The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-20

iGP1SCOPAE 5SAHBATH Observation-Disclosures
&C.; IN RELATION TO EDEATn or JoHasH.
CLARKE.-Ata meeting oEshis Sabbath school,
on Sunday morning, duly tile regular e1erl
cises of Tie school we're aisnenscd WITH and the
hour devoted to- remsEhS sad The reasling OF TIE
butes of respect, ircsolsaors. Re-, on the dssth
OF JOHNNY CLARKE, q aTnember OF the. schoOL
who was killed by the accident to tho spie.nlcs'
| train on Tuesday last the I1sh instant. ss8i
A beautiful arch was erected In rear OF tho
stand, draped In monsningi containing sse follow
Ing motto in gilt letters :" We mourn oIr depart
ed one" Immediately under which was the name
Of JOHN ii. CLARKE E8E bt5ss - - 20
| Tie exercises were openedlby singing. from
Echo to, Happy Voices :, s. Lowest Thou Nc
Prayer by Rev. A. w. Sale. rg4s,.,a
The superintendent 3. ]. Christian, announced
that they had met under circumstances Of peculiar
sadness, and In few appropriate and touching
remarks bore, testimony to the high and noble
character Of The scholar whom we mourn; closing
with the remark that = thcro are times when the
lips refuse to speak the language Of the heart
this was such tirfie with him.. s'at3f,a
The Assistant Superintendent, Robert E. Rich
ardson, made few remarks, endorsing what the
Superintendent had said, and submitted the fol-
lowing: 49,. J, 10
"Whercas, when wo last met IN eur Sabbath
school sll were gay and happy health 9ioomsd
on every cheek every eye was bright and spark,
now we feel sad and melancholy, and oar, hearts
refuse to be comforted, because one of our Number
y not and whereas, since we we last Assem- seied
or Its brightest 1ewels-JoHN HrLERr CIkTKE,
at the mere mention or whose name tears. ~ cur
eyes; and when we look at his Class we nna tnere
nyacant seat and our hearts nre flied with sad
ness when we recollcct that he viii NO more oc-
IS to-day rejoicing % With % the good and pure In
That better land, We shall meet but we shall
miss him. = y
''Resolued, That while on earth his aeas win al.
ways be vacant, We will cherish his memory, and
endsavor so to live that when our day Of departure
shali come we may, like him, be ready TO render
:" ResoIued, That we tender to the parents Of our
| dear young friend our sincere and heartfelt SYM
sspondepcy, and that we counsel them TO remember
| Him who hath so deeply afflicted, no He alone can
sustSin them In this their great grief.
be recorded on the minutes Of the school, 10 copy
sent to the parents of ottr deceased scholar, and
that they be offered for publication In the papers
OF tho city, ... KEEP. -.' "s
The pastor tRev. b. F. Woodward) next ad-
dressed the school, endorsing what had been said
and remarking that 1t was eminently proper for
us to pause and reflect on the sad occurrence
which resulted In the removal Of our young friend
from our midst. He accepted 1t not as an acct
dent, but as provIdential occurrence with some
deep design Of God in It. He said death loves
q shining mark" and truly he was such. In this
instance Death drew his bow and let fly the arrow
which struck him at his heat, and the bud which
was Just bursting into bloom was bllghted, and
lies withercd ut our feet no more to shed Its fra
GRANGE and its sweetness on all around. This was
said In the happiest style OF this truly eloquent
reverend gentleman, visihy affecting ali present
! Messrs. James IL. PeaY, Jr., and j. j. English,
| former superintendent OF the school, followed;
9s,a
| sweetness of disposition, man1iness Of depor-
ment, and nobleness Of character In one so
young. .. .. -, -, ~
They had known and watched him from early
childhood and spoke from en- intimate acquain-
tance with him as scholnr Il the school.
| 4 tribute OF respect from his teacher aud the
members OF his class was read In which they said
He was not only the pride OF his class, but or
| the school ho was dutiful SON. an afYectionate
brother, and kind and gentle playmate. All
who knew him loved him; for by his frank and
generous disposition, his courteous and manly
department, he won the hearts Of all. The bud is
gathered ere Its petals are unfolded to bloom III
beauty immortal, May his young spirit prove q
ministering angel, guiding star to guard and
light our pathways link to unite us-teacher and
| scholars-more closely IN the bonds OF Christian
love.n Il. ...r.s.... .4.a-
These sad and touching, yet beautiful, exercises
were concluded with singing
ssWhen in Deaths embrace languish,
| Weep not, gentle friends. for me <.
Christ will s0Othe the mortal anguish n
Weep not, gentle friends, for me -;
and prayer by A.. w. Richardson. he s.4..
The young man-DoUGLAss MCCLELLAN--
who was killed at the samo time, was not q mein-
ber of the school, and was almost an entire
stranger to the officers and members Of the same
hence the absence OF his name from the tributes
of respect, while all felt sympathy at his early
death. ''