from Rev. E. B. Webb, D. D.,
who was unable to be present. The following are the closing
paragraphs. They recall the Oriental travels enjoyed by
pastor and parishioner in company.

"Together we visited the home of Mary and Martha, and the
tomb from which the Life-Giver called forth Lazarus to a new
and divine life. We stood in Gethsemane, by the old
olive-trees, beneath the shadows of which the Saviour of men
prayed, and sweat, as it were, great drops of blood. We
climbed together to the top of the Mount of Olives, and
looked up into the deep heavens to which he ascended, and
abroad to the city over which he wept; and both our words
and our silence told how real it all was, and how the
significance of it entered into our lives.

"From the city we journeyed northward,--up past Bethel,
where Jacob saw a new vision, and got a new heart, and on,
past the blue waters of Galilee, and across the great
plain,--battle-ground of the ancient nations,--and over the
Lebanons to Damascus and Baalbec, and then to the sea, and
homeward thence; and always and everywhere scrutinizing the
present, or reaching back into the past; drinking from the
sparkling waters of Abana and Pharpar, or searching for the
wall over which Paul was let down in a basket; impressed by
the ruins of half-buried temples and cities, or looking
forward, with sublime faith in the prophecy and promise, to
the time when all things shall be made new;--Carleton was
always the same thoughtful, genial, courteous companion and
sympathizing friend.

"I honored, loved, and esteemed the man. His life is a
beautiful example of devout Christian steadfastness. The
history of his small beginnings, gradual increase, and final
success, is one to inspire noble endeavor, and ensure
reward. He honored the church, and the church does well to
honor him.

"Affectionately yours,
"E. B. Webb."

The Rev. Dr. Little paid a warm tribute to the memory of his
friend:

"At eleven years of age he [Carleton] entered the church.
Think of it! Sixty-three years devoted to the service of
his Lord and Master! He seems to me to be an illustration of
a man who, when he is equal to it, finds a hard physical
environment united w