The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-15
CHARLES II. LOWELL.
The First Funeral Of a Portland
Soldier.
TOUCHING SERVICES AT HIS
MOTHERS HOUSE.
Address By Rev. Israel Luce-Ths High
School Cadets Escort the Body to the
Grave.

School Cadets Escort the Body to the
Grave.
In the quiet of a bright and beautiful
Sunday morning there occurred
soldier whose life was sacrificed during
the Spanish war-Ser geant Charles d.
Lowell of Co. B, 1st Regiment Maine Vol
unteers, who died at Chickamauga last
Tuesday. The funeral, which occurred
at the residence Of his mother, Mrs. F.
E. Lowell. at No. 249 Cumberland street,
was rendered more sad than it would
naturally have teen by the recollection
that only week ago yesterday the young
soldiers father was buried.
The remains were removed from tile
rooms of S. S. Rich & Co., where they
city. just before 10 O'Clock they were
escorted by the Portland High School
Cadets of which the deceased had been
an officer. The coffin was covered by the
American flag. The procession moved
to the slow tap of the drum, headed by
uu0 0ltt1u0 kJUuUO LILO nAN buS1o CUTDS,
through Congress, Pearl and Cumberland
streets, to the house. The body was not
removed from the hearse and the mill
tary stood at rest during the services. 1t
should be added that detachment from
the naval reserves on the Montauk was
present.
The house was filed and 400 or 500 peo-
pie were gathered in the street. The SER
vices, which were conducted by the Rev.
Israel Luce of South Berwick, formerly
of the Chestnut street NJ. e. church of
this city, were at once begun. Mr.. Luce
read Scripture selection which includ-
ed the 23d psalms part of the 10Th chap
ter of 1st Corinthians, and the 23d, 24th
and s5th verses of the 18th chapter of the
Gospel according to John, which verses
formed the text of his address:
And Jesus answered them. saying:
The hour is come that the son OF man
should be glorifed.
Verify, verify, say unto you. except
corn of wheat fall into the ground and
die, it abideth alone; but IT 1T die 1t
bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall 10 1t;
and he that hateth his life in this world
shall keep it unto life eternal.
Mr.. Luce spoke briefly, and cheeringly
In substance, as follows:
The Christian religion has this in its
commentator that every principle of life
underlying the interests of humanity
were clearly enunoiated by Christ, the
Son of Man. and wrought one, illustrated
in his own life. This text is one of these
principles. Would we know the law of
human progress in the development of
the human race we have it here, and this
is the key to unlock the mysteries OF
Divine Providence in the evolution OF
a nation or single individual life.
The Greeks had sodght to know Christ
and understand the underlying princi-.
pies of his kingdom. He gave answer in
the language read. To the Greeks human
greatness lay in thu line of culture and
human Qualification. But Christ an
nounced the thought that his supreme
hope lay along the path OF service and
suffering. His crowning hours of life
was on the cross. He had said: "Whoso-
would be great among God let him be
your servant" To illustrate he girded
himself with a towel and washed the
disciples feet. tNot to be ministered
unto, but to minister" The highest
honor amy human life can render is the
privilege of service. Those hands of
Christ now busted with washing the
disciples feet, had once beon busy in the
work of creation, in unfolding the uni.
verse, but never more worthily than at
the moment referred to. And in this he
indicated the direction of human aInbit-
ion. The spirit of the Lord God was up
on him.
And the young and beautiful life of our
Charlie has, in its measure, illustrated
this sublime principle in tie 4. service of
his country, and in his end. The oppor-
few short years he has shown a devotion
of his life to interest outside of himself.
When the country called for her loyal
sons to stand by her in the solution of
the problem of human liberty for the op-
pressed Cubans which Providence had
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among the 300, 900 or more who respond
ed there was no one better fitted by loyal
ty of spirit to respond to the call than our
young friend, and his early schooling in
military tactics in which he had shown
more than ordinary enthusiasm had add.
ed to his other qualifications. And
though he was not permitted to go upon
the battlefield and face the foe, the moral
influence which he and thousands of 9TH
ers gave to the campaign by their quick
and hearty response to heavens call for
the deIiverance of the oppressed and
suffering masses of Cuba, weighed more
by far in the victories over the foe than
a score of regiments.
Our young friend was one of Gods
ministers in the sublime victories which
one nation has achieved over the OPP
pressor of peoples, and the sacrifices that
he made in tearing himself away from
a home that was dear to him, from sick
and dying father and from an afectionate