The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
JOHN BROWNS FUNERAL SERMON.
Preacher Still Living in Maine Says He
Was Tabooed for Oficiating.
From the BoIton Heral

From the Boston Herald.
The Rev. DR.. Joshua Young. who oflciated at
the funeral OF John Brown. is living at Prout's
Neck. Maine. Being Ned to relate the Incl
dents connected with Us attending tho funeral
OF forty years ago. he ap!ied: Il had never
met John Brown, but was Arm aholitonist.
and thoroughly In sym patty with his purpose.
For eleven years was member OF the vigil
lance committee. and belonged to the abolition
school at the time the Fugitive Slave act was
under consideration in Boston. In Burllnaton
was what was termed tho station keeper OF
the underground railroad taking a part in the
transfer OF fugitive slaves from one state to
another. harbored at my home many slave.
1t was not difficult for me to render assistance
to escaping slaves. for l was very near the Ca
madam border"
After Browns execution. and learned that
his body was to to be brought to his homo at
North Elba. l was determined to attend tho
funeral. / was accompanied on the trip By Mr..
L. G. BiReow. one of my Burlington parish
ioners. an enthusiastic aboltionist. Il was
long. hard. midwinter journey. We started In
the midst OF Il northeast rain. and when We
reached there it was showing hard. We trav-
elsd by cart roads through the blazed woods.
and nearly persisted from the cold. Had not
been young and vigorous man. I never could
perl IEs ride g., Vat, r,,. .,o.. .,.,.., .
the morning, and the burial took place at
o'clock In the Afternoons , ! hsppensd to be the
the widows Of four iaembers OF Brown
she grave had been dug. Wendell PStiips .1SG
supported the widow Of Oliver Brown, I offered
ny arm to Mrs Watson Brown, and Mr.
One Incident ! had cause to particularly
b vas KS 80 often asrwsEa
70 her grief repeated the seripturel passage:
so.s TSIS thsrs
isiaid up for me crown q righteousness
details With the f Ssrr YI and
S B %aS1sd 10 how Go@d claim
srsstpent Fes.iyei from farmer friends af ter
GsutfersJ, great deal from, the ,rebuTS I re-
GeiySd, Many persona who had been exceed
streets. and somo Of my practitioners would
pass et. me without hs sign 1 Of reeoEptioni Ny
that bad ruined Tor iifo my chan s es'a as
t npi1ia . OF the co;rel: and was informed
the sentiment that | Dug ht to he strung up as
high es old John BROWN
dissolution ofmy relations W tn the church
at Burlington was m out come OF my conneoC
ton with the Brown funeral. but continued In
the ministry despite the predictions that
could never again ind pastorate. The feel
Ing again aboitionists was as strong in some
portions OF the North In those days as 1t was in
the South, The sentiment was stronger In
Vermont than in Massachusetts, for, owing to
their neGrnessto New York, vermonters nat
urally followed in New Yorxs trend OF senti-
ment. rather than patterninG after the people
Il was well acquainted with William LLOYD
Garrison. | witRessed the rendition OF the
slave, Anthony Bnrns-a shameful day for
Hsss9ehusetts: / will be remembered that
on the margin OF paper In his cell: i. John
Blown am now quite certain that the crimes
OF this guilty land will never be purged away
but with blood; ! had asI now think, yainly
II might be done How soon tbis prophecy was
ulnIled! Il is Impossible to ,fnd n all history
life than that Of John Brown"
The Rev. Or. Young is a native OF Randolph
Ne. graduate Of Bowdoin College, class OF
1915: and OF the Harvard Divinity School, class
OF 184S. Ten years ago Bowdon College con
ferred on him the degree OF Doctor Of divinity.
Last February he lAd Mrs.. Young celebrated
their golden wedding.