Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

Ar. French'S DsdM and Funeral An other of those of our citizens, whom tn, people feel reluctant about being recon
 ciled to spare, has gone to that realm l whence none return. Only two shor . weeks ago, Mr. F. c. French, of Linn, Rock sat with us in Dr. Reid's Suads,
 school class in the Congregational church
 and ln conversation remarked that he was Rot feeling well. yet did not convey an i'm
 pression that his aiinent was of d serious
 character. He simply felt slightly uuwell, yet became interested in the lesson of the
 day and sang the closing hymn with the
 rest of the school. One week from the
 following Monday, the unwelcome news
 reached this Village that Mr. French was
 very sick and not expected to live. It ap-
 pears that he kept about at his hus,ness
 until the disease had advanced SO far in its
 progress as to compel hirn to take to his
 bed, which WAS at about the middle of the
 week after we saw him at church vet
 nothing serious was anticipated until abnu,
 ten o'clock in the night of the following
 Sabbath, when he became all at once very
 much worse and was delirious. His At
 tending physician, Dr. BlsseIl, was called
 who summoned to his assistance Dr.. Kniah
 anu others and who remained with him
 daring the night.it requiring their combined
 effort and skill to keep him under control
 From this he grew no better, his sufferiugx
 being intense till his death, which occur
 red Thursday night of lust week about ten
 o'clock. His funeral was very largely at
 tended in the Congregational church in
 this village last Sabbath, there being pras-
 Fnt between six and seven hundred. Dr
 Reid took tor his text a portion of the 18Th
 verse ot the 4th chapter of First Thessa- IoRlans: "Concerning them which are asleep" The doctrine of the sermon was
 'he resurrection of the dead, and like all of Dr. Reid's sermons, was a very able production. At it's close he alluded to MT
 French as follows:
 Now whether the deceased was truly and indeed one of those, of whom we can without doubt Say that he is asleep in Jr- sus, m not Qualified to assert, nasmuch ss have not the minerals for iud .ing, But know that MT. French had epdIy pa rents, who trained him in the fear of the Lord. l know that he has always mani tested the utmost respect for religion: has always been faithful in his attendance. on the means of grace; was always in his place in the house 0 God and aways de meaned himself there with great propriety. as 1T be felt the sacredness of the place, | Snd the importance of divine truth - heiher he really had felt the saving of that truth, or thought that he had, 1 cannot say. Bat it is surely fact very worthy ot notice, that during his sickness, and | while his mind was reeling in dehrium, he was speaking almost always on the subject of religion. We leave him in the hands of ms Maker, not without trembling hope that he has found mercy there.
 MT. French was man of unbemished character. He had kind heart and lib. eral hand. and was always willing and pre- pared to do his part for the support of the means of grace. and of every good cause and his death will be felt amongst us r great loss. He had fine, genial sposi- tlon, ,wns ever lively and cheerful. and made himself loved and respected by all whn knew him. He died in the 3Sih year of his age"
 That these closing remarks of D1. Reid are In no particular overdrawn, hundreds of his friends, and of those who knew him intimately and well, will testify. Itis not necessary that we should attempt to 'dd to what is already said by the Rever- snd Doctor, concerning the personal char 'cter of Nr. French. There are many who regarded him as one of the closest md truest friends, and who feel his loss ' with keenness akin to a close relation 'hip. For such to realize tbat our good ;, friend French is no more, is difficult, if iu- Iced we may not almost say impossible. That such as him should be taken from amongst us in the prime of his life, is u fact ' [ is difficult to become reconciled to, but ' is well. He who has done this, doeth | " things well.
 A ncighbor in Lime Rock writes us con- ernlng hr. French, as follows: ,
 ''In the death of Mr. French, the con- ;, nunitY ill which he lived hus met with an rrepArable loss. A prompt and reliable usln"as man, he had the entire confidence u f all who had business relations with him. I, An enterpriSng and public spirited citizen, s,
 genial companion and warm-hearled rlend; adevoted husband aud father, and '' )vlng son, his genial smile and kindly lt iord for everyone will long be missed tr mong us. HB many acts ot charity and l., enevolence; his kind attention to the ck and bereaved; will cause his memory |" , grow green in the hearts of the many sl 'ho so deeply mourn his unllne!y death st ridom has the loss ot citizen produce .u ) universal sorrow, and called forth su, h idle spread sympathy, as have been m,nl-- 'sted t the sudd,n death ot Mir Frnch W lay he Gr"t Fath n,rvc ptulect rd |, omtHrt the widow nd the rutherless chil- ren."