New-York tribune., 1882-02-13
Tributes 10 DIR. BELLOTS.

BOsToS. Mass, Feb. 12.-NTemOrial sermons
upon the Late Dr BeIowss life and abors preached
in this city to-day by Revs E. Z. Hale. James Freeman
Clarke. Henry blanchard and by Dr. Bartol
NEWPORT, r. l.. Feb. l2.--There q large attend
ance at the memorial services in honor of the late DR..
Bellows ut the Claiming Memorial Church to-day. A
poem. written for the occasion by the Rev. Charles
T Brooks cassmate OF the deceased pastor. read
The concluding stanzas were as folcws
Rest, to retresh-thee for the works of love
Heavens morning brings to fill toe endless day,
For them who toward the land OF light above
st through this earthly land ofshadows seek the way
And farewell In yonder deathless Land
Renewed ard heightened Is thy souls glad youth;
And led hy that loved E.Ger Brothers hand
ThUn welcomtst the fair and hluorbed form CT Truth
And so may We Gods pilgrims, dayby LAY.
Walking with thee and many ngel-friend.
In faith and nope and love pursue our way
TIL We by His grace, to heavenly seats ascend
The Rev II. K schermerhorn delivered eulogy upon
the life and services of Bellows in which he said:
w acquaintance with Dr. Bellows began when 1
the city OF NewYork chanced to drift into his church
morning, and was at once drawn In admiration
his appearance and manner were SO strikingIy
similar to those OF the President OF William. Col
ege-from which Institution | had Just graduated
Rev. Mark Hopkins, ID. D., who, up fc that ume had
been 70 me the most pnternh and as well as
most majestic, manly and scholarly OF oil the preachers
had had the privilege to know or 70 hear very
ceiged me warmly, took mo into his counses adopted
~ /; into his family, drew Ine TO his heart and
his death What he was 10 NE DOUBT not ne was 10
many others OF orr younger ministers We all who knew
him cung him our wises dearest rend-even "a
the sons Of the prophets in ancient times olung
10 Elijah: and now that be IL parted from
stand Ealing alter him ami excianing my father. my
father tho chariot Of Israel and the horsemen thereof
"fsthor" indeed should violate my sense OF personal
gratitude well my ~ appreciation and merit
without tesfying 20 tho honor excellence, integrity,
genius and worth Of this bishop NJ many churches.
"a 4 i 9 .fttl rr1 fFfr,fa g a.rf14
NeeYor5 city directly, and Indirectly NewYOrk State.
and All the states in this UnioG oi states owo more in
highest leadership and type tao past hall centry
personalities words and works OF the congregation Of
All souls Church Of which Or Bellows paStorhan
20 20 any 9ler III uoI ,II ,nrtiira 70 " YIN
Distinguished names might be mentioned as cOntrma-
tons Of what mere adrn aud many facts dSht be ad-
duced To gthen the co1rm1tion such the lead
rr,hip gnch DR. Bellows himself and nj. prominent
parshoncrs from Ike those OF Peter Cooper and
William Cullen Bryaut downward. have ever Eravely
assumed and persstenty held almost every organ
r,licaI remedy and reformation OF public affairs
The Siby Of ancient times wrote her prophecies the
loose leaves OF trees made the winds her messengers
to bear them everywhere such in fable but in ac
il the influence which Dr. Bellows has exerted for more
than forty wears upon his city his country. the world
sseIci iebr In the evening instead OF his Regular
sermon schernernorn delivered discourse on the
life of william Cullen Bryant an Intimate friend OF Dr
Bellows
AtAll Souls Episcopal Church, Forty -eighth-st.,
yestcriay morning memorial sermon on the late DR.
Bellows He chose his text from Proverbs iv, and .
Hear We, children, the instruction Of father. and at
tend to know understanding For give you good doe
trine; forsake 80 my law. Some points OF DR.. New
tons we're az follows:
Another prince has fallen In Israel OF the Oldest
pastors CT our city, than whom better known
or more universally loved and honOred. He a
whose personal character rarely beautiful and noble,
whose life and society formed luminous example OK pub
lie sprit minister whose lifelong devotion to the cause
of rational reverent religion he understood IT, com
nands the gratitude Of all who seek to root faith in
reason
Probably the first thing about DR.. Bellows that struck
everyone who met him was his overlooking hulnOr 1t
was unfailiug. 1t Dnbbed up amid all circumstances
This godly minister, this earnesthearted man was the
soul Of In very spirit Of humOr iucarnate He was
a profoundly earnest man. His was a strengthen ~
ligion robust manlRcss. lie the busiest OF men
Dr. Newton dealt especially on Or. Beuowss services
In the civil war as the leaer of the Sanitary Commission
In speayng of h- lerary ambitions Or. Bellows once
said used have them, but nave never had thue 10
1ursue them think sometimes 0f the books might
have written but have found 40 many things or the
av present themselves that ny designs have become ~
na tht-but perhaps II was best sc In conclusion the
ncacher sad that although the belief OF the deceased
r differed from orthodoxy yet there was no man
i'm rbis CITY who commanded slch great respect from
clcrgymen OF all denominations a. did Dr. Bellows.