The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-13

/ Wilson, and Communication OF DIR
J. II. Cochran nj the Laying Of in
Corner Stone, JnIy Is. 1896.
The meeting was called TIC order a
half-past one o'clock p. N. by Nj
! William Webster, in these words.
; I've lay this cornerstone of DI
John NJ. Finney's monument, Il fire
will Offering of his many friends. w
dedicate it with sweet and tende
memories of his life, with pious pray
er and Christian song, and loving word
of friends who knew his worth ant
kindly acts And as his presence boil
by day and by night, brought hope ant
comfort, joy and gladness 10 many !
sad and sick iud sorrowing home, 81
may the moon and stars by night
and the sun by ,tay, forever fail softly
gently, in warm and kindly rays upo;
his monument
PRAYER BY REV. :. c. WATSON.
Rev. S. C. WATSON made the open
ing prayer as follows:
Almighty and NEST merclful God
our Heavenly Father, Thou art til,
source of all life ana light. Thou ar
the giver of every good and perfec
gift. We worship and adore Thee
maker of heaven and earth. We bles:
Thee for our creation and preserva
ton. We praise Thee for the many
beauties of nature by which we are
surrounded today Thou seudest The
rains in their season to water the
earth; Thou causest the sun TO shine
upon the just and unjust. And We
thank Thee, our Father, for all The
generations of men that have come
and gone; that have S0wn and plant
ed, and reaped and replanted, ant
made for us such lIarVcsts OF civilIia
ton, and garnered Tor us such results
Of culture. We thank Thee that we
are living men, born into the world
with capacities for indefinite develop
ment i'll this world ami in the woriG
to come. We thank Thee, that we are
not shut up here forever, but having
been trained and disciplined or earth
Thou openesr INTO us the gates of the
new birth and second life-the life
that is everlasting. Above all, ws
thank Thee for Thine inestima5le love
III the gift of Thy Son, Jesus Christ
TO be tie Precipitation for our sins and
for the sins OF the Whole world. We
thank Thee that DY Ills death II has
brought life and Immortality 10 !ighr,
and that the blood OF Jesus Christ
Gien<ctl us from all sin. And now, &
.iO'H W - 80 ,.i.'' ,.t,,..
gone before US. and this day especial
" lor him, Thy servant, whose mem.
nI.y we WOull honor and nprpetuatp in
eur midst or nus u''seIilsil ne L c
~ lollts
MS success I'll e'I"F'S !" I"lH' 'ti' wv!
20 streh %lAeil me "cah' 80 'ichl '''I
SICK ana 10 increase me c"hlorts Oh
poor,We give i'ee ti'alii>s i'l"St iner2i
iui "oi. Ahd' as Geher" l2hS, ytI ul l
porn gaze upon inns slla!' "H'ch we
are about 10 erect over MS = IA. = anu
ask " nat :heane'A tHis may
the sIght speen tielh on 10 similar
uesds OF UNSEEN lihtSS' an" 70 ~ q
tiat snaii De 4eiDiIii 10 Ii'e!l Leil""
men. ana now HeaNehlg a'Hei
grant US thy blessing upon all Oi"G Il
done here today. Bless, apuhuahtIE
this large assenblage or people, for'
give all our siis. LII upon us ne
hight or my recohciitu 1o"hteilace
and grant Us !ieace. thou Jesus NhrlsI
our Lulu -A'"eN'
mr. c0cHRAN'.; COMNIUNICATION.
The following COMMUNICATION IRON
DR.. j. Ii. Cochran was read by Mt.
WATSON
The monument to be erected over
the grave OF our late trend, upon
which is TO be traced IN letters OF iiSht
and love, will be this inscription
Sacred 10 the memory OF Df. JoAu
NJ. Einney.'
Whatever lmpertectl0n may be De
tected i'll the rhetoric OF TINS metaphor
II Is not altogether without us beauty
and slgnIllcaHcy. W ME perltSlhg tnS
record imprinted by the nahu Oh aIec
ton upon the pale lhnrbie when con
ceals the remains OF the one whOln We
tenderly loved, Row many toucllihs
"reminiscences ciuste apouU Iiie near
Every action, WORD ana loon Oh VIZ
departed come ruShlhS Hack upon th'
memory, and live alresh III the aiec
tions OF the soul, with more imam pFlS
tine endeafInehl. " me gazing upon
the memorial OF our iate lrIelu, GAei
ciseS not remotely AKIN TO lnoSe which
We have described, possesses tht
bosom OF each and every citlLeL
amongst us.
\ side from the numerous te5timon
ials from other sources OF Its accept
;tncy, regarding the lalthIui anu cTeHi
table pertormaciie OF many aut @fuu
Gus duties OF DIS Pfolesslol!' ms ihIeiis'
humanity anu love Tor MS lelioW De
ings, eXempliIied IN many forms, re
ours to our grateful and adulrInS re
collections, and secures Il tribute o
tears and of praise.
Whatever otGer ends we may iiaV
in view in the erection OF this monu
ment to the memory OF Or. tlnuey
/ one great object Is 10 Keep alive in on
hearts a living recollection OF his pr
waite worth as well as his public bent
factions. This monument, therefore
| is commemorative, and is intended b.
its founders, though in Il more suOlim
and sacred sense, that memorials 0
affection, passing from the dying L
| the living, are designed to accomplish
| That the services and sacrifices o.
| DR.. Finney should be gratefully com
memorated, seems to be the universe
sentiment OF the people OF our county
In every land where even civilization
irrespective of Christianity has exert
ed its elevating influence, We find tina
| this generous emotion of the human
| heart, has nobly displayed itself L
| the erection Of sepuicnrai monument
| TO the memory OF those who have bee
! esteemed the beuefactors of their race
| But how does this splendid exhibition
| Of sympathy and heartfelt affection
| by both sexes and from all denoluIna
tions here assembled, dwindle int
lnsignilicancy, when colnpareu VII
the sublime condecensioh' lhe ulsll
terested and seli-sacr!iiclhS nature o
the man, protected by tie majesty o
II popular and ennODunE ancestry