Connecticut western news., 1873-10-17

the sick among us.
 At the close of the sermon and remarks by Dr. Reid, Dr. Eldridge arose and said that as he was the lifelong and intimate friend of the deceased, he was desired by the friends to be present. Referring to the old testament saints, Abraham, Daniel and others, who, as alluded to by Dr. Reid in his sermon, had left q good report, he sald he ''had no doubt Dr. Welch had left ''good report in his profession. The value ito community to the world at large of "a faithful, experienced and reliable physi- ''cian was almost incalculable. The profes- ''sion he had chosen was one requiring large attachments, 'and 10 those of Dr. Welch he paid the highest compliment, added as they were in his case, to moral senti- ment and uprightness of character. He detailed to some extent the hardships phy- scians are called upon to undergo in their practice. "Let the weather be what it will !; ''snow, rain or sunshine; the roads knee 'deep with mud blocked with snow or ''clear, in the night and weary with inces- ''sant toll or in the day. If he receives ''call he must go. He cannot send note Tor substitute, but himself alone will suf- ''fce to satisfy that call and what can be ''his feelings, when, after his best efforts ''and attention, he finds the disease IS get ''tlng the advantage of his skill, and that ''he is losing ground. When Dr. Welch twas in Norfolk, he was for ten years the ''family physician of the speaker, and af- :'ter he left that place andcame to Salisbury, ''his entrance unto his home in consulta- ''tion almost inspired hope, and If such d ''man Gwelt in his neighborhood, himself land his family would feel safer. Dr. Parker of New York had once said ''in conversation, that Dr. Welch was ''man of no pretensioEs, but of marked ability" ''He was Christian disciple ''of Christ, which fact in connection with ''his profession as physician, was of value ''beyond ordinary estimation. Beyond his profession, he was a man ot great and good Influence. All felt he was on the right side ''in questions of morality. He was strong, Intelligent, upright, just and RIGHT: Al ways calm, and wherever duty led him, he deliberately went; not given to show or ''pretense in anything. He was man to see, ito do; rather than to talk, and was alto ''gether man after his own heart, and he ''lamented him much. His death is a great Floss to his family, neighbors. region, ,coun- ''try and the Church of Christ"
 After the above remarks by the Rev. Dr. Eldridge, four verses of hymn 9s0, of the ''Songs of the Sanctuary ;" 'When languor and disease invade" were by previous re- quest of the widow of the deceased sung by the choir, they selecting from their manuscript music the tune, 'Submission, at the close of which the casket was re moved to the front of the church outside. to give opportunity for all, who chose, to view tie remains. The casket was very plain, and was beautiful for being SO. II was of solid rosewood. and surrounding the inscription plate was plain and single wreath of autumn leaves. At it's head in the church was q beautiful crown of white flowers, which were rendered more beadti- fu by their being the contributions of his neighbors, es tokens of their love and af- lection. After the remains were viewed. they were borne in solemn procession to the cars, and the train moved off on it's mission of transporting them to their final resting place in the old family burying lot in the cemetery ln Norfolk. At the depot in that village, they were met by large assemblage of people. who proceeded with them in procession to the burial lot. At the grave Dr. Eldridge said that as a gener- ation had grown up in Norfolk who knew very little of Dr. Welch, he would repeat in part his remarks made in the church in Salisbury, which he did, when the services over the remalns!of this good man were ended