The Newtown bee., 1906-08-10

HOME NEWS.
FUNERAL Of REV JAnES TAYLOR
TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY AFT ERNOOH
FROM HIS LATE HOME IN SANDY
HOOK.
The funeral of Rev James Taylor
was largely attended, Sunday after
noon. from his late home. Rev w. E.
Patchin offlciated, assisted by Rev R
e. Danforth of the Congregations
church. Mrs William Thicket anc
daughter, Miss Minnie r. Thicket
sang two selections. Rev Mr. Patchir
read the following letter from Rev G.
F.. W. Ahrens:
"And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord from
henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their labors,
and their works do follow them," Rev.
XIV: ID.
To the stricken members and mourn.
ing friends of this bereaved family:
As our dear Brother Taylor impress
ed me in life, so am deeply impress
ed by his death, and can heartily
unite with the author of those blessed
words, saying: Blessed are the dead
who die in. the Lord, that they may
rest from their labors, and their works
do follow them.
Not many months ago, there came
to the village of Sandy Hook, a young
man who had, short time before, re-
solved to prerch the Gospel OF Jesus
Christ. Realizing the tremendous re-
sponsibility and his own weakness,
the task of filling the pulpit of Sandy
Hook Methodist church was, to the
new beginner, in a certain sense, a
trying one.
Present at the morning service was
the work of the Master, but who, feel
ing the burden Of years and infirmi-
ties, was obliged to refrain from &C
tive service.
Nervous and excited, the young man
delivered his feeble message, all of the
time fearing criticism on the part of
the experienced and veteran preacher.
At last the service closed, and OH!
how sweet to-day is the memory of
those loving words of encouragement
that fell from the lips of that faithful
Christian. The impress Of that low
ing hand, and the rays of divine. light
that cleaned from those honest eyes,
shall never be forgotten; and cen
though to-day that voice is hushed
and still, cen though the hand which
gave that helpful grasp lies motion
less and cold, and cen though those
eyes which reflected the divine light
are sealed by the hand of death, the
one who writes these words can hon.
estiy testify, as the young preacher,
that the blessed encouragement re-
ceived from those kindly words, that
inspiring grasp, that tender look, is
truly evidence that Brother Taylor's
work will surely follow him.
Permit me, dear friends, in closing
to here define the Christian life and
kindly note the striking likeness to
the life of him whose departure seems
hard for many of us to bear.
AS the sun rising in the morning
giving birth to new day, gliding
with glorious splendor the mountain
peaks Of earth, shining brilliantly
and illumining the pathway over
which we tread, and sinking peaceful
~ down in the west adjoining the
horizon with resplendent beauty, so is
the life Of the Christian. The "Sun
of Righteousness'' rises in the soul
proclaiming the birth of spiritual day,
fills the previously darkened life with
dazzling splendor, and continues to
shed it's Illuminating light into every
path over which the Christian must
tread during his day of earthly So
journ; and in the evening time, the
horizon of that life reflects to the
world, the gorgeous beauty of that ap-
parently sinking sun, but which in
deed setteth not, but rather doth rise
to shed light into the world on the
other shore. And that which to the
world seems as the fading away of
that life, in the exquisite beauty of
its very horizon, is but the rising with
the Sun into q new. and heavenly
world. beyond the mountain peaks of
"Paradise," where, with thousands of
others it reflects the respondent glory
Of the Son of God, upon the golden
streets and iewel-studded walls of the
Celestial City.
Such, to my mind, is the life Of one
who is born Of the Holy Ghost, and
such was the life of our beloved broth
er, whose shining face will be one
with myriads of others, that will
greet us yonder in the Kingdom Of
Light.
May the Peace Of God; the eternal
love of Christ, Our Saviour, and the
comforting power of the Blessed Com
forter, ever abide with us here I'M
til at length we are transmit
ted through the pearly gates into our
Beautiful Home on High.''
Affectionately in Christ,
c. F. W. Ahrens.
Rev Mr. Patchin read this message