The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-31
HIS MEMORY HONORED,
Welcome Mission Tributes
to Work of the Late
A. A, Mclaughlin.

The executive board of Welcome Mis-
sion, wishing to record its deep regret
for the reath of Angus A. Mclaughlin,
and to give public expression to the
esteem in which they hold his services
while living, have made this minute
for the records of the institution.
Ever since the mission became known
to the people of Worcester, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin has been deeply interested in
the support and progress of the work
This interest has steadily increased
as an officer he has served faithfully
and earnestly endeavored to engage
the interest and support OF all classes
of the people.
When many man would have call
ed himself physically unable to fulfil
even his business duties, he not only
persisted in such duties to make pro-
vision for the needs of others, but con-
tinued the arduous duties in connec-
ton with the mission, fearing that no
other would carry it on. SO abiding
and intense was this concern, that, all
though upon physicians imperative
advice he temporarily laid down the
work, when another crisis in the mis-
sion's affairs found no one willing to
accept the difficult task, he, with full
knowledge of his condition, and fresh
from the sad offices of respect and love
to deceased kindred, once more deter
mined to undertake the responsible
ties OF the work he so much loved say
ing: IF no one else will, then l must. I"
As president of the board, he was an
able and practical manager and a CON
slant attendant upon both the relig-
ious and business meetings, counting
no sacrifice too great for the sake OF
the mission work.
Finally, without recompense and at a
sacrifice to his own business, he began
the work of visiting the churches to
solicit the aid which was necessary for
the maintenance of the home for men.
In the beginning of this work he fell,
loyal and faithful, and left a record in
his practical martyrdom, which is hon
orable and Christ-like.
He was highly respected among all
men, even by those who did not APP
preciate his enthusiasm. He was hon
ored for his integrity and earnest Chris
tan character. Especially was he low
ed by the men of the mission, who
knew of his constancy and unselfish de-
votion to their interests. He himself
has revealed some of the motives of
the untiring zeal which characterized
his life. He has often said, within the
past few months: Il have learned to
see the image of God in the most de-
graded men,"
We know that his life is not lost, but
has been sown in the deeds of selfIsac-
rifice, in the lives of needy and fallen,
but now redeemed men.
We wish to express our deepest re-
grets to his family, who know his vir-
tues we'll; to his church which has
shared in the munifcent gift of his life
and to the city, which has lost one of
its best citizens One who counted not
away. Wherefore, be it resolved:
That we respectively petition the
Christian and all other benevolently
disposed citizens Of the city to hear
this eloquent plea of a consecrated
man whose life was given to a noble
charity, and to generously respond with
gifts of money, that that noble work
may be carried on, the only worthy
memorial which an appreciative public
may make to honor an heroic and I'M
selfish devotion.
That this minute and appeal be
spread upon the records of the mission,
and printed in the daily papers.
That we, the members of the execu-
tive board, will give a renewed devo-
ton and zeal to the interests of this
work, soliciting the aid of the people
and of God.
S. B. Meeser.
Willard Scott
Edwin t. Chaplin.
William H. Cook
Charles L. Short.
Eliot White.