Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-03
TIE FUNERAL.

The remains Of Dr. Andrews were
taken from Fredericksburg by the Tues
day night train, and reached Shepherds
town about one O. clock on Wednesday.
Here they were met by the vcstry and
such of the clergy as were present, and
deposited in the Church until the time
for the funeral services. These were
held in the Church at four o'clock in
the afternoon. The clergy of the Con
vocation of the Valley, with the excep-
ton of two, who were at distance
consisting of Rev. DR.. Meredith, Rev.
Messrs. Leavell, Meade, Amber, Jones,
and Lea, were present; also Rev DR..
McKim, of Alexandria, DR.. Walker,
of the Theological Seminary, and Rev.
Magruder Maury, OF NIiddleburg. The
Church was crowded with q congrega-
ton, not only Of the Episcopal, but Of
the whole community, and never, per-
haps, were there more manifest tokens
of sense of the deep bereavement to
which, as community, they had been
subjected. For more than thirty years
their pastor, friend, and, to many Of
them. their spiritual father, had gone in
and out among them, and to no real
interest of theirs, of any class or color,
whether for this world or the next, had
he been alien or Indifferent. And all
classes and colors, by their presence and
manifest emotion, showed that his lite
and .abors for their benefit were atec-
tionately appreciated. The pervadlng
thought, the deep feeling, and the eX.
pressed conviction were. the Episcopal
Church has lost its pastor, the whole
community has lost him as a friend,
counsellor, as a protector OF its best IN
terests. as It's benefactor
The opening sentences Of the Service
and the Psalter were read by Rev. DIR.
Meredith, of Winchester. Rev. Will
lam II. Meade, of Charlestown, read
the Lesson. This was followed by the
hymn, "Jesus, Saviour of my Soul
known to have been fayorate of the
deceased; and this by brief addresses
from Rev. DR.. Walker, Rev. DR.. Mere
dith, and Rev DR.. McKim. The scrvi-
ces at the Church were then closed by
appropriate Collects aud the hymn,
"Abide With Me-" At the cemetery,
Rev. Dr. Meredith read the remaining
portion of the Burial Services; the hymn,
.Come Let MS Join our Friends Above, ="
another of DR.. Andrews favorites,
being sung while arrangements were
being made and the remains were being
lowered into the grave. Most striking
ly suggestive of the realities Of the oc-
casion were one of its verses =
zone army of the living God,
At His command we bow;
Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing nOw.'
GAmong some private papers having
come under inspection since the depar-
ture of DR.. Andrews, is one giving the
Inscription he wished to he placed on
his tomb stone. The epitaph is very
modest, and characteristic of the SER
want of Christ noted for his devotion to
Gospel simplicity. We furnish a copy
of the inscription as follows =
REV. c. w. ANDREWS,
Born, July 27th, 1907.
Died,
For-years pastor of Trinity Church,
Shepherdstown.
Let me in peace resign my breath,
And thy salvation see.
Nv sins deserve eternal death,
But Jesus died for me.
From The Church Journal
1t was with profound sorrow that We
made, last week, the announcement of
the death of this good man and strong
soldier of Christ. We would be doing
violence to our own feelings to let the
announcement pass as an ordinary item
of news.
Few clergymen were better known
for such positive and strong traits, or
for greater tenderness and simplicity OF
character underneath what WAS posi-
tive and strong. There was something
of the stalwart severity of the Puritan
about DR.. Andrews. To him the world
was a wicked world, and the business
of the Church of God was, not to con-
form herself to the world, but to save
souls on. of it, by snatching them, in
the name and power of God, from its