The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-24
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~ NiiN 'AilN = Nl Ol'0flihltS VI MISS 4NhIuSlu
Buss, one of the victims of the late disaster
at Bradford's mills, held on Thursday af-
tcrnoon Rev. DR.. Iiawlcy spoke as fol-
lows, taking for his text, "Jesus wept,'
John ri: 80.
We are assembled to attend the funeral
rites Of one Of the victims of the late and
saddcst Of catastrophcs which has ever oc-
CURED in this town and within the obser-
yaton Of most Of us-thosc of Miss Au-
gusta isuss, who died in the 18Th year Of
her aye
1t would bc u relief to us to know and to
be able 10 tell just what were her last
thoughts and how earnestly she commended
her soul to God-whelher she died instant
ly. or slowly amid tortules. But of these
things We cannot speak Some things we
do know: We know that Augusta was
lovely daughter, choice companion, an
amiabc and excellent young woman. In
disposition kind, in heart CHEEKY, in society
aifectionalc, and in religion thoughtful and
serious. In church relations she was
among the most attentive in all her duties
as a member of the Sunday school
Tic scenes amid which we are, remind
us of those in the family at Bethany, when
the brother of Mary and Martha died, and
the sisters were mconsoablo until the SYM
pathizing Savior came and said II am the
resurrection and the life
The sympathy of Jesus IS wildly ex-
pressed in the two words that give to the
entire narrative such mellowncss- Jesus
wcpt"
Would YOU like to read the history of
that scene that so moycd the tender heart
of Jesus that he mingled his tears with the
bereayed ones You may find the nara
tive in n of John. These words are verse
50.
Were the Saviour on earth and in our
community now as he was at Bethany, his
soft hand would rest on many heads, his
feet enter these desolatc homes, his voice
would say amid sympathetic tears, II am
the resurrection and the life" 1t is beauti-
full how the compassionate Christ not only
showed his love by tears, and miracles and
kind offices, but called the attention of the
people to true life, which is Him, and to
the resurrection which IS by Him. Some
how the great Architect of all things will
rebuild, if need be, glorifed body out of
these charred remains.
Not alone does He sympathize with suf-
fcring humanity, but all who are His do so
also, as they have opportunity. And in
these times of anguished hearts there are
many hearts ard hands ready 10 respond
for the purpose OF consoling and relieving
these afflicted ones. And, though unseen
and unheard, even Jesus speaks now by
His word and by His spirit to all the weary
and heavy laden, saying -"Come with me
and will give you rest"
There is no physician to wounded hearts
like the Physician of souls There
is no balm like that of the Gospel Of Christ.
Each of these friends may say and feel
There for me the Savior stands,
Shows his wounds and spreads his hands.
God is love, know, feel,
Jesus weeps and loves me STILL"
So great is this love, sotcnder is his SYM
pathy, and so moving is His compassion
that He will restore to spiritual lite and
resurrection all them who trust in Him.
This friday morning the funeral SER
vices Of Miss Serina Moon wee attended
from the Methodist Episcopal church,
where DR. IIawlcy spoke from Peer, /
80, in reference to the human
and earthly and the divine and heavenly
sides of DEATH as follows: The earthly
and human aspect is gloomy, mournful
the spiritual and heavenly is bright and
joyous. The forbidding aspects OF the
former arise from the conditions, circum.
stances and parts of our natural birth and
associations. The encouraging reflections
of the latter arise from the spiritual birth
and its new and hopeful realzations and
hopes The earthly side is connected with
much uncertainty, with breyity of life,
and with blasted hopes the heavenly with
body incompatible and life immortal
Both these conditions were true of her
whose death we mourn, whose virtues we
admire, and whose fruitions we anticipate
A lovely young lady, she was not only de-
corous in all her relations, faithful in her
duties, fondly attached to her associates,
but the light of the family, companion to
her mother, constant in her attendance on
religious services, and more than all, these
several virtues were frightened by stiong
and tender religious biases and FEELINGS
The day of her death she had planned to
attend special religious services to be held
in the church during the evening.
The remains of Miss Moon were inferred
at Bennington Falls. Those of Miss Rudd
were buried at Bennington Centre.