Daily Republican., 1879-04-14
DUsrrO DUST.

The Stranger from San Ersncisc
Baried Yesterday-An Outburs
OF sympathy-The Body viewe'
by Thousands.
The publication of the article in re-
lation to the sad death of Albert Mont
pslier in fridays REPUBLICAN created
considerable attention. The sympa
thy was general; and as if to atone in
measure for the wanton neglect which
the stranger had experienced, this sym
pathy assumed a depth and feeling
which plainly indicated the extern
which the sad career of this unfortunate
young man had stirred the public
heart. The funeral was announced fol
Sunday afternoon. At twelve O'Clock
the house in which the young man lay
was fairly surrounded and the pave.
ments on both sides of the street were
crowded.
The body laid upstairs encased in 6
plain walnut coffin, with silver mount
ings. There were a number of fora
tributes, which had been presented by
ladies. About II o'clock those wish
ing to view the remains were given tn.
opportunity. From the time the deol
was opened up to half-past two o clock
about twO-hours -and-a- half, there
was constant stream of humanity
pouring in. In order to have a fre,
passage the body was so placed that
the people as they passed in could
walk by, and by entering another
apartment, fine exit by another pass
age. During the two hours and s
half it is estimated that upwards O
two thousand persons viewed ths
corpse. The Moral Suasion Reform
Association was in attendance wearing
badges.
At three o'clock the carriages drove
up to the door, and MIR. Vincent with
others whose sympathies had been
were given seats. The body
was taken to the Union M. L. church
where religious services were held. The
church was packed to its utmost, every
seat being occupied except those reserv.
ed for the Moral Suason Association
The aisles were crowded as was also
the gallery and the corridor outside.
The body was placed in front of the
chencel, and the lid of the coffin remov.
ed. Prayer was offered by Rev DR..
Caldwell. Rev. Mr.. Mann read a selec.
tion from lst Corinthians, Is chapter
beginning at the Goth verse. Rev. DR..
Caldwell then made a short address
His ideas were that there is an instinct
in human nature which constantly
teaches us of a spiritual existence, such
an instinct must have corresponding
reality. OF such reality we are conf
dent. When we stand around the dying
the last thought is what? 1t is not Of
things. No! 1t is "meet Inc
in heaven" We stand to-day in the
presence Of death. Before us lies mass
Of corruption. Being dead it speaketh.
The story it teaches is short and
pointed. "Life, death, judgment and
sternity, are the words. Standing
as We do, We know that there is rea-
ization of those; of the three former
~e are assured by physical certainty;
If the two latter something which
whispers to us, speaks of omnipotenoe
md mercy. Around US ar faces
blooming with health; breasts beat with
he even mechanical motion of the
leart beneath. When that engine
tands still the machinery of human
notion stops and you are dead.
The disenbodied spirit fees and you
lie like him, cold, passive with the life
,lood chilled by the icy hand Of Death.
t is fearful thing to live; and it is a
ar more fearful thing to die. There is
omething more than mere dissolution,
omething more than the lying down
nd the giving up of existence. Inspi-
alton teaches us that death is sin. 1t
oes to the judgment bar, 1t is to be
our sentence in eternity, and God shall
ayit.
He closed by appealing to his hearers
o fly from that sin to be cleansed so
hat the saving finger of grace could
tand between the heaven-kept record
nd them.
Rev. Mr.. Mann stated that he had
become acquainted with the deceased
hree months ago through letter writ
ell by his landlady Mrs. McClees. ]
he letter stated that there was a
'oung man sick unto death, and urged
lin to come and administer comfort.
lie went and saw him as described. He
vas impressed with the young mans
ppearance. He learned something Of
lis history, the sick one didn't talk Of
lis past history. He seemed reticent
pom that. He made no confession.
Ie conversed intelligently; and said
hat he had been raised an Episcopa-
an.
He acknowledged to his being a great
inner. He was in deep contritiOn and
he speaker stated that he had every
eason to believe that the young man
ad died a christian. There was one
hing occupied his mind, and that was
} 60 home to die. Nothing would have
iven him more joy than to have reach
/ his fathers house before he died,
ut as this could not be, hope and
elieve, said the speaker, that he is
his fathers house in heaven.
1hile Mr.. Mann was speaking a great
umber of the audience were in tears.
Owing to the lateness OF the hour
nd the great number in attendance it
as thought best to take the body
the cemetery. This was done and
le services were concluded at the
ave, about five hundred people being
attendance. The NJ. s. r. A. choir
ndered sCme beautiful selections af-
r the funeral ceremonies were gone
rough with.
A photograph of Albert as he laid
his coffin was taken by Mr.. Sutterly
sterday morning, and will be forwar-
d on to Mr.. Montpelier, his father,
,ether with the letters and the phcte- 8
aph of his mother and sisters. 8