The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-30

REsoLvED.-We bow in rcvercnt submission
to Him hoordcrs all things In accordance with
| infinite wisdom. Cloud and darkness are round
about him. Righteousness and Judgment arc
tho habltation OF his throne. lie maketh the wrath
ofman to praise Him and the reminder of wrath
REsoLvED.-we hold IN reverent esteem the
gifts, natural and acquired, the incorruptible
virtue, and the unfailipg heroism Of our lamcnted
president We tenderly cherish the memory of
| his pure, noble and servi,a5 lie aud heroi,
martyrs death as grateful legacys and we will
| hold up his example to our sons for their loyal
emulation.
REsoLvED.-we extend our united sympathy
and tenderest coincidence to that household near
est related and bowed with afctons heaviest
burden. We commend them to the Father of
the fatherless and the widows God. We devout-
" pray that He who hath torn may heal, and that
they may be glad according to the days wherein
they have been AFFLICTED and the years wherein
they have seen evil.
REsoLvEp.-wc pledge ourselt to renewed
fidelity to our government; that we will hold in
higher esteem its sacridness as of devinc ap-
pointmcnt, and spare no effort to make Its every
department and junction the safeguard ofpurity
and justice.
REsoLvED.-we will study afresh our duties as
cuzens value our inhertince from all our dead,
emulate their generous services and, rs much as
IN us lies, so order our nations history that 1t
sna dH FILL the hopes Of all good and
Mr.. Speare then said that, assembled
as they were in pursuance of the presi-
dents proclamation nothing could be
more lifting the sad occasion than that
the services should consist mainly of
prayer and praise, together with briet
and grateful recognition of the worth
of him whom we mourned; and called
upon Professor ii. M. Secley, who
offered prayer.
Elk. Governor Stewart was then call
cd upon and spoke for few minutes,
referring to the universal sorrow which
prevailed and to the fact that never be-
fore in the history of the world had
there been such funeral.
He referred to the appearance of the
lamented president at the Chicago con-
vention, and paid a beautiful tribute
to his virtues, and pointed out The les
sons the event must impress upon the
nation.
The anthem, Crest, Spirit, rest" was
then rendered by the choir, and Presi-
dent Hamlin was called upon, who re-
ferred to the influence of the event
abroad and to the effects the admira-
ton for the wonderful capacities for
government which "the great re-
public" had shown during the trial,
would have upon absolutism.
Professor l.. A. Austin then offered
prayer, and the service closed with the
rendering of hymn sos, "Jcsus, over
of my Soul" and the bcnediction.
The church was heavily and taste
fully draped in mourning. Huge fes-
ICONS of black hung from the centre of
the dome to the sides of the gallery.
The altar was heavily draped and the |
sides of the galleries and the indcnta-
ton back of the pulpit were draped |
with black relieved by white rosettes. |
Flags were suspended from the chan
deliers and covered the front of the Or
gan with black streamers.
All the places of business closed at
halfpast two, and general quiet pre-
vailed the remainder of the day.
A large number of buildings and |
places of business were either draped
Or exhibited the national colors, or por-
traits, or both, draped. N |
II COLLEGE NOTES. III
I'VE are to have new reading room
ID the so nth division of Painters hall. II
IS. j. Preston, 1872, is confined to his
room, not seriously ill however.
The first rhetorical exercises in
The chapel this term are Saturday
III p. Powers, of the Senior, and T..
F. Preston, Of the Sophmore class, have
EAST MIDDLEBuRY.
Geo w. Eldredge under the care
Of DR.. Ross is improving.
Apple trees have been overloaded
with fruit, leaving surplus TO feeding
to the cattle.
Widow Lyford's other child has
been PROSTATE from diphtheria, but
seemed rallying at the latest accounts.
II. G. Sessions has two children,
hard sick with cerebro-spinal meningi-
tbs. AT the latest news their recovery
was more hopeful. 4