Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-19
SOLEMN SERVICE.
Funeral Of Late o. A. TueII ver Laruel,
Attended.

mere was an unusually large attendanc,
OF relatives and friends, members of tb,
par and of the orders in which the deceased
took active part.
Inc services were very impressive Rev
Z. ;. Cummings conducting the religion.
service, while the singing was by tho
winthrop Street Quartet The knight
Templar rites followed and were conduct
ed by the eminent commander and prelate
OF Trinity Commandery.
Included in the large number in atten-
dance were 81 members of the Kennebee
bar and the following members of the
Hreat Council, /. O. r. NJ. of Maine. OF
which the deceased had been the chief
officer: b. b. Foster, Portland; W. st.
John, great prophet, Knightsville: Fl. G.
Star, great sachem, Cumberland Mills
A. L. Stephenson, past great sachem, Gar
diner; +. f. Wheeler, great junior saga
more. Portland
The bearers were: From Trinity
Commandery, Nathan Weston and J. F.
Blanchard; Augusta Lodge, 4. & A. NJ,
H. r. Morse and Melville Smith; Cush-
noe Tribe, /. o. r. NJ, Levi Williams and
| Henry Haskell.
Previous to the assembling at the house,
the secret orders that attended met at
their halls and prepared for the solemn
occasion. From Trinity Commandery
were about 81 members, all in full uni
form. Augusta and Bethlehem Lodges, f.
Il A. NJ, were represented by about IS
| members. The Blue lodges formed in line
in front of the hall and the commandcry
brought up the rear Passing in front of
Red Mems hall, about 25 members of
Cushnoc Tribe fell into line ahead, When
the march was taken up to the residence
From the house. they escorted the re-
mains to Mt. Pleasant cemetery, where
the solemn rites of Masonry closed the SER
vices.
Included in the services at the grave
were remarks by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Cummings. He said:
We pause in the midst Of the activities
of life to gather around the open grave
that is to enshrine the silent form of him
whom we all loved SO we'll TO the great
mass of mankind, death has been the king
of terrors At its stern and unyielding
command, the king must put aside his
crown and lie down in the common dust
with the peasant and the beggar. But
God has provided some better thing for
u.s. than fear One of the results of
Christ's mission was that He brought
life and Immortality to light. Human
life became Divine assurance. He
''abolishcd death and delivered those
who through fear of death had been all
their life time subject to bondage" In
accomplishing His Divine work He made
its possible for Paul, who had travcrsed
the regions of death, to thank God that
it's bitterness was gone; and to rejoice
that he had "a house not made with
hands, " and that for him to die would be
gain.
We are comforted, today, to know that
he for whom we mourn died in the Christ
ian faith. He was a sworn defender of
the Christian religion; and the hope that
such inherit has been his consolation.
Death has been steadily and consciously
approaching him these months. The little
cloud no larger than a mans hand had
grown to ovcrsprcad the heavens until
only the star of Christian hope was left
rs the sun of this life set. But he was
entirely reconciled to the inevitable re-
| suit, and the resignation was not that
which is born of Indifference, nor of mere
submission to the inevitable, but it was
the result of faith that God always does
right and that God is love. Christ's mis-
sion was to reconcile dscordant world !;
| and we shall never attain more perfect
reconciliation than to say, If it be posi-
! Bile, Father, let this cup pass from me;
nevertheless, not my will but Thine be
| done.
God had endowed his nature with judi
cial mind He could sec on all sides of n
case, and the delicate and finely adjusted
! instinct that dscerns the right from the
wrong had not been obliterated by con
slant violation He had a free and open
nature that made friends. There Is moth
ing more valuable than friends. Christ
told the rich man of His day to make to
themselves friends by means of their
money. that when it failed these friends
might receive them into everlasting
| houses
From the low standpoint of earth life,
this seems to have been an untlmely
death. But of this we are not fully com
petcnt to Judge We know but little OF
life anyway; and can safely trust that
God who secs all things appoints the best
for all. This was not an idle life, me
of case and pleasure Years mean moth
ing. I've live in deeds, not years; IN
thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not IN
figure on q dial. He most lives who
thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the
best
In every respect there was manifested
Mt the funeral ceremonies the high esteem
in which Mr.. Tuell had been held in the
community. This was evinced in marked
degree by the profusion of beautiful iioral
tributes There was unusually large
number of pieces, all of them composed
of the choicest flowers and exquisite IN
design. At the head of the casket was n
lovely design from Trinity Commandery'
the cross and crown, while at the foot was
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