The Portland daily press., 1897-01-14
FUNERAL OF WARREN SPARROW.
Tributes from Rev. Mr.. Wright and DR..
Jenkins.

The funeral Of Warren Sparrow was
held yesterday afternoon at state Stree!
church. At the residence in Deerina
brief services were conducted by Rev.
Or. Jenkins and Rev. Mr.. Wright. AT
the church the services were conducted
by the same clergymen. The Maine Board
of Underwriters was present In body
and the Aged Brotherhood and many
business men were in attendance.
After music by the choir composed OF
Mrs. Bellows, Mrs. Cloudy. Messrs. Will
Stookbridge and Harry Merrill, there
was scripture reading and prayer by DR..
jenkins after which Rev. Mr.. Wright OF
st. Lawrence Street church spoke as fol-
lows:
Dear Friends-There Is nothing that
more enriches life than the fellowship
communion and oompanionship with
those who truly love God is a priceless
blessing.
l have much reason to bless God today
that in the early years of my ministry
l formed the acquaintance and enjoyed
the friendship of Deacon Sparrow. de
impressed me from the first, as true
man of God His sanctity andss sincerity
won my profound respect. We speak Of
soriptual saints as linen of God, amt
Servants of God" We think Of them
as peculiarly inspired men and fear to
place the saints of to day on level with
them. Warren Sparrow was In my
thought prominently "a man Of God"
"a holy man. knew him, not in his
domestic life or In bis business life, but
his religious life-that side of his nature
n oh cd hn I0d fr.v,
He was deeply imbuied with the evan.
gelioal spirit, and was great friend OF,
and believer in evangelists. During the
great religious movement in our CITY In
1877 under Ray. George O. Needbam, Mr..
Sparrow was prominent worker and
leader. 1t was then that Game to know
the qualities and worth of the man. His
deep interest in svangelistic work in our
city outside the ordinary services of the
church, never led him to discredit Or
undervalue the regular ministry of the
word. He was loyal to his own church.
He was personal friend of Mr.. Moody
and a frequent visitor to his Mortified
school. At my last interview with Deacon
Sparrow he spoke of the great refresh
ing the Mortified meetings of lasg sum
mer impaired in his soul.
Deacon Sparrow was a great student
of the Bible. and have received many
valuable suggestions and much help
from his views of Divine truth. | am
grateful for the privilege of speaking
these few appreciative words here In
memory Of my aged and honored friend.
There is one passage Of the New les
lament which has been continually In
my mind since Deacon Sparrow's
death. 1t may appropriately be applied
to him: "For he was good man, full
of the Holy Ghost and of faith" he
Was good man, in the possession of
those virtues which all men praise; he
was pre-eminently a spiritually minded
man, moved, guided and comforted by
the Divine Spirit. He was man Of liv.
ing and growing faith in Christ. Surely
for him "to live was Christ, and for
paradise. how blessed to dwell In the
presence of God to uphold the face Of
the Master he loved and hear his well
CT. ae home: "Well done good and faith
full servant; enter thou into the joy of
thy Lord"
Rev. DR.. Jenkins then said that it was
impossible TO condense in a few brief
I emarks the history Of life of eighty
wo years. He spoke of the relations of
such life to the church, to the business
world, to the family. He too would give
a text "they shall bear fruit in old age.
He spoke Of the charms of old age, its
ripened experiences, and compared 1t to
the mellow fruit so superior to that
which Is immature.
After DIR. Jenkins's remarks the choir
sang again, and the benediotion was pro-
The pail bearers were, DR.. I. T. Dana,
Woodbury. S. Dana, D. W. Clark and
Sylvester Mari. The interment was in
Evergreen cemetery.