The Portland daily press., 1886-12-11
HON. CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN.
The Funeral at the First Parish
Largely Attended.
Impressive Services Conducted by
the Rev. Or. Hill.

The funeral of the late Charles Mclaughlin
TOOK place yesterday afternoon at the First Par
fish church. There was large attendance, among
those present being many of the leading men of
the city. The representatives Of the various So
cietles of which the deceased was member, were
siven seats in the centre of the church. Many
\ members of the Board of Trade, the Grocers and
Flour Dealers Association, Portland Fraternity
and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals were present. The Portland Club attend
ed in a body, and the Casco National Bank in
which Mr.. Mclaughlin was director was repre-
scented.
Before the services at the church, prayers were
said at the house by ltt. Rev. Bishop Nicely, after
which the funeral procession proceeded to the
church. The pall-bearers were Hon. William G.
Davis, Hon. Fred N. Dow, Gen. S. j. Anderson,
and Messrs. W. II. Woodbury., James e. Blabon.
Emery S. Ridlon, Ira P. Harrington and w. l.. AL
den.
The impressive services commenced with a
dirge played by Mr.. Kotzschmar as the casket
was borne up the AISLE choir, consisting of
Mrs Goudy, Mrs. Fellows and Messrs Thurston
and Shaw then sang the anthem, 81 Heard a
Voice from Heaven saying unto me, Write" DR..
Hill read from the Scriptures and offered prayer,
after which the choir sang "Abide With Me-"
Dr. Hill then delivered the following address:
When, in the solemn ltany of the church, we
ask 10 be delivered from sudden death, we NAV in
the weakness of the flesh. pray that our departure
should not be without warning. But if the spirit
only that we may not be called away amid tnfor-
gwen SIN ana unprepared to go. To him whose
soul Is always prepared for DEATH the taking with
out warning Is rather blessing than an evil We
may wish that our frie nds should be spared the
shock, but II our own hearts are recOncied to God
through the blessed mediation of His Son. and
are, through the sanctifying nfiuence Of the Spr
It, in charity toward our fellowmen then the sud
den removal from the shadows of sense to the re-
alltles OF the spirit, is but glad surprise. To
one who counts himself steward of Gods boun-
Ties, and reckons the service of his fellowmen a
appointment IS the servants hour.
The mysteries of creation and of providence
the mysteries OF sin and Of redemption, are be-
y0nd the reach Of our feeble human powers
wholly TO unveil. We do not know our own
hearts, and may easily deceive ourselves as to our
own condition. i judge not mine own self, said
the great apostle, for although know nothing
against myself, yet am not hereby justified; but
He that judgeth me is the Lord But He, who is
greater tnan all apostles, and whose word is the
nnal Judge OF every human soul, has not left ms
In darkness. He was and is the true light which
lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
] His word gives no uncertain sound when he tells
| US that by their fruits we shall know men: and
| that by this shall all men know that we are his
disciples, II we have love toward one another. In
tnat same solemn hour, when He himself was
about to meet that fearful death upon the cross.
winch was the price He must needs pay TO accom-.
| pllsh HIS mission, He repeats again and again
| that the only way in which we can manifest our
| love to Him Is by obedience to His Command.
ments; and that this kind of love, manifested in
practical obedience to His commandments is that
| which will open the heart for the visits Of the
Holy Spirit, the Comforter. What inexpressble
tenderness and love in those words aHe that
natn my commandments and keepeth them he il
IS that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be
loved OF my Father" And again, in those other
%ogas Faa man AMI loye me he viii keep my words
unto him, ana make our abode with him.
IL IS IN strict accord with these words of the
| Son of Con that the beloved apostle saws "He
that doeth good is of God" and che that abideth
In love, abideth in God, and God in him." These
statements are broad as the. earth, high as the
the inspiration of the Almighty; wherever we
nna spotless integrity, answering fidelity to duty
nnlmReascnabie truthiulness, uniform kindness, a
| creation, there we know that the sanctifync
power OF Jesus word and the regenerating in
huences OF the spirit have entered; and the Wor,
OF redemption been begun. The word of the LORD
shall not return unto Him void; it shall accom-.
push ms pleasure; and prosper in that whereunto
In his sublime parabolic description of the
Judgment our Lord sets forth in awful solemnity
the condemnation OF those who neglect the moral
precepts of his gospel and think to claim his favor
on account of their zeal for his name but declares
IN the most unmistakable terms his gracious ac-
his Kingdom, the law of love, the law of universal
charity and good will toward men.
In the midst Of our bereavements, and while we
are yet awed at the manifestations of our Gods
power; while we are hushed into silence at the
presence OF the angel Of death, we find consola
ton in the memory of those noble qualities In our
departed friends, which make also our grief the
greater. The greater the evidences of goodness
in their character, much the stronger Is the ey
ldence that the eternal spirit of God had begun
IN them that work of redemption which is never
absolutely finished upon earth; but awaits the en-
trance Into those mansions which our Saviour pre-
pares TO- those who keep his commandments.
| After the choir sang "Hear Us, o Father" the
| services closed with the benediction pronounced
by Rev. DR.. Hill. The body was inferred at Ever
| green Cemetery
The following is a copy OF a note accompanying
beautiful wreath of ivy, which was gratefully
received by the family of Mr. Mclaughlin and
placed on the casket and inferred with the de.
ceased:
Dear Friends,-We trust you will allow us ia
send simple tribute to the memory of friend OF
poor boys We do not ask it for ourselves but for
the hundreds Of poor children by whom he was
greatly beloved
These boys have been bringing us their penny
offerings, asking us to buy flowers for him. How
could we refuse to do it? The tribute sent repre-
sents SO far as a memento can the love of that
class OF poor children TO whom he was kind
friend. Ii was purchased with the pennies OF
more than one hundred children, brought TO us OF
the facts connected with would be most precious
to the memory of our departed friend we have
taken the liberty of sending it, asking YOU to
make this exception 10 your reasonable request.
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