THE ASHTABULA DISASTER.

154

from Cleveland , bringing the officers of the Kail-road, and the triends and parishioners of Kev.Dr. Washburn and others. By noon all theplaces of business were closed, and the citizensgathered at the services or arranged themselvesin the long procession. The first church servicewas held in the Methodist house, as it was thelargest in the place, and at this the clergymen ofthe village took part. The opening prayer wasmade by Rev. I. O. Fisher, of the Baptist Church ,with a few touching words in memory of P. P.Bliss. Rev. Mr. McLearv, of the MethodistChurch, read the hymn, “We are going hometo-morrow.” An appropriate selection of Scrip-ture was read by Rev. Mr. Safford, of the Con-gregational Church , after which Rev. J. C.White, of the St. John Episcopal Church ofCleveland , delivered an eloquent discourse on thesubject of the sapredness of human life. Hewas followed by Rev. S. D. Peet, who spoke ofthe need of a sympathy which should be un-selfish and universal, and of the need of a pre-paration for death. Rev. ATr. McGiffert, of thePresbyterian Church, also made remarks upon