COMMEMORATIVE DISCOURSE
PREACHED AT THE FUNERAL
OF
THOMAS W. LOCKWOOD,
T'IUtRSDAY, APRILt 26th, 1866,
IN THE
WESTMINSTER CHURCH, DETROIT,
BY THE
Rev. G. WENDETLL PRIME.
DETROIT, MICH.:
THE DAILY POST BOOK AND JOB PRINTING COMPANY,
(CORNER OF SHELBY AND LARNED STREETS.)
1866.








A MEMORIAL
OF
1LOaI DIa  APal aet   k r1w66l
O:F DIE:T IITO I -,
WHO DIED APRILI 24th, 1866.
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DISCO URSE.
1 JOHN II, 1)7:-AND VIE WORLD PASSETH AWAY, AND THE
LUST THEREOF; BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF GOD
ABIDETH FOREVER.
When Job's three friends heard of all this evil
that was come upon him, they came every one
from his own place to mourn with him and to
comfort him. They sat down with him upon the
ground seven days and seven nights, and none
spake a word unto him; for they saw that his
grief was very great. Those who have gathered
in the shadow  of a mighty sorrow  know  the
weight of that silence which reveals what is
unutterable, the power of that stillness which is
our only answer to the voice of God. "I was
dumb, I opened not my mouth because thou didst
it."
Such voiceless hours of waiting with the fatherless, upon the Almighty Father, have been passed
with the grateful consciousness of yotir prayerful
sympathy. And now it is fit that this silence
should be broken.
It is in the observance of no formal custom that
I would turn your attention unto thoughts divine,




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that seem to glow in the darkness of this mysterious bereavement.  If you loved and respected
him, whose memory has drawn you hither, you
will receive, with tender consideration, that impression of God's truth, which was wrought into
the very texture of his faithful heart.
Every stroke of death that cuts down some one
at our side, lays open our hearts to the truth that
"the world passeth away, anj the lust thereof."
But far more than this is written upon the door
that closes on such a life as ended with the last
moments of our beloved friend. From within the
veil, We hear the glorious antithesis, the only
strength of the living heart. These departing footfalls, on the pathway that leads outward and onward into the unseen and eternal, echo in our souls,
-not only the frailty of earth, but with equal
clearness,-the glory of the incorruptible and unfading. They tell us, not only that "the world passeth away, and the lust thereof," but also, that "he
that doeth the will of God, abideth forever." You
who have known this consistent servant of God,
and follower of the Redeemer, if you have known
him well, cannot fail to see this blessed truth so
clearly, that it seems written in the heavens that
have opened their doors for his ascended spirit.
"He that doeth the will of God, abideth forever."
When the world passeth away so evidently,
the foundations seem to be broken up. When
our hearts are wrung with anguish, love itself




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seems ruinous. When every hope and purpose is
changed or frustrated, it seems as though it were
folly to have any vital interests or earnest labor.
Beauty is a cloud, and th& sun is already setting.
Life is a thought, and memory is already failing.
What is there here, that we should rise and
press onward, lay hold and struggle. Does it not
all perish with the using?  Shall we not weep the
more, the more we see? Shall we not ache the
more, the more we love?  Shall we not sink the
deeper, the farther we venture upon waves that
cover as well as bear?  Yes, the world passeth
away, and the lust thereof; but that is not allthat is not the beginning. See, and believe, in the
presence of this form, that leaves you not without
reminding you of what its spirit held, "he that
doeth the will of God, abideth forever." Nothing
to that man, is in vain. However short or long
his course, it is invariably complete and glorious.
Seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all other things are added unto him;
and however other things pass away, his kingdom
~is not of this world, and with his King, therefore,
he reigns forever.
The soul of that man, who humbly gives himself up to the will of the Almighty, is like the
cloudless firmament that has bent above us during every hour since this spirit fled. Looking upward, we behold bright towers of pillared clouds,
glowing fountains of rosy flames, black tempests
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winds; all these changing and interchanging with
the light and darkness, calm and storm. And yet
through all, there is no change in the measureless
dome of silent distance that encloses all.  This
deep sea of heaven is always there in its infinite
repose, and when the mists and veilings are swept
away, we stand beneath the same calm smile and
symbol of God's protection.  We know  that is
there through all that blasts and falls. The clouds
and darkness vanish, but the firmament abides forever. Before, around, within the soul, there is much
that gathers, darkens, brightens, changes; but
when all these pains and pleasures are swept
away into the abyss, the spirit shines with a glory
that is fadeless. "The world passeth away, and
the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of
God, abideth forever."
In his life, in his walk, in his spirit, in the gen.
eral impression and unconscious influence of his
person and character, we have always felt that this
truth was strongly set forth by him, for whom this
world has now passed away.
THoMIAS WALLACE LOCKWOOD was born on the
11th of November, 1817. His early life was spent in
Albany, where he was admitted to the Bar a few days
before he was twenty-one years of age. Very soon
after, he removed to this city,'and here continued
in the active duties of his profession until a few
weeks before his death.
Many of you are familiar with every month of his
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which he was held, with a unanimity certainly most
rare, in this world of groundless hostilities and
selfish disregard. You know the positions of trust
that he has occupied, and you know, also, that for
such a man as he to occupy them, was to be certain
that in so doing he simply acquiesced in the desire
of others. Although retiring in disposition, and disposed to undervalue his own, endeavors, he never
shrank from any labor that was for the advantage of
his friends, the city, and the State. Those who know
the nature of what gives form and facility to the administration of justice, who appreciate the benefit of
what tends to elevate the character of the community, will always remember the faithful and efficient
labors of our departed friend. This is the time to
speak of what he was, rather than of what he did.
He was, through youth and manhood, one of the
purest and most guileless of men. He was so true,
that all believed in him instinctively, and yet he was
so kind, that, as far as I can ascertain, every one who
knew him remembers him with the most affectionate
respect. We make this record of a man who was
actively engaged in all the personal and public interests that bring others into the heat of conflict. There ~
are few, indeed, so gifted by nature and grace as to
guide their vessel through this length of voyage, and
then sail into the harbor with such snowy sails. In
speaking of those qualities that are manifest in the
general intercourse of life, I will not say that he was
liberal, for that word, in its popular sense, would be a
detraction when applied to this quality in him. To
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my certain knowledge, in regard to all that a man
can do for the benefit of others, he was not liberal,
but actually-sacrificial. He did and he gave, not
merely freely, but so that he felt it, so that it required some real self-denial in order to meet the desires of his heart for others. You cannot expect me
to speak of those phases of his -life and character that
are revealed in the closest relations and holiest ties.
Were it not for you, mly beloved people, I should have
refrained from attempting this tribute and its lessons,
on the ground of my being his brother by adoption,
and too near him in affection, to think of lifting up
my voice above him in this hour of parting. But I
am your servant, for Jesus' sake, and you know how
cheerfully I would expend my own last breath for
your profit or your comfort, in this vale of tears.
He was a father, affectionate as wise; a son that
was never an anxiety, and always a solace and a joy;
a husband that nourished and cherished as the Lord
his church.
And yet all this would not be enough to bring
peace to our souls in this hour of trial, could we not
say, with a glorying that is in naught but the cross
of Jesus-Behold! he liveth not unto himself, but
unto Him who died for him and rose again. His
trust is in no natural grace of character, nor any habit
of rightful dealing. He is a follower of the only Redeemer; his righteousness is the obedience of the
well-beloved Son; his grace is the humble dependence
of a sinful manl, who obeys the voice of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Whatever there was in




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him to inspire regard, to secure confidence, to bestow
as a priceless heritage to his children, all this was not
to the glory of himself, but, by his consistent profession of the Christian faith, to the glory of his Creator
and Redeemer.
For seven years he was an Elder of this church,
and blessed is that church who can have so pure, so
strong and so acceptable a man as this, to assist in its
spiritual administration. His presence in these coun.
cils will remain with me as long as it is mine to exer.
cise this ministry of reconciliation. His work in this
service was continued after illness had withdrawn him
firom secular pursuits. Upon his bed he listened to
the confessions of faith, and welcomed to the communion of the church on earth. From the beginning, his hand and heart were warmly engaged in everything that pertained to the interests of this organization. You who bent with anxious toil in planting this little vine, know how much its existence,
growth and fruitfulness are owing to his faithfulness
and zeal. Humanly speaking, his loss to this church
is irreparable. His name can never be forgotten
here. No tablet need mark what is written on living
hearts, so long as we and ours sit together in these
heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
And it would not be justice to his memory were I
to omit the statement, that there was no peculiarity
nor defect in his life and character that was at all at
variance with the possession of these precious gifts.
This is only the beginning of what might be told of
his quiet, persevering energy, his unselfish, patient,




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thoughtful, happy, loving spirit. Doubtless, you
would like to know something of those hours when
the flame flickered, and what we saw when it gleamed
again for precious moments, on our searching eyes
and aching hearts. But all this is utterly impossible
to-day and here. How can I at this moment, and in
this presence, speak of that voice which gave me a
welcome on that fair morning when.I first trod these
city streets; that hand which led me five short years
ago to a second home, now hallowed by a precious
memory and most sacred sorrow. For all this I have
now no strength, but ini the mighty power of that
truth which he believed and loved, there is a purpose which enables me to stand, beside him even here,
and speak of what was magnified both by his life
and by his death. As long as it is mine to preach
these unsearchable riches of Christ, may God keep
me from any love and any sorrow that would so unnerve my heart and tongue that I could not lift up
before your desiring eyes this Cross and our Redeemer. Though nothing seems more keenly distressful to hearts of love than temporary separation by the dark flood of death, still there is noth.
ing on earth so exalting and so exultant as the
perfect confidence of the living in the eternal triumph of a ransomed soul.
My frame has thrilled, when seeing in the memo.
rable past, that great procession, which, twice in a
decade, wound along the shore of the iEgean, drew
near the gates of Athens, and soon ascended the
grooved pavement at the summit of the Acropolis.




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Passing through massive doors of bronze, swung- between columns of Pentelic marble, it moves through
the corridor of glowing pillars, shining in the sunlight like the gates of Day. Borne aloft at the front
of all this moving splendor, in the centre of that
architectural magnificence which an admiring world
has never equalled, waved the banner of banners, the
sacred robe of the country's Goddess, the Crocuscolored Peplon. Its brilliant tissue shone with rich
embroideries of fabled conflicts, and the mighty ones
of history and of song. Among these illustrious pictures were those heroes that had won signal victories for their native land.  It was the acnme of
human exaltation to perform such achievements -as
to win a place among these noble forms, and be thus
borne in triumph to the centre of the citadel, and
left' upon the statue of gold and ivory that looked
down from that sacred height upon the capital of
Greece.  That was the only glory worthy of the
name in the highest civilization of which the heathen
world can boast. My brethren, you who believe in the
promise of life in Christ Jesus, who know that the
life that is hid'with him in God shall appear with
him in glory, what is all that was embalmed in the
friezes of the Parthenon, by the genius of Phidias,
when it is seen in the light of this divine assurance:
"The world passeth away and the lust thereof;
but he that doeth the will of God, abideth forever."
What is that will? Is it an abstraction? Is it a
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of man suggests to itself, as its own preference for
time and for eternity?
This solemn question we cannot decide for others,
but you, my friends, vwho loved this Christian man,
and united with him in the interests of this church,
you have acknowledged, in some degree, what you
consider God's Holy Will. You know the source
from which we have these words "he that doeth
the will of God, abideth forever." From that same
source, you know well, that His will is made known
in its fullness only in the person and work of His
image and His Son.
This assurance of abiding forever has all its strength
in Him who lost his life for such words as these, "No
man cometh unto the Father but by me-I am the
bread of life-Whosoever liveth and believeth in vme,
shall never die."  Whatever may be the confidence,
the delusions, the fate of others, you, my brethren,
have learned too much of God's Word, and felt too
much of His spirit, to be able to find your peace in
any will that is not the will of God in Christ.
You cannot know an hour of satisfaction until you
have fulfilled all His blessed will. This is the penalty of your enlightenment; this is the working of
His truth; this is the gracious compulsion by which
He leads you to Himself.
Will any one of you hesitate longer as to the degree
in which this will of God shall be done by you? It is
not a requirement that exacts a rigid acquiescence in
ceremonial forms. It is not a conventional school of
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to comply. Was there anything like this in the man
whom we now mnourn, as he illustrates in death the
brightness of this life of faith and its blessed ending?
No! The will of God that we are to do, brings us
all alike in the way of humble penitence, faith,
acknowledgment and true endeavor.  Love, love
only, is the fulfilling of the law. Love of God, one
another in Him, and all in Christ.
He that does His will abides forever! Forever in
the hearts of those who remember his godly walk,
his genial smile, his manly tenderness, and his prayerful spirit; forever in the souls of his children, his
friends, and all, who through them receive the benefit of a Christ-like following through this network of
worldliness and evil; forever in the eternal increase
of that glory which fills his spirit, who is risen with
his Saviour from the dead. What an immeasurable
blessedness to know  and feel this through all the
wear and weakness of trial, affliction, disease, gradual decay, or sudden dissolution.  Ought not the
thought to nerve our hearts for whatever is agonizing and inevitable in the march of death?
Do I speak to one who cares for none of these
things, whose heart is so contented or engaged that
he feels no desire for any renewal of its nature or its
strength? The time is not distant when you shall
feel the river of death rolling beneath your feet, and
the heat of pain breaking up the icy crust on which
you stand a few brief moments before you sink away
forever in the chilling flood. Would this assurance
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Of your sentient being strives, with consuming fire,
to brand upon your soul its helplessness and agony? 
In the presence of all this weakness and woe, do
you not see why we need something more than mere
principles and philosophy to build up the spirit,
warm its affections, and stay it upon its God? What
is there, in all that is offered you by the world and
the wisdom of man, to bring you into His fellowship
who, of God, is made unto us, Wisdom and Righteousness, and Sanctification, and Redemption?  When
all the life-springs of your own nature are dried
away, as the hand of Time cuts down the trees and
foliage that now shade the channels of your being,
believe, not a child in this faith, but its Author and
Finisher, believe that there is, then and now, no living water for a thirsting spirit, save at the fountain
that is opened in this Rock of Ages-whosover will,
let him take the water of life freely.
Take it most freely ye who have been most sorely
smitten by this painful blow. It came upon you at
the fountain. You need not ascend into heaven, to
bring Christ down from above, nor descend into
the deep, to bring up Christ from the dead. The
word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy
heart. It speaks in this hour of anguish: Fear not,
I am with thee. Lean, this side, once wounded, is
now strong and near thee. Sink, if thou desirest, this
arm surrounds thee.  Rest, now and forever, for
in me thou shalt have peace.




SoR~Rdii    nfi Iof the i efroit  act
A meeting of the Detroit Bar was held on the
afternoon of the 24th instant, in the Bar Library, to
take appropriate action on the death of Hon. THOMAS
W. LocKWOOD. The attendance was large. The
meeting was called to order by A. D. Fraser, Esq.
Hon. George E. Hand opened with a few fitting
remarks. All knew, he said, for what purpose those
present had assembled.  An honored member of
the Bar had taken his departure from earth. It had
been his lot to be acquainted with Mr. LOCKWOOD
from his first arrival in the city, and he had known
him only to esteem him and admire his excellent and
attractive traits of character. He was a high-minded,
honorable and candid practitioner, and enjoyed the
respect and confidence of all with whom he came in
contact. As a lawyer, Mr. LocKwooD was well read
and well balanced, and his irreproachable integrity
was shown in all his professional life. In all relations
in life he always sustained himself with propriety and
honor. The deceased was an only son, and being
judiciously reared, reached manhood, having undergone fewer trials and misfortunes than are usually
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passed through by young men. Coming here just on
the verge of manhood, Mr. LoCKWOOD, by his uniform
courtesy and candor, rapidly won the good opinion of
all. At the time of his decease, he was in the prime
of life, at a period of unusual professional activity.
His record is an honorable one, and he has passed
away with as few enemies and as many friends as any
member of the Bar in the city, and his memory will
ever remain fresh in the hearts of his associates.
D. Bethune Duffield, Esq., continued as follows:
Mr. CHAIRMAN,
I can not tell just how sadly this announcement may affect other members of the Bar, but
I know that it puts into my heart a peculiar sorrow.  For more than twenty-five years past, in
political, professional and social life, I have walked
side by side, and almost hand in hand, with our
departed brother, and may, therefore, appropriately
bear testimony to his worth.  All who have labored in this forum thus long, will, I doubt not,
frankly say with me, that however professionally
opposed they may have been with him whom we now
mourn, they never experienced the least approach to
anything like a personal strife, or even a harsh difference.  Firm, and properly tenacious of his clients'
rights, as he always was, he was, nevertheless, just
and fair in the maintenance of them-never misleading by misrepresentation, never over-reaching even
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fested in warm demonstrations or large professions,
we all well knew that his was a reliable and worthy
friendship, and that his professional record was as clean
as that of the high-minded Christian gentleman, who
conscientiously puts honor above interest, right above
gain, and truth above everything. In saying this of
our departed friend, I am aware I bear to him high
testimony, and the full value of it you will appreciate; for your own experience tells you that this
profession, in which we all labor, is surrounded by
more and stronger temptations than almost any
other, and of which the outside world knows very
little; yet you will all admit that our friend LOCKwooD seemed to have adopted and to have had fulfilled to him the precept so appropriate to us all,
"Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that
is right, for that shall bring you peace at the last."
In political life, Mr. LocKwooD was earnest, laborious and unselfish. Few  men of his years have
labored more faithfully under a party banner than
did he under his-from the ward caucus down to and
through the grand quadrennial battles.  Yet he
never appeared clamorous by claiming the rewards
of office; nay, more, when the claims of his Country
called with a louder voice than that of party, he
marched boldly forth from under his party flag, and,
placing himself beneath the broad flag of the Union,
resolved that he would know no party until that
precious ensign of our liberties had triumphed over
all its enemies. A man of earnest convictions, he had
the strength and courage to carry them out, let them




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lead whithersoever they would; pi-ovidedl, always,
it was not from the path of Patriotism and Truth.
While serving in our State Legislature, he was
untiring in his duties, and on the Judiciary Committee of the House, did much for us all, in the investigations appropriate to this laborious place.  His
name will be long remembered throughout the State
by the members of the last three Legislatures, by his
friends of the Bar at large, as well as by all those
who sympathized with his political opinions and
principles.
As a Citizen, no man was more faithful to the public interests than he. Did public disturbance of any
kind occur, he was always among, the first to appear
and range himself on the side of good order, and in
the support of Government. Nor in any measure of
public improvement or reform was he ever found
lacking, either in personal effort or contribution. In
every sense of the word, and to its fullest meaning,
he was a valuable citizen, one whom we could ill
afford to spare, and whose vacant place will, I fear,
long remain unfilled. The City of Detroit owes a
large debt of gratitude to the quiet but efficient
efforts in her behalf, through the twenty years just
past in the life of the Hlon. TIIOMfAS W. LOCKwTOOD.
As one of the earliest and most active members of the Young Men's Benevolent Society, too, he
will long be remembered, and his name blessed by
the aged poor who yet linger among us. As a firiend
in social life, we all know how courteous, hospitable
and amiable he was in all his intercourse, and how




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wide a gap his departure makes in the extended circle of his many friends.
But he has gone, and we shall no more greet that
face, so handsome in youth, so pleasant and cheerful
even to the last. As I sat by his bedside a few
nights since, watching and aiding him in his struggle
with the terrible fever which seemed to be burning
the very life from his enfeebled body, he appeared
the same courteous, well-mannered gentleman that
he always was. Feeble and faint though he was, he
was not too feeble to render audible and polite
acknowledgment for the most trifling efforts on his
behalf, thus showing how the traits of the true
gentleman lingered and shone in him to the very last.
We say farewell to him at a time when Death seems
to be again girding himself for busy activity on the
earth. He is busy abroad, busy at home, busy here
among us, and as my thoughts run back over the last
quarter of a century, during which our friend has
here walked in our company, oh! how busy does he
seem to have been in bearing away the members of
this Bar! How many graves rise this day into view,
filled by those who were once our friends and fellowlaborers here! and still we are opening new sepulchres; still rearing fresh monuments! One by one,
like the white sea-birds by the shore, our companions
rise and disappear over the great ocean of life, and
we see them no more. Soon we too must take wing.
Let us see to it, my brethren and friends, that when
life shall close with us, our record may be found as




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pure and unspotted as was that of THOMAS W. LOCKWOOD.
I move, Mr. Chairman, that a committee of five be
appointed to frame and report to this meeting resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Bar on this
occasion.
The following gentlemen were requested, by the
Chairman, to act as such committee: D. B. Duffield,
W. Jennison, Jr., C. I. Walker, Levi Bishop, and D.
C. Holbrook.
After a short conference, they reported the following:
WHEREAS, The death of the Hon. THoMAs W.
LOCKwOOD, a member of this Bar, has recently transpired, while he was yet in the prime of life, in the
midst of usefulness, and actively engaged in the
duties of his profession, it is therefore by the Bar of
Detroit
RESOLVED, That his death awakens in us all emotions of profound sorrow and regret, not only because
of the rupture of professional ties, now consecrated by
the friendship of many years, but also for the reason
that his early removal from active life is attended
with the laceration of many hearts, both within his
own home circle and the wide field of his numerous
friends throughout the city and State.
RESOLVED, That we record in all sincerity our con



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viction that this, our friend and brother, whose long
connection with this Bar had given us ample opportunity to test his worth, was, in every sense of the
word, a sound, upright and honorable lawyer, a truly
valuable fellow citizen, prompt in the support of
every reform at home, and every enterprise for the
benefit of the State at large, a cordial and reliable
friend, a devoted son, husband and father, and as a
Christian, one whom  all men testify kept himself
"unspotted from the world."
RESOLVED, That we will long and affectionately
remember the name and character of our departed
brother, and, again associating it in hallowed mernory with that of his early and lamented partner,- the
friagrance of whose life6 still lingers in our professional
walks, we will henceforth hold them both as synonymous with professional faithfulness, manly honor,
and Christian integrity.
RESOLVED, That our hearty sympathy in this affliction is hereby extended to our much-respected fellowcitizen, the aged mother of the deceased, and to his
sorrowing wife and children, who are called thus
sadly to part with a truly-devoted son, husband and
father; and that copies of these resolutions, duly
attested, be transmitted to the mother and family of
the deceased.
RESOLVED, That, as a tribute of our respect for the
* The late Samuel Barstow.




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virtues and memory of the deceased, we will attend
the funeral in a body.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
J. S. Newberry, Esq., offered the following, which
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the members of this Bar meet on
Thursday, at the Library Rooms, at two o'clock, P.
M., and thence proceed in a body to the late residence
of the deceased to attend the funeral.
On Thursday morning, the 26th inst., before the
closing of the morning session of the Circuit Court,
William Jennison, Jr., Esq., moved the Court that the
resolutions of the Bar, of day before yesterday, relative to the death of, Hon. THOMAS W. LOCKWOOD, be
spread upon the records of the Court, making some
very appropriate remarks in support of his motion.
The Court granted the motion, and his Honor Judge
Witherell paid a tribute of respect and esteem to the
memory of the deceased, and ordered the adjournment of the Court until the next day at half-past
nine, A. M., as a token of respect to the deceased.
[At the funeral services of Mr. LOCKWOOD, there
was in attendance from the members of the Bar and
Judiciary, a larger delegation than had been witnessed for many years on similar occasions.]




Owtitn of  th   dOard  of z( adr
At a meeting of the Board of Trade on the 26th
inst., the following preamble and resolutions, relative
to the death of Hon. THOMAS W. LocKwOOD, were
presented by J. G. Erwin, Esq., and unanimously
adopted:WuEREAs, It has pleased an All-Wise Providence
to remove by death the Hon. THOMAS W. LoCKwooD,
an honorary member of this association, and one to
whom it has been largely indebted for acts of kindness and courtesy in his official capacity as a legislator
of the people; be it therefore
REsoLVED, That in the death of Mr. LocKwooD we
deplore the loss of one whose unpretending life has
illustrated the noblest virtues; the consistent Christian; the enlightened and liberal-minded public servant; the useful and exemplary citizen; the honest
man; one who lived beloved, and died without
reproach.
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary is hereby instructed
to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the family
of the deceased.
RESOLVED, That as a further mark of respect, the
association is hereby adjourned.




The Presbytery of Michigan met in Benning
ton, Shiawassee county, on Tuesday, April 24th,
at seven P. M., and was opened with a sermon
by Rev. R. S. Goodman, of Grand Rapids, at the
request of the last Moderator, Rev. R. Kay. Rev.
J. W. McGregor was chosen Moderator, and Rev.
Richard Kay, Temporary Clerk.
A gloom pervaded its opening, at the announcement of the death, that morning, of Hon. T. W.
LocKwooD, of Detroit, and it was subsequently
RESOLVED, That the Presbytery are deeply afflicted
in hearing of the' death of Hon. T. W. LocKwOOD, an
Elder in the Westminster Church, Detroit, whom we
have esteemed as a gentleman of great personal
worth, a consistent Christian, deeply interested in the
cause of Christ, and ever ready to make sacrifices for
its promotion; one to whom we owe much for the
organization of our Church in Detroit, and for its
support and defense in its time of need, and for
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the duties of a Ruling Elder. We deeply sympathize with the Church, and with his afflicted family,
in their great loss, and would direct them for consolation, where only we can find our own, that is,
in  the assv'iance that the Lord Jesus, the Great
Head of the Church, is on the throne, and rules in
righteousness and in goodness, for the sanctification
and salvation of his people and his church, even
where darkness surrounds him, and his dispensations remove the lights of our households, and those
who rule in the Church and minister at her altars.




At a meeting of the congregation of this Church,
on Friday evening, May 18th, 1866, the following
minute was adopted:'A  bereaved people, realizing  their loss more
keenly, from day to day, desire to express their deepening sense of deprivation in the eternal gain of their
honored friend and brother, T. W. LOCKWOOD, Esq.,
Ruling Elder of this Church.
We remember, with grateful affection, his wisdom,
zeal and liberality in the organization of this communion, and his devoted adherence to its interests,
to the last moments of his life.
It is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us,
that in everything we should give thanks, and we
now return to our Heavenly Father thanksgiving
for having provided for us, in our times of need, this
able, faithful servant, and for having spared himn to
see so much of the fruit of his labors.
Our hearts are so moved by this affliction, that we
can truly endeavor to share the burden of this sorrow with the family of our beloved friend; and we
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nacle, and patiently wait the salvation of the Lord.
By terrible things in righteousness hast thou
answered us, O! God of our salvation, and may we
hear thy voice calling us to higher devotion and
greater zeal.