Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
Funeral Ceremonies.

Rev. pr. smyth Omciates at the Faneral
 OHHenry FarnAm-Many Distinguished
 Citizens Present.
 { Yeste erday afternoon at o'clock the funer- al services over the remains of Henry Far nam were held at his late residence on Hill house avenue. The throng of mourners completely filled the first floor of the house. The members of the bereaved family sat in the south parlor. Judge Francis L. Way land acted as master of ceremonies. Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth. of Center church of- Aciated, assisted by President Porter.
 The Center church choir sang ''Thy Will be Done" Dr. Smyth then arose and said 'fThe messenger of the Lord has come to this house, bringing to it's completion life of usefulness, life of faith, but has deprived us of loyal friend, 8 true citizen. And since we must say, Thy will be done,' we have come here to express our appreciation of our dead friend. We are many of us strangers to one another, but friends in that we have lost him who was our friend. In many respects his life has been public one, and though he has held no pub. lie office, is part of the city's history. And there are many lessons to b drawn from his life, of which take early oo- casion to speak in my own pulpit. But in this house I could not dwell on them. Our hearts are filed with more tender emotion Our heads are bowed submissively but in sor- row and we cannot but think of his kindly qualities. Indeed, should I attempt to utter the words of recognition of his many good qualities, such merit as his wouId compel such speech into silence. But there is no need of that attempt at recognition ha-a V<,,, 1 1o,. you have understood his genial nature, you have learned to understand his oyerpowering kindness. In our sympathy and love we are to bear away to the grave him who was our friend. Gently the angel of death, rather the angel of life, came to him and bade him to this home of everlasting bliss. God, who knows our weakness, knows how it pains us to carry to the grave those whom we love, knows also how 1t pains us in Henry Farnam's home to look on his face for the last time Not gold, not silver, but love built this house I have not known him long, but we'll I have been TO ceived here win that kindly hospitality which he knew how to bestow. I had come to know the fatherliness of bis character. I had experienced from him a fathers care aud love I must speak of him then in this way. God be praised for his life. God be thanked for his success in life. We, aS "e go oy tnlS door, remembering him as friend of the city, have our own lives in gpired by his usefulness. Shall we not find our own burdens of care become frightened as we remember him whom we know, whom we love and whom we hope to meet again in the activities of eternal life ?''
 After singing by the choir President Porter offered fervent prayer in which he spoke feelingly forsthe bereaved and expressed hope that all might be enlightened by the grand life that had just passed away. The bearers were ex-President Woolsey, Professor Twin ing, Dr. John B. Robertson, ex-Governor James E. English, George W. Cnrtiss, Eli Whitney, Professor Siliman and Richard s. FelIowes The burial was at the conven- fence of the family and took place shortly after the funeral services were over, the in- torment being in the Farnam family lot on Cypress avenue. Grove street cemetery.
 Among those rregent et the funeral were: President Watrous. Professors Sumner, Bail ey, Hadley, Day, Dam, Thatcher, Newton, Governor Ingersoll, John s. Beach, Rev. Mir. Bacon, Professor Townsend, Mayor Lewis, Postmaster Sperry, General Russell, William J. Mills, William H. Law, J. B Mills, Arthur D. Osborne, Wilbur eF Day, Thomas R. Trowbridge, Professor Honey, Donald G. Mitchell Henry D. White, Rev. Dr. John E Todd and Professor Kingsley.