The Portland daily press., 1893-05-26
FUNERAL OF DEACON LARRABEE
A Marked Tribute to One of Portland's
Most Respected Citizens.

| - -AiouC6 TO On0 OF Iortinnu
Most Respected Citizens.
Inc funeral of the late Deacon Samuel
w. Larrabee, of the Second Parish
church, took place from his former resi-
dence on Deering street, yesterday after
noon. There was very large attendant Q
OF our best known citizens, for probably
there is no one in Portland who was
more respected and esteemed.
Among the large concourse were
noticed Hon. Thomas B. Reed, D. w.
Clark, Lyman NJ. Cousens, j. E. Nc
Dowell, Hon. M. P. Emery, Rufus Hink-
ley, A. P. Fuller, Rev. Messrs. Wilson
and Wright. DR.. Brock, j. j. Gerrish, J.
@. Twitcheli, Rufus Deering, Hon. w.
W. Thomas, Geo. A. Thomas, the vener-
able Rev. d. B. Randall, Alfred Wood
man, Jacob S. Winslow, Capt. Randall
johnson, 5. B. Kelsey, Frank Dudley,
Gilbert Soule, Russell Lewis, w. w.
Mitchell, and many Others The officers
OF the Second Parish church were present
IN a body, the trustees of the Bible
Society were there, and also number of
the Aged Brotherhood. There was a
large attendance of ladies as well as of
gentlemen.
Rev. DR.. J. G. Merrill opened the ser
vices by reading from Luke XII, and LIST
Corinthians, relating to the resurrection,
and from Revelations xXII., closing
with the passage Blessed are they who
have washed their robes, and have a
right to enter into the city by the gates. "
The speaker said that on the basis of
these passages we have come here not to
call to mind defeat but to witness a
victory won through Christ by him be-
fore whose casket we stand today. I
noticed in the PRESS this morning. said
the speaker, a request for the Aged
Brotherhood to be present. Some of
them are here. Many who. greatly de-
sired to come have been detained by the
imfirmities of age and illness. This COM
pany, rapidly depicting, would delight to
place on the bier Of him who has gone,
the tribute of their affection. Few would
have imagined him one of the Oldest of
their members, SO erect was. his form, so
martial his bearing, evidences of the
magnificent constitution which had en-
abled him to fight manfully the battles
of life.
The speaker had also seen
notice for the attendance of the trus-
tees of the Maine Bible Society who have
lost their president. No cause was dear
er to the heart Of Deacon Larrabee than
this. In the great cyclonic storm of last
February when others, half his age, were
deferred from attending meeting of the
trustees, our president braved the storm
and was present, an evidence of j his de-
voted love for the institution which he
had for SO many years led.
There are nearer and dearer relations
that have today been sundered as the
senior officer of the Second Parish
church. for forty years, its deacon, has
fallen. I recall with great distinctness
the eagerness with which he said at a
social meeting not long ago, sob! how
love the Second Parish church, I was
told, said the speaker, that when, at the
time of the erection of the costly. edifice
which stands as a monument to the self
sacrifice Of that church, Deacon Larrabee
was demonstrated with by those wac said
he was giving ten of the best years of his
life to the building of the church he re-
sponded, II am only too glad to give all
the time and strength at my command to
the church that I love.''
The speaker then referred to the love
and respect in which Deacon Larrabee
was held as shown by the at
tendance of SO many of Port
lands best citizens, and closed
with tender and sympathetic words de-
signed for the family of the, deceased.
The exercises closed with prayer and
the benediction.
The pail bearers were Osman Adams.
Rufus Hinkley, Mark P. Emery and A.
P. Fuller.
There were many beautiful floral
tributes, but only one special design. a
large anchor bearing the word 'sHelp."
The inte1ment was at Evergreen.