New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-25
FUNERAL SERVICES.
THE LAST HoNoRs PAID TO JOHN u. WEIGHT, GIL
BFRT ]. HUNTER, AND THE REV. DR.. WILLIAM

THE LAST UoNoRs PAID TO JOHN u. WEIGHT, GIL
nFRT ]. HUNTER AND THE REV. DR.. WILLIAM
l.. ROY.
The funeral of John d. Wright, one Of the most
prominent members of the Society OF Friends In TINS
city, and president of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. took place at the FRIENDS
Meeting House. in Fifteenth-st. and RUTHERFORD
place at 1870 p. m. yesterday. Fully half an houf
before the time for the services to begin friends
began to arrive and when the procession appeared
the church was well-filled by leading members Oh
the Society of Friends of both Newlork and Brook
Ivn. Among persons present from tins city were
Henry Berph. Jonathan Thorn, BENJAMIN II. Field,
Samuel Willis, William II. Macy, Wilson Il. Hunt
John Gray, Samuel Townsend. Daniel Underhlll' J'
w. c. Leverage, Dr. Trimble, Robert Haydock,
Jackson S. Schultz, George Hall0ck ana salhuei
Brown. From Brooklyn there were John w
Pierce DR.. William Reese, Henry HaVlland' joshua
Sutton Thomas Coffin, Henry llaydock' ana Others
There were pall-bearers. The committee lroin
the Society of Friends having the funeral in charge
consisted If Charles T. Bunting, John L. Griffin.
Jacob Capron and Isaac Carpenter. The conn
plate bore the following inscription 80 ohn ~;
Wright. Born ninth month, l9th: l'1o. Dlr .,
eighth month Dist. 1879" The services were very
sinnle consisting only Of remarks aud prayer:
They we're conducted by the Rev. Samuel Leyic, OF
Phiadel pha, aud the Revs. Thomas fOulke anu
The address of the Rev. Samuel Leyic was an ex1
bortaton TO the Society TO study well the life and
works of the honored and faithful member WHOSE
labOrs were now ended. 49,.
AT the close of the services the body was taken
for interment to the Friends burial ground at
Flushing l.. l. A. ,.
Gilbert j. Hunter. who died suddenly at his home on
Thursday evening last, took place yesterday AFTER
noon at the Bedford Street Methodist EplscOpil
Church. BY 3 o'clock the audience room OF t he
church was filled to it's utmost capacity by tine
friends and acduantances of the dead man. Among
those i'm attendance were Judge DlefendOrf Alder
man J. W. Jacobus the Hon. Jacob Patterson, eN-
Alderman w. II. Geduey, Major Billiard, william
Darling the Hon. j. j. Morris, ex-senator Lent
Police Commissioner Wheeler Captain NJ. Cregan
service of the Methodist Episcopal Church was read
by the Rev. +. :. Osborn. Owing TO the antlpathy
EXPRESSED by Mr.. Hunter to display at funerals
there were no pall-bearers and no decorations eN-
cent n single column of flowers presented by " Inc
BrotherhoodD charitable organization OF when ne
WINS a member, For the same reason the order OF
Masons to which he belonged, did not attend the
funeral i'm body. After the singing OF hymn oy
the choir the Rev. L. :. OsbOn preached the funeral
sermon taking his text from Job XXxvlli. IL. AT
the conclusion of his discourse. the speaker
delivered a brief eulOgy upon Mr.. Hunter
whom he spoke of as a man OF the
sfTictest integrity, and of great charity
The remains.will be taken TO Chappaqua, y. l., TO-
dav where they will be inferred with the burial
services of the society of Friends.
The funeral services i'll honor of the late Rev. Dr.
William L. Roy took place on Saturday afternoon,
at No. 314 Eighteenth-st.. Brooklyn Addresses were
made by the Rev Messrs. Lawson, Mackey. Sheri-
dan and Hovey The interment was Ill Greenwood
Cemetery,