The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22

Present--second Company Governor
Foot Guard Attended In a Body Re
marks by Rev. DIR. Lcete Of Dwlgh
Place Church.
| The funeral of Rev. DR.. Justin e
| Twitchell, former pastor of DWigh
| Place church, was held yesterday after
noon in Northampton, Mass. large
| delegation of the Second company Gov
ernor's Foot Guard of this city, OF
| which Dr. Twitchell was chaplain fol
| a number of years and up to the time
| of his death, attended the funeral
| Thirty-eight members of the company
under command of Major Clark left
this city for Northampton in special
car attached to the Hoo train for
Springfield yesterday forenoon. AT
| Springfield the company changed cars
and went direct to Northampton. Other
New Haven friends of the deceased
were present at the funeral, among
them Mrs. f. Howard Russell, who sang
two solos at the funeral service. The
solos were angels Ever Bright and
Fair" and ETERNITY" both being sung
in splendid voice and admirably rem
dered
The services We're held at DR. witch
ellis late residence in Northampton and
the bearers at the house were Deacons
Smith, North, McDermott and Kilbourn
of Dwight Place church, this city, and
the following officers of the Foot Guard
Sergeant S. G. Wade and Sergeant ".
F.. Mcneil as active bearers. Other
bearers, honorary, from the Second
company were Sergeant w. G. Doherty
Sergeant Edwin j. Smith, Sergeant ]. b.
Mcqueen and Sergeant James A.
Church. The company marched from
the residence to the grave, where the
bugler blew the call taps"
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful including large wreath from
the Second company with bunch of
500 violets, the whole forming a most
beautiful floral piece. The members of
the Foot Guard who attended We're:
Major Clark, ex-Major Brown, Captain
Johnson Captain White, Captain Bost-
wick and Captain j. Nj. Townsend;
Lieutenant Stannard, Hospital Steward
Hendee Sergeants Weed, Beecher,
Smith, Mcqueen, Short Doherty, Sum-
mers; Corporals Fairchild, Treat, Dow,
Gilhuly, Parish, Woodruff; Ensign
Thompson and Privates Brown Mum
son, Church, Sweet, Coburn, Cayrl,
Tucker, Wakeman. Brown Farnam,
Daniels, Bowman, Brockway and
Thomas.
The officiating clergymen We're Rev.
DIR. Leete of this city, who succeeded
DR.. Twitchell as pastor of Dwight Place
church, Rev. DR.. Rose and Rev. Dr.
Weber of Northampton, all of whom
made remarks. DR.. Leete spoke as fol-
lows: 3@
/ feel here. friends, in this presence,
that 1 am hardly entitled to speak at
all; and am sure that of that large
life, related to the universal church of
Christ. as was His in its bearings, in in
tellectual lines and spiritual acquisi-
tons, I certainly cannot speak. AS
successor of DR.. ,Twitchell in the church
in New Haven, / occupy a peculiar po-
sition here My thoughts are of spe
cial nature, and cannot be general. !
had never met the doctor four times,
but / am meeting his work every hour
AS | came this way this morning, with
the beautiful prophecy Of spring writ
ten in the heavens as we'll as in this
calendar, l passed place after place
with which, through relations of blood
or fellowship, am especially connect
ed; and / thought of that verse of
Scripture which, 1t seems to me, Is the
verse that we can all we'll take to our
thought to-day: eye are reaping that
upon which We bestowed no labor;
other men labored and We have en-
tered into their labors." AS have gone
rom house to house in the short minis
Try of year, in which homes the |
coming of his footstep was always q
glad sound, | have heard from all lips
he words of sympathy and love and |
which | am sure they would |
rave me speak to-day, If they knew [ /
we're to speak at all. A man stood by |
ne as we looked upon the doctors pic
ure three or four weeks ago in the
ecture, and with tears on his cheek, he
aid, II loved that man. And that is
he word / have heard from so many
he word of recognition and of glad APP
,reciation of life which was self-sac-
ificing, and assiduous and constant in
service. The people of New
1aven loved the doctor The scores of
lis own church who are here to-day;
his large company, representing the
of the army life, represent
ng large connection which he had al
Ways cherished, from the day when he
nlisted as chaplain in the civil war
II these and that large company who
annot be numbered, would have me
ay I'VE loved him." | think l may
ruly say / have never met a pastor,
r heard Of a pastors work. of which
zen would speak with such absolute
saying 1t was work of
I'VE. He loved his. people, and his peo-
lie loved him. They felt that what he
aid he meant; and when he took their
ands and looked into their eyes when
ney were dim with sorrow and when
e stood, as with an inspired presence ,,
times, to speak of that far land to
hich we go, to defy those wondrous
e was a messenger Of God to them. +.
nd what more ought we to wish to
ny of one who occupies the sacred
ask? What more can we do, as jour :
eying on together to the judgment we
re discharging our duties one to an !,
her!
There are two thoughts which come :
me to-day One is of the usefulness =
life; another seems to be Of it's flu
lity. He came to tarry among you for .
while m rest IN OpGp his ayas with