Evening journal., 1895-04-11
DUST UNTO DUST.
oontInuea From Flrat paas.

ana Charles A. Hearne
AS coon as the body was deposited In
the benrse the honorary pail bearers took
their places st the head Of the line. Com
pany fell in line as the guard OF honor,
the church bell began to toll. and the
last march OF the governor and com.
mander Ia chief began
There were no carriages, the mansion.
church and cemetery being within short
distance Of ons another. Following the
guard of honor came the family. the
chief mourners being Mr. and Mrs
Dallas Marvil and sous Joseph r Marvil.
Mrs " g. Marvil and con. all children
Of tho governor His wife died in 1890
Next 70 relatives came Governor Watson,
the state officers, and then the members
and attaches Of the General Assembly,
county officers and friends, including 1850
Of the employees in the Laurel and
Sharptown mills owned by the governor
Governor Watson boarded the train at
Pennington.
The march to the Cetenary M E.
Church, a large and attractive frame
edlfco where the governor was won't TO
worship, vas short. The body was car
ried IN by the active pail bearers, the
honorary bearers following. The troops
opened ranks for the party to pass
through and then stacked arms aud
waited outside for the conclusion Of the
services
The Services In the Church.
The casket was placed just outside the
altar rail The cover was removed and
the benignsnt face Of the governor
exposed to view.
Ia A..
on the right side Of the church aud the
state and county officers, members of the
General Assembly and other guests Of
honor were seated on the left As many
persons as could crowd into the part OF
the church not reserved did so, but, as
the capsclty Of the audience room was
only 500 many hundreds were compelled
TO remain outside
The governors pew was heavily
draped in mourning as was also the
memorial window which he presented to
the church ia honor OF his deceased
wife These we're the only draperies in
the church
As soon as the mourners were seated
the services began
Seated In tho chancel with Rev. s. N
| Pilchard, pastor Of the church, were
| Chaplain of the Senate Oort, Chaplain of
the House Murray aud Presiding Elder
w. r. Corkran Rev. B Qnigg, of
Chester, Pa Rev. J. Owen Sypherd of
st Georges, and Rev. r O McSorley, of
Cambridge, Md, all former pastors OF
the church and friends and spiritual
advisors or the governor in years gone
by we're also among those invited.
The services opened with the reading
OF the Goth Psalm:
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations.
Before the mountains we're brought
forth or ever thou hadst formed the
earth and the world, even from ever
lasting to everlasting thou art God
At its conclusion a portion of the
fifteenth chapter OF 1st Cornthisns wa
Ieai, beginning az the forty 6rst verse:
There Is one glory OF the sun, anC
another glory Of the moon, aud another
glory of the stars; for one star differetl
from another star IN glory.
$50 also Is the resurrection OF the dead
1t is sown Ia corruption, IL is raised II
interruption:
1t is sown in dishonour, It is raised II
glory IL 10 sown Ia weakness, It is raise,
In power
IL IS sown natural body, it is raised
a spiritual body There is a natural body
aud there is a spiritual body.
And so IL 10 written, Ehe Hrst MAI
Adam WAS made living soul the las
Adam was made quiekening spirit
"Howbeit that was not frst which Il
spiritual, bat that which is natural
and afterwsrd that which Is spiritual.
rhe first man Il OF the earth, earthly
the second man is of the Lord from
heaven
"As is the earthly, such are they ais
that are earthly and ss is the heavenly
such are they also that are heavenly.
"And as we have borne the image o
the earthly. we shall also bear the imag
OF the heavenly.
Now this say, brethren, that fesl
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom o
God neither doth corruption inherl
interruption
Behold, ehew you mystery; W.
shall not ali sleep, but we shall ali b
changed.
ia moment, ia the twinkllng OF a.
eye at the last trump; for the tfumpe
shall sound, and the dead shall be Tsisel
incorrnptible, aud we shSll be chsngsd
For this corruptible must put on ia
corruption, and this mortal must put Of
Immortality.
$50 when this corruptible shall hav
Il put on interruption, ard this mortal shAl
have put on Immortality, then shall b
brought 70 psss the saying that is writ
ten, death is swallow, up in victory
80 death, where is thy sting2 o grave
where ia Thy yietory4
The sting Of death is siu and tn
strength Of sin ia the law
"Bnt thanks be 20 God, which givet
us the victory through our Lord Jesu
Christ
There fore, ny beloved brethren, b
We stesdfast. unmovable always abound
ing IN this work of the Lord, forssmuc
IS ye know thHt your labor Is not in val
in The Lord
Toe Centenary quartet choir compose
OF J d Spiesr, soprano. Miss Bsncb
Thawiey alto, w F King, tenor, an
W. M @ Hearne. basso, accompanied d
the pipe organ by Mrs n PuchRrc
saug Ktk pAtfick's "Only a Little BIZ
yond." in subdued tone but perfec
harmony The words OF this beantifU
and appropriate selection eie i
follows:
Only little beyo nd, only little beyond
where there Is never more sickness no