St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-20
DEDICATION AT GRACE CHURCH.
Impressive Service At Presentation of
Large Memorial Window to Hiram
Newton Turner.

Large Memorial Window to Hiram
Newton Turner.
An impressive service took place al
Grace Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning when the large
Gothic window in memory of Hiram
Newton Turner was presented to
the church trustees of Mrs. Turner.
The audience which crowded the
auditorium heard the dedicatory
service.
The Turner memorial window is a
fine work of art and is the product of
the Tiffany Studios of New York,
where it was designed and executed
under the personal supervision of
Louis c. Tiffany 1t is a large Gothic
window of five openings and repre-
sents 1.-The Annunciation to the
Shepherds" Out of the deep blue
sky the Star of Bethlehem shines
forth over the City of the Nativity
and breaks with effuIgence on the
Shepherds who are watching over
their sheep on the Judean Hills
The music during the day was by
the Grace church quartet. Miss
Maude E. Follensby rendered a solo
1.-THE King of Love My Shepherd Is"
w. B. Atwood sang, 1.-THE Good Shep-
herd" and another solo was by Err
nest F. Skinner.
Rev. George A. Martin in his ad-
dress spoke of the fine Christian
character of Mr.. Turner and of the
fitting memorial dedicated.
Mrs. Ellen B. Turner presented the
window for dedication with a few
well chosen words, as follows:
From time immemorial it has been
the custom among the nations of the
world to mark with appropriate sym
bols those sacred places where deeds
of valor have been wrought; that
succeeding generations as they come
and go might read the record
OF noble lives we'll lived;
OF noble work well done;
OF battles nobly fought
And bravely won.
We rear today no granite shaft to
mark an epoch in the march of time;
we place no monumental bronze nor
sculptured urn, but in this sacred
place consecrated to divine worship
we dedicate this window in loving
memory of one who walked with US
awhile. In memory of one whose
heart overlooked with loving kindness
towards his fellow men; whose life
and whose influence remains a per-
petual benediction.
1.-THE chamber where the good man
Is privileged beyond the common
walk
OF virtuous life, quite in the verge of
Heaven"
To the trustees of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church I now present this
window, to be dedicated for the SER
vice and worship of Almighty God.
Rev. Mr.. Martins Address
Four winters and nearly four sum-
mers have come and gone since
Hiram N. Turner Joined
THE Choir invisible
OF those immortal dead who live
again
In minds made better by their
presence; live
In pulses stirred to generosity,
In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn
For miserable aims that end with
self,
In thoughts sublime that pierce the
night like stars
Today we gather not only to recall
some of the sweet memories Of the
days when he was here in the flesh,
but to consecrate to the service and
worship of God this beautiful and
costly window, the loving gift of his
faithful and devoted wife.
From sturdy New England parent
age, Mr.. Turner inherited rich ances-
trail gifts-a body of commanding
presence, a mind keen and analytical,
comprehensive and unifying, tenac
ious and practical. A conscience SEN
sitive and upright, a soul with large
capacity for sympathy, faith, cour-
age, friendship and service. 1.-The
elements were so mixed in him that
Nature might stand up and say to all
the world-This was a man."
In the school of life he so cultivat-
ed and cultured these gifts that they
became the fruitful expression of his
winsome and genial personality.
1t is a very difficult task either to
measure or classify any man. New
ertheless men are naturally judged by
the way in which they relate them
selves to the worthy things of life.
The more completely they are identi-
fed with them. the more dependent
upon them and the more we miss
them when they are gone.
Mr.. Turner early revealed an apti-
tude for railroading. and until his
fftieth year followed this career with
ever increasing success. He rose rap
idly from subordinate positions to the
Office of general traffic manager of
the Boston & Maine railroad. From
this position he was called to st.
Johnsbury to become the assistant
manager of the E. & T. Fairbanks
CO. Soon after his coming he was
elected manager and later president.
This last Office he retained until the
day Of his death.
In the management of this great