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A MEMORIAL WINDOW.
INTERESTING OBLIGATORY EXERCISES


The Addresses and Services at the
UnVeiIIng-A Fine Memorial Of Col.
Scott's Deceased Children - A
Large Congregation Present.
"a thing of beauty is joy forever"
is an old and true saying, the truth of
which was verified Sunday morning,
when the beautiful and costly memorial
window, recently placed in the Second
Congregational church chapel by Col.
DIN Scott, in memory of his deceased
children, was unveiled and dedicated
with interesting and impressive exercises
The window is II feet high and 6 feet
inch wide, with semi-circular top, and
is of the same size and form as the mural
tablet which formerly occupied the
same place where the window now is.
1t was designed and made by Messrs. j.
&c R. Lamb of New York. The colored
glass is guarded by heavy plate glass on
the outside. The design represents a
flower garden in the foreground, with
lilies predominating the background
showing clouded sky, with the clouds
breaking away; the semi-circular top
having the space divided by one circle
and two semi-circles, in which are con-
Ventional forms of radial figures in beau
tiful colors. A panel across the bottom
has the following Inscriptions:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary Lillian Born July 10, 1858. Died May 27,
Julia Irene, Born Dec: %, 1857. Died May 21,
1884
Martin Gilbert, Born ALg. %, 1872. Died Aug.
Ia, 1873
Children OF DIN and Celeste E. Scott.
The exercises began promptly at 9.45
o'clock, the order of service being as fol-
lows:
Piano Solo, Consolation"
MRS. GEO. w. KEESEMAN
Invocation.
Address of Presentation, OLIN SCoTr
dwelling Window,
Miss ANNIE P. PATcHEN
Acceptance by the Trustees,
HENRY G. Roor
Response for the Sunday School,
S. B. HAWKS
Song, zone Sweetly Solemn Thought"
MRS. J. EDWARD MERRILL.
Address, THE PASTOR
Prayer.
RESPONSIVE READING.
Bless the Lord, o, my soul:
And all that is aOithin me bless His
holy name.
Bless the Lord, o, my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
.rr..
Like as father pitieth his children,
So tie Lord pitieth them that fea,
Him.
For he knoweth our frame;
He remem6ereth that zOe are dust.
AS for man, his days are as grass:
As a ROsOey ofthe field so he flourish
eth.
For the wind passeth over it, and it
is gone;
Ind the place thereof shall knov ii
no more.
The mercy of the Lord is from ever
lasting to everlasting upon them that
fear Him,
And His righteousness unto cliildren's
children;
To such as keep his covenant,
And to those that remember His COM
mandmentS to do them.
Consider the lilies of the field, how
they grow; they toll not, neither do
they spin:
dnd get I say unto you that Solomon
in all his glory aOaS not aryayed like
one Of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass
of the field, which to-day is, and to-mor-
row is cast into the oven,
Shall He not much more cl0the you, o
Je Of little Jaith?
Jesus saith, am the light of the
world, he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life.
When we gather at last over Jordan,
And the ransomed in glory we see,
AS the numberless sands of the sea-
What wonderful sight that will be
CHo.-Numberless as the sands, etc.
When at last we behold our Redeemer,
And His glory transcendent we see,
While as king of all Kingdoms he reign
eth
What wonderful sight that will be!
Cho.-Numberless as the sands, etc.
Benedietion.
Mr.. Scott was visibly affected while
presenting the window, as was che entire
audience, who were in sympathy with
him. He said:
My friends Of the Second Congregation
al Society and Sunday SehOoL-We have
assembled here at an unusual hour for
an unusual service, which 1 hope may be
pleasing to all. Many of those present
remember the burning of the Second
Congregational church of this society in
1854, and the erection of this building
soon afterward, and its use for all the
religious services of the church and So
ciety for several years ensuing.
The connection of myself and my
family with this society and Sunday
school began when this chapel was built
thirty years ago, when my oldest
daughter was about seven years old-and
has continued to this day. We all joined
the Sunday school and have worked for
its prosperity. Our infant son was the