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HAVEN MORNING JOUENAL AKD COTJEIERjTIITJESDAYiMAECII" 29, 1906 MEMORIAL SERVICE ADDRESSVELIVERED BY HENRY II. BENEDICT. In Tribute to the Late Horace J. Mor ton, William J. Bradley and Charles L. Baldwin nt the First Methodist Episcopal Church. ; A memorial service was held Tuesday- evening dv the official board of the First M. E. churoh in honor of the three former members of Ue board who have died during the present conference year Horace J. Morton, William J. Bradley and Charles L. Baldwin. The Scripture lesson was read by Charles A. Baldwin and prayer was offered by the. Rev. Dr. W. T. Hill. Miss Preud Jiomme of the church quartette render ed a contralto solo "Thy Will be Done." The pastor. Rev. Francis T. Brown, wiho presided, made a brief opening ad dress and introduced the speaker of the evening, Henry H Benedict, president of tine board of trustees. Mr. Benedict was a warm personal friend of each of the three in whose memory the service was held, and during their sickness made frequent and regular visits upon them. Most of Mr. Benedict's recent ad dresses have been extemporaneous, but this was in manuscript, and It is in full as follows: There are localities and conditions endeared by ibeautlful association and delightful recollection. Do we nor. see God in the open, amidst the flow of tide in rivulet or ocean, on the hills, in the valleys. Do we not hear God speak in the thud of falling waters, through the whipping of forest branch, in toe rustling of leaf? Do we not see htm In the "crest of wave midst sparkling foam?" Do we not see him in the sun lit of the forest, or the quietude of the meadow? Do we not see ihim in the sunlit flur ries of the lake, or on the mountain top barren, cold, desolate? "When dne that holds communion with toe skies. ': Has filled his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles . with us .meaner things, 1 'Tis e'en as if an angel shook his wings.' In the side room amongst the shut in do we not receive Inspiration? Does not weakness, suffering, sorrovV teach ua lessons Of gratitude, love,, de votlon. Do we not see an object lesson of patience and resignation in the heroism of the invalid? ' Do we not there feel the God touoh. ,Ab! in the sick room there are beauti ful living pictures of submission, faith, love, saintllness. Since a boy of eighteen amidst the companionship of the infirm the old and the ill, I have been often stimu lated and the better prepared to fight life's battles and sometimes contend with uncomfortable - environment or condition. , I remember when a youth that I re ceived the first prize for the solution of a famous nick-ttax puzzle. The first line made an indelible impression. "Teach me to feet another s woe. I am not to-night to refer to frequent visitations to our ' departed friends during the later years of their lives. tout I am to briefly speak of three men who onlv as it were yesterday, were active, earnest, helpers in this historic church, now ctotoed in its new gar ments of physical attractiveness and to-day blessed with an awe, prayenui, tactful, zealous pastor. May its membership listen to his bugle summons to service and sacrifice for the lamb of God who ltaketh away the sins of the world. HORACE J. MORTON. Horace J. Morton was born Nov. 14th, 1S1K and died October 28, mn. flcmiaintanee with Mr. Morton began in 1857 before I had quite reached my twelto year. Elderly men in this room will re member the financial panic of 1857. A Commerical up-set to-day cannot dls-r-h rannot create the eame diffi culties as in 1857. Tn those days wealthy individuals onrrlftd many business men. Banking was then in its comparative Infancy. ' ' a Horace J. Morton, always forehanded; In the fifties possessed with .'surplus monev. loaned it at simple interest to those whom he believed sound, Amonesft them was my Jather. I can never forget my father's bright fa.ee and buoyant manner when one evening in 1857 he said to me "Horace Morton is a gentleman: a maniy, friendly man. He said to me this afternoon, "'Henry I'll tide you over without security and immediately gave me $5,000 and also assurance of further loans.' " No Wgger, brighter man, professional or commercial exists than the real merchant he who has the genius for merchandizing. I have sometimes sard a manu facturer, a railroad professor, a college nrofessor was amongst our highest types of brain power, but a merchant, a genuine big Droaa meraiaui. im n mental superior. May I remark that we are all pro fessor brothers of something, one of real estate, another of iron another of physics, mathematics, Greek, Latin what not. If we are good for anything we are professors, so let us never stand upon a pedestal of pride and con ceit and Imagine we belong to a particular order of mankind- There are two orders of friends, angels and men. Professors are certainly not always angels. Mr. Morton was a merchant and manufacturer of the old, splendid type. He never jockeyed, never mis represented, never , exaggerated, but told the truth because truth was in him. A liar Is born to it, it has been said. Of Mr. Morton in Shakesperian utter- Mother Gray's Appeal to Women. If you will send your name and address we will mail you FREE a package of Mother Gray's tl'STRAIiIAX-LEAF, a certain, pleasant herb cure for Women's ills. It is a safe monthlr rr-gulatnr and never-failing. If you have pains in the back. Urinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, use this fileasanL union of Australian herbs, roots and eaves. All Druggists sell It, ko cents, or add'ess the Mothe Cay Co., Le Roy," N. Y. 1 You will scarcely be lieve a soda cracker can be so perfect until you taste the one perfect Soda Cracker Uneeda Biscuit So deliciously baked so tender and flaky so won derfully preserved by a moisture proof package. It is the only real Soda fi Cracker. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ance It might have been said. "I do know him by his gait" his carriage stately, unusual, remarkable. Our friend and brother was a lover of nature, a born angler. The thud of falling waters, the splash of rapid brook against obstruct, lng logs, rocks, debris seemingly say ing get away or I'll wash you away, to him was melody. He loved the mountain and the meadow, the forest and the. late. In them he saw God. Through them he felt his nearness-by'thera like others was stimulated to 'better doing. Horace J. Morton loved the church, its ministrations, its ministers, its memories. He appreciated the helpfulness of the church to humanity. He recognized the ;deyotion7self sac flce of God's ministers.- Through a long and beautiful life they met him at his home and there talked with him and his devoted wife concerning the eternal verities. Brother Morton loved prayer, private and family. From it he . received strength to well do- tils work. Those who saw him at the family altar in supplication in thanksgiving to his Heavenly Father, . saw the God touch, : , - , He loved and appreciated his home,: Its delights-Its helpfulness. ( To him there was no name sweeter than, "Wife." In Browning, phrase-i ology tie could have said "my perfect: wife, Elizabeth. Oh heart my own:: Oh eyes mine too.", ' He loved his daughter, his only child.. During the long years subsequent to his' wife's deatiii in 1890 his -devoted, daugh ter faithfully, ceaselessly ministered tolj his every need- . : Mr. Morton in all commercial dealings strove fo give value received, '., Naturally economical, conservative; his charities never advertised were given as the outcome of duty. Duty with him was a large word. " The New England conscience of its sturdiest and best type was his rich heritage. A word or two respecting his later days and last large benevolence. Sensitive, sometimes annoyed by un tactful benevolent representation- he oc casionally gave evidence of felt an noyance. ... Towards life's sunset, placidity of thought-calmness of demeanor-beauty of expression invariably characterized him. After two benevolences of $5000 each I presented to him a few, months prior to his death anothef and large' one. He said to me "Perhaps God has , spared my life to do this thing so Henry I'D do it." Horace J. Morton-handsomer, taller than most of his fellows; able, force ful with unimpaired mental facultlces, physically (sound and weakened only by his four score and ten years of life, re tired Saturday evening Ooctober, 28th, 1905 with the expectation of another Sabbath upon earth. About nine o'clock be called his nurse, complained of diffi culty' in breathing and at twenty minutes past nine seemingly pain lessly took his flight Heaven-ward to his eternal home in the "countries of the skies." No longer a "prisoner of Earth." On that Saturday night he commenced his real life eternal, a life of liberty, knowledge, happiness, peace. WILLIAM J- BRADLEY. William J. Bradley was 'born Decem ber 3, 1933, and died ''November 4, 1905. One Dollar FOR Eighty Cents IN t Amercan Duplex Records, I RECORD ON EACH SIDE OF DISC. This cut on bine records never happened before and nerer will hap. pen again. We have received special permission from the factory to sell 200 of these double records at 80 cents each. When they are gone It's all over. The regular price is $1.00, and they never will be bought for less again. Just think, a first grade 10-lnch discrecord at the rate of 40 cents each. Better come in and hear them. It might pay you. It certainly will If 'you want quality. . The Treat 6 837 CHAPEL STREET. , NEW HAVEN, CONN. 5 HWtiWmMHt4mfrHMHfH4WW44H4if$ 1 Our lamented brother did "not attain unto the age of iis fathers-he came from a long lived ancestry. -Matthew Arnold closes his little poem on Progress with these beautiful words. "Children of men not that your age excel In pride of life the ages of your sires But that ye think clear, feel deep, bear fruit well, The Friend of man desires." Wni. J. Bradley thought clearly; felt deeply and bore fruit well. I first met Mr. Bradley on my way to New York in the year 1888. He and I were commuters. I was at once impressed 'by his modest, sweet,, simple manner. I saw tuowever in the twinkle of his eye, ability force, stalwartness and un derstood why the Singer Mfg., Co. em-' pfoyed him as their general agent at their New Tork offlce-in a very re sponsible position. For many years I frequently met and conversed with him. During all this period he was an oc casional or regular attendant at our morning church service, during the; pastorate of Chas P. Masden. : Mr. Bradley through tide influence and effort of the pastor, united with the church, and evinced thereafter an Increased interest in" all church activl-' ties. .. ;. Prior to Ms so called conversion and connection -with the church, tie ap peared to be a sincere exemplar of the. religion of Jesus Christ. . , No especial change was noticeable naturally modest, . secretive, conserva tive, he seldom if ever alluded to the subject of religion. His religion was lived, not expressed. Lived in a consistent life and in Christ ly charities. , Mr. Bradley was thoughtful, usually cheerful, always agreeable and sympa thetic. . - ' , . He gave liberally-Impelled by duty and not impulse-never slopped over-, never fllppant-apparently was free from excitement and irritability. It was my privilege through his pro tracted illness to frequently call dur ing his shut in period. He never exhibited impatience but with Christian resignation endured suffering and removal from activity. Once only did he particulary speak of personal religious feeling and desire for the spiritual awakening or our member ship. At that time enfeebled physically in a tone slighter louder than a whisper but with intensity, he entreated me- to use my influence with the pastor towards the quickening of the refllgious life of the church. Brother Bradley, naturally ' timid, never robust, amiable, unobtrusive, was seemingly a marvel, "Energy, application, persistence was always noticeable during his active business life. His suggestions-sympathy and con tributions during the memorable debt paying struggle were extremely help ful. ' Invariably he greeted me with a smile whenever a charity was request ed. Often he declined to contribute but never inundated a solicitor with ex planations or references to necessary fixed benevolences. He listened patiently and attentively to every representation of need, never appeared distressed or gave facial evi dence of suffering resulting from the ' Shepard Co. solicitor's persistent attempt to secure a contribution. ....- It has been stated that his, enthusi asm amidst debt-paying schemes. benevolent undertakings and church re building plans were not constant, underwent uncomfortable changes. Mr. Bradley was sometimes annoyed by indifference or impracticability and seemingly his enthusiasm would tem porarily waver, but always he ndvocat- ed the best methods, helped and not hindered every endeavor which was progressive and practicable. Wm. J. Bradley sweet spirited-sensi tive kind-honest-sympathetic, was blessing to the church-a benediction to his associates. During the prolonged weakness and suffering of the later days of his life, feminine angel sat by his invalid chair or bedside even his wife. During all the years of my acquaint ance a sister attempted to minister to his wants. Can there "be a sweeter name than wife or sister? Only one - comparable, that of mother. And so our friend and brother was helped, comforted, stimulated by femin ine attention, care and influence. Brother William J. Bradley, a gentle man, a Christian beloved, beautiful, died in November, 1905, in his seventy, second year. The church lost a large giver and constant helper: His companions a genial associate. His wife and sister a genuine husband and real brother. Wm. J. Bradley lives in the beyond, His memory will ever be fragrant. His life was consistent, without blemish, replete with living pictures of Christly doing. CHARLES L. BALDWIN. Mr. Baldwin was born . Aug. 18th, 1822, and died March 15, 1906. in .Brother Baldwins aeatn our church for the third time in , a few months has been called to mourn the departure of one of its oldest and most valuable members. Verily the loss is great. Who will take up Chas. L. Baldwin's mantle. Who by tact, wisdom and di plomacy at our official meetings will hold the helm? Until Brother Baldwin had reached his eightieth year, possibly longer, he rarely missed a church business meet lng. It has been well said that "wise men change their minds; fools, never." Chas. L. Baldwin although a per sistent contender for the right as be saw it and usually his perception was accurate, was not Stuborn. . , He would invariably listent to argu ment, was preeminently a reasonable man-frequently changed his mind when a brother's method or suggestion com mended Itself to his judgement. During my connection with this church since 1877, I can bear testimony to Brother Baldwin's great, helpfulness as superintendent of Sa,bbath school, chairman of committees or; in the rou tine of official work. ; . His services were practically indis pensable. I am not to. speak of his .public work or business ocupatlon. These are re cognized in the city which was so long his home. I am not to refer to hisf long connec tion with the immense Sargent 'actor, ies as Secretary of the corporation, , A man of Mr. J. B. Sargent's saga. city would not have so long retained him In a responsible position, had Ills services not been particularly valuable. Mr. Sargent in public print testified to his usefulness and fidelity. I am not to speak of Mr. Baldwin as a conscientious, public spirited honest, able, citizen, but I am to speak and most briefly of Chas. L Baldwin as, a stalwart, christian gentleman. Gifted beyond most of.,his, fellows In administrative qualitles-a thinker-a reader- a wide observer and traveller, Brother Baldwin was preeminently fitted for the responsibilities which we gladly placed upon him. Nothing which made for the good of the church, that contributed to our financial or spiritual helpfulness even if laborious or possibly troublesome, was considered otherwise than an agre able task. Again may I ask who among us will take up Chas. L. Baldwin's mantle with equal painstaking energy-pa-tience-ftdellty. You remember the Wesley tablet at Westminister Abbey- "God buries the workers-but he carries on the work." Brother Baldwin was never pessi mistic. He was not, however, optimistic in his largest sense. When I presented to htm my Twen tieth Century Wesleyan scheme for consideration, he saw a mountain of insurmountable difficulty. No one but he who by faith sees the sunlight through the blackness of the clouds and -he to whom the call came could be expected to ally himself with a forlorn hope. My friend and brother plainly, clear ly saw the barriers and did not wish me to sacrifice strength and possibly health to accomplish a seeming im possibility. This work was beyond the demands, needs of the particular church he so dearly loved-and yet he contributed to sonie extent towards th,e debt paying movement. When the rebuilding of this church was considered and consummated, not withstanding his inability to give the plans his unqualified approval, he gave most liberally. His contribution of eleven hundred dollars was a large one. Few men, very few men, under the existing conditions (men conservative economical) would have sacrificed to the extent Brother Baldwin did. His action In that respect . alone, ought to stand as a monument to his broad minded apprehension of duty. This church will never I suspect, be blessed with another Chas. L. Baldwin. In many respects, although opposite in temperament and disposition I was drawn towards him-drawn to love him and appreciate the bigness of his intel lect and purity of his intentions. Chas. L. Baldwin saw the dangerous reefs In the distance towards which we were drifting. His vision was clear. He saw through the fog toward the sunlight, warned us of difficulty, and threw out the danger signals. His analysis of men and things was remarkable accurate. I do not overestimate the remarkable quality of his Judgment. He was pre eminently a man of common sense.' Tou recall Henry Watterson's refer ence to Mr. Lincoln's common sense. "His was the genius of common sense, common sense in Kiought,common sense in action, common sense enriched by experience and unhindered by fear" Verily with little exaggeration this may be said of our lamented brotiier. I do not believe it Is best to flawless ly picture our- fellows. . Brother Baldwin may occasionally have been too cautious in action, but his diagnosis-of conditions was usually correct. :.,:.:. In the -long run ttie church profited by his broad conservatism. - With sadness felt not expressed, from week to week, Sabbath to Sabbath, when possible I saw in our friend and brother the decline of vital forces. His mind slightly sluggish toward the later days of his illness remained vigorous to ttie end. ': . Three weeks before i his departure I saw clearly the death stamp. The Sunday except one before his death he enquired of me whether Brother Morton and Brother Bradley suffered very much at the last. He said he sometimes thought he would pain lessly pass away, v , On that SabbaOiv morning I felt in his weakened grip the approach of the king of terrors. I saw in his eye death. noticed in his mariner the beginning of the. end. , . He was soon to know God in the up lands of haven pura 'where God eter nally ;dwells. .... Brother Baldwin many years surviv ed a faithful and able wife. During his last and long illness the dreariness of winter, isolated from the delights of all his years, shut In,) was modified and made endurable through the loving de votion of daughter and son. , They mqst thoughtfully and continously struggled to retain, the father, whom they loved, but the sands in the life glass could almost be counted in the early days of the winter. They hoped in vain that when the birds sang, their father under the in fluence of a warm sun, might recuper. ate. Ah! .he never heard the birds sing but to-night he may be listening to the harmonies of celestial choirs. Horace J. Morton, Wm. J. Bradley and Chas. L. Baldwin in some respects were similar In temperament and dls position. All were conservative none of them visionary. They were not dreamers. All were truthful and hon. est in ttielr broadest sense. They .had no use-for the impraoti'c- able. None were toadies, none palaver- ers. All realized the value of a dollar. With them conscience was evr dom inant- They all loved home, trienas, the church of God. They were able counsellors, wise ad visers. Possessed large executive qualities. ; . With Gen. HaveJock. they would have said; "Principles are worth living for." The saintly commander dying under the trees of th,e Dilkoosha declared that for forty years he had so ruled his life that he did not fear death. Each of them had so lived that they fearlessly cbnfrorited death. Its icy- grip had no terror. With them-To live was Christ, to die was gain. 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His weird manipulations of the laws of nature; his mastery of all the tricks and quirks style in handling, the most abstrusa problems In gravitation all these qual ities in this wonderful man are evi denced in his splendid entertainments. This sason Kellar has novelties with out number, but retains the principal of last year's wonders; notably the great Levltation set, a feat which de fies explanation. The chief feature of .this' season's bill is a magic comely which Kellar styles "The Witch, the Sailor and the En chanted Monkey," a sketch which lasts for half an hour and which requires some seven or eight personages to en. act. In this droll bit o fooling and mysters, men and women appear and disappear as if "from thin air," Pios- pero's evocation, of the sprites and har pies being mere child's play to the mar vels of the materialization and disinte gration of the creatures who people' the land in which the "Witch" works and the Enchanted Monkey has Its being, Everywhere this newest creation of the great magician has been received With wonderment and awe. The inexpllca; ble nature of the scenes enacted ift'the petite comedy have ;made it th talk of all classes of men and women in the cities which have been privileged' to see it. Seats now selling. ' ' CRANE. . The sale . of seats for , William.." ft, Crane's appearance at tha Hyperion on Saturday, March .31,; begins this morn ing. The actor is to present his new farcical comedy , "The American Lord." On the heels of the hit that this play scored in Chicago an'dPhila- delphia it was most; emphatic- jmocesg In Boston, where it ljas judt terminated its stay. The role played by Mr. Crane is that of John Breuster, who when first seen Is the owner of a hotel ; In North Dakota. Breuster knows little about his ancestors and has rarely giv wi them a ; thought, .He-, loves the Iboundess west and is typical of the country. He hates snobbishness, af fectation, show and the empty titles of the old world. He would no more al low his daughter to marry a lord, a duke or "one of those things with a handle to his name" than he would think of attempting to fly to' Mare. And yet the time does come when such a condition confronts him, when the son of an English lord asks for the hand of his daughter. And as if . matters., are not bad enough already to this sturdy American's -waq of thinking he i3 proved to be the lineal descendant of an English lord and heir to' his titlo. Can you imagine this type of American, and particularly as he will be portrayed by Mr, Crane as a lord? The idea is certainly very humorous and it is easy to believe that the work Is rich in amusing complications. New Hnven Thenter. "The Convict's Daughter," -which wU be the attraction at. the New Haven Theatre to-night, Friday and Saturday night3, and' at the matinee Saturday, is said to be one of the best . presented comedy, dramas offered, to -the: theatre going1 public, while in incident and theme it Is most ' powerful, every ' cli max breaking with almost volcanic in tensity. So much, Iby way of introduc tion. To go into the play Itself noth ing can be said to detract from its worth. In the entire company, from ths actor who interprets the leading role down to the mere stage loiterers, there is not one single person who has ibeen negligently selected or unlntelli gently cast. This comedy drama, which lacks all the dramatic thunder of by-gone days, is new and unknown, but cannot remain so, for its magnificent staging at once becomes Its herald and sounds its own alarm. Nothing has been sacrificed to appearances, for there is brought together a series of in cidents that hold the interests as had nothing that has come before it. The situations, the motives, the characters commingle without th least jarring or tugging or straining, giving a pleasant finesse to a story that is said to be tak en from life. The climaxes develop quickly and break magnificently, while the lighter moments are as rolling as a Souea march, the sentimental frag ments being truly natural and the com edy hits as sparkling ast the lights wlch adorn the stage. THE OLD CLOTHES MAN. Rowland and Clifford will offer next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, at the New Haven theatre, an attraction which has the reputation of Ibeing the best Hfbrew play on the American stage to-day. James Kyrle IMacCurdy, starring in "The Old Clothes Man," a play from his own pen, makes the clothes vender, Solomon Levi, a character study of great nVerlt. 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Specialties will ba introduced .by, the Broadway Comedy? Four and the famous De Vaux Sifters, Poll's New TneateA Frank D, Bryan and his 'Peace Con gress of -American ,G-irIs,f' ' whose stir ring appeals to congress to, save CM Ironsides, by which name the e-nlian old .frigate Constitution is best known; rrom destruction' before the guns of 'at modern battleship, as has been '. pro posed by the secretary-of the navy, has cheated widespread protest against;: anf such Indignity and wantonness, ' will' head the bill at the' Poll theater nexj week.; ; - " - - ' , . BIJou Theater.. '. Crowded houses are the rule, this week at tne mjox tneateiv Tne stock com7 pany is presenting the great comedy, "My Uncle from Japan,". and the littla one-act pJaylet, "A Story of the Heart,'1 with fine success. ? The grand old play, "Hazel Kirk-e,5 will be the offering of the company next week, arid the management promises a treat for all those who visit this popu lar theater. 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