The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
Funeral Of Charles r. Sabln.

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he had lived, that i'm his death bereavement
had gone beyond the boundaries of family
and outside the lines of consanguinity, was
made plain, If any demonstration OF The fact
were needed, by the large attendance at Mr..
Charles r. Sabin's funeral on Thursday,
despite very inclement weather and forbid
ding roads. On all hands we hear very
hearty tributes to his name and expressions
of deepest regret that he Will be seen no
more among us forever In these tributes.
which come TO us in many ways, there is no
element of conventional, post mOrtcm eu-
/ lOgy. They are distinguished by that sim
| plicity and spontaneity that real worth and
| manness inspire. How much people in
| many diverse affairs of life and business
| were accustomed to rely upon his intelH-
/ genCe, his comprehensive knowledge, his
/ wide experience, his sound, practical good
/ sense and Judgment, his kindly, SYM
| pathetic, helpful nature, his ready and will
/ ing counsel, is understood and appreciated
now as it never could be while the fountain
| Of so many good qualities was flowing.
| The remarks Of his pastor, Rev. j. Edward
/ Wright, at the funeral were so Just and
/ true we can not forbear in this connection
/ to reproduce the following paragraphs:
! Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o
/ Death!' Even in the midst of holiday
fetivities bereavement comes; and for many
year henceiorward the approach Of Christ
mas will bring TO this family, and to other
stricken households in our community,
] uOuDit ana seemingly COnt'aulctorN re-
minders. 1t will suggest not only birth, but
also death. And still we would hope that
these suggestions may not prove in your
experience actually as opposed to one
another as they seem.
An artist has represented the rays issuing
from the wondrous star over the manger-
cradle in the form of a cross. Thus to
poetic and artistic minds the end was con-
nected with the beginning of the Holy
Child's career, and the warning of his death
was bound together with the announcement
of his birth. 1t seems a union Of opposites
But is it what it seems?
1t was Frankln's idea that men would
find some day that they were never COM
pletely born until they had died. The Mas
ter himself taught that his own death was
| the necessary precursor of a gfander birth:
" The hour is come that the Son of man
should be glorifed. Except a corn
of wheat fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone but if it die, it bringeth forth
much fruit" SO death may prove fulfill
ment of life, rather than life's contradiction,
and the artists conception may be based,
not on an unfounded fancy, but on the
actual facts and thus thoughts of the
nativity may be appropriately associated
with thoughts of other births of dear friends,
at the advent season, into the higher life.
Our brother and friend has been for the
arrow of death shining mark" He has
long been recognized in this community as
a man of pre-eminent worth and a conSpic-
uously useful citizen, and we can iii afford
10 rose rom the va Plous enterprises III Whlch
ne was engaged one so competent, 50 trust
W9r'hy' so pupic-splrlteu re was was d many
sided man, and has shown himself efficient
and capable in whatever position he allowed
himself to be placed. whether as schooi-
ooN5 apprentice OF Jourheyhan, ne won Ihe
confidence OF ms instructors ana employers
W Whelher as Iariher' inachihlsi, surveyor,
mining engineer, legislator, administrator
of estates, president of a manufacturing
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