The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01

to imagine that there was change of pas
tors, and that they were present at the in
duction into his Office Of new minister.
He then proceeded to give the charge to
the candidate y; after which, turning to the
congregation, he added the address to the
society" These were replete with plain
and earnest statements of duties and priv
ileges that neither party could neglect with
out serious harm and loss
The service in memory of the late Alfred
Clark was held at Bethany church Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. A procession
composed of Canton Montpelier and Ver-
mont Lodge of Odd Fellows and Brooks
Post, G.. A. r., with music by the Mont
pelier Military band, escorted the relatives
OF the deceased to the church. The diff
ierent organizations, together with the
the center aisle, which were completely
filled. Members of the canton and lodge of
Barre were present with the Montpelier
Odd Fellows. The church was well filed
with deeply interested audience, and the
services were of unusual impressiveness
After singing by the choir, prayer was
offered by Rev. A. j. Hough, followed by
the reading of scriptural selections by Rev.
g.. w. Gallagher. The choir then sang
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought" after
which Mr.. Gallagher gave an address, the
text of which was II. Peter i: T., BE es-
tabllshed in the present truth" Mr..
Gallagher said he would refer to the pres
ent truths suggested by the sad event which
had called the audience together. One of
these was that Mr.. Clark was a good man
good in all his relations with others-a good
husband, good father. The second truth
was that he was a patriotic citizen. He
went to the front in the time of the coun-
try's need. Such noble deeds do not die.
Nothing that is worth anything dies. 1t is
the spiritual things especially that live. 1t
is these that we recall with the greatest
pleasure in thinking of our dead friends.
The deceased lived up to the truth he pro-
iessed He was "a modest, unassuming
man. He would not care for a eulogy to-
day. He would prefer that we speak Of the
truths that come home to us to-day. One
of these truths is that of life. Life is de-
velopment; it rises constantly from the
lower to the higher; it is a progress that
leads on to justice. Life consists in good
ness Another truth that he would wish us
to speak of is that of faith. We need to re-
member that truth is truth everywhere. A
third truth is that of love, which has al
ways existed, but which we have not come
up to as yet The love of God lifts us out
OF the present sorrow to future peace. The
fourth truth is that of hope. We live in the
hope OF better things. Again the truth of
Christ is brought home to us. He comes to
mon anu mus lltuu up WIFI nope. lHdllN,
there is the truth of God, who is the same
yesterday, today and forever-who is real
and present all the time. Mr.. Gallagher
referred to present truth that applied es-
pecially to the bereaved family. He would
say to them, " Do not sorrow. The dark
days will yield to bright and calm ones
The clouds of sense and sin will roll away
and the clear sky and stars of spiritual
truth will come out" To the citizens of
the audience he would say, "Honor your
obligations and do them. Be established in
the present truth of the gospel" After
Mr.. Gallagher had concluded his address,
Rev A. j. Hough made brief remarks, re-
ferring especially to the visit of Mary to the
tomb of Christ. She looked into the dark
ness of the grave, but, instead of darkness,
she saw two angels So the sorrowing ones
will look beyond present darkness and be-
hold future peace and hope. Mr.. Gallagher
made brief prayer after Mr.. Hough's re-
marks. and the choir gave another selection.
The henediction was pronounced by Mr..
Hougl.. Added beauty and soemnity was
given to the service by the tasteful floral
decorations about the altar