New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-01
FUNERAL OF THE REV HENRY BoEHM.

FUNERAL OF THE REV. HENRY BOEHM
A LARGE GATHERING Al THE WOODROW METHODIST
EPISCOPAL RICH - CLERGYMES WHO WERE
PREsENT-ADDREssEs BY BISHOP JAMES AND
THE R!:v. DIR. CRANE.
The funeral services of the Rev. Father
Boehm were held yesterday afternoon at the Woodrow
Methodist Episcopal Church, near Iuguenot Station,
staten Island. There a large attendance OF clergy
men and laymen as Father Boehm during his long life
had formed numerous friendships and made many
quaintances. Among the clergymen present were the
following: Bishop Edmund 8. James; the Rev John NJ
Reid, u. D., Mi- ,onary Secretary OF the Methodist
SEQ - Chur the Rev Reuben Nelson OF the
hollis. Boob Concern the Rev. DIR. John +.
fGur Pir,id ut OF tie brow Theological Sem
iLau iisOn, N. j.; the Rev. Dr. J. NJ. Freeman,
ASS etary OF the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
tch lol ."; me Rev. Drs Albert Hunt Of Brooklyn,
HEX dorsey City. and }. T. Crane OF BOundbrook,
\. j.; the Rev. Messrs J.. vanhorne OF Jersey City, A. NJ
Palmer OF ST. ten Island, C. g. Colt OF Jersey City A. H.
Brown. :. W Smith, II. NJ. simpson, T.. g. Jameson, J.
Kingsbury, J. W. Daily. L. W. Burr Of Jersey City. X
Johns, W. j. galloway, Abraham ]. Palmer OF Jersey
CITY, A. g. Compton, 4. Jackson, j. =. Daily, j. K Fort
j. B Howard, j. Cowans S. b. Rooney, b. Andrews, Bar
thoemcw Weed n. vansant. II. ID. Opdyke, NJ Relyea,
pastor Of the Woodrow Church, and The Rev. Mc5srs
Mccormick and Van Deusen.
The funeral ceremonies, at 1 p m. were opened with
the singing of the lO76th hymn, How Sweet the Hour
Of Closing Day" after which prayer offered by the
venerable Rcv. Bartholomew Weed OF the Newark Con
ference The Rev Dr. Nelson then read portions Of the
Goth psalm and. the ivth chapter Of l. Thessaoniahs'
The 0sod hymn read 10y DR.. Hurst aud sung
by the congregation. The FIRST address delivered by
Bishop James. vino said, among other things:
Our dear friend had felt The warmth OF 100 Summers
and the cold OF 100 Winters. Tie not only celebrate MS
time The 5rtldy Of savior amt our Savior His NE
was luil pcs and anvetics ile lad very perfect
physical organism ana observed WIN care tno laws o.
health The tine came Wien his nalMdI ,, ,otv'
wa, abaed Wien aslty P''5 5,o d"u ifa ' not
q mere animal existence. Aiih u iulId
character, spiritual beng which ~ s0ecod 20 dhA,c
ties 9uj struggles ON ue'tdh oi"t-Vi IT, ci he
lum again, ana entered on asiii'uAI ne MiCh nc
ma.1ta ued all those years ne STOOD "' llaI ~ ,io
Temple oi cod. There 10 decline OF spiritual !ufce
no batk.ings, no iet!!ns go %. Col IHtie G'ic "o
1l,II h'"i''Vi ' w., y. s'.oi and lie colder,
10 Iaifcr l.o..mI Was it tao end o. ,1sciousncss' 81
happiness, OF glory 10 Lmi our century plant
bloomcl, AMI has been taken MO INC prs
beauty and constant jc, glopufnt his progras shall be
followed forever ne Was always Aar| Win US he Is
colasn.,.i in ihis worI; ,a, deishtg L, hear linn
recount nc events Of ne rart. iut tro'e event,
,s. 70 .i.n. 10 To Jill o. cj.uuy. Dlrns Brother
Horama ~" ~ 30 t'juto'' 81 ,'e ,1ufG. % e',ao
h,ht iuc iat' iiJ H' was chosen 10 Pee tlr u"l CON-
pi.on Bishop 4 rf} shows taai h' W'3 WoithJ 20
oi us we'll frs.t m and tho Uuris oi Wisdom AMI pi'iy
d
spiritual iufu...s sa- the atuu.ucns 81 Jtsds
tuu,t. Tuat WIS the lD..aatiJu oi EIs hove.
Wr..c tau .,t ns h- dct chat fh' longest lie ou eItu
ta!IunItr NI1t 1.ltirA, ttn. 'o I've prepared
30 lict sclg sLJIt i5 uD ~ JOG! eais IA
cYu... son with 10, that l- t-tul- " nave un tlis
otcIt.,u tNcit ,suoiatpu tat Christianity cam Hsc 1"
tLc borrowed Day o., Iic sing %. col come upon the
C4uItI .lrd Jb.. uuuu uGt hearts l'tc'lt!
Au. dress wa, uen made hy t1c nv. III Crane. who
.3oa ID. v.so, l.-I praise 81 ,iH drD,a ed lIi .afch
10. tn. .l.ilod. Cl. D. Fsi!.r i-uiuo rrla'ns ere
barred Dr. t, .cl,t,iy ,.nu.,.ed Nit4 thr No"d""
Church. his crave rru- dsrJ ir monte OF Goa. ci'' '
By toe eide OF % as5 ue ,, OF ha Tii' anl on s'a