red Sea
for the nationality of race of bondmen
1t is so in the annual observance of Easter in
remembrance Of the resurrection of Christ.
And this monument is not so much to per-
petuate the name of Embury az to show
what God has done by him. The great
principle evidenced in his life and recog-
nized by this shaft is that humble services
in humble circumstances often lead 20 the
greatest results. This was true in the case
OF Embury as of others in preaching the
Gospel TO the poor In memory of this
work we are about to unvei this mouu.
ment
AT THE MONUMENT.
After these addresses the association and
assembly moved to the cemetery and, sur.
rounding the monument, proceeded to un.
veil it-a service brief, appropriate. and
emincntly satisfactory. 1t is a noble col.
umn, simple, massive, an honor to tho
church and an ornament to the cemetery
EVENING SERVICES.
These memorial services were continued
in the evening. Mr.. S. r. Tasker OF Phila.
delphia, noble representative of English
and American Methodism, and Rev. J. b.
Wakcley, d. d., ahistoriographcr Of early
Methodism in New York, making addresses
MIR. Tasker spoke in behalf OF the associa.
ton, and said This is a great day. 1t lisa
day of brotherly love. am local preach.
er, the son of local preacher. Ny ances.
tors were of the Church of England but
not satisfied with the ritual nor with tho
sermons, and reading Il pamphlet in refer
ence to Methodism, my father determined
to hear for himself And having an carl,
opportunity to hear Rev Joseph Benson
he was happily converted. But amid man,
prosecutions he became preacher, and
am in the Succession. The venerable
speaker closed with a beautiful tribute t.
to the triple workers, Embury and Mrs
Barbara Heck, in New York. and Mr.
Strawbridgc in Maryland
The Rev. j. y. Wakelcy. d. D.. thel
gave written and carefully prepared dis
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course, full of facts, old and new, in refer
cnce to the relations of Embury to our ma
tional Mcthodism, in his own peculiar an(
fclicltous style. The monument, said he
has not been erected to Embury because he
was man of splcn lid genius, for he wa.
not such; nor for his scholarship, for hC
was not scholastic; nor because he was {
local preacher, for there are many such
not because he built church odiflcc. OF
came from Ireland, for of many these
things can be said. But il has been erect
ed because he was an honorcd instrument
for good to this land.
These lengthy and impressive services
soon after the centennial of Emburv,
death, were brought to u close by an i'm
FASHIONED and unctious address from
Bishop Campbell of the African church.
All parties unite in declaring yestcrda,
(the Goth inst to be the greatest religious
occasion in the history OF the association
and as standing side by side with that ono
when. in connection with the removal al
the remains of Embury from the first sepul
chrc to the Ash Grove burial ground tho
celebrated j. n. Manitt delivered hi.
masterpiece of eloqucnce and power.