Excerpt from A Sermon, on the Death of Rev. Alonzo Hill, D.D: Preached Before the Second Parish in Worcester, February 5th, 1871 The decorations of the church for the occasion, with laurel and white flowers, were very tasteful, but plain and simple, in accord ance with the expressed wish of the deceased, that there should be no display. A star of laurel, enclosing a wreath of roses, orna mented the recess in the rear of the pulpit, and the four columns supporting the recess were twined with laurel. The pulpit was beautifully festooned with evergreens, interspersed with callas and wreaths, stars and crosses of rare exotics, the central ornament be ing a floral crown resting on a cross. The catafalque was entirely covered with laurel, and in front was suspended a rich floral wreath surrounding a cross. At either end were stands of bouquets. On the top of the coffin rested a rich and elegant collection of fragrant flowers, comprising a crown, an anchor and wreaths. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.