14 LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON HOWE. 



ent organizations. The church in which he felt the 

 greater interest was the Protestant Episcopal. Hon- 

 esty and honor were the guiding principles of his 

 great heart, and the rule of his life was the golden 

 one. He aimed to understand what was justice and 

 to do it. The longevity of his ancestors, his hitherto 

 excellent health, and his buoyant temperament, 

 caused him to think old age might be meted out to 

 him. The last months of his life he was less vigor- 

 ous than formerly, but his hands and mind were full 

 of active interest in the science that ever engaged his 

 attention. He always worked with a will and a pur- 

 pose. As a friend said, perhaps his life work was as 

 fully rounded as though he had lived to old age. 

 He died January 16, 1892. 



G. L. H. 



The funeral of Dr. Howe was the 19th of Janu- 

 ary. A very large assemblage was present at St. 

 Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, to assist at the 

 services. 



The procession was met at the church porch by 

 the Rev. Mr. Baker, rector of St. Paul's Church, Dr. 

 Baker, the assistant rector, and vested members of the 

 choir. Leading the way to the chancel, Rev. Mr. 

 Baker recited the opening sentences of the burial ser- 

 vice in the prayer-book, commencing, " I am the 

 Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord." 



The anthem, "Lord, let me know my end and 

 the number of my days," was chanted with deep im- 

 pressiveness by a quartet of men's voices. Dr. Ba- 

 ker read the lesson, " Now is Christ risen from the 

 dead," and Rev. Mr. Baker recited the concluding 



