The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
Al REST.
Impressive Funeral
Services.
TOUCHING EULOGY.
Tributes of Esteem Paid
George E. Batchelder.

liens gathered to do honor to a. former
public servant whose loss was keenIy
felt. 1t had been the wish of the fam
lily of the late Water Registrar George
e. Batchelder that the funeral service
should be of the most simple kind, but
out of Difference to the expressed de-
sire of hundreds of associates, both in
public and private life the services
were held at Old South Church, but
there they We're of the most unpreten-
tlOuS nature.
The exercises were conducted by Rev.
! A. Il. Conrad. The members of the city
government and heads of city depart
ments proceeded to the church in a
body At the church the funeral pro-
| cession was formed, headed by Dr.
Conrad.
The city officials occupied seats in
the body of the house to the left Of the
main aisle. Among those present were
Ills Honor Mayor Dodge, Aldermen
Henry Brannon, John R. Back, San
| ford c. Kendall, Charles A Vaughan,
| Napoleon p. Huot, Geo. &. Wall. Phil
| Up ]. O'ConneG, Councilmen Frederick
W. White, John f. Lundberg, John H.
| Connolly, Fred D. Johnson, Wesley
Merritt, John H. Meagher, John Riy-
Il.
Wis, City Clerk Enoch H. Towne, City
| Messenger Charles Marvin, Street Conn
missioner Wright S. Prior, Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings Charles Ii.
Peck John P. Streeto- Thomas Mon
ahan. c.. Herbert DeFosse, Frederick
W. White, Fred L. Hutchins, John B.
Bowker, George B. Hurlburt, Thomas
H. Dodge, Lyman A. Ely, John H
Howell, Amos Atkinson, David A. Mat
thews, Hiram r. Williamson, John G.
Brady, James Early, Abram A. Rheu-
TAM Hon. Edwin T. Marble, Benja-
min Booth, Gen. Robert II. Chamber
lain, Lucian B. Stone, r. James Tat
man, Charles x. Perry. James Bigelow,
Henry H. Flint, Edward 2. Taft, AL
bert F. Prentice, Herbert f. Hopkins,
s. Hamilton Coe, George NJ Rice, Gil
bert ]. Rugg, ex-Mayors Henry A.
March and Augustus B. r. Sprague,
William S. Barton. Samuel Mawhin-
ney, Harvey B. Wilder, William A.
Lytle, Charles H. Pinkham, Willard
Pond, James w Hunt.
The burial services was read as the
body was taken into the church and
placed in front Of the pulpit After
scriptural reading, a quartet, composed
of Benjamin A. Barber, John N. Morse,
William F. Little and James Fl. CAT
ferty, sang the hymns, Still still with
Thee and THY will be done"
LII. COnTdu, III Iue course Oh MS re-
marks, said: Life how full of mean
ingl Immortality, how unspeakably
severe! Eternity, how vast! Never
do we appreciate the full meaning of
a brotherhood of men until we stand
| face to face with death. At such times
| any spirit Of unkindness is rebuked.
We are all united about the open grave.
Our souls are blended in the last sad
words of farewell. The hush of silence
sobers our very beings. We stand face
to face with the eternal God.
Our friend and brother by his work
and deeds has long been known to
many Of us, even before he took upon
himself the burden of public service.
1t was his steadfast fidelity that COM
mended him to the citizens of Worces-
ter to fulfill with dignity and honor
alike to himself and his city, a service
in the general court.
when he was called into successive
public service, he acquitted himself no
bly,. That is the universal testimony of
his comrades in office.
Among his many notable character
istics was his uniform courtesy and
spirit of Self-COmmand even when un-
der great trial. Perfect confidence
was reposed in his every act. Through
out his many years Of service, he had
ever before him right purpose, he
knew how to be firm, and as a result
he has been a blessing to our city.
He knew also how to be patient and
hold himself in allegiance, when he was
not anticipating results. His friend
ship surrounded him with an atmos-
here of fidelity. He was a medita-
tive man. true ever to duty He was
wont to look beneath the surface of
things, and he has often remarked, 1--WE
see so much more than we can be-"
At such times as these, God enioins
upon us to look again upon the m San
ing of life. His memory is full of
riches and brotherly Kindness. For
the sweet recollections of such a life
as this, praise we God today"
The eulOgy was followed by prayer
and the hymn, In the home land" BY
the quartet, followed by the benedic-
ton.
Among those who were present at the
funeral were William G. Lichtenfels
II. F. A. Lange, William Downey and
B. j. Bertels, representing the Gesang
VeTein F'rohsinn; Forrest E. Barker
representing Montacute Lodge, A. F.
and A. M; William l.. Davis, r. w
Clifford, Arthur H. Burton and r.
James Tatman, representing Worcester
County Commandery, X. r.; Julius c..
Zadei, Arthur ]. Marble, William J.
Reardop and George C. Start, repre-
senting the local lodge of Elks, and
F. f. Forbes, president Of the New
England Water Works Association
Among those in attendance at the serv-
ice from out of the city were A. s.
Glover of Boston, Mr. and Mrs NJ. ~
Boardman of Georgetown and Mrs
Henry Browning Of New York
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