New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-08
FUNERAL OF Ex-CHANoELLoR zABRIsKIE


The funeral services of the Hon. Abram o..
Zabrise of NewJersey took place yesterday afternoon
at the First Reformed Church IN Jersey City. The
funeral cortege the church 2:15 the casket
richly decorated with flowers being supported by the
following pail bearers: The Hon. d. 8. Gregory James
A. Williamson, the Hon. f. T. Frelinghuysen the Hon.
I. w. scudder Judge Bedle, NJ NJ. Knapp, II. A. Boo
raem Courtlandt Parker Chancellor Theodore Runyon,
Vice Chancellor AMI Dodd ex-Chancellor Benjamin
williamson and A. L. Dennis Among other dis
tnehshed persons present were Gov. Parker OF New
Jersey ex.Gov Ward, ana the Mayor Of Jersey city
beside the members the Bar Of NewJersey, and the
municipal officers OF jersey City generally the ser
vices were opened with prayer by the Rev Dr. lmbrie
followed by the Rev. W. W. Holloway. pastor OF the
church. who read portions Of the Scriptures The Rev
w H. Campbell ID. D., President Of Rutgers College,
then delivered an address in which he dwelt at length
on the character OF the deceased He said that he was
a man OF strongly marked characteristics, In which
there we're no CONTRADICTIONS no crookedness, no
hypocrisy, He was first I'm his class In college,
first at the Bar and first on the Bench.
He had a genius for discovering new things,
II there were new things TO be discovered. What he
knew he knew accurately and he was looked up to
authority, only in law, but Ia general knowledge
was not confined his family, but cosmopolitan
itsi character. His religion was OF Humanitarian char
aefer he never became communicate with the church.
because he waited for something almost miraculous in
the way Of conversion He lived and died without
in similar strain Of eulogy aud after benedction the
body was borne 10 Greenwood for burial
A meeting OF the Hudson County Bar held In the
morning TO take suitable action relative to the late
Chancelors death. EuOgstic addresses were made by
the Hon. l. W. Scudder, Judge Bede, and others
Messrs A. g. Jackson Peter Bentley, Isaac w. Scudder
Jacob weart, and Washington B. Williams were APP
ponted committee to draft appropriate resolutions
which were subsequently reported and adopted
The resoluti0ns describe him as an advocate pos
sessed Of facility OF illustration, en- uptirng energy
and great scope OF mind. AS lawyer he was among
the most learned with the ability to apply with treat
effect his varied requirements in the causes In while he
was engaged. As Surrogate aud Prosecutor OF Peas In
the County of Bergen he eyinced care, industry AID
ability which gave evidence for his fitness for more i'm.
portant positions As member OF the legislative de-
partment OF the Government he left his Impress the
laws of our State Of important statutes has-
ing been framed by him and passed at his sugges hon
He performed the arduOus duties OF Chancellor or the
state with promptness, energy, and ability which
challenged the admiration and the respect CON
fdepce of the profession and the public The State
constitutional Commission, whose deliberations he
had been called TO preside, had formed the highest
rotations from mature Judgment and large "Tper
enee aud Will greatly miss hm In their denbefau"la"
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