The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-09

tne fdWtucket cnurcneS last evening" anu
there were large congregations at each.
At the Park Place church. whore for
quarter OF century. Rev. Mr. Woolley
was the pastor. the speaker was Rev.
George ]. Bloomfield. a former member
OF the church. and at present located at
Machias, Me. The pulpit chair In which
the dead pastor has been many times
seated was draped with large wreath
OF white roses and strings OF smilax and
at either side we're the two small Ameri
can flags which Mr.. Woolley has so many
times used on special occasions In the
church.
Rev. Mr.. Bloomfield took for his text
when he came and saw the grace of
God, was glad. exhorted them ALL that
unto the Lord. For he was a good man
and full OF the Holy Ghost and OF faith
and and much people were added unto the
He said In part: "on Tuesday last we
laid away one whom we all loved. To-
day is permitted his son In the ministry.
for In that title rejoice, 20 speak OF his
OF the abundance OF the heart the mouth
speaketh.' but sometimes the heart is too
full Tor utterance. Just the family
love together TO think over the past, so ]
think We love TO come together. We do
not stop TO analyze the character at such
time as this II isn't for us to parse
the life that has been led.
I'm those ministerial gatherings that
was permitted 10 attend. where we were
accustomed TO each present his own
thoughts and each to speak his own frank
opinion about the faults OF other minis
ters. whatever i might say about an
other man. could not speak of the faults
He was my father in Israel. and as
IN the early years / was accustomed 10
receive whatever II was his pleasure 20
give, always as ] have listened to him Il
has been 70 accept his teaching without
question. He knew the word he taught.
II was good for him.. II was good for me-
Eat q taIr s.N t.....r
remember the place he has In the hearts
OF his people. we wonder what one thing
there was In him that made him singular
unique: for he was a marked man.
"wheresoever he went Mr. Woolley wa.
recognized: he was different from every
body else. What made him SO? There
was only ono OF the kind. Phrases are
hard to frame and single words hard 10
ind to describe life like his. But Il
mas seemed TO be his broad humanity. He
loved man. He was a man among men.
How often have we heard him saw. j
love man. L love everybody These were
expressions we so frequently heard.
There are friendships that have endured
In this city since the day he came.
He was a soldier and a patriot. He
loved this country OF ours and we catch
the fash OF his eye. the expression OF hls
spoke or our country on those patriotic
occasions when IL was his privilege to
tfReas fR,nas of 20 .oc nls comrades, % He Il was IN
race was ever quite so tender as was his
The right word was always spoken
REV. MR.. MITcHELL's EuLooY.
AT the First Baptist church last evening
Rev. c. c. Mitchell, the pastor. held n
memorial service, which was worry largely
attended, and he took for his topic. 'Tho
Democratic Gentleman" He said i'm part:
The word democracy has a pleasant
sound in our ears. We Americans have
received the first fruits OF this idea ap-
piled 10 life. The troubles OF the past.
growing out OF the fact that man wanted
TO rule man himself. are over with US. We
can sit under our own vine and fig tree.
and the other fellow is better off and VIII
enjoy life longer II he doesn't try 10 mo-
lest us.
Il believe that Pawtucket has had at
least one citizen who approa ched very
near to the ideal OF n democratic gentle
man. Brother Woolley believed in the
fatherhood OF God and the brotherhood
OF man. And the beauty az his life TO
you was. his practice was as good as his
creed
Brother woolley loved me. not because
i was a saint or preacher. or were
taior-made clothes. but because | was
a member OF the human race OF which he
formed part. don't know how iauch
he saw In God or what he expected TO
see In the paradise OF God, but ne had
the rare genius OF seeing the manhood OF
humanity: yes. he could see the diamond
IN the rough.
This man gone from us, n he was any
one thing. he was friend. II was not
dazzling intellect that gripped and held
you down; II was his human heart. II
was not HIS oratory, theology, philosophy:
II was his deep humanity. lie owned
the town. not because he held the arst
mortgage on its real estate. but because
he had entered into and actually lived
In the heart life Of 30 per cent. o. Its clti-
xens
I'VE Join with the humble laborer H.
saying We will miss his smile and mis-
nod With this man there was neither
Jew nor Greek. bond nor free. high nor
low. priest nor publican: a man Was "A
man
Give my love 20 everybody This. his
last sentence. was not an unconscious
mutter. the repentant cry OF a self-cen-
tired heart: II was the spontaneous, seven
day-in-the-week, sunshine or rain, Ian
guage OF his soul. Give my love 20 every
body You didn't belong 20 his lodge.
but you felt that he meant you. You
didn't go 10 his church. but you felt that
he meant you. You didn't attend any
church. but you felt that this message
which escaped his lips as his spirlt sprang
70 meet its Saviour. was all meant fo-
you. Give my love 10 everybody DO
say he missed the end on life because he
had no clique. sect. chosen few 90 whom
20 bequeath his hearth
Brother wooiey was loaded down as
his soul mounted 20 the SKIES no; with
ain nor remorse for a misspent lie, but
he carried the hearts OF this community
with him Who could have left us and
taken more with him that belonged 90
us7 We like each other. we pass the day
IN ZACH other. but we all loved him
Somehow heaven doesn't seem so far
away nor 40 mysterious since he left and
n we were called there we know there
IL at least one there who would greet us.
FoREsTERs ENTERTAIN.
The members OF Court Roosevelt. In
dependent order OF Foresters were much
disappointed az the rain which visiteo
this section Saturday afternoon. because
u put decided damper on the program