St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-17
Within the Residence.

a simple knot or black crepe suspended
from the front door was all that told the
passer-by of the SORROW and death within
doors. The north parlOr had been arranged
for the reception of the casketS. Heavy
black curtains and lambrequinS hung frOm
the windows and through the room was
that heavy OdOr of rich, fragrant flowers
so intimately associated with the idea of
death. There was no marked display; the
floral offerings, in obedience to the wishes
OF those concerned, were few and simple
and in this, as in other ar
rangementS. an effort had been made
to conduct the funeral in accordance with
Mr.. Rand's known simplicity of character
and habits. The eight eaSkets We're ar
ranged in a double row, and the remains of
the dead had been placed in them in the
morning. Seven of them were precisely
alike, black cloth, with silver mOuntings,
the eighth being of pure white. 1t bore the
remains OF little Katie COykendall. y
silver plate on each was appropriately in
Scribed. and each plate was surrounded by
a small wreath Of smilax.
The services were brief. but intensely
affecting in their pathOS. DR.. j. III. Tuttle
officiated. and. in he absence of DR.. Camp
bell OF the Park Avenue church. J. c.
Whitney was present TO represent him, by
request. There was no music in this
service. 4 solemn prayer was offered by
J. c. Whitney, and DIR. Tuttle spoke as
follows:
DIR. TUTTIE's REMARKS.
Ny Beloved Friends: II had the choice
of obeying my own feelings on this indescrib-
ably solemn occasion, / should close my
mouth and sit down with this family and with
these friends and mingle my tears with
theirs. feel so OverpOwered and cast down
by what has happened aud by what L see be-
fore me that my utterance may fail and even
my thoughts may leave me. Almost the fittest
expression for such a time as this is humble
reverent silence. What can we do more than
bow our heads before our Heavenly Father in
meekness. cOnfessing our feebleneSS our
perpleNities and cur sOrrOws. waiting for the
help of Godg Fortunately for you and my
self, il is not eNpected nor is il desired that
shall refer at all to details of this indescriba-
bic calamity: that l should dwell upon it in
any way or in any part In the few words
which l may have the strength to speak.
viii only cali your atteniton to some thoughts
our religion suggests 10 US in such a
trial as this, 10 some light which Chris
tianity sends down upon this our terrible
darkness For surely there is not much
light and not much explanation elsewhere.
This problem remains unsolved unless il is
solved by divine revelation. for if we are left
TO our own wisdom. 10 human knowledge and
from the contemplation OF this subject. For
If We have nothing else to look forward to, we
stand before this calamity with an agony as
dumb as il is deep. But let US conceive, my
friends, once that this life Is continued on
into the future. that
ALL DEATH CAN DO
and does do is TO open the door of that future,
all that death can do and does do is to brea K
the chain which binds US to this world and TO
give US the greater freedom of eternity.
Death is, after all. not death, If it is only a
transition, If we do not really die after all.
but only exchange worlds, rise from this
lower TO a higher world from this worldly
sadness and trial to one of sunshine and love
If death does not destroy the soul nor its DOW
ers, II friends who separate here for a time and
for short time only are sure to meet again
and meet with their former lore for each
other 10 dwell together forever, then surely
there is something TO sustain us. there is
something 20 comfort US. Let US remember
that the divine word says: Humble your
selves therefore under the mighty hand of