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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour 6tre reproduit en un seul clich6, 11 est film6 d partir de Tangle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 *«««««i*ssi«ia«seass«g9yiMs4^^ m I PPI V >..^.- .-i A.^,. _^. . ,» . mmm mmmm""-''''^ -\ k i WMttliKiMilMHbiNNNMMHiM^riiii l«a— Mi1ll}||[lia>-|- H h i. m 4 i v! mi T -<.-_ •- (memoytaC I* ©barks WSSiMtx '§itvtt Q^om in ^fansfeo^, Canada, ^)mf 2}, 1818. ®ie^ m (Boston, (StassocQutetts, ($prtf 5, 1889* tl # :-4 m 1 ,1^ : ■• - ■ i i ''^t^ ■ > ■ " ■ . I r 1 ■ 1 'J * 4 .y^ .'1 i ■ 1 ■}'■ , jm- ." '■'■ - ,■- --':.''• ' ^^ -' .^ ■•- ^ - ■'/■■„ ■■'■■ : 1 r ■ " , """s*r -tAA Charles W. Fierce died at his home in Boston April 5, 1889. The funeral took place on Sunday, April 7, from the Tremont Street Church, the services being conducted by the pastor. Rev. W. N. Brodbeck, assisted by Dr. William Warren, President of Boston University, and other honored ministers. The Lord's Prayer was chanted, and the hymns dear to him, " Jesus, Lover of my Soul," and " Angels of Jesus," were sung. It may be well said that " he served his genera- tion, and fell on sleep." m -^ ."t8-''?i ": ? ■ ' » '. ' .Ml'- ' -" ' " * ( WtVi i I iniiiifiiiiii*ii iS^emovial " The chamber where the good man meeti his fate Is privileged above the common walk of virtuoua life, Quite on the verge of heaven." While the benediction of such a place and hour lingers, we chronicle, with chastened joy, the facts of a noble life, and give in barest outline its controlling characteristics. Mr. Pierce was born in Stanstead, Canada, April 23, 18 1 8. His parents were Wilder and Nancy Parsons Pierce. His father was a sub- stantial and honored citizen, and early impressed his children with habits of thrift and business energy. His mother, a native of Hatfield, Mass., was eminent in social qualities, which made the Pierce homestead a centre of influence in the community. Family affection was unusually marked between the six daughters and five sons, of which our friend and brother was the eldest. Of that family circle, only four sisters remain. Mr. Pierce's active religious life dated from his ■*' ti; wm ^J 6 flgemorfal early boyhood. At the age of fourteen, he united with the church at Stanstead. Afterwards com- ing to Boston, he was to the day of his death in continual fellowship in the Methodist Episcopal Church. His membership in Boston was first at Brom- field Street, later at Hedding Church, and last at Tremont Street Church, which now mourns his vacant seat at the head of the family pew. The current of his religious life was deep and strong, but never boisterous. His tones in family devotion were not confident, but often tremulous with reverent importunity. In the social services of the church, the goodness and mercy of God were the theme of his subdued and sometimes tearful testimony. His religious emotion found fitting expression in music : his own rich voice was always heard in divine worship. His prefer- ence was for the dignified psalmody of the former time and the grand oratorios and classic sym- phonies of the masters. His finely organized nature brought him instinctively into admiring perception of the purest expressions of art. The material interests of the church he made his per- sonal concern. When the society at Hedding Church desired a larger sanctuary, he bore great he united ards com- ; death in Episcopal t at Brom- Lnd last at lourns his ew. > deep and > in family tremulous al services :y of God sometimes tion found rich voice rlis prefer- the former assic sym- organized admiring art. The de his per- Hedding Dore great responsibilities in the business details of the new enterprise. Well did his words declare " I love Thy Kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode." He was always right on the temperance ques- tion. In the long years of generous hospitality which his home afforded, no guest was ever tempted with wine. He brought to the perform- ance of citizen duties the same sense of personal responsibility which marked the discharge of his business and religious obligations. He was very far from being, in popular phrase, a politician. He sought no personal preferment or recognition of political service, but good government, pure politics, and righteous administration of lav/ found in him ready and constant support. He remembered the Sabbath day to keep it holy, whether in his own country or travelling in foreign lands. The modern innovations of so- called liberalism found in him no sympathy. The demands of large business and financial concerns were not permitted to trespass on sacred hours, neither could he bear without pain any irreverent demonstration on the Sabbath in the house of God. The unspotted purity and ■: m 8 Memorial \i quiet dignity of his own nature were adorned with a grace of reverence which shrank from any approach to a profanation in word or work of the Sabbath day. Many years of close attention to the details of active business, and varied railroad and financial enterprises, brought him a competency and to his children an honored name. In his earlier years, he built up an extensive wholesale dry goods business; Messrs. Clark, Reed, Flanders, and his own brothers — the late George Pierce and the late Carlos Pierce — being at different times associated with him. - He did not escape the financial reverses of the years immediately preceding the war, but met them with courage, and passed through them with an unblemished reputation. When the great West had uncovered its treas- ures at the touch of early homesteaders, he, in association with the late Hon. Henry Keyes, his brother-in-law, of Vermont, and his brother, the late Carlos Pierce, projected the Atchison, Topeka & Santa ¥6 Railroad. They foresaw that the tide of European immigration which rolled in on the country after the successful ter- mination of the Civil War must break still jpemotfal 9 e adorned : from any rork of the : details of d financial and to his rlier years, dry goods iders, and *ierce and rent times rses of the , but met ugh them d its treas- lers, he, in Keyes, his rother, the Atchison, y foresaw ion which cessful ter- >reak still further to the westward, and that populations born east of the Alleghanies would transplant their thrift and enterprise to the broader fields and wider range of the new West. To none more than to them were due the early enterprise and the substantial growth of the road. Mr. Pierce was its first secretary and treasurer, filling those offices eight years. Its first office was opened in his store. He was influential in its policy and management until his retirement from the directory a few years ago. He was a faithful steward of the bounty where- with God honored his diligence in temporal con- cerns. His benefactions to religious, educational, and charitable interests were many and generous, but never ostentatious. It is impossible — were it desirable — now to make a record of them. Pastors and official brethren know how unfail- ing was his discharge of responsibility to the local church and its connectional obligations. Closely allied and very touching was his devo- tion to the home church in Stanstead. He and his b'*others were large contributors to a magnificent edifice (built on the plan of Tremont Street Church, Boston), whose corner-stone was laid in the centennial year of American Method- ■■ . lO ^emortol ism. It was burned May 19, 1883 ; and at once he with others took up the burden of building a second temple to the Lord. In this last enter- prise, his sisters, who survive him, joined, as they also did in generous donations to the Stanstead Wesleyan College, which is doing a grand work for Protestant education in the Province of Quebec. To the hour of his death he remembered the home of his childhood and God's Acre where the bodies of his sainted parents and his loved brothers await the resurrection morn. He was one of the earliest life-members of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association. He believed in the convicting and converting power of the grace of God, and strove to aid young men to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness." Of education he was a liberal patron. Lasell Seminary, Wesleyan University, Boston Univer- sity, New England Conservatory of Music, the Stanstead Wesleyan College, as already stated, and kindred institutions in the West and the South shared in the accumulations of his labori- ous business life ; and with pleasure he referred his children to the recorded will of a distant > i >t n i i i '!V ii \ i c i* * *i ,i ' . ' jpemoriai ti i at once Duilding a last enter- id, as they Stanstead •and work ovince of ibered the :re where his loved )ers of the ition. He ing power lid young God and in. Lasell on Univer- Music, the idy stated, ;t and the his labori- le referred a distant ancestor of the name of Pierce, who in 1630 be- queathed " twenty shillings to Harvard College." Meagre, indeed, are these scant recitals of the life that has passed from among men : its choicest fragrance was shared by those nearest to him. In his journal, found after his death, was the following minute of a visit made to the bedside of the late Amos B. Merrill. His own comment at the end breathes the whole spirit of the man, for it is his heart's testimony : — Words of Amos B. Merrill : "Am glad to see one of my old friends,"— with much feeling. "I think I shall die — am willing to die." « I prefer to die, unless God has something more for me to do." " I throw myself into the arms of Christ." A blessed testimony, given as coolly and with as clear a brain as ever he had. Oh, may it be my lot, when God shall call me, to be able thus to say. August 21, 1872. His widow, three sons, and two daughters are bereft of tender devotion and never-failing care. A large circle of relatives and friends attest the record of his honorable life and embalm his precious memory. His life went out gently and with little physical pain. For months his friends P MMMB mmm T inwrwiawftMirtniii- iifl i ■urarw.itir /^ 12 jgnnorirt saw his strength failing : then came a few days of great weariness, then a few hours of pain, and then with thankfulness he welcomed sleep. Soon he was beyond the reach of medical aid or the call of watching friends. Then angels came and ministered unto him, and crowned him with eternal youth. J. Ellen Foster. ■wMMMtabHMitMMiail w days of pain, and ep. Soon aid or the came and him with N Foster. RESOLUTIONS. iJ l i l llM l WiMMimiMrM i l l WWI'W'iii — laa g jgugm'.. 1 »v--l I'lliiillllilii'li— llt^i ifrom tde Cru0tee0 of tbe Cremont ^trert ^rtf)otiifi(t episcopal Ctiurcti. At the annual meeting of the Trustees of the Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church, held April lo, 1889, the following resolutions were adopted : — Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to remove our beloved brother, Charles W. Pierce, by death, — Resolved, That we bow with sorrowful resignation to His will ; and, while we sincerely mourn our loss, it is with the full assurance that our departed brother is safe home to his reward in heaven. Resolved, That the bright example of his life, and his faithful labor in the line of duty, in the church, in the world, and in his own loved home, are to us a constant reminder of the power of his example and a stimulus to us to renewed faithfulness and conscientious devotion to faithfully fulfil the duties devolving upon us as Christian men and members of the Church of Christ. Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved wife and family, with an earnest prayer that God, in His infinite mercy, may give them grace to bear their great affliction, and comfort them with the consolation of His Holy Spirit. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records, and a copy thereof be sent to the family of our deceased brother. Charles L. Lane, Secretary. IS Mt >ii | i wtowaMiM i u!yMW ' »-w.:.A»«wjww.ai ii i^^ii^ m iitiiiii nww pii j jiii Uj iiil ^ T from tijr HBotfton OTfiU^an 00j(ociation. Whereas the painful intelligence is borne to this Asso- ciation, while still in sorrow, that another associate, Charles W. Pierce, is suddenly removed to his reward at the age of seventy-one years, We are thus impressively reminded of the rare and noble qualities that made the deceased a delightful and helpful coworker and friend. Posessed of superior judgment, with (Excellent business capabilities, with refined and cultivated tastes, with loyal love for the Methodist Church and all that made for its advance- ment, with prompt and ready sympathy for all good causes, with the light and life of the Christian faith, he was always the unpretentious but genial servant of this Association. We place with grateful but tender recollection upon our records our appreciation of the larger and more useful place which he filled in business circles, in church and social life, in charitable and reformatory effort, but especially in the delights of home. We recognize with gratitude his benefactions to the church of his choice, to his connectional causes, and to all claims for financial help and support. His life, though quiet and modest, was characterized by that spirit that " went about doing good." _ / To the surviving members of the family, the Association proffers tender and prayerful sympathy, and, as a body, the Trustees will attend the funeral obsequies. The Secretary is requested to furnish a copy of these resolutions to the bereaved family, and to Zion's Herald for publication. In behalf of the Association, Edward H. Dunn, President. John G. Cary, Secretary. Boston Wesley an Association Rooms, April 0, 1S89. 16 Uion. o this Asso- iate, Charles at the age of re and noble and helpful ent business ith loyal love • its advance- good causes, e was always Delation, on upon our more useful ch and social especially in to the church to all claims gh quiet and "went about e Association is a body, the opy of these >t's Herald for >IN, President. Secretary. ifrom t^e IBo^ton a^rttjooitft $^ocial Union. Whereas the " Boston Methodist Social Union " has again been sorely bereaved in the death of one of its earliest and most honored members, Brother Charles VV. Pierce; and Whereas we esteem it a sad privilege to place on record, in permanent form, our high regard and warm affection for our departed brother,— therefore be it Resolved (i). That we bow in humble submission in the presence of this dispensation of Divine Providence ; sorrow- ing deeply because of the great loss which we tiirough it have sustained, but rejoicing in the work our brother was permitted to accomplish while living, and in his entire readiness for the summons which called him from labor to reward, when it came. Resolved (2), That we will sacredly cherish his memory, seek to emulate his virtues, and strive by renewed diligence in every good word and work to make up the loss to the cause of God and our common Methodism which his death has occasioned. Resolved (3), That we extend to the bereaved family and friends our heartfelt sympathies and assurances of lasting interest and regard, while in their sorrow we prayerfully commend them to the God of all comfort and grace. Resolved (4), That the Secretary of our Union be hereby instructed to furnish a copy of these resolutions to the family of our deceased brother, and to the Zioh's Herald for publication, and also to spread them upon our permanent records. Wm. N. BRODnECK, Committee. Adopted by the Boston Methodist Social Union, May 27, i88q. WiLLARD S. Allen, Secretary. '7 ^ '^ nmmm.MM*B*mP'^ 'i ff> i ^~i'''mm i i«>»is m smummm. '' r front t^r Cru0trr0 of IBoKton Qlnitirrdit?. At a meeting of the Trustees of Boston University, l>eld April 8, the following minute was unanimously adopted : — By the sudden and lamented death of our late esteemed associate, Charles VV. Tierce, Esq., at his home on Friday, April 5, this Board is once more called to recognize the value of the services and of the Christian fellowship which it loves, and to express upon its records its appreciation of the life and character of the friend and fellow-laborer just departed. For a long period an active, successful, and respected mer- chant of this city, often honored with responsible business positions, a loyal and faithful member of the Church of his choice, an intelligent and generous supporter of her institu- tions, Mr. Tierce has ever manifested a thoughtful interest in the progress and success of the University on whose Board he has been, for many years, an efficient Trustee. We enter upon our records this tribute to the memory of our former associate, and proffer to his surviving family our sincere and prayerful sympathies, while we receive afresh for ourselves the solemn lesson of Trovidence that, " while it is day," the work of our life must be accomplished, " for the night cometh. when no man can work." (Signed) Wm. R. Clark, Secretary. Boston, May 8, 1889. Hk mm. T^ trsily, lielcl kcloptecl : — 2 esteemed on Friday, :ognize the /ship which •cciation of aborer just pected mer- le business irch of his her institu- ful interest ■ on whose Trustee. memory of ; family our :eive afresh ;hat, " while lished, " for L, Secretary. JFrom t()( ^uattrrl? «Dfncial BoarD of t\^t ^tonfitrao The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the (;>iiarlerly Official Board of Stanste»iii vmmimimimmim ir SM I '■' 1 I Few men living have had so large a share in my respect and confidence. His unyielding integrity, his stainless pu- rity, and his singular goodness have often been my admira- tion and wonder. * * * Chas. a. Hanson. As for the rest, I can refer you only to the Christian view of life, to the family of Christ of which the whole family in heaven and earth are named. This conception makes the life that now is and that which is to come essentially one, and separation, like a long European journey, to be forgot- ten in the gladness of the reunion. Fraternally, D. Dorchester, Jr. I . i .j. i>« mf •v I my respect stainless pu- I my admira- A. Hanson. * * hristian view ole family in n makes the sentially one, to be forgot- CHESTER, Jr. Boston, April 24, 1889. Dear Friends, — My heart is drawn towards you in your bereavement, and I find no words so fitting as an expression of my feelings as the language of the Sacred Scriptures : — "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, " To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." — i Peter i- 3. 4. 5- ' Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you evermore. Amen. Yours in the fellowship of Christ, Daniel Dorchester. lii H WIi lH il*l| M »»i - i t Hark I hark I my soul : angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore ; How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more I Angels of Jesus, angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, / - " Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come," And, through the dark its echoes sweetly ringing. The music of the gospel leads us home. Angels of Jesus, angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Rest comes at length, though life be long and dreary: The day must dawn, and darksome night be past j All journeys end in welcome to the weary. And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. Angels of Jesus, angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Angels, sing on I your faithful watches keeping. Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above, Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. Angels of Jesus, angels of light. Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. j 1 \ if 1 11 ii L II iiiiiiii "laa --1. ' .-•-iHMHi HHMMiii ■ii ■i e swelling irave-beat shore ; IS are.' telling more ! night. iging, / - lu come," Y ringing, >e. night. g and dreary: ght be past ; ill come at last. night. :eeping. above, [ weeping, idless love. night. i .v^ -n