Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-14

tutions in the state. besides many
from other states. with whom Gen. Es-
tey was associated in social, official
or business capacity. The Baptist
church, where the funeral was held,
was filed to overlooking, as was also
the vestry which opens from the main
audience room. 1t is estimated that
1900 people attended the service.
while the body. clad in the full dress
uniform of a brigadier-general. was
seen by hundreds of people who did
not remain during the funeral service
for lack of room.
At - o'clock prayer was offered at
the residence by Rev. f. f.. Marble,
Phi. d.. pastor of the First Baptist
church, there being present the mem
bers of the family. relatives and others
with whom Cen Estey was associ-
ated. The body was then taken to the
church, where it lay i'm state from
! 1880 to o'clock. The body was
accompanied by a guard of honor
made up largely of members of Gen.
! Estey's former military staff and pres
ent and past officers of the Vermont
| National Guard. as follows: Col. O. ID.
| Clark of Montpelier. Lieut. Col. C.. NJ.
Bennett of St JOhusbuTy. Col Thomas
| Harmon of Bennington. Col. j. A. Lii
| lis of Rutland, Gen. ID. p. Webster
| Of Brattleboro. Chaplain George b.
Lawson of Bennington Mai. George
| g. Berkeley Of St Adams. Mai. f. l..
| Howe of Mortified. Mai. II. T. John
son of Bradford. Maj. H. f. DYER of
| Rutland, Mai. T. y. Davis Of Rutland.
| Maj. Charles Woodbury. of Burlington.
| Capt. w. T. Haigh of Brattleboro. Capt.
\. Y. Hadley Of Brattleboro. Capt. G.
r. Anderson of Brattleboro. Capt c.
| II. Landon of Rutland. Capt. J. NJ.
wolfe of Saxtons River. Capt. Charles
Plumley of Mortified. Capt. James
Creed of Rutland. Lieut. F. b. Putnam
of Brattleboro. Lieut.. L. S. Tillotson of
| st. Adams and Lieut. w. w. Russell
of White River Junction. There
were no honorary pail bearers.
From 1890 to o'clock the body
was seen by many hundred people.
and during that time musical selec-
lions were played by J. Edgar Kern
| of Philadelphia and F. c. F. Cramer of
Brattleboro
The casket was draped with an
| American flag and resting upon it
were Gen. Estey's Bible and his mill
] ldI SWOIu anu CNdDpdu.
The funeral service opened with a
| song by the Estey chorus of about
20 young women from Mortified Sem
mary. after which scripture was read
by Chaplain George B. Lawson of
| Bennington DR.. C. |. Scofield. pas
tor of the Congregational church of
Mortified, offered prayer, which was
| followed by the singing. by the Estey
chorus of Saved by Grace" a
| hymn which was sung repeatedly at
the recent series of evangelistic meet
ings and was one of Cen Estey's
favOrite pieces. Brief remarks were
made by w. r. Moody of Mortified,
son of the late D. l.. Moody. II. NJ.
| Moore. a Boston merchant and trus-
tee of the Mortified schools. and by
Rev. F. E. Marble The service
closed with the singing of Lead. Kind
| ly Light"
w. r. Moody spoke of what Gen.
Estey had represented as a personal
factor in the work at Northfield: how
from the time when the Mortified
schools were begun as an experiment
he was personally and actively inter
ested, how he gave them his warm
and active support and always could
be depended upon. No person was
more interested in conference work
than he and he gave not only his
| interest but his time whenever posi-
| Bile. When the work of the schools
| fell upon younger shoulders Gen Els
tey's strength and influence partic-
ularly showed itself. He always res
ponded to every call, was always hope
| full and courageous, and was ready to
help without stint. not only with his
advice and means. but with actual.
individual personal work. "You do
not know how much Gen. Estey was
to us and how much we shall miss
him." Mr.. Moody also spoke affec-
tingly of the personal relation that eX-
| listed between him as a young man and
Gen. Estey as an older man. and how
in times of afflicton his sympathy
was always ready and came close to
| his heart in a most intimate and help
| full personal way
Mr. Moore, president of the trustees
of the Moody schools and member
of the Y. M. c. A. international com
mittee, spoke particularly of his first
meeting with Gen. Estey. when the
General revealed to him his deep inter-
est in spiritual things. From that
time on he had felt drawn to him by an
intimate bond of sympathy as he had
to comparatively few other men. He
spoke of Gen. Estey's interest in
young men, in general missionary
work, and of the individual personal
interest which he felt for the salvation
of souls
Rev. F. f. Marble spoke of Gen.
Estev's influence in the conversion of
people to Christ, the active part which
he took in the recent series of union
evangelistic meetings and the delight
which was his in the feeling that
great blessingh had come to Brattleboro.
He read from a tract. copies of which
had been distributed personally by
Gen. Estey, an extract showing the
spirit of the man in his Christian life
and work. revealing as his fundamental
thought in all his religious work that
one passage of scripture, He that
cometh unto me | will in no wise cast
out" DR.. Marble spoke of what Gen.
Estey represented to him as a pastor
and the lessons of trust in God which
Gen, Estey had taught him in every
time of individual trial, In closing
DR.. Marble expressed his thankfulness
in the thought that among those whom
he should meet in the world to come
would be his dear friend. Gen. Estey.
At the close of the service the pro-
cession formed in front of the church,
Company |, Vermont National Guard
in the lead as escort The burial
in Co -