E449 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DDQD17H343D V • ^-., . <- .-^ >* «:^tow- °^-. .*^*'' -y^'/*-^ .^°'--^?^^. '• * "^i ^^ >" .*'•♦ "<>. *^'"^ •.o-'* .*'% •'•■"><' . V^^ <<^^ .c. ''^, ;>:^ • c--w//i/^ .itVWXS^-^ k • '-^y^y/ju^ TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY It OF CnAELES F. IIOVEY, ESQ. [FROM 'THE LIBERATOR.' MAY 6, 1W9 ] The friends of Freedom, Humanity and Progress, in this city and vicinity, were startled and saddened, last week, by tlie announcement of the death of this estimable man, who has endeared himself to bo many by his many tine qualities, and whose loss will be felt in every direction. The event was quite unexpected ; for though he had been confined to his house tor the lost six months by a severe attack of what was sup- posed to be chronic rheumatism, still there were no serious apprehensions entertained as to his case ; and only a few days before his departure, he seemed to be more comfortable, and it was hoped that the coming warm season would facilitate his convalescence. Charles F. llovey was of the sixth generation from ,jJ)nnicl llovey, one of the earliest settlers of Ipswich, ^lass. Daniel Jr. and his son Nathaniel (three gen- eration*.) lived and died in Ipswich. Nathaniel Jr. settled in Hampton, Conn., as did also his son Jona- tlian, whoso son Darius was the father of our deceased friend, who was born in South Brookfield, in Febru- ary, 1807. During his minority, he attended the town school, and wont two quarters to the academy at Amherst. He attended in a country store in Barre. Ware and Enfield ; came to Boston in 1829, and went into the store of IIo-\ve, Dorr & Co., as book-keeper. From 1830 to the present time, near thiriy years, he has been a very active, enterprising, and successful merchant, in the several importing houses of George Howe & Co., Ilovcy and Mixture, J. C. Howe & Co., Hovey, "Williams &. Co., and C. F. Hovey & Co. in Eoston. He went many times to Europe on business, and re- sided several years in Paris and Rome. His summer residence was for many years in Gloucester, and for the last five j-cars in Framingham. He died at his mansion-house in Kingston "street, Boston, on the evening of the 28th of April, 18o9, aged 52 years and two months, leaving a wife and four sons. By his Will, we understand, he made large bequests to his family, and to several of his friend^;, and gave the rest of his estate for the promotion of the various reforms to which his life had been devoted, and es- pecially to the Anti-Slavery cause ; placing on record a very strong testimony in favor of universal and im- partial liberty. We cannot sum up the virtues of the deceased in a more comprehensive and graphic manner, than by quoting Whittiek's lines to the memory of another : f^ Friend of the Slave, and yet the friend of all ; Lover of peace, yet ever foremost when The need of battling Freedom called for men To plant the banner on tlie outer wall ; Gentle and kindly, ever at distress Melted to more than woman's tenderness, Yet firm and steadfast, at his duty's post Fronting the violence of a maddened host, Like some grey rock from winch the waves ere tossed I 3 Knowing his deeds of love, men questioned not Tlie faith of one whofle walk nnd word were right— \Vlio triUKiiiilly in Life's i;reut ta-k-tielJ wrought, And, i-ick* by side with evil, scarcely caught A stain upon iiti pil;;rini .yarb of white: I'ldiiipt to ri-drcss another's wror^, his own Leaving to Time and Truth and I'enitence alone. Such was our friend. Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honc.>t man I — lie blew no trumpet in the niurket-jilace, Nor in the chuicli with hypocriiic hice tSupjilii'd with cant the lack of L'hri.siiun grace; Ls alone we know it» worth, And feel how true a man lii« walked witli us on earth ! TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a special meeting of the Jiourd of Managers of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, on Tuesday, May 3d, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — liesolved. That in the death of our honored and lamented friend, and earnest nnd open-handed coad- jutor, CiiAiii-i:s F. lIovKY, Escj., of this city, this Board (of which he was so faithful a member) has a vacancy left which it will be diflicult, if not impossi- ble to fill ; the Anti-Slavery cause has lost one of its most clear-sighted, radical, intrepid and generous supporters ; every struggling and liated reformatory movement has met with a special bereavement ; and the community at large has been deprived of one who ■was a public and private benefactor, in the noblest and most extended sense. Resolved, That our departed brother was not only a model merchant, and a bright example to all busi- ness men, by his incorruptible integrity, his all-con- trolling senseof justice, and his kindness and generous consideration toward all in his employ ; not only a loving husband, a devoted father, and a faithful friend; but he was remarkable for his freedom-loving, truth-seeking, independent mind — his vital sympathy •with the wronged and suffering, of every class, of every complexion, and of every clime — his thorough abhorrence of all cant, double-dealing, imposture, and time-serving, wlicther in Church or State — his nice appreciation of the riglit, in every conflict with wrong, and manly courage in abiding^ by his conscientious convictions, at whatever cost. Resolved, That in his case the scriptural declaration is eminently applicable — *The mkmoky of tur just IS BLESSED ' — and of none could it be affirmed with more truthfulness, • His country was the world ; nis countrymen were all mankind.' Resolved, That we offer our heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family — feeling that we express the unit- ed prayer of the thousands he has cheered and helped, of the many homes where his name was cherished and blessed, when we ask that all comfort and consolation may be theirs. In behalf of the Board of Managers of the Massa- chusetts Anti-Slavery Society, FRANCIS JACKSON, President. Robert F. Wallcut, Eec. Sec. THE FUNERAL SERVICES. On Monday morning last, May 2(1, a lar^c c« mpn- ny assfinblctl at tlic late residence of Chaui.k.s F. HovKY, E«q., in Kingston street, in this city, to pay the Inst Hnd tribute of rcspoc! and affection to the memory of tlie dc< cnned. Tl»e funeral services were conducted by \\ m. I.i.oydGarhihon, Wendell Phil- Lirs, and Kev. 'Imoma.s Stahu Kin(j, in the order given below. Previous to the addressee, and at their close, a highly approprinto hymn was touchingly sung by a (luarteltc. REMARKS OF WM. LI.OVD GARRISON. In accordance with the wish of my dear departed friend, I am here to participate in his funeral obse- quies. We are greeted with the loveliest morning of the present year. A cloudless hky, a brilliant sun, a genial atmosphere, every one feeling its vivifying in- fluence, it almost seems as if there werenosuch thing as death or decay in tliis gh»rious universe. Yet the eviilence of our mortality is before us; and the an- cient declaration siill remains true, • We all do fade as a leaf.' Mingling my symjathies with yours, I tenderly olfcr them to the bereaved wife, and father- less cliildren, and the relatives of the deceased; for the bereavement is a great one, and the sorrow caus- ed thereby wide-spread and heartfelt. The touching lines of the poet Gray, at the loss of his nearest and dearest friend, may fitly express the feelings of her 6 whose loss, as a wife and mother, is specially se- vere : — ' In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phocbas lifts his golden fire; The birds in vain their amorous descants join, Or cheeriul fields resume their green altire. These cars, alas ! for otluu- notes repine, A difierent object do these eyes require ; My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine, And in my breast th' imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles, the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men ; The fields to all their wonted tribute bear. To warm their little loves the birds complain : I fruitless mourn for him who cannot hear. And tceep the more because I wecj) in vain ! ' Yet, blessed be God, there is a solace for every grief, a balm for every wound, and hope in every be- reavement. It is not for me, on this occasion, to attempt to pay that full tribute to the memory of our beloved and cherished friend, which he so justly deserves. Y"et I may be permitted to say that Boston, of its many hon- ored and lamented citizens, has never yet lost one to whom the language of the poet was more applica- ble— * An honest man's the noblest work of God.' His integrity stood like the Alps ; his benevolence was extended, diffusiv^^, overflowiiig like the Nile ; his philanthropy broad as the whole earth. Ilis per- sonal independence and moral courage were equal to any emergency : he asked not what was popular, but only what was right. Simple and unjjretending in his manners, unselfish in his aims, and transparent as a perfect mirror, he sought no distinction, and desired no conspicuity. In his feelings, principles and con- duct, ho was thoroughly democratic, in the highest and noblest sense of that term. lie was a hearty de- spi^ter of all shams ; he abhorred the prescriptive spirit of caste, in every form ; he saw through the frivolous distinctions and hollow conventionalities of eocicty,— was of the people, with the people, and for the people, as against usurpation, oppression, and mo- noi>oly,— and with the poet Hums saw and atlirmod — * The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gold, for a' that.' Freedom was the element in whicli his spirit delight- ed to dwell— that freedom vhich saves, elevates and blesses nil its recipients. With him free inquiry, free speech, a free iilatform, free trade, were no rhetorical flourishes, no party catch- words, but vital principles, to be cherished, asserted, jiropniialed, at all times, at whatever cost ; and for thoir (liM'iisiou and vindication he was ever ready to take any risk, and to make any 8acriti«e. In all the relations of life, he was most exempla- ry,— the model merchant, a devoted husband, a most affectionate lather, a sterling friend. Ilis religion •was that of the Good Samaritan, and therefore un- recognized as religion by Tiirst and Levitc. All forms of misery, destitution and helplessness ai - pealed to him for aid, and readily obtained it ; for his benevolence was inexhaustible. If all who have been helped by his counsel, and blessed by his chari- ty, were present on this occasion, the throng would be multitudinous. His removal will be felt as a general bereavement, and the tears of thousands in 8 other parts of the country who knew his worth by report, but were not personally acquainted with him, will freely mingle with the tears of his household and bosom friends. Move even than this — the gene- rous, intrepid, uncompromising friend and defender of the millions of manacled and dehumanized slaves in our guilty land, as he was, they will constitute a vast procession to follow his remains to the grave, bewailing their loss. In conclusion, I beg leave to read such selections from the Scriptures as seem to me specially pertinent to the occasion, and to the character of the deceased : * When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and ■when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me ; because 1 delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart losing for joy. I put on righteous- ness, and it clothed me : my judgment was a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor, and the cause I knew not I searched out. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and |;lu(ked the spoil out of his teeth. * * * If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to'deceit; let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. If I have made gold my hope, or hare said to the fine pold, Thoti art my confidence ; if I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and beeaicse mine hand had gotten much ; I should have denied the God that is above. Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contemjJt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? As God liveth, all the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, till I die, I will not remove mine integrity from me: my heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.' « « « « 4t « 9 ' Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth tliern that fear him. For he kiioweth our frame; he rtmcmhert th tliat we arc du>t. As for nitiM, his days are as tiriisa; as n tlDwcr of the fickl, ro ho flourish eth. For the wind pa^scth over it, and it i«> £;one ; and the place thereof ^h^ll know it no more. iJut the mercy of the Lord is from evcrlastinj; to ever- lasting upoji them that fear liiin, and his ri-^htcous- nes.H unto children's cliildmn ; to such as keep his covenant, and to those tliat rr'nu'rnl)cr hi!» rominnnd- montH to do them." • « • ■ •One grncrntion piuiseth aw ly, and aiiotl»er gene- ration cometli : but the earth nbidrtli forever. The tiun also aiifti'th, nnd tho sun gocth down, and hasteth to his place where he aroso. All tho rivers run into the Boa ; yet the sea is not full : unto the place whence the rivf rs come, thither thov return a«ain. The thing that hath been, it is that which sliall be ; and that which 18 done, is that which sliall be done : and there id no new tliinj» under tho sun. . . . To every thinj; tlierc is a season, and a lime to every purpose under tlio heaven : a time to be born, and a time to die. God hath made every thini^ beautiful in his time. ... A good name it* better than precious ointment ; anrl the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to tho house of mourning; than to go to tlio house of feasting : for tlio living will lay it to his heart. . . . Wliatijoever thy hand findelh to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. . . Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall re- turn unto (jod who gave it.' •♦•♦•♦ 'Since by man canje death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. IJut some man will say, How are tlie dead raised up r and with what body do they COMIC r Thou foc.l, that which thou sowest is not (piiekened except it die; and that which thou »owe>t, llum sowcst not that body that shall be, but 10 bare grain ; it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain : butGocl giveth it a bod}- as it hath ])leased him, and to every seed lus own body. All flesh is not the same flesh ; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beastsj another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial : but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star diflereth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in in- corruption : it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glo- ry : it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, it is raised a si)iritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. For this corruption must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruption shall have put on incorru])tion, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written. Death is swallowed up in victory. U death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory r ' REMAllKS OF WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ. We come to look, for the last time, on the face of our very dear friend. Had his death left only this house desolate, this family circle sad — they would have carried him to his last home, speaking only to each otlier. But he has made many men love him. Our hearts ache for his loss. How manj' a loving message those kinds lips have uttered ! How many a burden that untiring hand has lifted ! There are roofs that feel almost ns desolate as this, in hearing of his death. It seems fitting, theti, that we too should speak of him to each other — speak of the tried, valued, 11 loved friend we have lost, of his sterling worth ; and give tliat marked lite a voice. lie wished that no prayer should be solicited at his funeral, no mere ceremony should be performed over his body. He had no faith in the divine inspi- ration of any book — no faith in any church, nor in any priesthood. lie believed only in a good and just Cause of the Universe, to whose infinite loving-kindness he trusted without a doubt. Let us dare to bury him as he dared to live. Feiirlcss, active, earnest, transpar- ent, devoted, unscltish, full of simplicity, — truly any mere form, however seemingly sacred, would mar the beautiful consistency of that brave, real life. Tliough believing in no church, the most marked feature of his soul was a serene faith, lie believed in justice. No need to assure him of good consequences. II o thoroughly believed that the right was always safe. He had no trust in any compromise of the exact right The smallest right of the humblest man was sacred to him : only by respecting that could any good be won. iJut ^is justice was no cold, hard element in him. What other men named generosity, he esteemed only justice. When, entitled by common rule to claim one- half, he put it aside, and accepted one-Hfth from his partners, he thought it only justice. For his rule of duty was born of broad consideration of all that strength owi's to weakness, knowledge to ignorance, and wealth to its poorer brother ; born indeed of loving, human brotherhood. He was a fearless thinker. The masterly reason God had given him, he never for an hour hid in a napkin ; the possession of it bound him to its use. He proved everything, and held fast what he thought good. And he trusted his convictions as his highest rule. [Most emphatically he thought for liimself. Bred in trade, it did not, as too often, smother or dull his interest in the profound questions of our nature, of society, of religion. Of course, his interest never warped his judgment. To be independent of the world, it hns been well said, is little. To differ, when reason bids, from our own immediate icorlcl, is the test of independence. To this dear friend, tlie disapproval of tliose who gener- ally labored with him was no more a temptation th.an the frown of tlie great outer world. As truly as can be said of any man, lie really thought for liimself. And this did not seem a remarkable virtue in him. It required r.o effort. Neither gain nor favor seemed to have any charm for him. A high nature lifted him above such temptations. And yet he was not liarsh, reserved, or ungenial, but wholly the reverse. He kept his soul young — young in its earnestness, its zeal, its childlike faith, and winning simplicity. Men^fculd bear the most hated opinions from those gyiial lips. He walked up and down our streets, uttering all her- esies in Church and State; yet none could hate hira — few could get away from the influence of that open, clear, real life that lay behind his speech. He not only believed that ever}' man was his brother, but he made every man feel brotherly to him, and close as a friend. The poor nestled to him. He not only be- lieved the universe was sunny, he brought sunshine with him when he came. But this sweet nature blos- somed into thoughtful kindness. It was not what he 18 gave away that marked him. Others give liberally — our merchants have open hands. His peculiarity was the tender thnui;htfulness that he never larked. The sick girl who found, during her Hvc and six weeks of illness, that duly, each Saturrlay eveninii, her usual "wages were sent her, felt not the amount given, but that thoughtfulness that took care to be, just tchcre it was needed^ and saw to it personally that no one was forgotten. War, Slaverj', Intemperance, ho hated. To raise woman's place, he devoted wealth and heart. He left to others the welcomed and easy muniticenco that holds up enterprises which nil love. His hand was stretched out to spread the ideas which bear seed for the future, whose value few see, whose intlucnce many dread. No man snid * xo ' easier to any enter- prise which sailed buoyant before a fresh breeze. ' The chain with hypocrites at one end, and slaveholders at tlie other, which men call the Union,' was his fa- vcr iiiLd cacriptii'n of that government whoso yoke he fsQ^^fto lift from the slave's neck. And all his un- inioiis he uttered just as frankly while ho place and fortune, as atier they were boili sure, and his position all he could wish. Tender as a woman, he could not bear the sight «>f suffering or oi)pression. Finn as granite, he feared no face of man in uttering a hated doctrine, or defending an un- popular cause. Ever hotly in earnest, restlessly im- patient of wrong, his zeal stirred others to efl'ort, while his undoubting faith banished despair. Who can ever forget that emphatic, heart-clieering, • Why, of course, ' sure to spring to his lips when, in dark mo- nopTTinr ^^nir ^truLriilecr for 14 ments, any one spoke of the certain triumph of right, notwithstanding ? Men said he held dangerous opinions. But what father called to lie where he does would not thank God, could he leave to his children as brave and use- ful a life to copy— as dear a name for his neighbors to bless ? If using all the powers God has given one to find out the right, and then fearlessly practising it, makes a righteous man, then truly he was a righteous man. If ' he tliat doeth good is of God,' then was he of God. If ' he that loveth his brother abideth in the light,' then the same sunshine that shone round him here, cheers him now ; for truly he loved his brother, loved truth and right ; and now he sees the face of that God who is Justice and Truth. Xo fear for him : his heart melted down all differences of class, race, education, condition, and held all men close to himself. 'Ihat tireless brain, that unresting hand work now, where all see even as they are seen, and where everything but virtue vanishes. ^^^k ^M Let us thank God for his life. The worl^^^^Wr *• for his having lived. These loved ones nionrn the father whose voice was a benediction ; but how many, beside these are now crowding round him, who felt that kind hand lifting them, that cheerful voice wel- coming them on, tliat untiring care watching for them with all a father's interest and vigilance ! No matter that he did not call himself a Christian Many take that sacred name, whose riglit our judg- ment denies. The loving and beloved apostle could say, • He that saith, I know God, and keepeth not 15 his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.' But, on the other hand, « hereby know we that we know God, if we keep his commandments.' Let us thank God, then, that he strengthened our friend to live a fearless, earnest, unselfish, Christian life. Brother, father, husband, of these we may not 8j)eak ; but wo have lost the friend so close, so un- selfish, the companion of so many happy, hopeful hours, tfie stay on which we leaned so lovingly, the strong hand, the generous heart, one who sienud to maki" our life larger, firmer, sunnier: our little circle has a wide, sad void. But God docth all things well. Tliis life of simple, loving, transparent, brotherly well-doing is neither lost nor ended. Thank God for the fifty years tliat wo have been privileged to see it ! AVe bless the mother that bore him — a brave, true man. May we be better for having known him ! God help us to borrow of his cxami)le I God bless him ! REMARKS OF KEY. T. STAIIR KING. I would not willingly weaken the impression which has been made by the remarks, so true and so tender, of those who have the highe-t right to speak here of our departed brother's character, since they stood so near to him, and have known him so thoroughly and so long. Yet 1 de*irc— before his body is borne from our 8 ght forever— to speak from sympathy with those who stood in the most intimate relations to him, and whose bereavement in his removal no words of ours can measure — of the love which I bore him, though 1 stood at a greater distance than the friends who 16 have addressea us, and especially of what I saw of the religiousness of his life and character. There are two prominent manifestations of reli- giousness. There is the piety that flows from the conception of God as a person, and that deliglits in communion with God as a person. Devout affection towards the Infinite is the visible peculiarity of this type of religiousness. The man who possesses it desires to go to God often with the direct prayer of the heart or the lips; to have the consciousness of His particular providence ; to feel the sunshine of His smiie, as a personal manifestation of approval and re- ward for every good deed. This piety our brother certainly did not possess in large measure. 'We know that he did not estimate it highly. Perhaps he did not pri/.o it highly enough. But there is a stronger, deeper, more thorough, more efficient piety than this often proves to be. The friend, who lias gone before us hud that religiousness which consists in harmony of the whole nature with the foundation truths of the world, and an entire reve- rence towards the Eternal Will. Who of us here that knew him, are not ready to bow on the knees of the spirit before that cold form, and desire that an integrity firm as his, that a charity wide as his, that a disposition genial and sweet as his, might be poured into and sustained in our hearts, by the Infinite Spirit that filled him thus for many years with strength } For it was not by morality, as distinct from re- ligion — according to the frequent criticism of tlie i)ul- pit upon character — that our brother was distinguish- ed. He went deeper than custom. He desired and 1 ] r I 17 determined to find and abide in the primal truth of tlie moral world, and he bru>hed everything away till he found the everlasting rock. His hou.«e was firmly built on that. Rains descended, and floods came, and torrents dashed against it, but it held fast to the rock. The glass in these windows is no more ready to receive the light, than his spirit was open to receive every manifestation of the Intinite Will that might come to his reason ; and he would no mure have thought of failing in obedience, by word, and j)urse, and influence, to whatever was shown to his mind thus as the truth of Uod, than the glass would think of thickening itself against the light it was intended to reveal. His life has been, in many ways, a transparent ex- hibition of the moral forces that glorify manhood, and make our nature a clear revelation of God. liCt us thank Heaven that, through our friend, we have seen more of the sacredness of that Justice which is the fitundation of tlie Eternal Throne. Let us be grate- ful that, in his constant and wise bounty to the j)()or and needy, we have learned to interpret better the Divine beneficence. Let us be gratctul for the ex- ample he has given us of the loyalty to the liighest laws wliich a citizen should show in times like ours. I^et us be grateful for the sermon in behalf of sub- stantial goodness tluit has been preached widely and forcibly by his life, and for the praise that goes up to God for his good deeds, to-day, mingled witli the mourning of those who are so deeply afflicted by his death. W'c often hear it said, as though it is a peculiarly 18 religious reflection, vrhen we are called to^tand before the still form of one whom God has suddenly taken from this life — ' What shadows we are, and what shad- ows we pursue ! ' I think that we should all feel, in the presence of the form which lies before us witli a nobler beauty than it wore in life, that such a saying would not be appropriate here, and is not true. He has been taken from us, so far as his ministry in this world is concerned, iu his maturity, at high noon. We cannot but mourn over it. But his life has not been a shadow, and he did not pursue shadows. He lived for realities. He received into his spirit largely of the eternal substance, and his soul has gone as a substance into the enduring world. * The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be tlie name of the Lord ! ' We cannot ex- plain the m3stery of his removal from us, when he was so useful, and when he seemed to be so widely needed, here. And yet, those of us who trust the great Providence, as he trusted, cannot but feel sure that God has taken him because his spirit had grown competent for a service which could not be discharged on earth. Let us not doubt that he has gone to broader duties. Let us not believe that he has gone to rest, except to the rest of a still wider charity, an uninterrupted fidelity, an unclouded worship, a larger and coiiiinual reception from the Fountain of Truth and Love. And so let us give him up to the Infinite One, with a courage and confidence equal, at least, to his own : and let us iiear the words of him whom he followed— 'Not every one that saith unto me, 10 Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that dfcth the will of mv father.' "We must believe that our brother has gone to hea, veil, because there is no where else for him to go. lie was there while here. lie lived for God, and he nuist go to God. Our destiny is not determined by external and arbitrary appointment. Those doors that are huii;^ on Kquity and the spiritual laws, wo cannot doubt, swung back, at once, to give him entrance and welcome. And with gratitude for his life here, wo must yield him to higher services with undoubting trust. • I looked upon the righteous man, And >aw liis jKUtini; br ath, Without a stru'^'^le or a sigh, Serenely yield to death ; There was no anguish on his brow, Nor terror in his eye : The spoiler aimed a fatal dart, But lost the victory. I looked upon the righteous man. And heard the voiceless prayer Which rose above that brenihless form, Tosodtlie the mourners' care, And felt liow j)recit>us was the gift lie to liis loved onts gave, — Till' stainless iniinory of tho j'i«t, Tlie wealth beyond the grave. I lookod upon the li^liteous man; And all our'eaithly trust Of pU asuro, vanity, or pride, Si-enied liijliter than the ilust, Comj'ared with his celestial gain, — A home above the sky : O, grant us, God, his life to live, That we like him mav die ! ' 20 E^ The funeral services being closed, a Inst, lin- grrinp:, farewell look at the serene and linely chiseled features was taken by all present, -when the mortal remains of tlie deceased were carried to Mount Au- burn for intermei.t, accompanied by relatives and friends in a lon<» line of carriarjes. At the prnve, Mr. Kinn identified with tho American Anti-Slavery Sn-ii'ty, an un aclivo friend and oflicer for8«j many yean«, that no coadju- tor i>f tfie nioviKM-nt n\u U* i;^tioninl o( the eM-rvicos he ha>« rendt-pil it, the liUnility with whirh lie has eril.ir;^i'd \ln mt'an", and the wis*,* t«a;;acitv with whirh he Nlreli^thene«l Un coiJnH«*|H. But only they that kni'W him U«t, and kxyt the thoroughnetw of bin fidelity to h\» convictionM of truth in every di- rection, and the {vrfeelion of the bitiuty of hi?* dully life, run know how ^reat a low« the world ha.** up-t with in tlie withdrawal of Buch an exainjde Irom iia ■wulks and wayH. Mr. lluvey was a succwwful merchant, and had aonuirod a competent estate by his skillful enter- prif^e in bu^inej*. And he hIiowihI how the tratlic id' tho World eun Ih« carri«'*, atul even without f-l- fijihnettM. II i« buKinehti relali«»nf« were marked nt)t only by tho hi^hi-xt lone ot mereantile honor, but by a spirit of muj^nanimouM and ;;encrou8 connidt-r- ation of all connected with bin aflUirs that is rarely »«««'n in trade, Hut he did not cull or conf*ider his contluet in any of itM muni(»-.stution-s as eitlur nia;;- naniujouH v»r gi>nerou», but hiniply just. He wus eminently a juf;ht8 ot the black man in h» pretended zeal fur the assertion of tho»o of the whitcH. He indeed believed in that Democracy which regards ' Man divested of his Acci- dents,' to the last. A Man was. a Man to him, whether white or black, rich or poor, learned or illiterate, and he maintained tiic rights of the Slave, the pour and tiie ignorant, because they were men, and had ntme or lew to help them. Shaking off the dust of liis feet as against the Democrats, he soon betook himself to the Ahulitiun- ists. He discerned in them men who were sincerely pursuing a great j)ublie end, without taking counsel of flesh and hloud, hut fuUuwing out their idea of duty whithersoever it might lead them, lie at once united with the sect everywhere spuken against, and never ceased walking with it as lung as he lived. He was constant in his attendance on the meeting of the Executive Cun»miitcH.'8 of the American and Massa- chusetts Anti-Slavery Societies, and was ever on the side of the must resuluto action and the most out- spoken utterance. His faith in the ai)Solute ])olicy of absolute trutii was nerfecc. He knew no Expedi- ency but the Right. In matters of simple opinion as to means, thougli he was firm in his own way of thinking, he gracefully and readily yielded to the }irevailnig action. In matters which seemed to him to savor of principle, he was never to be shaken or moved a hair's breadth from the stand he had taken as the right position. He was ever in the midst of controversy on all sorts ot subjects, but with no drop of acrimony in his temper, or of gall in his blood. He formed his own opinions as to theological mat- 24 ters as deliberately, and maintained them as fear- lessly, as ho did aa to all otlier thinsj^s of human con- corninent. His views us to rcMi^iou-s doctrines and institutions were distinct and unuiistakahle, and ho never 8oii;;ht to conceal or palliate them in life or in death. With them, however, we have no concern. If 10 do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly, wore to walk witli Cod, hi.s conversation was in Heaven. II to do unto others as he would that thoy should do unto him, and to be kind unto the un- thankful and the evil, were to be Christ-like, happy indeed is the disciple who can claim a closer resem- blance to tlie Master than he ! And they that knew him best and loved him most, as thoy laid his head in the crnive, enjoyed an assured faith that a spirit BO lovin;; and so pure, so brave and so gentle, so wise and so true, must tind elsewhere the Heaven it had made on earth. 'THERE IS NO DEATH!' « Lot U3 be patient ! these severe afHictions Not from the dust aii-e, But, oftentimes, celestial benedictions Assume tliis harsh disguise. "Wo BOO but dimly thronfijh the mists and vapors Ajnid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers, May be Heaven's distant lamps. There is no death ! What seems so is transition ; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, AVhose portal we call death.' Longfellow. 54 W > AT ^ " • " \ '*^^'* .-«* ♦ o ^^-^^ -^ -^o * ^^■i'^ .^'% v*^ L'. '^ .0 i s>' • ^^. ,0 .^' .0' ^. S-' ^vT *'