Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-03
THE LATE REV. WIN. II. EUsTIs.
Imp ressIVe Services at the Memorial
Church, Springfield.

Imp ressfVe Services at the Memorial
Church, Springfield.
Yesterdays Springfield Republican says:
Touching illusions were made to the death
of Rev. DR.. Eustis at many of the churches
yesterday. Messages of coincidence have
been received by the family from many
prominent ministers, while the sympathy
from members of the congregation has been
exhibited in varied ways. DR.. Eustis had an
aversion to elaborate funeral discourses, and
the services at Memorial church at 8 o'clock
this afternoon will be in accordance with his
wishes. Rev. DR.. Storrs, of Brooklyn, will
be present and will probably make few re-
marks, while Rev. DIR. Buckingham, Rev. L.
Il. Gone and Rev. DR.. Burnham will take
part To accommodate persons arriving on
the 3:06 train the exercises will not begin
promptly. DR.. Eustis had prepared an Easter
sermon which he had planned to preach yes
terday and the closing sentences of this will
be read, as eminently fitting for the occa-
sion. The prayer at the house preceding the
public exercises will be private, only members
of the family attending. The honorary bear
ers will be the deacons of the church: j. D.
Stratton, G. 81. Hill, E. D. Dewitt, E. w.
Shattuck, A. F. Niles and DR.. G. S. Hurl-
but, while the active bearers will be F. o.
C1app, Frank P. Frost, E.. E. Holton, Fred
L. Wood, W. N. Caldwell and F. g. Steb-
bins The first four of the active bearers
are the present officers of the Young Mems
Bible class, and the two others last years
president and vice president.
The services at Memorial church yesterday
were peculiarly impressive because of the re-
cent death of the pastor. A large congrega.
ton gathered in the morning. The floral
adornment was in excellent taste. The pas
tors chair was deeked with Easter lilies,
which were also grouped about the pulpit.
The hymns were as follows: "There is .
green hill far away" Crock of ages" "My
Jesus, as thou wilt" Chime earthly Sab
baths, Lord, we love-" DR.. Buckingham
chose his text FROM Matthew xviii: 6: "He
ia not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come
and see the place where the Lord lay"
In closing DIR. Buckingham addressed the
congregation as those who sorrow because of
the death of faithful and beloved pastor,
but are not without hope. He spoke of his
early association with DR., Eustis at New Has
ven, when he was known as the boy preacher,
and the good work he did in the army, after
the speakers brother had selected him to
look after the Connecticut soldiers. His
labors have come to be more appreciated as
the years roll by, and thus it will be respect
ing his passionate here in Springfield. The
sermon closed with these lines written by
Rev. DR.. Daggett
Immortal is my friend, knowl
Not summers turf nor winters snow
Nor depth of earth could turn to naught
So much of life and love and thought.
And vet that form we do intrust
To kindred EARTH the dust to dust,
And thither still our hearts will tend
As if to find vanished friend.
Sacred the robe, the faded glove,
Once worn by one we used to love;
Dead warriors in their armor live
And in their relics saints survive
o sheltering earth, henceforth defend
All thou hast garnered of our friend
Against the wintry tempest's heat,
Against the summers scorching heat
Within thine all-embracing breast
Is hid one more fCrsaken nest;
While in the sky, with folded wings,
The bird that loft Il Hitb and Sings