Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Funeral on Friday Of the
Late Guy A, HiIdreth.
Hundreds Of Friends Pay .ITlb-
ute 10 The Departed.
The Death Of Mrs.. Sarah knight Of
Plttst0n..chufoh Notes.

Maine Commandery, No. !, Is. t,
members OF the First Universalist
church of this city and people from
New York and Massachusetts and
many other cities attended the fun
eral of the late Guy A. Hildreth.
which was held at 230 Friday after
noon from his late residence On
Brunswick avenue. Rev. John Evans,
pastor of the First Universalist
church, ofiiciated and the Interpret
was in Oak Grove cemetery. The
bearers were from Maine Command
ely, of which the deceased was a
member as follows: Fred Mecaus-
land L. p. Lincoln, s. l. Ddntorth,
George Wilcox, Daniel Heron and }.
r. Maxcy. The Commandery acted as
escort and held its burial service al
the grave.
The floral tributes were numerous
and profuse including wreath OF
pink and white roses lined with IVY
leaves from the members of the ken
nebec Association; Masonic ems
blem from Maine Commandery, Il. Il,
consisting of purple astors, red roses
and cream white astors and Hhite
sweet peas; from the Gray Hlidfeth
Co. of which the deceased was
member, a cross and crescent OF white
pinks and pink roses with white III
lies; nora Temple. sent an emblem.
which was decorated with pink and
white pinks, white roses. white lilies
and pink astors; the Mothers club,
the Ladies Aid and the trustees OF The
First Universalist church also sent
expensive and handsome bouquets,
consisting of piuks and other beauti-
ful flowers
Rev. Mr.. Evans, having been one of
MIR Hiidreth's closest friends, had
difficulty IN finding words 10 express
himself to the grief stricken family
and TO the hundreds OF mourning
friends, so great was his emotion. His
wordg were loving and beautiful
tribute 10 the character and worth of
the departed He said:
My dear misunderstanding here this
afternoon as minister OF consolation
| fully realize the futiiity of trying to
erase or gid grief with mere words.
for that is something words cannot do,
however sweet or persuasive they may
be. This is a time rather for kindly
thoughts and sympathetic feeling. We
shall all have to admit that the oeea-
sion which assemblies us here this aft
efnoon Is not only dsquieting 10 our
hearts but also disturbing TO our
minds. Out of our strained and
Strengthened thoughts as well as out OF
our saadened and gloomy feelings the
question persists in protruding itself
as 10 the wisdom and justice in this
particular instance that which is
popular but Enormously called death.
HaF iS N he
prime Of his manhood, trained and
qualified and successfully practieing in
one of the noble and useful occupa-
tons, interested and active in the So
cial and business affairs of his city.
clean and upright in conduct and
cultured and amiable in character
favored with widening circle of as
sociates and friends. a tender son. de
voted husband and true father-a man
whose entire achievements and envi-
ronnIent and outlook united in MAX
ing life hopeful and desirable. But now
we lcok upon his helpless form, silent
In cold death.
WHY must il be so in his case when
there was SO much before him and so
much depending upon him that he
WAS able and willing to bear if he
and latering. Why are so many help
less and useless persons of society
left behind and ne taken away Why
was the earnest solicitude of the moth
er, the sacrificing attention of the
wife, the best skill of medical profess
sion and the most careful nursing to
go fer naught and the ravages of dis
ease allowed to work their worst?
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and they all imply the deeper and
more significant question of whether
God is good and the universe intelligl-
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In meditating upon such questions as
these ! am forced to say that / myself
was compelled to review and in some
measure revise and reinforce the faith of
the eternal which sustains me and with
which / hope to comfort others But
If any of us are inclined towards de-
spair and unbelief let US remember that
nature must have her way. She will
work no interference with violation
of her unerring and orderly laws and il
is through these laws that in health and
disease las we'll as death we are gov
erned We must get away from the
superstitious error in which some of us
have been reared tndt Nrou ar
bitrariiy and directly punishment upon
any one of US.
He looks with complacent interest up
on all alike. AS he sends the rain to
auench the thirst of the unjust as well
as the just so Affections fall where they
belong Causes have effects and effects
in turn have causes and so on In end
less chain, and II is for us to remove
the causes If we would avoid certain re-
suits or effects Then we may find some
degree of answer and satisfaction to our
questions along the lines of the law OF
cause and effect.
We must also remember that life here
10 never completed, whether we leave IL
in early years or middle manhood or old
age, it is never completed There is al
ways opportunity for further improve
ment After all what difference does it
make whether we go on towards the
completion of actual self here or some
!. where else under entirely different con-
ditions? tt