The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
A TRIBUTE.
Rev. Samuel
May
SENDS A LETTER.
Impressive Funeral Of Will
liam Whittemore.

ICES ol the ldle w lllldIn w nlClitinOTe
were held from his late residence on
Leicester hill this afternoon. They
were conducted in very quiet manner,
there being no flowers or singing, by
Mr. Whittemore's special request. Rev.
A. II. Coolidge of Worcester, Mr..
Whittemores former pastor, and Rev.
Nathaniel Seaver, pastor of the Uni
tartan Church where Mr.. Whittemore
attended, conducted the obsequies.
Rev. Mr.. Seaver opened the services
with an appropriate poem, which was
afterwards found to have been read al
the funeral of Mr.. Whittemore' s
father, John Whittemore. The
preacher read Scripture selections, but
excused himself from extended remarks
because others were to follow who had
known the dead man almost from boy
hood. Rev. Samuel May, his former
pastor, had been invited to take part,
but instead sent the following beautiful
letter:
The friend and neighbor whose long
protracted illness has deeply appealed
10 our sympathy and moved our sorrow
rer MIN and his family, has been one of
our best known and respected citizens
Tor much more than the scriptural
three-score years and ten" He passes
from the home to which he was ever
SO attached and faithful, and where he
mas received such true and devoted
care, at the advanced age Of rs. And
yet prior to the sudden and short at
TACK OF a few years ago, no one, I
thlnk, had looked upon him as an aged
man. Wen do | remember that he and
his brother James were among the pu-
pils when our Sunday school was orga-
nlzed, which his other brother John
and ms sister. Mary-afterwards Mrs.
denfy Warren-were among the young
est teachers. Early relations like
these make deep impressions, and I
nave always regarded that group of
young people as never quite ceasing TO
pe Young, making it difficult for me to
talnk of them as having reached old
age. 'iu
The personal interest and regard
then subsisting between them and nv
ser nave continued through the many
Intervening years, without, / believe
the least break or change | testify to
their upright and useful vet modest
ana self-respecting lives: to the places
they have worthily filed among men
ana TO their business diligence and in
teSrlty; even until now their children
yes and their grandchildren are with
US, striving to fill their places so faith
4ully ana We'll.
or all that considerable family
Whlch tirst knew in Leicester. one
only continues with us-the yenerabl
lady who has just attained Sc years #
is not uniting, then, that / should
in these memorial servi-
ces, though not able to be present in
person. -
circumstances occur to me i'm the
long life of our dear and honored Will
nam Wnlttemore, which illustrate his
carry interest in the larger views of
Goq ana of his government of men
when at the early day of which I
Spear, We're not generally proclaimed
mere. lie never failed to do his part
10 promote those larger views and
llVed TO see them extensively though
not universally accepted among inteIIi-
gent christian believers and workers
When beginning active business for
it was with but the scantiest
means, put his resolute purpose, his
eerluI industry, and his good char
flr maze friends for him. After
loIls ana many labOrs which were
sometimes sharp struggles, he reached
a good degree of prosperity and fond
II IN ms power to render help to others
IN his turn. He had the will tn do n
and rejoiced thereat -
lie VIII never, / feel assured. prefer
any boastful claims before anv tribn-
llal' but, at that great assize where
our works do follow US" he win meat
d righteous God and mercifuf Father,
anu may near one say to him, "In as
inuch as you did 1t unto the least of
these, my brethren, YOU did if unfo
me-" II "'llo
ro,oo.4 Samuel May.
WI CooHoge Followed with yefv an
preciative and sympathetic renar1ts |
inspired by his long acquaintance VIII
me IdIhlly ana closed with a touching
E P5aysr. me Fearers were Theodore
w ooucock, ana John Disco of Worces
YER associates in the card clothing bus
mess; George Mann and George Hatch |
llfe-long friends: Milo Bolton and To,
seph gibbs, former employees, and alsol
relatives The body was put in tha
tomb at Pine Grove cemetery. Rev.
Nathaniel Seaver read the 23d psalm
ana Key. A. Fl. Coolidge pronounced the
'iie
Laborer Commissioner Julian r
Irask of New Hampshire is a guest at
the Leicester. Commissioner Trasl< has
just returned, in company with a |
party OF New Hampshire Grand ARMY
men from Philadelphia where thew Sc
cured accommodations for the next ma
Ilohal encamoment at the Continental
hotel. The party included Department
commander a. S. Twitchell of Gorham.
senior Vice Commander D. E. Proctor
OF Wilton, Assistant Adjutant General
FRANK Butler, and Gen. c. H. Herbert |
and Past Commander James Minot Of |
Concord.
Joseph Adams of Cherry Valley was
agreeably surprised by friends at the
residence of Henry McKenna, Main
street, on Wednesday evening. Willis |
j. Bottomly made a witty speech and
presented him with a handsome meer |
pipe and shaving set. Refresh |
ments were served.
William N. Seaver of Harvard College
entertained at his home this evening
a party of Leicester college students. |
past and present
Conductor Harry Henshaw of the
work Wednesday, but is still very lame
Worcester and Suburban returned to
and sore.
Hon. Charles A. Denny and family
are residing at TIA Main street, Worces-
ter for the winter.
Nathan Lamb is quite i'll with pneu-
monia.
Miss Ruth Grosvenor has returned
from New Worcester, where she spent
Christmas with relatives.
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