The Cecil Whig., 1882-11-11
Memorial Service at Trinity P E. Church

On Sunday last, the memorial services
held under an order of the Bishop OF the
Diocese of Easton, the form of service being
the dedication OF ii church bell, presented
by Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, in memory of
her son, the late Henry B. Writ, highly
respected member of the Board of Eestry-
men, were celebrated at Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, in this town. Tbs bell
itself is n sweet-toned and sonorous one,
and has been placed in the new bell-fry,
under the personal supervision OF Mr.. Fl.
2. Leslie. The order of dedication enhracd
ths ft,i4l4 .ui.sx prayers, as Il part of the morn
ing service, which We're repeated by the
Rector of the church, the Rev. William
|Schouler.
Most gracious Lord God who hast made
all things in Heaven and earth, and Who
yet .iost permit Thy children I" present un-
To Thee the tree-wll offerings of holy wor
ship, we b->e-ch Thee of Thy benignity to
accept tn. Bell now dedicated ro Thy SER
VICE. for the glory of Thy Name, aud i'll
cona,nemoraiiun of Thy Servant departed,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 4n.es.
Grant, O Lord, that all whe hear the
sound nI This Bell may, at the voice there
.t seek Thee in The House of Prayer, and
that confe>sing their sins with low illness of
| heart; praislng Thee with joyful lips, heark-
enlng neekly TO Thy holy ord, protesting
Pcon,lantly The Faith once delivered 10 the
Saints. and drawing near to Thee i'll Thy
| holy Eucharist; they may be nourlshed and
| defended unto life everlasting. linen.
Almighty God, We give Thee hearty
| thanks for thy servant, our dear brother
| departed Gin memory of whom this Bell Is
| dedicated Asqhy servce) whom Thou hast
| delivered from the iLiseries ot this wretch
ed world, from the body OF death aud all
temptation, and, as we trust, hast brought
| his SOUL which he commended into Thy
| holy hands, into sure consolation and rest.
Grant, we beseech Thee, that We may live
in Thy lear and love, and die i'll Thy favor,
So that the sins which We have committed
| in this world being not imputed unto us,
we escaping the gates of he'll and pains of
| eternal darkness, may ever dwell i'll the re-
gion of light, with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, in the place where is no weeping,
sorrow or heaviness; and when that great
and dreadful day of the general resurrec-
tion shall come may rise with The just and
righteous, and receive the body again to
| glory, then made pure and incorruplibl-,
and so be made perfect with Thy Saints,
through the glorious Resurrection OF Thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. linen.
At the conclusion of this special service,
Rector:
A noteworthy occasion in the history of
Trinity Parish, and one invested with pc
culiarly tender aud hallowed associations is
that OF the present day and of the present
hour. 1t witnesses L valuable and suOatan-
tial addition to the appointments and be-
longings Of our beautiful church.
The gift OF which, the Parishi is now made
the recipient, furnishes a lifting and endur-
ing memorial of one, who was with us, but
as yesterday, and of whom the relnelH
brance is sweet and pleasant indeed.
On the part OF Trinity Parish, | would
express the thanks of our people to the don
srs for their valuable gift. And we Join
with them i'll SO regarding it, now and
henceforth, as il hallowed memorial Of the
departed; expressive of gratitude to God for
the gift OF a life so true, and niinistering SO
Eluch of light and comfort, III the brief
space that 1t was spared to us an earthl y
possession, OF an abiding and loving re
mem brance, reverential in its character,
and of the desire that the example may per
petuate itself i'll the most enduring memor-
, ials, its reproduction i'll the lives and char
acters of those who are left behind. We
do not forget that the gift has Il directly
serviceable aspect in itself furnishing {;
new and more emphatic reminder OF holy
duties for the rendering of which, the hous.
of God stands open; OF the privileges o
prayer and sacrament, and OF soundiu,
, forth within its walls of the good tidiAgs o
Christs salvation. Let the clear rinSin.
notes of the church going bell Sunday
!, or Holy days, serve ever as au incentive
: never as a reproach or rs an accusing voic,
. in view of duty neglected, and privileg
missed May our lives have ever the clea
;. ring of truth, we as pure metal, cast i'll
h celestial mould, without alloy, without th'
flaw of INDUCED sin, giving forth harmon
> ious. not harsh and discordant notes Ii
: the life of our dear young brother departed
a we recall the especial charteristics of i'll
Il penuousness and truth. How forciby doe
: it appeal to the younger portion OF tha
:. community where he was familiarly know
u in its charac Geris,ics of religious earnestnes
y and practical devotion to the interest q
o Gods church, May the appeal meet will
a that emphatic response, that shall cause til
fruits of christian righteousness to aboun'
and increase in our community. HaDpll
If the faith of Christ has a word of promis
~ for the true hearted, in view of sunderin
of earthly fellowship.
e There is n future before MS, as well as
h past behind us. We commemorate and W
i; anticipate the memorials of the departe
, for the children of earth.
There is vet in store the renewal in highc
g and more blessed forms of the brief con
V munion enjoyed here, when the autumn ,
,r decaying earthly hopes and the winter {
:. life's desolations shall give way, to til
y spring tide and to the summer glories {
r the inheritance, that is ''incorruptible an
IS undetiled and that fadeth not away