, 1877-01-01
Remarks by His Pastor, DR.. Goodwin,
the Rev. DR.. Thompson, and
Others.
Tie Dead 1lan aud the Melodies Which
Have Given Him Undyfng Fame.
Afternoon Sermon at the Tabe1naols-Sar-
vices at the Chicago Avenue
Church.
MORNING MEETING.


mourning around the platform and the gnl,cr-
ict, with It's heavy lines and fcstoons Of black
and willie, and tho pure beautiful white crowns
which stood upon tho speakers stand, 1t was
evident that, instead OF the coming Of the Lord
TO Us, tho topic Of the morning vas to be the
departure Of loved CUES to Him. The announce
ment In the papers that Mt. F. p. Bliss, With
Lis cnttra family, had perts1cd In the fearful
wreck Of tho railway train at Ashtabula, O.,
fell with such weight upon the cars and hearts
Of his Thousands Of friends in Chicago, that for
hours It was Impossible for them to realize 1t.
or even to believe 1t to be true. But, II any Of
them came with lingering hopcs TO yes-
ter.lay's morning meeting, one look at
tho great Tabernacle with Its EN-.
b1cms OF death ovcrhanglug tho promises
Of eternal llfo Which arc inscribed on It's walls.
uaAsutl5cicnt to show that tho only hope Of ever
seeing OF hearing this sweet singer Of our 1srael
again was In Joining him on the other shore.
-Four Crown. ali together, and all for one fau'f-
lyl Not often docs Heaven bcstow 40 laytshly.
Ono Tor Paul, QUO for "raullua," one for the
son who bore his fathcr's name, and one for
little George GOODWIN; these crowns arc woven
Of pure white can,elllas aud lilies, but tlose
CROWNS nre made Of "glory."
wl1ILB THE CONFEDERATION WAS ASSEMBLING
tho choir sang softly aud lovingly several OF the
Death Ind written on the tablcts OF history, aisd
whose record tod hnd written in the Do0k Of
a,as .ts' ,a..s s.,.J1 - - s,n n. th;.na, s.sira
Eyoll Iyyolc ,,n'',r tbc " weic,,. nf aic, sinrc
tI"sc ,ncntinr. h.con S.,,,,f hcar msc,f' md
al! cass were listening for l!Ea first wnrd In n!s
| great sorrow, he stood up in lsla place aud.
snta m,ta nn tr.,e h.. rcn",,ni thnsc yonis
of 'I navnl. WI i Kn'ow yc i,ot lin. there ia
5t,, ",, . -r"nt ,,a, fnsfnr IT, 5srons1ss nhon
n,.,,m.t .'n"h,s ~ snaatr ~ wnaninst In soii
vs' ~ ~, ~, or eor." =, t; IN siinut
nravsri - 4 Inn, M ncr;ni aI sifcnce fnlinwri
r.. pokei T. ~ @ is, ~ Y s.% - III rni, Il! eo m.
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sne ~ IT,. :, a9.s .h,5 ~ 'A1s's A>S''As
1'aau " '''s'' AA.Si IN nnnnv
,u.,a. A"' AooDi
arose ana saag: sef': ~ A.. ,,,,,n.. ~, ,,,.
ws 9 10 'Th9 up Ir9 v f oi OUT a.. ~
speak a. haa ailte'ititu' l1,.lil Wlil 1ako up that
sul;)srt O. 99otS! ~ n; time hnsn l @ hear4 ,ast
neisr pt r.t coud u not I beSva IT. but ~
u'spasyM 'snsn 1 nsa% wv va On the tsa'h as.
took away az hope, anH iclt me iaeG to lace Win
dsat!. F9r tne past ,hsse mouths s nase secm
now W 10 stahu III @ nne p,ace VI aao usaa. a.
Alr. y mute eth aar. hass Nefe nhnrnnceo 70
noIa tno e1oeN uSct'hE III ti'e lAue1Hncie
today. and now ~. tarwcll, ana ~.
Jacobs, and NJ. White, vim other fricnds, have
guhc to sec i ticy eau ma hls romans TO take
ti,ein AWAY iof tafia'. nags 9een LOOKING ever
,e myti,s - seS ~, euu % ne @ Tmc H.
70 to 9et!s,oll. put hnsl that they ate AZ IKE
himself, iua VI nope anu eheeF: ~ ail tue
years have known anu worked Win hltn nave
neycr o9to q, sera nun easl aown. hat hero y
hY'li' u ~ that ! thougtlt Wo might sing.
oncc utter tha wreck oi tiat steamer at Clsye.
lan't, was speaking oi ms e'rsun,stahecs tiiat
the lower lit!ts were out, anu the NEXT time we
@ mct he sang thls h5mn 1or me; i is tho sixty.
h!tI IN o1ir col!ectaoh, ict ns sing u now. II
hsEsas,, " brishtiy psasms ont sathesa merry ~:
lhs sttl moro nrEl'sly beatns ths light atong
t'e shore to which tc has plascd. It 'raa In thu
ml3st .! terrible ~ =, turn 10 passed aTny, 1ut
tIe ltlhta when l4c Khdicu arc burning M along
lnc sh'fet 1lc n2s nle" fohn9,-on'y opont ~
yeara Olfl,-but l!ls Ayinhs nfe sung round the
world. unly !!tl!e while 9So W. received
gopy o1 these h}nns Transmitted INTO thu Chlneso
lanslagc.
IN spite OF tile mourning, 1t Is sweet to think