The Portland daily press., 1896-07-29
FUNERAL OF GEORGE B, LoRiNo.
Remarks by Rev. DR.. Fem of High Street
Church.

The funeral of the late George B.
Loring took place from his former resi-
dence, No. 20 Pine street, yesterday after
MON. The house was all too small to
hold the great nun Dor Of friends of Mr..
Loripg who desired to pay the last mark
of respect to one who was SO dear to
them. The various book firms wers ell
represented
There WAS hardly business house
of prominence that was not represented,
and there were many in attendance from
official life The various organizations
to which Mr. Loring belonged sent large
delegations, not az a body but individual
ly.
The services were extremely simple.
Rev. DR. Fenn of High street church
read passages from the Scriptures, and at
The close spoke substantially az follows:
1t pleases God to remove His children
BY various ways. Some after long suffer-
ing on beds Of invalidism ara gathered
10 their rest. Others endure shorter
passage and, latter few weeks of anguish
are released to their heavenly home.
others still retire at night and, in the
midst of their sleep are translated to an
other world, and those who visit them in
the morning find them resting, with
check on hand, gone to their reward. A
wise man says l shall die as God thinks
best for me to depart.
1t was by quick translation that our
frsa 4.,1ya hac CV
pleasant for those called in that way, but
for us who remain 1t is hard, and it is
hard whether they are taken after long
time or by sudden blow. Our dear
brother must have had peculiar CORE
spondenoe with his own nature. Its
quickness 1 readily recognized. His
nervous organization was high strung.
He spoke first and thought afterwards.
He had an elastic nature, and was ex-
tremely rapid in his motions He was
guided by his emotions. He knew what
he wanted and then acted His nature
was peculiarly sensitive, peculiarly
sympathetic. He thought first of all of
the comfort of those about him. I knew
of no one who will be SO missed. His was
a sanguine temperament, a sailors
nature. He was filled with love of the
seas and he spoke with the brusqueness
of seaman. He WAS outspoken and, if
he made mistake, he was always ready
to acknowledge it. He was peculiarly
happy in his friendship and very liberel
and freehanded in his benevolenoe. l
have known him to give right and left,
where his gifts were seen and where they
were not. He had desire to help the
unfortunate and often took the distress
of others upon his own shoulders.
l cannot close without speaking of the
beauty of his family life, his anxiety, for
their best estate, sympathizing with
their Successes and failures. Oh this
house will miss him, and the places in
which ne walk will daily show the
fragrance of the life that has passed from
US to the rewards of eternity.
Prayer WAS then offered by the doctor,
closing with the bsnediction.
The floral offerings were very beautiful
and included magnificent tributes from
Mr.. Payson Tucker, the Bramhall
League, Messrs. L. o. Short and G. @.
Harmon. his partners, the employees Of
the house, the Commercial Travellers
association and many others.
The pail bearers were Ammi Whitney,
Perez Burnham, Joseph II. Short and
Elisha Conley The interment was at
Evergreen.