The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-22
Funeral of s. s. KnIeht,

The funeral of Storer S. Knight took place
yesterday afternoon at All Souls church,
Woodfords. There was large attendance,
Bosworth Post and Shepley Camp attending
in body. All of the Grand Officers of the
Grand Lodge. G. T. of the state were pres
ent. some of the officers of the district lodge
and many Of the officers and members of the
subordinate lodges The pail bearers were
William Stevens. William Leighton, True
Moses and Charles Moses, all members of
Mr.. Knights Sunday School class. A quar-
tette, consisting Of Mrs. Littlefeld, Miss
Lambert, Messrs. Morgan and Parkman.
sang with great feeling NEARER My God to
Thee" at the beginning of the services.
The services were conducted by Rev. Dr.
Stafford, the pastor of the church who, after
reading passages of consolation from the
Scriptures, addressed the friends and ,srela-
tives gathered to pay last tribute of affec-
ton and respect. Itiwas the excellencie of
the man, comparatively private citizen,
which called forth the spontaneous sympa-
thy of the community. AL these floral tri-
butes expressed regard. In his young man.
hood Mr.. knight went to his country's aid
in her great danger, imperilling his life-as
the scars which he bore and the wounds
which lasted until even death, testified.
Then he became one Of that living wall,
which protected us, the Grand Army of the
Republic, an organization never to grow
larger, but to lose, one by one, its members.
he came back to civil life feeling that by no
mans was his life-work done. He showed
integrity in his business life. He became
worker in the temperance cause. and la
bored faithfully that the drunkard might be
saved. Only week ago last Saturday he
was at Sebago Lake, lifting his voice for the
last time against the slavery of alcohol-the
curse of drink. He was lover of his kind,
and he became committed to this work be-
cause he loved his fell0wmen. DR.. Stafford
paid tribute to Mr.. knight as worker in
the church. Unselfish in a rare degree he
was willing to take any burden-do anything
that would serve the cause of his Master.
AS soldier, business man, templar and
Christian, his life was well-rounded out, and
he has entered In his rest-that rest which
remains for the children of God.
At the close of Dr. Safford's remarks the
quartette sang 81 cannot always trace the
way"
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church, spoke words of coincidence to the
bereaved family and also testified to Mr.
Knights work in the temperance cause and
in the church.
There were brief services at the grave,
conducted by the G. A. R., A. f. Welcb,
chaplain.
The floral offerings were very beautiful
There were a cross, heart and
anchor from the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars a Tyre from the W. G. T. u; Tyre
from Maple Lodge, G. T.; cross from AL
lens Corner Village Improvement Society;
an emblem from Mystic lodge; wreath
from Aliens Corner Sunday School; pill
low from bis Sunday School class; another
from his children, and third from Ligonia
lodge Of Odd Fellows; wreath from the
Grand Army; an anchor from the Sons of
Veterans; an anchor from the ladies in the
Registry of Deeds Office; gates ajar from
the county officers cross from Mr. and
Mrs. Knight; a crescent from Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. Hamilton a bouquet from Mrs. G. Bail
ey another from Miss Alice Marston, and
baskets from Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson and Mr..
and Mrs. d. 81. Hamilton, besides other
Gifts not marked