The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-17

Funeral Obssquies to Andrew III. Ernst.
At the hall Of the horticultural Society, at
the church and at Spring Grove, 90 lemn rites
were obssrysd yesterday, In memory of the
departed citizen and lover Of nature.
THs HoRrrcuLzuRAL soornfv. - Z,
"a largo number Of the fruit and hoWsr-
growers Of this city and vicinity, msmbers Of
the Horticultural Society, met at noon at their
hall, VIM. Orange, President, in the Chair,
and &. j. Hooper, Secretary.
D. John A. Wardsr delivered an eloquent
panegyric on his friend and associate, and the
friend and associate Of the sympathising mem
bers, which was ordered to be published with
the proceedings Of the Society. - sal
Mr.. j. p. Foote, from Special COMMITTEES,
submitted the following resolutions. Remarks
were made by several Of the membersin eulogy
Of the life and services Of the deceased.
A procession was formed, and members,
with badge of cypress, repaired to the Uni.
tartan Church, where was assembled congre-
CATION composed oflsiiss and citizens Of vsri-
Gus cresds. A great number Of pioneers wore
present. t, sgeaf slla-H ~
AT..rHE CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Conway conducted the religious
understanding and prsyers--from the perv-
ice Of the Episcopalian Church. ID his remarks
a. to the occasion that brought them together
with the solemn surroundings, he said The
voice Of death seems 10 be the only one me- or
tails will heed--its voice Is from the boundary
line Of tho known and the unknown--the seer,
and the unseen. ~
II is not death that We ind TO be 40 striking
ss life. That bird of-passage, the soul, comes
In and dwells with us, and goes out again 30
INV ~ ty.A e q
The soul is plant for growth, to produce leaf,
blossom and fruit, which may be withsred by
vice and made healthy by virtue and truth.
Tho deceased was az the plant described by the
Hebrew poet, which put forth its roots down
to the fountains Of life, tho leaf nor fruit failed
from the drought. II was fidelity to homo
and the tasks Of life which distinguished him.
It was the hard discipline Of life that ripened
in him those virtues which gained our respect
and love. He took his faith from this disci-
pine fife he had acontrolling ligious idea--
he showed that ability that influenced and Gle.
yated him to . higher, truer and noble
life. He had purpose, definite aim---never
relinquishing the gstm Of the religious idea
which drew all the strength of his great
powers to making 1t fruitful. As tho electric
current passing through the shell once the
work and covering of the zoophyte makes th,
limestone marble, so did this electric current
of well-founded religious idea Of faith turn
all the limestone Of common things in his
life into the marble Of character.
His faith was that God was his father-the
father Of all, and that brought him to the do.
duction--man is his brother. He entertained
these views, and acted on them when thsJ
met with opposition-ths view that God wal
not vindictive, was no tyrant, would visit NJ
spirit with eternal punishment. His faith wa.
simple as heat, ss sunshine, bat as true and al
effective. It's simplicity Of love to God ant
love to man was grand and eloquent. Give
your hearts TO tho principle Of purity, self-de.
yelopment--to the religious principle Of th,
God within you and you will manifest It TO-
ward your brother without you. Deal will
each man, rsverently as God, and you will
need no wire drawn bridge from tho life tha
now is to that which is 70 come.
A largo eavalcade attended the remains t,
Spring Grove. where In due tims his nam,
will be recorded on the monument designed |,
point out his resting place. The whole Gem
etery, however, is his monument-for his taste
and skill was manifested in it from Its pur
chase.