The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-12
SERVICES AT LONG BRANCH.
Sermons nj the Various Cburches-Lnst Ser
mon Of the Season mt the sea side Chapel
The Closing Funeral over the Victims OF the
TOm's River Disaster.

mon Of the Season mt the sea side Chapel
The Closing Funeral over the Victims oil the
TOm's River Disaster.
LONG BRANCH Sept. IL, 1870
Unusual solemnity has characterized all the rell-
gious services here to-day-a sOemnity engendered
by the deeply adjective calamity at Toms River, to
which alusion was made In all the morning SER
mons. At the Sea Side chapel las preached the
concluding sermon OF the season, the preacher be-
ing Rev. ]. Wilson. At the Episcopal church Rev.
r. A. Poole occupied the pulpit and at the Methodist
Centenary church the pastor, Rev. J. b. Grau, con-
Quoted the exercises, preaching an effective and
eloquent discourse from the text Second Timothy
l., 49, "For the which cause / also surer these
things nevertheless l am not ashamed, for
know whom have believed and am
persuaded that he is able keep that which have
committed unto him against that day." The burden
or the sermon was unfolding the comfort ana conso-
aton to he derived from the late disaster snatching
suddenly from life eight who a week ago were full
OF health The Accordingly interesting sacred SER
vices OF the day. however the closing obsequies
upon the still unbur,ed victims Of the -,
TOMS RIVER BRIDGE DISASTER,
Peter W. Rowland and Mary E. Styles, whose fnne.
raj and interment were POSTPONED till to-day. 1t
will be remembered that these TWO, who were
afianced lovers and shortly to have been mar.
WSrC uToWHcu toRcehSls hc iost Ills iiiC
In his attempt TO her. The funeral took place
at na.past three O'Clock this afternoon ut the Meth
odst Centenary church. There was o very large at
tendance, the church being filled to its utmost
capacity and many were unable to get in-
side. The Odd Fellows, to which young Howlaad
belonged attended in full regalia as also the Grand
Tempars, TO whom special seats were assigned, as
likewise to the church sabbath school, In which
both OF the deceased late teachers. After the
preliminary exercises OF prayer singing and reading
| the Scriptures Rev. J. b. Grau preached tho
FUNERAL SERMON,
to tears nearly everybody IN the church. His text
| was Revelations XXI. 4-"And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes and there shall be no
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain; for the former things passed
away" THIS life, ne began, was vale Of tears.
| Earth was fun Of sorrow. Tears, pain and
| death awaited ali during their soourn here
below. All these are the fruits OF Adams transgres-
| sion. He brought sin into the world, ana through
sin sorrow, tears and death. lie pictured at length
the pains and penalties consequent upon the intro
ducton OF sin Into the world and then described In
| singularly graphic language the
| HEAVENLY FELICITY,
where there were no tears, no sorrow, no pain,
Doubt In this future lie all the former things OF
earth are passed away. In the heavenly mansions
prepared for the just there was perpetual JOY and
to The Lamb. a perpetual glorious immortality,
shared with Goa and Jesus Christ His Son and the
| Holy Ghost and the angels and the blessed hosts
Of the redeemed. In conclusion he showed
full occasion which had brought them to.
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called from their midst in the full enjoyment of life
| and health He described the JOY and hOpefulness
Of all they set out on their late annual Sunday
school celebration, how sudden was the disaster be-
falling them, how terrible the Revision or feeling
| when the extent OF the disaster became known how
| sadly they came home bringing back the bodies or
| the dead with them The last sad funeral rites had
been performed on the remains OF six OF these, and
| they were In their graves sleeping that sleep
| that knOweth no waking. To-day they were to bury
two more. Peculiarly distressing circumstances at
tended the death OF these two: they were soon to
| have been married, but death interposed TO
| prevent 1t, but death did not separate them.
| They died together and together the
TWO IN ONE GRAVE
were to be buried, and In the clothes that had been
prepared Tor their wedding. They were now as
they all confidently believed, united In the other
world, for which, happily, they were prepared.
His closing remarks were very affecting He was
followed In brief aud also most touching address
by Rev. r. A. Morrell and az the conclusion OF the
latters remarks The Sabbath school children sang
the hymn OF which the following are the opening
verses
One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me DER aud oer
I'm nearer my home to-day
Than have been before
Nearer my Fathers home,
Where many mansions ne;
I'm nearer the great white throne
Nearer the Jasper sea.
Succeeding the singing OF the hymn were ex
posed the remains, which had been placed In yer,
neat but PLAIN conins, and which were said 10 ool
| very natural. On silver plate on each were IN
scribed their names and the date OF their respective
| births and deaths Offerings or flowers were als'
strewn on the collins. AS the congregation fled b.
scarcely dry eye was to be seen. The nna closing
ceremonies were
which took place In the graveyard attached to tho
Methodist, church In Mechanicsvle. A large num-
Der followed the remains to their final resting place.
AS stated above they were placed IN the same grave
| and rObed In the garments In which they were 10
have been married. The ceremonies here were the
usual ones, but though brief were sadly impressive.