Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-12-27

and Put me on one and Dudley Haskell on the
other and want no better church conference
tsan that
would like to speak word to this striken
circle. But what can say! Words are so
feeble. | can say It is beautiful life to
which YOU look back it is glorious prospect
TO which you look forward; 1t was a grand
faith he taught YOU to cherish as
He a luted to brighter worlds and led the
wayh
But this is only the center Of the sorrowing
circe The circumference stretches out to
the borders Of the state and nation. Here Is
a stricken church which he loved as his own
life. We who knew him in that relation will
not soon forget his marvellous prayer meeting
talks. | have heard great deal said about
the beauty and power OF his political speeches; !;
but have au impression that he never sur
parsed some OF the impromptu speeches he
used to make in that lecture room IN front
This vast assembly represents this entire
commonwealth and the sObs we hear are but
the heart thrOl,s Of the state.
We call this mysterious providence and 1t
is. But am not here to explain. lie who
orders our goings asks no such service at ny
hands.
God is His own interpreter,
And sc will make II plain"
II has happened to MS, as to thousands OF
others that from which we shrank has come
to us. We all remember how He, whom the
Father always hears, once prayed: "Let this
cup pass from me.n When It did not pass,
he prayed again: "Thy will be done.n We
have lOngcd and prayed tn { this cup might
pass from us. BUTT might not pass, except
we drink it, and 1t only remains for us to say
in the words of Him We love to call our Mas
ter, "Thy will be done.
DIR, SCOTT REMARKS.
Er. G.. Ii. Scott, pastor Of the Plymouth
church, said II was fitting that he should al.
ludc To the religious life Of Mr. Haske in
these latter years, Il have not known him
p years. said he, "but he was so outspokcn
and sympathetic that did not need TO know
him iOug to Oye him. II may be- said he was
gcnuine,y an honest man, honest to his fellow
mcn, honest to himself and honest to his God.
All his convictions were strong, but his re-
lgIOus convictions were strongest ef all. He
had no sympathy with skcpticism He was a
man Of tod, as much so as any minister Of
the gospel. His aim In life was to live close
to his Master, and he did much to rescue the
rm Christian statesmen from the Odium IN
which IL had fallen by reason Of the character
of some men who bore IL. He was loyal to his
Chur,h, aud when he came to his home here
he was always at hit pace in the church. In
these later months Of greatest labor he did
not forget the prayer meeting, and his
prayers aud GXhortati0ns have inspired us all.
lie was not one Of t ose who graduate from
tile Sabbath school, but Kept in IL unit he
died, ready TO de- anything In which lie could
serve his Master. During the past summer
he taught q class OF young men, and few
hours before he took the train Tor Washing
ton he was out on the streets trying To get Il
teacher In his pla e, so that the class might
not suffer from his abscrce.
al feel like holding him up as an example
for all young men Of this nation, and would
that they realized and felt as he did the i'm
portance of Christian faith and the value rf a
fc cOnsecratcd to rightcou,n, SIS"
Ex.Chanccllor Marvin made ashort address,
in which he said as it because congress
man has dicd that the chief executive Of the
sta an representatives, from the natl nal con
grcss and many citizens are hcrcl Ii Is be-
cause Of Dudley Haskell's mighty force Of
character und great intellect that VT are
drawn here now on this OcCasion.' After
warmly cuOgizing Mr.. Haskell, DR., Mar in
said III closing Let the purpose that made
ID. {. Haskell great r than mere priva'e cit
Zen in. prr our lives and the liv,s of all young
men Of this commonwca.th."
The closing prayer was made by DR.. Lip
piucott, fol 0siug which the choir sang "ln-
veil thy Bosom, Grateful Tomb 'Thc cas-
ket, which was not opened at the church, was
then borne out by the pall-bearers, and the
funeral procession was formed in the follow
ing order:
Minister and SerEoaut-at-Arms.
COngrc ,siOnal Committee.
Pail Bearers.
Hcarsc.
DcMolay Commandery in full uniform,
Members Of the Family.
Carriages Of Citizens.
LawrCrc" Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
University Students.
Carriages of Citizens.