Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-10-07

another colum of this paper.
On Wednesday the 27th of Septem-
Der, at the hoar of lU A. NJ, at the re-
quest of the Board of Trustees and stu
dents, the remains were removed to the
College Chapel, where they lay in state
until o'clock. During the interval a
large number of the citizens of the town
and vicinity, some of them from remote
sections of the county, visited aud took
the last look at the remains. The Chap
el and the Society halls were draped III
mourning. AS the hour of two was
struck, the church bells of the town be-
gan to toll forth the sorrow of the sew
eral congregations for what all felt to
be a common loss.
The remains were escorted to the
Lutheran church by the Faculty, TruS-
tees, students, and Roanoke Division of
Sons of Temperance The church was
filled TO its utmost capacity, aud very
large number were unable to obtain en-
trance. The pulpit and church walls
were arrayed in the mournful emblems
of death, but a heavier pail enshrouded
the hearts of all present. AS the body
was born mp the aisle the choir sang a
hymn,the sentiment and music of which
responded TO the chastened spirits OF
the vast assembly. The exercises were
opened by the reading by Rev. Mr..
Miller, the pastor of the church, of the
scripture lesson prescribed in the La
theran Book of Worship, to be used on
funeral occasions. This was succeeded
by PRAYER by Rev. DR.. X. X. 5. Hough,
resident Presiding Elder of the Metho,
dist church. Its fervency and most
touching appropriateness were reSpon-
sire to the sympathetic emotions which
filled the hearts Of every listening de
won't worshiper. The hymn commen-
cling Servant of God well done, was
then read by Rev. a. J. Brown, ID. d.,
of Tennessee, and sung 10y the cOngre-
CATION after which, the funeral dis
course was preached by Rev. S. A. Re
pass, d. d., Professor of the Theolog
ical Seminary located at this place. lie
prefaced his address by stating that he
did not design preaching a funeral SER
mon; that though his theme would 6e
the ite-work of the deceased, his re-
marks would be based on the last clause
of the 18th verse Of the 14th chapter OF
Revelation BLESSED are the dead
which die in the Lord, from hencetolth;
Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest
from their labors, and their works do
follow Them The address was mark
ed by singular naturalneSs OF expression,
both in sentiment and diction. 1t was
the utterance Of heart vibrating in
unison with the grief which pervaded
the vast audience before him. 1t was
the grateful tribute of one who had
drunk frequent draughts of wisdom
from the lips of him whose sleeping
dust lay on the altar before him; of one
who had sat at his feet as those of an
other Gamaliel; of one whe, in the or
dering of Providence, had been one OF
the witnesses of that memorable death
scene in the lecture.room. 1t was a eu-
logy full of tender pathoS, encourage
ment, hopeful trust and wise counsel.
The exercises were closed with pray
er by Rev. John J. Scherer, Principal
of Marion Female Seminary, Marion,
Va. The procession was then formed
i'll the following order: lst. The family
of the deceased; I'd. Ministers; Sd. Fac
ulty; 4th. Trustees of College; 5th. Stu
dents and ex-students 9Th Sons OF
Temperance 7th. Citizens. The pail
bearers were Judge H. E. Blair, Z. NJ.
Armstrong, Sr., John NJ. Harlowe,
James Chalmers, a. McLavy, and DIR.
james w. Shuey. The procession was
the largest ever witnessed in Salem.
Tie burial service at the grave was
read by Rev. L G. NJ. Miller, pastor of
the Lutheran church, Salem, closing
with prayer by Rev. A. Philippi, of
Wytheville, Va. Thus was consigned
to its resting place all that was mortal
OF DR.. Bittle.
DR.. Biltle was born in Frederick coun-
ty, Md, in January, 1911, and spent his
youth and early years OF his manhood in
the hard but honest and useful toll OF a
farmer, thus building mp that robust
structure of sinew and muscle, aud lay
ing s;ong and deep the foundation of
that iron constitution which enabled him
so bravely to endure the burdens and
hardships of his future life. After great
self-denial and privalion OF the comforts
of lite in the prosecution of his one aim
to obtain collegiate education, he grad
uated in 1887, in Gettysburg College,
Pennsylvania. After completing the
theological course in the Seminary in
connection with Gettysburg College,
he was called TO pastorate in Augusta
county, Va. He preached here a little
more THAI years In connection with
Rev &. G. BIughman, he originated a
high school for young men, near Middle.
brook in said county, which was called
The Virginia Institute" and which
grew in the course Of time, into Roa-
nok College From Augusta county,
Va, he went TO Middletown, Md where
he faithfully ministered TO the Lu-
theran congregation for eight years.
In 1853 he was called to the Presidency
of Roanoke College, where for twenty
three years, all who have any knowl-
edge of the institution, know how wise
ly and well he labourcd for its success
VINEGAR BIrrERs SwEETENED.-The
suit brought in New York by DR.. Jo-
seph Walker, of Vinegar Btters fame,
for a divorce from his wife, and the