The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-21
In Death as Lin
Life.
WILLIAM |. CLARK.
Tender Tributes Are Offered
at His Funeral.

The funeral of VIM. L. Clark, whose
sudden death from heart failure oc-
CURED last Friday night, took place at
his late home, 9 Walnut street yester-
day afternoon at o'clock.
The funeral services which We're of
a very impressive nature, were attend
ed by q large gathering of prominent
business men who had been connected
with Mr.. Clark during the course of his
long career in Worcester. There were
also present many of the attendants of
Plymouth Church, of which the de-
ceased was a respected and consistent
member
The services were conducted by Few
DR.. Archibald McCulIagh, who dcliv-
cred a touching address upon the life of
Mr. Clark and offered tender words Of
comfort to the many bereaved friends
and relatives present. DR.. McCuHagh
said that the messenger of death called
Mr.. Clark very unexpectedly but had
found him ready to leave the concerns
of life and depart to a life eternal as
well prepared as any of mankind may
be
( In reviewing the deceased's life, the
speaker said that he had struggled
against early vicissitudes and had over
come them. He laid the foundations
of his later success by hard and toll
some endeavor, in the course of which
he never for moment forgot the sa-
cred obligations laid upon him by his
strong and abiding faith in the gospel
of Christ In all the course of his bust
ness career, his transactions and all his
worldly doings were governed by a
! CT 20 ut in n
Christian faith and a strict observance
Of It's rules and precepts, He carried
| his faith into his business, into his
! church, and preserved it to the day Of
| his death.
! DR.. McCullagh spoke of the interest
! Mr.. Clark took in the welfare Of Ply
mouth Church, and paid In tones that
| showed his evident personal emotion,
| a strong tribute to him as a man and
a church member. He referred partic-
ularly to the close relations that exist
ed between Mr.. Clark and himself as
a pastor, and said that he had always
found a true friend and supporter in
him. He closed his remarks with an
avowal of his belief in the happiness
attained by the deceased in an immor-
tai life, and spoke words of comfort to
those bereaved.
Dr. McCullagh's remarks were fol-
lowed by music by the Schumann Quar-
tet which also sang several other Sc
lections during the ceremonies. Among
them We're Jesus, lover of my soul,
Resting by and by" and Crossing the
bar"
The casket was covered with the
large number of beautiful floral trib.
utes, among which were a, pillow Of
white roses and chrysanthemums from
the sisters of Mr. Clark a bouquet OF
roses from the trustees of the Five
Cents Savings Bank, bouquet of roses
from the treasurer. teller and clerks OF
the bank wreath from William f. and
Henry L. Scribner, ivy wreath from
Mrs Henry Clark and daughter, ivy
cross from Misses Mary f. and Helen
j. Barnard, tablet of white pinks from
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Whittemore
basket of cut flowers from the Com
| monwealth Club, cross of red roses
from Lawrence Chapter Rose Croix,
| Maltese cross, pink and white roses
| from Worcester Commandery, knights
| Templar, white pinks from Misses Mar
garet and Anna Conlin, roses from Mrs.
! William c. Clark, roses from Mrs. Har-
Vey b. Wilder, roses from Miss Julia
NJ Manning, ivy wreath from Pinkham
& Willis.
Delegations were present from the
| various secret societies to which Mr.
| Clark belonged, as well as from the
Five Cents Savings Bank and from the
Commonwealth Club.
The bearers We're as follows: Stepher
| Sawyer J. Fl. Clark. Henry Goddard
8. R. Haywood, Col. E. b. Stoddard
Charles G, Reed.
Many prominent business and pro.
fessional men were present among
them being Gen A. 3. r. Sprague
Dr. l. P. Kinnicutt, Ex-Mayor Henry
A. Marsh, Lyman A. Ely, William A
Smith Edwin Brown William J. Hogg
Col II. S. Johnson. Frank Lancaster
Henry M. Witter Samuel r. Staples
William H. Sawyer, ]. Stewart Brown
Burton II. Wright Henry M. Clemence
Col A. G. Bullock Willard Pond, R
G. Taylor, Caleb Colvin, Samuel E. Will
lis, Roger f. Upham Stephen C. Earle
Nathaniel P. Paine, Daniel Seagrave
City Clerk Towne, Jerome Wheelock.
The burial was in the family lot a
Rural cemetery.
A special meeting of the trustees O.
the Five Cent Savings Bank was helC
yesterday at which the following mem
orial to the life and character of Mr.
Clark was drawn and placed on thu
records of the trustees:
| The announcement of the suddel
death, on Friday evening, the 18th inst.
of William Leonard Clark, one of tn
most respected and valued of our citi
zens, came as a surprise and shock Il
the community. For although well o.
toward fourscore, Mr.. Clark bore hi
age so we'll and was so active in bod,
and mind, as to give no warning tina
he might not continue in health AM
usefulness for years to come.
native and lifelong resident o
| Worcester, and ever loyal to his home
identified for many years with the lar
ger financial interests of our city,
man of sound Judgment, right feeling
courteous manners, and answering in
tegrity. we feel that his death, thougl