Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-25
IN MEMORIAm.

The Memory of the Late Rev. e. Il.
Reardsley, d. d. Perpetuated-The
Able Sermon by Bishop Williams.
At st. Thomas church yesterday morn
ing a large congregation listened to an
able memorial address delivered by Bishop
Williams of tho diocese of Connecticut
who referred to tho late rector of the
church in the following terms, taking his
text from the S4th Psalm, st, 9th, and 7th
verses, as follows: "Blessed is the man
whose strength is in thee; in whose heart
are the ways of them who, passing through
the valley of Boca, make it a well; the rain
also filters the pool. They go from
strength to strength, everyone of them in
Zion appeareth before God"
The bishop said: This passage of the
Psalm represents either q Levite or pill
grim on his way to the holy city. The
bearing aud instruction is the same in
either case. Two conditions of such pill
everything appeared bright, the other
with darker prospects, notwithstanding
which there were still found occasions for
comfort and streng b, which is an cpl
tome Of every human life.
A foremost presbyter of our ancient d.
ocese, one honored throughout our entire
church, and that not only throughout our
own country but abroad, one who won for
himself an honored place in the world of
letters, citizen who had the respect and
confidence of our entire community, man
of God in the truest sense of that meaning
phrase, has been taken away from us and
our feeling of loss is deep and real.
My acquaintance with the deceased rec
tor of this church, which covers a period
of threescore years, has been of q most
intimate nature during the last forty
years. A friendship in which there was
never any break and which has never been
overcast. We are not forbidden to sor-
row under such bereavement, but we are
not to sorrow as those who have no hope
There was never a time when your late
rector was not in the right path, which
can be said of but few. Surely they are
happy of whom this can be said. Such @
course as this strengthens our whole char.
acter. Were asked to sum up in fewest
words the life of my dear friend and
brother, because of whose death I stand
here to day, should need no other words
| than those that have quoted.
Gods law of life being from strength to
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world, in mans physical form, in his in.
te)lectual and spiritual life. The deceased
went from strength to strength.
If we look at his personal life or hii
spiritual life the story Is still the same
When fourscore years had passed they did
not bring labor and sorrow, but found hin
with his eye not dimmed nor his natura
force abated. He was still strong in hi
advanced years-strong to the end.
He was contented with his life and wal
not given to starting off into lines which
were not naturally part of his life. II
his parochial life, in his counsels, in hi
undivided Christian work, he was emf
nently distinguished.
| Blessed be God that we may add thos'
other words which tell us that he has ap
peared in Zion before God.
In closing, Bishop Williams repeated tn
following lines from Kebler's Christia,
Year:
Ear better they should sleep awhile
| Within the church's shade,
Nor wake until new heaven, new earth,
Meet for their new immortal birth,
For their abiding-place be made
"Than wander back to life and lean
On our frail love once more:
| IT'S sweet as year by year we lose
Friends out of sight, by faith to muse,
| How grows in Paradise our store.
Then pass, ye mourners, CHEEKY on
Through prayer unto the tomb,
Still, as ye watch life's falling leaf,
| Gathering from every loss and grief
Hope of new spring and endless home"