Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-29
FuNRRAI or pR. RRoNsoN.

A Large Assemblage OF Prominent
People Pay the Last Tribute TO
Their Deceased Friend - Remarks
by DIR. TwIgchen OF Dwight Place
acknowledgements In the Old Grove
Street Cemetery.
The funeral OF DR.. Henry Bronson was
held from his late residence, 1893 Chapel
street, yesterday afternoon at . O'Clock.
The house was filed with many friends
and relatives of the deceased, among whom
were many of the most prominent people
in the city.
Rev. DR.. Twitchell, pastor of the Dwight
Place church, was the officiating clergyman.
In beginning his remarks he referred to
the large number of friends and neighbors
who had gathered to express their sympa-
thy with the family in their bereavement.
Continuing, he said: Zone of Gods chill
dren, who had lived to almost the age of
ninety years, and more than half of whose
life had been spent In this city has entered
into rest. The burden of these last years
have been hsavy upon him, but he has
been summoned to lay them down and en-
ter into the untried scenes of immortal
state.
| 1t is known to all of you that he had
honorable connection with the university
in our city; that he attained considerable
eminence as physician, and that he accu-
| INFLATED large fortune from which gener-
Gus requests have been made to various
societies and institutions in our city, so
that the blessings of his benefactions will
| be felt among the poor and suffering for
years and generations to come. We will
now turn to the word of God for such in
| struction and consolation as may be sppro.
| PIRATE for the hour"
| DR.. Twitchell then read selections from
various parts of the scriptures bearing
| upon death, resurrection and Immortality,
after which he offered a prayer of thanks
giving for what the departed had accom-.
| and consultations of the gospel might bt
showered upon the family and surviving
| friends.
| At the close of the prayer DR.. Twitchel
made few additional remarks referring
| to the assurances of the scriptures which
had been read in references to q conscious
| Immortality saying that it is evident from
| the word of God, death does not end all
that the years spent on the earth are bu
| the beginning of our life. The veil hsi
not been rent, which hangs between III
and the other world. Our eyes are holder
that we cannot see Our ears are deaf tina
we cannot hear. We don't, however
question the conscious existence of soul
beyond the grave. Our friend whose de
psrture has convened US here had an en-
curing mind which could not easily be
satisfied without an actual demonstration
of things, which he was called upon Il
believe. Faith In the future and in divine
provision for Its blessedness was mo-
altogether easy for him. 1t was my priv
several times since then to have brief con
vsrsstions with him in reference to tn
| hereafter.
He said, 81 think that 1t must be 30, ant
hope to be prepared for It,"
How blessed for US who survive to leav'
our departed friends to the hands of On
who knoweth the heart and every struggl
of the heart to find the truth, and that H
will deal mercifully with us all. This
our hops concerning the departed and con
corning ourselves.
this same line, after which the benedictiol
was pronounced. The friends then pssse,
before the casket and viewed the remains
The interment was in the family plot il
the old Grove street cemetery.
The only decorations at the funeral wer
Ivy wreaths, while two palm leaves tiet
with purple lay on the casket.
The bearers wers Professor Brush, Pre-
fessor Simeon E. Baldwin, ex Governo
Ingersoll, DR.. Francis Bacon, DR.. Hubbar
and Horace Day.
Among the out of town friends and rels
tives who were present were: Mr.. and Mrt
Finch of Greenfield, Mass Mr.. and Mrf
Sprsgue, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Lathrop G
Flushing, L. Frederick Ktngsbury. Mis-
Spencer Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Maltby an
Hobart Bronson of Waterbury; DR.. E. B
Bronson, of New York; George Murdoc
and Charles Murdoch of Meriden.