New-York tribune., 1878-04-17
z. DELlFIELD SMITHS rUyEH1L.

THE LAST HoNoRs PAID AT MS LATE HOME At
SHREWSBURY, y. J-TRIBUTE FROM THE PUB-
lie TO MS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE VIRTUES
rFRou AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRuBuSEl
RED BANK, y. j., April 16.-The funeral
services Of Edward Dcahcld Smith took place this
afternoon at the Presbyterian Church ut shrews-
bury town large delegation Of friends and relatives
of ic deceased LEFT New-Yorl by tho morning train
the Long Branch Division fhe Central Railroad.
rlagcs carving them from Red Bank 10 the smith man
sion m shrewsbury. The remains brought from
the house 10 the church al o'clock Prominent among
the tAruug In the church were thr following wehnown
ppir men, Judgc Charlie. DouOhuc, Judge W. d. Ship
man. owen W. Brennan, Isaac L. Pect president Of the
New York Deaf and Dumb Asylum; Assistant Corpora
ton Coun.cls Charles Miller, George Z. Andrews,
and r g. CIarkson Ethan Allen, Professor Ellie Char
Ucr Edward Stevenson, cashier OF the Firth Natl i1nal
Rank or which deceased director; James Thomp-
SON James HrOadm,adow, Martin W. Cook Marquis de
Chambrum. OF the French Legation at Washington, and
Elliot smith, nephew Of the deceased. Among the fam
uy ,nourners were the aged mother Of Mr. Smith, his
three sons Herbert, Harold, and Dclaheld and two
daughters Besides these the two daughters and
son Of Austin smith, also deceased. The pallbearers
were Benjamin WyckoR Platt Valentine, Benjamin
Parker, ]. A. Trockmorton David Byron, and John
rraord As the funeral procession moved the
aisle OF the church the organ sounded funeral drge.
The services began by the singing by the quartet choir
of the church OF Mr. Smiths fayor1te hymn, Rock OF
Ages cleft for me-" The officiating clergyman then read
the gOth salm and took for his text the 12h
90 teach us TO number our days that we may apply
our unto wisdom" The preacher kencd man to
a blade Of grass In the morning 1t sprlngcth up re-
frcshcd the evening it Is cut down and withered He
said:
The busy life Of n strong has come 70 end and
It Ike the that springs and nouriShes and
whcrs. This heart has ceased TO beat, and all
his connection with the busy places OF this world S
broken of our friend, whom we to-day consgn to his
grave, no common man. and no insignificant actor
in the Of half century through which his
public life extended. From early period In life lie took
an earnest interest In politics. both local and National,
and soon came to De known efficient platform
speaker actively lending hand IN the moulding OF pop
ular opinion lie had risen high IN his profession,
aud his services to the party to which he belonged soon
came be recognized Of such nature that in 1861,
when he only ghirty-fve years Of he was ap-
pointed by President Lincoln United States District
Attorney Complicated as our affairs then were by
internal strife, only extensive knowledge, sound udg-
the position. Mr. Smith proved TO be fully equal to tho
demands upon him. In 1872 he was appointed by the
Mayor Corporation Counsel Of the City OF NewY York,
which high office he filed with ygor and ability until
he was removed by Governor Tllden to make room
for incumbent OF the opposite political party,
then In power. No one who knew his character
history Will doubt that lie fitted 10 ill the
highest judicial, legislative or executive positions.
The preacher then dwet upon Mr. Smiths sprltuallfe
IL was expected that the Rev. DR.. Hail. of NewYOrk
OF whose church Mr.. Smith was lifelong member
would be present and assist ut the services but he
unavOdaby absent The body was Inferred in the family
vault In the cemetery in which the church is placed
Hs grave is between that OF 1rstwfe and his father
in.law, the Rev. Mr.. Morgan
Judges Donohue Van Brunt and Lawrence, on the adj
ournment OF their courts yesterday directed that the
clerk enter bis minutes that the adjournment wal
made out respect to the memory of the late Della