The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-26

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A procession was formed according to
masonic order and preceded to the resi-
dence of the deceased on Grove street,
where they joined the members of the Rut-
land fire department, and the employees of
S. G. Staley & Co., who were present as
distinct bodies.
At the residence, prayer was offered by
Rev. J. Gibson johnson, after which the
procession moved to the Congregational
church in the following order;
/. Union Hook and Ladder, No /, James
Levins, foreman.
2. Washington engine company No. 2, G.
p. Russell, foreman.
3. KilliDgton steamer company, Gen. L.G.
Kingsley, captain.
4. Nickwacket engine company No. l, n.
f. Page, past foreman.
5. Masonic fraternity.
6. Uearse. Pall-bearers L. V. N.
Harwood, L. E. Roys, John NJ. Otis,
Edward S. Southwick, l.. l.. Pearson
Z. A detail of sixteen members of Nick
wacket engine company, as guard of
honor.
8. Family.
8. Employees of S. G.. Slaley tS Co.
10. Citizens.
As the procession entered the church
funeral march was played upon the organ
by Prof Geo. A. Mietzke.
The religious exercises were commenced
by the rendering of voluntary by the
choir. Invocation was offered aud selec.
tions of scripture were read, after which
the 1926 hymn was sung by the choir
There is a calm for those who weep,
A rest for weary pilgrims found,
They softly lie and sweetly sleep
Low in the ground.
A brief and fitting address was delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Johnson.
In ancient days, said the speaker, it was
the custom to pronounce funeral Grafton,
narrating the deeds and virtues of the
heroic dead. We live under different
dispensation. We turn from the life and
services of our present and look to the fu-
ture. We do not turn our eyes to the life
| just closed, but rather to that life which
shines for all. We turn from WEAKNESS of
sorrow to that future of life and immortal
Ity, and read the wonderful record of
Chrst's life az the source from whence is
drawn the consolation and divine love upon
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new life to us. Let us receive the word
to-day standing by the lifeess form of one
no less helpless than we. So it becomes
our theme as we stand by the dead We
do not spend our words on his life, but
rather speak The language of consolation,
promise and hope. Therefore, bring you
this message, the hope which makes us
strong and has made men strong to bear
the burdens of life. 1t Is the life to come
that will charm away our sorrows
and our tears. 1t is what has dried tears
in all the past, and is that which teaches us
the way to the endless life, If we can fix
our thoughts on this fact, that the endless
years are to be ours-that the eternal years
of God are ours. BY our experiences of
right living, we are to work out an eternal
weight of glory. How crushing when the
thought comes to us that the years are to
be tinged with sadness, but we should turn
to that life which comes to us in the de-
veloping spirit of joy and to the remem-
brance of the endlessness of the years of
God. If we can place the fact of immor-
talty beside our present life, and fix our
thoughts beyond this life, there is true con-
ISOLATION. The present years are but atoms,
but the years Of God are boundless How
these years fade away before the future.
If we can catch but for the moment the
changes here and realize that the present
life is but preparatory TO the culminatio
of the life eternal-there is consolation.
Death teaches invaluable lessons If stan
ing by the side of the casket of loved ones,
we but learn the lesson If eternity. How
well we know by reelection in moments
like these that EARTH, life has aborbed toe
much of the forces which should have been
spent upon the life to come. The time