Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-08

The funeral of DR.. Conland was held
from st. Michael's Episcopal church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
body was taken to the church at
O'Clock, escorted by detachment from
Sedgwick post, G. A. H., OF which Dr.
Conland was an honorary member. Sur
rounded by huge clusters OF beautiful,
fragrant flowers the body rested in the
chancel, and from l until 5 O'CLOCK
hundreds passed to take a farewell look
at the departed.
MANY friends came from all parts Of
the state to attend the service, includ-
ing members Of the legislature, physi-
clans and surgeons and representatives
from many medical associations. A
delegation from the Vermont wheel
club and one from the Exchequer club
attended in a body, and there were men
present who are in official life in this
state. Massachusetts, and New Hamp.
shire. The church was crowded and
the service was most impressive.
The funeral procession entered the
church at o'clock, preceded by these
honorary bearers: Drs. Thompson,
Pratt, Page and Foster, n. |: Hawleey'
George C. Averill, j. G. Ullery, w,
Fl. Childs, c. r. Crosby and +. W.
Childs. Rev. f. I. Mathison, rector
of ST. Michael's, officiated, and the
simple regular service of the church
was used. The quartet sang ABIDE
with me-" and the psalms were chant
ed. The arrangements were In charge
of Col C. A. Miles and the ushers
we're Charles Thompson, Charles Boy
den, Michael Moran, Harry Lawrence,
Martin Austin, jr.. and Edward Frost.
Following the service the body was
taken to Morpingside cemetery where
the burial service was read. The fu-
neral procession was one of the largest
in the towns history.
Among out of town physicians pres
ent were Drs. Doane, Hamlin, Foster,
Worden, White, Wood, Stafford, Brew
ster and many others.
Eminent in his profession and pos
sessipg marked mental and moral pow.
er, DR.. Conland, nevertheless, showed
no desire for public notice and never
strove for personal exaltation. He was
strong, brave, resolute, capable; but
he preferred to use his strength in al
| leyiatipg the pain and suffering of his
fellow men rather than for his own ag-
grandizement. There was in his per-
sonality such merging of mastery
and tenderness, such a poise and quiet
confidence, born of hard life battles
we'll fought, that his entrance into
homes where sorrow and suffering were,
was always like a breath of bracing
mountain air in a valley of breathless
humidity. He brought inspiration,
courage, comfort, hope when we most
needed them.
1t was his large, tolerant sympathy
with human nature that made us all
love him, trust him, lean upon him.
We knew that he was looking at the
hest. and not the worst, in us and that
| his judgments would never be harsh.
because so tempered with loving kind
ness.
In an unusual way his life was an
inspjration to goodness. He was not
aggressive, though strong and inde-
pepdent in his convictions. But he
was sincere, straightforward, manly
and in his very nature, he shamed dis
honesty and pretence.
"He never found fault with you, never implied
Your wrong by his right; and yet men at MS
side
Grew nobler.'
His power was the compelling power
of a great kindness.
Other men, less capable than he,
have piled up more of worldly gain
and have made their names more wide
ly famous: but he won something more
rare and precious than these-the con-
fidence and affection of all the people
among whom he lived. This is the
glad response and recognition which
the world always gives to the quality 1t
so much ds-unchanging, depend
able kindliness
True wisdom, recently defined for
us as "to live one day at a time, to do
our work just as we'll as we can and to
be kind'' was strikingly exemplified IN
his life. He not only did his work as
we'll as he could, but he did 1T better
than his physical powers would war
rant. His accomplishment outran his
strength and shortened his days. But