The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-15
AT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH.

Funeral Services of Miss Nettie F.
 Smith-A Large Attendance-Serm
 by the Pastor, MT. Dent, and Rev.
 MT. Smith, Former Pastor
 A deeply pathetic occasion was that of the funeral yesterday afternoon at St. Andrews church, In the annex, of a very estimable young lady, Miss Net tie E. Smith, youngest daughter of MT and Mrs. George w. Smith of Trum- bull street, this city. There was a large attendance of deeply sorrowing friends, and the pastor of the church, Rev. E. A. Dent, and the former pas tor, Rev. A. J. Smith of East Norwalk, officiated. As the caslet was borne to the church, the pastors leading the funeral procession, Rev. MT. Dent read from the Scriptures the impressive words, T am the resurrection and the life etc. The casket was literally covered with lovely floral pieces and other offerings of the most beautiful flowers of the season. The church was adorned with palms and flowers in profusion, and in front stood two splen- dld HUI dl PlcSSS, OliG lliSIllUEu III illl- mortelles, "Our Nettie,' being a mas sive Gate Ajar" of choicest roses in great profusion, the other equally love ly, being large basket of flowers, from which were suspended long white silk ribbons, inscribed with the pathet- ic words, Sweetheart, Farewell" The funeral exercises began with the sing ing by 8 quartet composed of Mrs. Ja. cobs, Miss Meacham, MT. A. P Allen and MT. Charles Wilcox, MT Arthur Kelcey presiding at the organ. The opening address was by the pastor, who in words tlnged with deep, earnest feeling, spoke in words of deep sym pathy and of much beauty of the af- fecting loss which had come to the be- reaved family and the church in the death of this young lady who seemed to win all hearts by the beauty of her life and character, her unaffected ten- derness of heart, her filial affection and charming ways.
 The pastor, with much impressive ness and feeling, spoke of the beautiful inspiring words of Paul, pointing man. kind to the Christians hope of a bless ed immortality. To-day with sombre gloomy skys we had gathered, he said, In sorrow and in tears to lay away the remains of a loved one. But beyond the pearly gates there was no weep ing, no more funerals, no more death. Look not at the things that are seen, but look at those not seen, which are eternal
 Rev. Mir Smith followed, making a beautiful address full of consolation. He spoke of the mysterious dispensa- tions of Providence that sometimes be- fall us. But He knoweth all and His wisdom is unfailing, though inscruta- ble God sometimes takes from us our fairest flower, but it is only to transplant 1t to a cline of perpetual bloom in the garden of the Lord, to grow up in the care of angels, to bloom forever. Oh! may God inspire us to look up and through the rift in the clouds to-day and see the bright sky of never ending delight beyond. The daughter now gone beckons father, mother, brother, sister to steer for the port of heaven where she waits your coming. The speaker then beautiful ly spoke of the deceased whom he had baptized when twelve years of age and later received into the church, and of her service as Sunday school teacher in St. Andrews; of her charming win someness as a child, the brightness of her greetings, her affectionate, loving character as daughter, her graces of person, of mind and of heart, and her love for the Sunday school and the church. This beautiful daughter, this beautiful life, this beautiful character, end not with the cold tomb. To-day she is in the beautiful city where God wipes away all tears forever more There she awaits her loved ones.
 After the closing of the services with singing and the benediction, the funer- al cortege proceeded to the new ceme- tery in East Haven, where the inter- ment took place in the family lot Beecher & Bennett were the undertak- CTS in charge