Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-23
THE LATE DIR. ALLEY.
II FITTING MEMORIAL SERVICE At
THE HOUSE OF HOPE.I
How the Church Was Decorated-The
Formal Record of the Elders-Feeling
Tributes to His Memory by Thos. Cochran,
III. Nj. Knox, and Rev. ID. II. Breed.

The morning services at the House of
Hope church yesterday, were in the nature
of memorial to the late DR.. Alley, who was
for over 10 years a member of this board of
elders. the church was fittingly draped and
decorated for the occasion by the lady friends
of DR.. Alley, whose taste and skill had rem
dered his house so beautiful upon the day
of his funeral, and presented to the eye on
entering symbols appropriate to the service
which had brought the congregation to-
gether. The house was filled with the usual
attendants of the church. and with the M
merous friends of DIR. Alley, who usually
worshipped at other churches, but who had
come to join in the tribute of respect and
love which was to be offered to his memory.
The flowers which we're displayed upon the
platform and reading desk, and organ were
all in white and green, crosses and anchors
being prominent in the decoration. Upon
the organ rail, and round the bases of the
pillars which support the trusses of the roof,
were draped bands of black cloth, while chair
which remained vacant after the pastor and
elders bad seated themselves upon the plat
form was also draped in black with green
vine running along it's back and arms.
the platform we're occupied by Mr. Breed and.
Messrs. Knox, H. ]. Horn, FL. r. Taylor, II. L..
Williams, w. B. Dean, and Charles Cochran,
the surviving members of the session. The
ssrvices were commenced by an anthem by
the choir, and consisted, in opening, of the
usual reading of appropriate scripture.
hymns, and prayers.
The time when the sermon is usually
preached having arrived, Mr.. Breed said that
we had gathered to join in tribute of re-
spect to one who had long been a faithful
and useful member of the church, and who
had shared in it's Office bearing. He said
that the session as it now remained. was by
the death of Dr.. Ally equally divided into
what might be termed senior and junior
members, those who had been in it for a
comparatively long, and those who
had only been members of it for
much shorter period. Before asking
Mr.. Knox to speak for the senior
members, to which class DR.. Alley had be-
longed, and Mr.. Cochran for the junior, he
would request Mr.. Horn to read paper
which had been prepared in the nature of a
minute, to be spread upon the record book
of the session.
Mr.. Horn then read a short account of the
connection of the doctor with the session of
tuo CuuTCu, SpedkllIp Ol Ills manner Ill QlS-
charging all the duties which the office of elder
laid upon him; of his character as man
and as Christian; of his last illness and the
testimony which he had borne during its
course to the comforting power of the re-
ligion which he protested, and of the loss
which the church, and especially his fellow
officers in the session, had sustained by his
DEATH
Mr.. Cochrane followed Mr.. Horn, speaking
of DIR. Alleys work among and friend
ship and love for children, both
In his work as a physician
and as a superintendent of the Sabbath
school of the church. In commencing, Mr..
Cochran referred to his love for flowers and
for children, as being two of the marked
characteristics ofihis nature, and spoke of
the appropriateness of his being carried to
his grave from his home surrounded by
flowers and of these services being empha-
sized and made beautiful by their presence
and fragrance. He then went on to give in.
stances illustrating the fidelity and affection
of the doctor in caring for the bodies of his
little patients as physician. and for their
souls as their friend and spiritual teacher.
lie said that he continually learned from the
doctor while they were associated together
in the superintendency of the Sabbath school
and often saw his power and influence for
their highest good over the children under
their charge. He closed by addressing him
self to the children present telling them that
in all his sufferings he had shown himself a
Christian martyr, and suffering witness
TO the truth of the religion of Jesus Christ,
and he besought them to take his Saviour
for their Saviour.
Mr.. Knox was the next who addressed the
congregation, reading very carefully and
beautifully prepared paper upon the work
of DR.. Alley as an elder of the church, cover
ing somewhat the same ground as the paper
read by Mr.. Horn, but with much more de-
tall He alluded first to the fact that Dr.
Alley was elected an elder to fill a vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Potts, speaking
of the loving, cheerful character of the lat
ter, and of the fitness of the former to sue
ced, because of his likeness in all the
higher virtues of the Christian character
He then went on to trace the manner in
which the scriptural requisites of an elder
were supplied by the doctor's character and
life, and appealed for witnesses to the truth
of what he said to the experience of many
of those before him had had of the man Of
whom he spoke.
Then he gave instances of the usefulness
various circles of the church work, of his
labor In the interest of the church while he
practiced his profession in the households of
ats members, of his more public nlinistra-
lions IN the prayer meeting, and as q Law
preacher at the chapels, and as an adviser
and co-worker with his brethren in the SEES
sion.
lie finished by describing a little meeting
winch, ny the doctors request, the session
mad held at his house a few weeks be-
fore his death, and painted the RESIGNATION
and composure. with which the Christian
patiently waited for the end to come in verv
striking colors.
Mr.. Breed, the pastor of the church, spoke
last and more full than either of the others.
He said that he desired to have those present
impressed not on Dr. Alleys account but for
their OVID instruction and benefit with the
providence Of God as exhibited in the life
OF one man. DR.. Alley had intended to be
farmer, as his father was before him. but
an accident to his right hand received earlv
IN life, had altered his intention and turned
him to the profession of medicine. Here
was one OF the providences of God
linen he spoke of the doctors faithfulness
as physician apart from the school which
he protested, and of the success which at
tended him in his fidelity and patient care
over those whom he had in charge. He
mere referred to his own dangerous illness
few years ago through which the doctor had
nursed him and, thus believed himself es
peclally fitted to speak upon the point of his
professional skill and habits.
Turning then to the doctors religious life,
Mr.. Breed spoke of his education as a
Quaker, and to the way in which his spirit
ual emotions, which had been repressed
through his early life, found expression il.
the more free customs of the Presbyterian
church.
he then gave various Illustrations of his