Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-03
Funeral OF a Minister,

Yesterday afternoon, the funeral services of
the Rev. b. +. Il. Leech, whose death was
noticed in Fridays STAR, took place at the
Foundry Church, at which there was present a
very large congregation, including q great
many members of other churches. The corpse
was removed from the residence of the father
OF the deceased about 2k O'Clock, and was fol-
lowed to the church by the relatives and imms-
diate friends OF the family, including q dele
CATION OF the members OF Eikridge Landing
Circuit. The corpse was placed In a walnut
coffin, with silver Indles and trimmed with
silver, and had on its lid a beautiful wreath o.
laponicas, and was borne by Revs. DIR. Amas
Vim. krebs, ]. w. Hoover and Mr.. Parker, and
Messrs. IL. II. StiDemetZ and T. +. Simpson
a sliV er plate was on the lid, ins cribed .Rsv.
Il. +. Il. Leech. Born January llth, 1876. Diet
January 3lst, lo6e, IN the 23d year of his az.
The remains were carried into the church
preceded by Revs. h. Peyton Brown and NJ
L.. Hansley, with DIR. Lemuel Williams, under
taker, while the choir sang dirSe. There were
present at she church Reys. :. +. Hill, Baptist;
j. N. CoOmbs, Presbyterian; Il. Newton Brown
Job Lambeth, and j. Or. Henning. Rev y. N
Coombs announced the hymn commencing,
$ Servant OF God well DONE" &c; after which
Rev. Is. N. Brown impressively read the burial
service. The pastor Of the church followed in
few remarks in reference to the deceased.
whose life ne sad was brief but bright. his
work short but faithfully Performed. and Re
ferred 10 the fact that the Sunday school Of Pie
church, IN which for many years he w;ts
scholar, had passed appropriate resolutions of
has ministerial work. and noticed the fact that
he had received the unusual compliment by the
Conference of being sent the third time 70 the
circuit On which he commenced work-Eik-
ridge Landing.
Rev. NJ. l.. Hawley followed Mr.. Brown
saying that Ike knew the deceased intimately
having been his colleague for two wears Ii
never knew OF a man of his age of more mature
Judgment or greater discretion. and ne was
faithful in every department of his work II
might be aid that his life was sacrificed 70 his
zeal.
Rev. b. n. Brown offered up a feryent
prayer, after which the choir sang an appro-
pirate hymn. the corpse was reno we'd from the
church, and the cortege proceeded to @ len wood
where The remains We're Inferred.
The deceased lived Il blampless and useful
life. His constitution was delicate. and pre-.
vented him from Obtaining that thorough the
illogical education TO which ne aSpirpd and
WI en- but - years old he lett die Garrett. Rib
hcal Institution and entered the work of the
ministry, on Elkridge Landing Circuit His
Ministerial labOrS Were crowned with extra
ordinary success, and during the two or IN rec
years on that field of labor, he recei we'd several
hundred in the church. During his illness h.
expressed a desire 10 live long enough TO be or
damned by Rev. Bishop Simpson in March but
was always ready to die. In his death tha
Baltimore Conference has lost one of Its most
promising and pious junior preachers. hun
dreds OF its lay members beloved pastor and
friend, and his family a deseryedly endeared
son and brother
A post mortem examination of the remains
on Saturday revealed the fact t.at his death re-
suited from an absCess of the liver.