The Newtown bee., 1891-10-02
TRUMBULL.
MISS FLORENCE MERWIN.

MISS FLORENCE MERWIN.
Funeral services over the remains of
Miss Florence l.. Merwin, daughter of
Rev n. Il. Merwin, who fell asleep on
September "a, were held on Sunday af-
ternoon In the Poquonock Congregation
al church. A prayer was first offered at
the home by Rev Mr. Wright, pastor of
the Baptist church at Rainbow. The
pastors present leading the way, floral
committee, consisting of four young men
and two little maidens, bore to the
church the tributes of esteem which had
been presented These were followed
by the bearers with casket and the imme-
date mourners. A large audience, crowd
ing the house, showed the high esteem
and deep affection prevailing in the pub
lie mind. The Baptist pastor read por-
ton of Scripture from the nth chapter
of John. The choir then sang sweetly
the hymn, "Jesus lover of my SOUL" a
favorite with the deceased and sung by
her request upon her dying bed. Rev G.
G. Wilson, pastor of the Congregational
church at Windsor Center, made the adj
dress. His statement that, upon that
day, he had presented his resignation to
the Windsor church, after pastorate of
% years and that the present discourse
would be the last he should ever preach
in the PoquOnock church, where he had
often preached the Gospel, gave addition
al impressiveness to his remarks. A Sc
lection was then sung, "Bear our sister
home" After the bcnediction, the large
asscmblage looked upon the face of the
departed.
The floral tributes were pillow from
the ''Y. p. S. C. E.. ;" harp from the Po-
quonOck choir; Tyre with the words ''Our
child" from the parents; broken column
bearing the word "Sister; also beauti-
full pillow from the Congregational choir
at Trumbull, Conn, of which the deceas-
ed was for many years member, bear
ing the name Florence and the club mot
to, sc. G. c." Many other beautiful
tributes were given by loving friends, in
Guiding choice tokens from her Sunday
school class, both at Poquonock and in
the Trumbull parish. AT the close of
these services, the remains were taken
back, in the order they came, to the par
sonage home. On Monday, the body
was borne to Milford, Conn, for inter-
ment in the family burial ground in the
public cemetery. First, public funeral
services were held at the residence of
George Mallett. There a gathering of
people from Milford, Bridgeport and sur
rounding communities, especially large
delegation from Trumbull, were present.
Rev ID. j. Ogden of Easton offered pray
er of invocation. The hymn, "Nearer,
my God, to Thee" was sung by select
voices and Rev John G. Davenport of
Waterbury made an address, full of ten
derness and very eloquent. He spoke of
his intimacy with the afflicted family,
when, as pastors, they lived so near to-
gether; of his acquaintance with the de-
ceased; of his knowing her as little
girl, then fair maiden and so on with
the passing years, as she developed in
the home and church and society. cal
ways so gentle and dignified; so sweet
and interesting; so pleasant to look up
on; so charming companion; a girl of
such attractiveness, that continually in
creased with added years; young wo-
man that seemed to us to come so near
the ideal; her native excellencies and
beauty all illumined by her Christian
faith and devotion. And somehow now,
wnen think of the dear one, gone to
the Paradise of God, there comes before
me vision, like it and yet unlike it; its
essential features there and yet the whole
uplifted and glorified and made perfect.
Fair fields, bright skies, unclouded sun
shine are in the picture and an atmos-
phere of perfect purity, full of music and
gladness. And she in there, in the white
robes of the saints, in the beauty of the
lilies, transformed and TRANSPORTED, yet,
at heart, the same. And amid such beau
ty, we shall meet again" Mr. Daven-
port followed his remarks by prayer.
"Some Sweet Day" was sung and the
benediction pronounced. The assembly
looked upon the face of the deceased and
the remains were taken to the grave sat
the convenience of the family" At Mil
ford, many other floral tokens were adj
ded. Loving hands had deliberately dec
GRATED the home, helping to soften the
gloom. A most gratifying feature to the
afflicted family was the attendance of so
many Of Rev Mr. Merwin's former parish
toner's.
w. b. Sterling recently lost valuable
COW.
Leonard A. Hawley, our popular tree
agent, spent day at New Canaan, re-
Gently. Glad TO hear that his arm is i'm
proving.
After the usual Y. p. S. c. f. meeting
in the Congregational church, Sunday
evening, a conservation meeting took
place, enlivened by hymns and solos.
my Savior Tells Me So" was rendered
by Charles A. Wheeler, Edward Rogers
and Miss Lena Nichols, while Miss Alice
Burton presided at the organ. Slowing
the seed" was nicely delivered by the
same. After solo, duet, Slowing the
Seed by the Daylight Fair'was given by
Will F. TAFT and Mrs Orville B. Burton;
the congregation joined in the chorus.
Mrs Burton presided at the organ while
Miss Aida II. Hawley surprised the au-
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