The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

upon funeral pyre those dead friends
had been burned, that the whole COM
Inunity had been startled by terrible
crime in its details most awful tragedy,
and was lead To say with the apostle
What is life, vapor which appears for
"a moment and then vanishes away 1t
Is sad 20 think thai / shall see these
friends no more; that every Sabbath
shall fail 10 see that young girl who had
shown such fidelity and interest in the
affairs of the Sunday school, the church
and the better life. In n time like this
we need consolation, and to whom shall
we go but TO the Father of Mercies, who
comforteth us in all our Affections,
and who can give us that same consolation
wherewith we are sustained. God Is not
god of dead persons, but Of the living
and these iifcleSs forms which week ago
were with us in complete health, vigor
and gladness remind us that their spirits
are freed and have passed on to the
brighter realms above, and while today
we tearfully assemble here they are In
paradise and are rejoicing in life eternal.
/ shall think of this child as ono among
the crowds that carry the palm branches
ana wear white robes. and OF the parents
who had been so much TO her in the last
eight years of her life as beings who have
Joined with the angels in saying, Great
and wonderful are Thy works . Lord.
God Almighty. just and upright are Thy
ways o King of Nations, who would NOT
fear Thy name
The Father Greater Than All.
1T is Of course terrible tragedy by
which they were deprived Of life and
doubling ones may ask what can be hoped
for, how, when we lie down at night shall
we bo protected from those who seek our
destruction. Our Father is greater than
all, and no man can pluck you out of
His hands. This Is the anniversary
OF the sad day when our Saviour said:
It Is finished, and My God why hast thou
forsakcn me? God did not forsake him
and He viii not forsake you. Here and
there some maddened brutal being may
take innocent life as was done In this in
stance, "a crime which sent thrill over
all New England, but we can safely
reckon on the aid and protection OF our
fellow citizens and upon that of the Great
Father"
The choir sang $50 Bury Thy Sor-
row, and Row. g. J. White Of Woon-
socket followed with an address similar
In thought 20 that of the first speaker,
the choir sang Jesus Lover OF My Soul
and after the bcnediction the remains
were conveyed from the church To the
hearses, the bearers being Francis q.
Smith, Thomas III. Sweet, James M.
Irons and Amos Dyer. The large congrc-
cation followed 20 the sidewalk, and rs
the mOurners passed out those who were
OF the town missed just four familiar
fuces They were those of tho three vic-
Tins and that OF Martin L. Mowry. who
IN a cell ar Cranston Is brOOding over his
terrible decd, for nobody else Is hold re-
sponsiblc for the tragedy. The saddest Of
ali that sad company In the church were
the relatives of the murdered family.
SorrOwing Relatives.
They were I'm the front and even up TO
this beginning OF the end, they hardly
realizcd the stupeudous character of tho
work Of Martin Mowry. Those present
included Shadrnck Mowry, father Of tho
murdered woman, and his wife who live
In Oakland. Frederick M. Mowry. the
numbered girls father and brother Of
tho murdered woman. lie was accom-
pacd, by his wife. They were from Oak
land. Miss Annie Reynolds sister OF the
murdered man from Providence, Albert
Shcpardson and wife the latter hcing
sister of Mrs. Reynolds, from Moosup.
Edwin Sheparison nephew of Mr. Rcy-
nolds also from Moosup, Conn, Mr.. Peter
j. 1rumpler. who adopted Mamie the
sister of the muider,d girl. He Was ac-
cumpani,> Nv the sister who u ~ wears
old. They camc from Pawtucket; James
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