FUNERAL OF REV. DR. GOODRICH.
The members of the First Presbyterian Church and congregation have performed the last sad rites to the mortal remains of their late beloved pastor, Rev. Dr. William H. Goodrich, offering, in connection therewith, touching tributes to his memory. It will be remembered that soon after Dr. Goodrich's death - at Lausanne, Switzerland - the body was sent to this country, and upon its arrival in Cleveland was temporarily deposited in a vault in Woodland Cemetery, the obsequies being postponed until the return of the bereaved family. The vault has been visited by sorrowing friends, and almost daily fresh flowers have been tenderly strewn upon the casket, while tearful eyes looked reverently and affectionately upon that which held the lamented dead.
Mrs. Dr. Goodrich and family having reached Cleveland a few days ago, the arrangements were made for the obsequies. The program embraced funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon with appropriate addresses, and burial at Lake View Cemetery; and on Sunday a memorial service with a discourse by the pastor, Rev. H. C. Hadyn, and brief addresses by other ministers, commemorative of the life, character and ministerial services of the deceased.
The church was elaborately decorated for the occasion, and with exquisite beauty, taste and appropriateness. Pure white flowers, trailing vines and sprays of evergreen, filling the air with their fragrance, were arrayed in great profusion, softening the hues of the somber draperies which betokened the great sorrow that had fallen upon that people. The pulpit, its furniture and surroundings were almost hidden from view by the floral offerings which greeted the eye, in varied forms, upon every hand. A large border of flowers encircled the desk. In front was a cross, and above it rested a crown both of white flowers, and fashioned with a beauty rarely surpassed. The baptismal font was elaborately decorated, while, upon the east side of the altar, upon a table, stood an exquisite floral representation of a broken column, typifying the death of the pastor, while in the prime of his manhood and usefulness. The altar chairs and the candelabras on either side of the pulpit, were tastefully trimmed with vines and flowers. The entire front of the gallery was covered with black drapery, gracefully looped at intervals, and delicately fringed with evergreens. The effect of the decorations was indescribably touching. No stronger evidence could be given of the high esteem and affection in which is held the memory of the deceased man of God.
(Grindstone City Advertiser, 24 Sep 1874)
The members of the First Presbyterian Church and congregation have performed the last sad rites to the mortal remains of their late beloved pastor, Rev. Dr. William H. Goodrich, offering, in connection therewith, touching tributes to his memory. It will be remembered that soon after Dr. Goodrich's death - at Lausanne, Switzerland - the body was sent to this country, and upon its arrival in Cleveland was temporarily deposited in a vault in Woodland Cemetery, the obsequies being postponed until the return of the bereaved family. The vault has been visited by sorrowing friends, and almost daily fresh flowers have been tenderly strewn upon the casket, while tearful eyes looked reverently and affectionately upon that which held the lamented dead.
Mrs. Dr. Goodrich and family having reached Cleveland a few days ago, the arrangements were made for the obsequies. The program embraced funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon with appropriate addresses, and burial at Lake View Cemetery; and on Sunday a memorial service with a discourse by the pastor, Rev. H. C. Hadyn, and brief addresses by other ministers, commemorative of the life, character and ministerial services of the deceased.
The church was elaborately decorated for the occasion, and with exquisite beauty, taste and appropriateness. Pure white flowers, trailing vines and sprays of evergreen, filling the air with their fragrance, were arrayed in great profusion, softening the hues of the somber draperies which betokened the great sorrow that had fallen upon that people. The pulpit, its furniture and surroundings were almost hidden from view by the floral offerings which greeted the eye, in varied forms, upon every hand. A large border of flowers encircled the desk. In front was a cross, and above it rested a crown both of white flowers, and fashioned with a beauty rarely surpassed. The baptismal font was elaborately decorated, while, upon the east side of the altar, upon a table, stood an exquisite floral representation of a broken column, typifying the death of the pastor, while in the prime of his manhood and usefulness. The altar chairs and the candelabras on either side of the pulpit, were tastefully trimmed with vines and flowers. The entire front of the gallery was covered with black drapery, gracefully looped at intervals, and delicately fringed with evergreens. The effect of the decorations was indescribably touching. No stronger evidence could be given of the high esteem and affection in which is held the memory of the deceased man of God.
(Grindstone City Advertiser, 24 Sep 1874)
FUNERAL OF REV. DR. GOODRICH.
The members of the First Presbyterian Church and congregation have performed the last sad rites to the mortal remains of their late beloved pastor, Rev. Dr. William H. Goodrich, offering, in connection therewith, touching tributes to his memory. It will be remembered that soon after Dr. Goodrich's death - at Lausanne, Switzerland - the body was sent to this country, and upon its arrival in Cleveland was temporarily deposited in a vault in Woodland Cemetery, the obsequies being postponed until the return of the bereaved family. The vault has been visited by sorrowing friends, and almost daily fresh flowers have been tenderly strewn upon the casket, while tearful eyes looked reverently and affectionately upon that which held the lamented dead.
Mrs. Dr. Goodrich and family having reached Cleveland a few days ago, the arrangements were made for the obsequies. The program embraced funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon with appropriate addresses, and burial at Lake View Cemetery; and on Sunday a memorial service with a discourse by the pastor, Rev. H. C. Hadyn, and brief addresses by other ministers, commemorative of the life, character and ministerial services of the deceased.
The church was elaborately decorated for the occasion, and with exquisite beauty, taste and appropriateness. Pure white flowers, trailing vines and sprays of evergreen, filling the air with their fragrance, were arrayed in great profusion, softening the hues of the somber draperies which betokened the great sorrow that had fallen upon that people. The pulpit, its furniture and surroundings were almost hidden from view by the floral offerings which greeted the eye, in varied forms, upon every hand. A large border of flowers encircled the desk. In front was a cross, and above it rested a crown both of white flowers, and fashioned with a beauty rarely surpassed. The baptismal font was elaborately decorated, while, upon the east side of the altar, upon a table, stood an exquisite floral representation of a broken column, typifying the death of the pastor, while in the prime of his manhood and usefulness. The altar chairs and the candelabras on either side of the pulpit, were tastefully trimmed with vines and flowers. The entire front of the gallery was covered with black drapery, gracefully looped at intervals, and delicately fringed with evergreens. The effect of the decorations was indescribably touching. No stronger evidence could be given of the high esteem and affection in which is held the memory of the deceased man of God.
(Grindstone City Advertiser, 24 Sep 1874)
The members of the First Presbyterian Church and congregation have performed the last sad rites to the mortal remains of their late beloved pastor, Rev. Dr. William H. Goodrich, offering, in connection therewith, touching tributes to his memory. It will be remembered that soon after Dr. Goodrich's death - at Lausanne, Switzerland - the body was sent to this country, and upon its arrival in Cleveland was temporarily deposited in a vault in Woodland Cemetery, the obsequies being postponed until the return of the bereaved family. The vault has been visited by sorrowing friends, and almost daily fresh flowers have been tenderly strewn upon the casket, while tearful eyes looked reverently and affectionately upon that which held the lamented dead.
Mrs. Dr. Goodrich and family having reached Cleveland a few days ago, the arrangements were made for the obsequies. The program embraced funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon with appropriate addresses, and burial at Lake View Cemetery; and on Sunday a memorial service with a discourse by the pastor, Rev. H. C. Hadyn, and brief addresses by other ministers, commemorative of the life, character and ministerial services of the deceased.
The church was elaborately decorated for the occasion, and with exquisite beauty, taste and appropriateness. Pure white flowers, trailing vines and sprays of evergreen, filling the air with their fragrance, were arrayed in great profusion, softening the hues of the somber draperies which betokened the great sorrow that had fallen upon that people. The pulpit, its furniture and surroundings were almost hidden from view by the floral offerings which greeted the eye, in varied forms, upon every hand. A large border of flowers encircled the desk. In front was a cross, and above it rested a crown both of white flowers, and fashioned with a beauty rarely surpassed. The baptismal font was elaborately decorated, while, upon the east side of the altar, upon a table, stood an exquisite floral representation of a broken column, typifying the death of the pastor, while in the prime of his manhood and usefulness. The altar chairs and the candelabras on either side of the pulpit, were tastefully trimmed with vines and flowers. The entire front of the gallery was covered with black drapery, gracefully looped at intervals, and delicately fringed with evergreens. The effect of the decorations was indescribably touching. No stronger evidence could be given of the high esteem and affection in which is held the memory of the deceased man of God.
(Grindstone City Advertiser, 24 Sep 1874)
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