Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02
Memorial Tablet
Dedicated Sunday
at Riverside Church

A Memorial tablet in memory Of
Miss Anna Elizabeth Springer, a
former resident of Riverside, was
presented and dedicated at the SER
vice in the Riverside Congregational
church Sunday afternoon. Miss
Springer was a cousin of Mrs. ].
Manchester Haynes of this city. In
her childhood she went to Riverside
to live and virtually all her life her
home was there. She died in 1898 in
the home of Mrs. Haynes. She was
a member of the Riverside church
and all her life devoted herself to it's
welfare, a faithful attendant and for
many years teaches in its Sunday
school.
Mrs. Haynes in 1914 renovated the
church. The design and color of the
interior are most pleasing. Simpli-
city and refinement have been artis-
tically combined and will be more
and more appreciated in the passing
years by the community. which is
fortunate to possess such house of
worship. Another touch has been
added to it's beauty and influence by
this memorial, the gift of Mrs.
Haynes.
The minister of the church is a
young man, on the threshold of his
ministry, now a member of the senior
class Of the Bangor Theological
seminary, Mr.. l.. A. Dean. The ser
vice. especially arranged for the &C.
casion and held at three o'clock, was
conducted by Mr.. Dean, assisted by
Rev. John r. Clifford Of Richmond
and Rev. Andrew T. McWhorter,s
pastor Of the Congregational church
of this city. Mrs. Seth Moulton, the
church organist, played for the con-
gregational singing. The soloist was
Mrs. w. II. Kenworthy, accompanied
by Mrs. George H. Brickett.
The service was as follows: Con-
gregational hymn; the Doxology; In
vocation by Mr.. Dean, closing with
the Lords Prayer, in which the con-
gregation joined: solo. REST in the
Lord" by Mrs. Kenworthy; Respon-
sive reading, the Twenty-third
Psalm; hymn. Grown Him with
Many Crowns; Scripture reading,
Joshua 4:1-9; solo, I'm the Golden
Evening" by Mrs. Kenworthy;
Prayer by Rev. John r. Clifford;
Organ response; Offering; Sermon
Joshua Al, And these stones shall
be for a memorial unto the children
of Israel forever; hymn, For All
the Saints; Memorial address, Rev.
John r. Clifford; dwelling of tab
let by Mr.. Horace r. Sturgis; Pray
er of Acceptance and Dedication by
Mr.. Dean: hymn. 20 Love That
win Not Let Me Co.: Benediction.
The sermon by Mr.. McWhorter
was most appropriate, interesting
and impressive. After referring to
the historical incident in the life
of the children of Israel, described in
the chapter from which the text was
taken. he used the incident figur-
atively. The world, he said. is full
OF memorials. Every individual has
them in his own life. memory stones
erected because Of some, to him
great, impressive event, whether Of
JOY. or sorrow. Every nation has in
its history and life memorials. Their
Yorktown, Antietam, are IL.
Illustrations. Religion has it's many
memorials. Of which the greatest is
the Lords Supper. The Bible is filled
with incidents about which cluster
memorials, the names of which are
we'll known words in our language.
The greatest memorials are those
raised by God in great characters.
Jacob, Joshua, Peter, Paul, Luther
are each memorial. Reconstructed
souls wherever found are memorials,
e1hA thCA tAiC1O al . tHOSS, I1OL recon-
but constructed to teach, to
help. to live lives of service to others,
those millions in number known per-
haps to but a few, all, all memorial
lives. Such a life was the life of the !
woman in whose memory we meet |
today.
Rev. John R. Clifford in his ear
ier years was the pastor of this |
church. He is related by marriage to |
the family of Miss Springer. In his
address he said it hardly |
seemed AZ years since he was there |
or the first time. He trusted that
he boys and girls now living In Riy-
,rside were carrying on the commun-
ty life in the same strong. helpful
way as in the days gone by. He re-
erred in touching way to the life
II Miss Springer. Although bur-
iened with physical infirmity and
aced at times by trying circum-
stances, she rose above It all with
infiinching courage and showed to
he world character, marked by /
serenity, cheerful smiles and kindly |
words. Such life was a better