The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-02-26
THE LAST RITES.
FUNERAL OF REV. DIR. w. H. SMALLER
Addresses by Rev. Mr.. Anderson, Rev.
DR.. Hill and Rev. DR.: Carruthers.

| FUNERAL OF REV. DIR. w. H. SMALLER.
Addresses by Rev. Mr.. Anderson, Rev.
DR.. Hill and Rev. DR.: Carruthers.
The funeral of the late Rev. DR.. Smaller
took place from the First Baptist church yester-
day at go p. M The sacred edifice was
densely packed with his old parishioners, and
a very large number OF prominent citizens of
all denominations. Prominent among those
present we noticed Mayor Senter and several
Oh the City Government, the School Com
mttee, very large number of teachers, Rev.
Or. Bracket of Brookline, Mass Prof. Hall
OF Colby University and Rev. Messrs. Bracket.
Iilden, Sargent, Herrick, Illsley, Small.
Monkey and Hascall. On the platform
were many beautiful floral emblems. The
portrait of the deceased was surmounted with
wreath OF ivy the young men of the parish
presented magnificent floral pillow; the
front OF the reading desk bore sheaf of
wheat and floral sickle from the church: on
che right was magnificent anchor, the
gift of the teachers of the public schools and on
the casket rested sheaf of wheat and superb
cross of rare flowers the gift of the Doctors
wards. The family pew of the deceased was
beautifully decorated.
The casket was borne into the church by the
pall-bearers, E. P. Chase, representing the
parish, Joseph Bradford the church, Rev. e.
Y. Hincks the Portland pastors, Deacon
Morse Free st. Church. Superintendent fash
the schools, and Prof. Foster was expected to
represent Colby University, but was detained
at home, and his place taken by Mr.. Lyford
The casket was followed by the family and
| relatives.
After voluntary by Mr. Kozschmar prayer
was offered by Rev. II. W. Tilden of Augusta
followed by appropriate passages of Scripture
by Rev. Mr.. McWhinnie of Free St. Church
! The choir, Misses Webster and Beckett,
Messrs. Hall and Beckett then sang hymn,
at the close of which Rev. Mr. Anderson,
pastor of the Society, spoke on the pastoral
relations of the deceased:
MR.. ANDERsoN's ADDRESS.
The hand of death which has removed from
earth him whom we all honor, has sundered
many ties A family has lost beloved and
honored relative and friend. A church has
lost cherished pastor. A city has lost pub
lie benefactor, and the Christian community
an earnest servant of God.
AT this public occasion others will refer to
the work of our brother as related to the city,
and to his ministry at large. 1t is mine to speak
word to the church of which he has been SO
long pastor. For q years he has been &C.
quainted with its history. For more than %
years he has served it as pastor, and I do not
believe l say too much when assert that next
to his family it was the dearest object of his
affectionate regard.
In this long pastorate church and pastor
have experienced together seasons of joy and
spiritual prosperity and seasons of adversely
and sorrow. Twice have both rejoiced to-
gether over large, very large ingathering,
and one terrible calamity has been suffered in
common. The time after the fire was time
to try mems souls. The strength of your pas
to- tor was tested and was abundantly proved
The continued vitality of the church since
that calamity l attribute largely to the
strength, prudence and wisdom of him who
was pastor at that time
A further indication of his service is discov-
der his pastorate. In 1854 the church num-
bered 219. In 1877 the church list reported
4H
But pastors work is apparent not only in
the material monument of church edifce,
and the enlarged number of church members
The largest part of his work is spiritual The
results are imponderable and cannot be meas
ured. cannot present them to the public eye,
put they are known to many hearts,
L cannot but feel that today you assemble to
honor the memory of pastor. 1t is proper
that this house should be our place of meeting
1t is proper that this pulpit should be draped,
for our brother could have used the words of
the apostle Though you have ten thousand
instructors in Christ yet have ye not many
fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have besotten
you through the gospel Many whom adj
dress may have more than one instructor in
Christ who will have but one spiritual father.
Brethren we have suffered loss. This |
church has lost wise counsellor and an earn
estfriend. 1--WE mourn, and yet we have reason
for thankfulness. His work was done and we
rejoice that he so peacefully passed to his re-
ward. 1t would not have been his wish to
have his faculties diminish in power Life
would have lost its zest to him if he could not
have engaged in active service. His senti-
ment has been caught and expressed by an
other
Life we've been long together,
Through pleasant and through stormy weather:
IT'S hard to part when friends are dear
Perhaps twill cost sigh, tear;
Then steal away, give little warning
Choose thine own time:
Say not good night, but in some brighter cline
Bid me good morning.
Rev. DR.. Hill of the School Committee,
then followed Mr.. Anderson on the relations
OF the deceased to the educational interests of
the city:
DIR. HILLS ADDRESS.
DIR. Hill spoke first of the pleasant impress
sions which he had had of DIR. Smaller before
seeing him from the testimony of mutual
friends in Brookline; especially of one friend
who was with him on the school committee
there. His services to the public schools had
been very great, and hundreds of teachers and
thousands of pupils had felt the benefits of his
wise supervision. The remarkable thing
about him was his wisdom, his wisdom born of
thorough religious conservation and earnest
ness He knew how to be just, wise, lenient,
yet lntiexibly firm; to allow for human frailty
and boyish exuberance; yet to remember the |
presence of God and the awful sanctions of the |
moral law. He had the wisdom of the book of
Proverbs and the sweetness of the first epistle
of st. John. His love to his neighbor mani
tested itself in Christian courtesy, gentle kind
ness, and patient performance of duty. He
was wise, iudicious, self-restrained, yet not
disobedient to his heavenly visions. If he
ever erred, the error was never an error of
rashness or self concet; it was the error of q |
finite wisdom; forced to decide without suffic-
lent data; and to act without foreknowledge OF
the consequences. DIR. Hill then referred par
ticularly to the watchful, interested affection
ate and tender care which DIR. Smaller had ex-
ercised over the school for the deaf during the
past two years. The love of his surviving
friends and old colleagues respectful and low
ing, memory among the teachers who had been
under his supervision; and good influences upon
thousands OF pupils who had felt the power of
his presence, would constitute his living mon
ument for many decades to coma
The aged DIR. Carruthers of the Second
Parish then delivered an address on the frater-
nal relations of DR.. Smaller to the ministry in
Portland as follows:
DR.. CARRUTHERs' ADDRESS.
1t is one of the peculiar excellences of vital
piety that as a tree of righteousness of the
Lords own right hand planting, it is SYM
metrcal in it's growth and its development.
None therefore who know the power of
godliness" can be surprised that he who
moved so gracefully in the public relations he
sustained during his long residence amongst
US, was in private life consistent with himself. |
Without invading the sacred secusion of
domestic life, we run no hazard in affirming |
that what William Hosmer Smaller was as a
Christian minister and pastor, and in view of
his associates in the school committee, he was
also in those endearing relationships which,
more than all others, take hold of the hearts
best and warmest affections. He will ever
live in the hearts and memories of surviving
relatives as having exemplified those virtues
which, when sanctified and sublimated by
divine grace, illustrate and adorn the profess
sion of Christian dscipleship, and instru-
mentally point the way to glory, immortality
and eternal life. But, outside the domestic
circle and in association with those who
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