The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-24
THE SCRIBNER OBsEQUIES.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AT THE CHURCH OF
THE CovENANT-AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY
DIR, VINCENT

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AT THE CHURCH OF
DIR. VINCENT.
The funeral services over the remains Of the late
j. Blair Scribner. late head of the famous publishing
house of Scribner Il Co., were held at the Church of
the Covenant of Thirty fifth street and Park
avenue. yesterday The attendance characteristics
of the whose sudden taking of shocked and sad
dened the literary society of New York. Outside Of
the book trade. in which deceased was held in high
esteem. great number of literary men and women
representatives of the press and others more re-
motley connected with the world of letters at
tended. and the church well filled. The
casket was covered with floral tributes
from social and business friends of the deceased.
and beside it stood others of beauty and
fragrance. The Presbyterian funeral service was
read DIR. Schulz reciting the invocation. After the
Scriptures, and the pastor, Rev. r. NJ. Vincent, de-
livered the address. He opened by saying that no
for the best, was needed than the incident which
caused his hearers to assemble. If we insist said
he in judging all the happenings in the lives OF men
by own methods OF right and justice. will
find it hard to justify the striking down i'll the
dark at unexpected time this young man.
whose family ties hopes and ambitions marked
him as exempt for a long time to come from the
stroke that has thus fallen heavily. 1t IS useless
for us to attempt to find an explanation of why this
suddenly but we can trust and have faith that Gods
ways always for the best If can do nothing
but reason we shall only shiver out our complaints
and disappointments.
DIR. vINCENT's ADDRESS.
In opening his remarks concerning the career of
the dead man, DR.. Vincent said:-We surely
justified in getting all the consolation
from the contemplation of the past. The one we
mourn was in many respects An extraordinary
many rich men; he early conceived that
he had part to perform in the work
of the world, and he started about doing that work
with high ideals and noble ambition. With great
assiduty he mastered every detail of his fathers
business, and conducted that business true to the
plans of it's founder. We all know that the tempta-
ton of bad indifferent works to authors and pub
fishers such is their popularity is very great but
this young man was not allured away from his pur-
pose by the prospect OF profit and steadily chung to
the noble ideals he had formed. Under him the
reputation OF house thai has given to the American
people some of the best religious thoughts OF the
country suffered decline. Though he
never made public profession OF faith
he deeply religious man, and
during his last days he continually repeated the
fifth verse of the seventy-frst Psalm. He leaves
reputation, and has gone from among to the
silent, scented chambers of memory.
After the address hymn 175 was sung, and the
services closed with benedicion by Rev. Dr. Bonner.
The casket opened and the friends passed from
left to right before the pulpit and took last look
the face OF the departed The casket then carried
from the church followed by the pall-bearers-Dr j.
e. Holland, Mr.. J. IL. Harper Colonel Alexander Il.
Crane. Mr.. f. l.. Buringame. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
Powell Fowler The remains were taken via Harlem
Railroad to WoOdlaWu.