Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-30

been blessed and the beauty of the Lord our
God has been upon you. And you are ready
to say of your late under shepherd, we owe
much to him; he has been SO faithful. AT
ter other remraks onsthis head the speaker
said: Whitneyville is a better village beyond
your power to guess than it would have been
but for the life of him VINO for nearly
two generations ministered to this peo-
pie in holy things. And he be-
after the long days work. I bid you treas
ure his beautiful and simple life to your
heart; keep his memory green and be glad
that God gave you such man. l have read
that one standing by the new made grave of
Webster exclaimed, "Daniel Webster the
world will be lonesome without you" Our
is not the world, but you dear peo-
pie may say at the grave of your
beloved pastor; "Austin Putnam, Whit
NEVILLE will be lonesome without YOU"
After other words Mr.. Willard said:
You will never find one to tell that story
better, or to tell it more sweetly, and never
will there come to you another having in his
nature more of the simplicity of Christ. In
his strong affection for Whitneyville it may
be said of him in words once applied to an
other: cit is the place on all the earth he
loved most dearly and is blended most init
mately with his life, and it will be through
the long years to come with his memory"
and may add that the jewellers in this place
and by the waters of this great
lake, whose hearts beat and pulse
to-day with a larger hope because
he lived will till their dying day look back
upon him with love and honor.
While many church was changing pas
tors as often as the seasons changed, looking
for and never finding the coming great man,
and so were dwindled and dwarfed, and di-
vided, you here have been moving quietly
along, growing, thriving, prospecting under
= he n
one who grappled you to him with hooks of
steel. In the space of forty eight years no
church had better man in its pulpit; few
had one more able.
Chow beautiful it is for man to die up
on the walls of Zion," to be called like
watch worn and weary sentinel to put his
armor off. blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord; from henceforth, yea, saith the
spirit, they rest from their labors, and their
works do follow them" In conclusion Mr..
Willard spoke of his last interview with de-
ceased, shortly before his death, when the
mind of the deceased was clear, his faith
strong and satisfying. To use the words of
Frederick Robertson, che had come to the
battlefield, the field to which he has been
looking all his life and the enemy was not to
be found" There was no foe to fight with.
Mr. Willard then paid feeling and fine
tribute to the wife of deceased and spoke of
the precious legacy the deceased had left to
his dear ones in such life of worth and
usefulness.
The concluding services were very affect
ing. The clergy formed in procession again
and preceded the bier, which was borne by
the following: Deacons Elias Dickerman, j.
NJ Payne, Henry W. Munson and ex-Dea-
cons James Baldwin, DIR. Treadwell and Har
rison Humiston. Then came the Sunday
school children, Mrs Fsrnsworth in charge.
The people all joined in the sad procession to
the churchyard, where when all were assem-
bled near the new made grave Prof Day led the
service. A hymn was sung, following which
DIR. Day made brief and touching remarks
and closed with the benediction.
The choir, which oficiated at the church
Wizards church. Mrs. Addie Bradley, Miss
Gertie Wilmarth, Mr.. Edward Burgess, Mr..
j. T. Beardsley The organist was Mrs.
Moulton of the Whitneyville church. Mr..
Charles P. Augur was master of ceremonies
at the funeral. The undertaking was by the
Messrs. Blair, Mr.. Atwater officiating.
Among those present beside those identified
with the Whitneyville church and the cler-
gymen already named were: Messrs. Eli
Whitney, DR.. Crane, of Whitney avenue,
Horace P. Shares, Robert B. Bradley John G.
North, DR.. Robert Crane, of Orange street.
Professor Henry N. Day, Alfred Holt, Mrs.
Woolson, Mr.. Foote, of Foote Brothers,
George w. Bromley, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
G. Ford, Mr.. Wolcott Miller and Mr.. Fl. W.
Crawford of Fair Haven, Mrs. Herbert Smith,
of North Haven, and many others.
A remarkable fact concerning the late Mr..
from communion service at his church dur
lug his forty eight years passionate, except
during his absence on his European vaca-
ton.