The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-23
THE LATE DR.. TWITCHELL
TRIBUTES IN HIS HONOR at
DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.

q. A. X. Members Prese
by General Howard, Rev. DIR. Watson
L. Phillips and Rev. Or. Levi Gilbert
The memorial services in honor of the
late Rev. j. e. Twitchell, D. D., at the
very impressive and a fitting testimo-
NAL to the memory of one of New Ha-
Ven's best known pastors. The audito-
rum was crowded with q congregation
representative of all sects, and most of
those present were firm friends of the
former pastor of Dwight Place church.
The Second company, Governors Foot
Guard, occupied the center pews in the
church. having marched from their ar
mory in a body. Their brilliant red uni
forms and the blue coats OF the large
number of the members of the G. A. r.
in attendance gave to the scene an air
of military brilliancy. The colors of the
Foot Guard, too, were in evidence, hav-
ing been placed upright within the
chancel railing along with the national
colors. These and some potted palms,
in which was EMPOWERED an excellent
picture of the late pastor, formed the
only decorations in the church.
The exercises commenced at 1880 In
trOductory remarks were made by Dr.
Leete and some very fine singing was
given by the choir. The preliminary
exercises over, General Q. o. Howard
Of Tennessee, Rev Watson L. Phillips,
D. D., and Rev. Levi Gilbert, D. D.,
were introduced In the above order as
the speakers of the occasion. All three
were close friends of DR. Twitchell when
he was alive, and more fitting speakers
for such an occasion could not have
been chosen. General Howard had often
spoken at Dwight Place church during
the pastorate of DR.. Twitchell and was
a lifelong comrade of the minister, both
having spent their boyhood days togeth
er. Rev. DR.. Phillips is now chaplain
of the Foot Guard, the position so long
occupied with honor by Dr. Twitchell,
and Rev. DIR. Gilbert was welcomed to
his present pastorate by DR.. Twitchell,
who extended him the good wishes of
the Dwight Place congregation.
Few in the large audience but were
impressed by the remarks of General
Howard. Tall, broad-shouldered, every
inch soldier and with his empty sleeve
hanging by his side, a mute testimonial
of his bravery, it was impossible not to
perceive In the rugged, honest, gray
bearded face the qualities that made his
friendship dear to the late minister. A
speaker more in sympathy with his sub
ject it would have been impossible to
find. Pathetic as was the soldiers brief
narrative, in opening, of the recent
brave death of his son in the Philippines
he did not let 1t deter him in the least
from his purpose in attending the SER
vice, and his address which followed
was a noble tribute of an old soldier to
a dead comrade. But the simplicity of
his description of his sons unfortunate
ending was the more saddening perhaps
on this account.
His son, he said, was in command of |
/ small detachment, which, In charge of |
4 steam launch, was towing a string of
barges, containing supplies for the
troops, up the river. Without warning
Spaniards from ambush opened fire up
on the party and many We're killed,
young Howard among the number. Said
the speaker
HE lived probably one minute after
being shot His words in that time, as
they have been repeated to me, Were: |
Whatever happens to me, keep the |
aunch going The launch was kept go
ng and before long had passed out of
'ange, so that the much needed supplies /
we're brought in due time to the waiting
roops I say to you tonight, as your
ate pastor would have said to you
Keep the launch going; keep on con-
yerting souls to Christ
A deep silence followed the speakers
appealing tale, which lasted through
tut the remainder Of his remarks. Con-
inuing, he said:
1t is with a misgiving in my heart
hat / undertake to say anything on
uch an occasion as this concerning
ny beloved friend, Justin Edwards
'witchell, who has so recently gone
rom our midst to the conscious rest
f disciple of our common Master.
1uch as I have been with him in So
iety work, in social fellowship and in
he anniversaries of our order, as soon
s 1 was asked for something in the
inc of memorial l began to see at
nee how inadequate was my knowl
dge of the different epochs of his
aithful life.
The first skeleton sketch gives the
lace of his birth-Sherburne Mass,
nd the date, January 90 1885. In
family / began to see q parallel with
ly own birthplace and year, and longed
1r more light. He was five years
ounger than I, and yet, like so many
{ our comrades of the G. A. r.. is !
head of me on the other shore. (
ave glanced at his father, with his l
erious nature and his mother with I
err CHEEKY, sweet uplifting influence, I
nd other environments of the home I
fe on that New England farm, where I
little later at Ashland Mass, he grew I
ito manhood, being taught not only 1
books, in the schools, and in the
1urch of the neighborhood, but being c
structed in all his grand elements of
rength. From the farm and the /
,untry life such men as DR.. Twitchell j.
me. Here is derived the physical and l.
lie mental, the moral and the spiritual O
ores which result in veritable sue t
ss. O
At an academy in New Hampshire, a
Id at the unique and famous college 1
Amherst, he spent eight important t
ears of his youth. How he worked in g
fferent capacities, how he toiled in t
aching and otherwise to defray the s
'nenses of his academic and college fl