New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-24
FUNERAL orr BL4IR SCRIBNER.

A s1TiKiNG SKETCH OF 1HE DEAD PCBIIsHFR-
MIr1iNG or THE EMPLOYEES or sCRIbNEHs
SONS.
The funeral services of John Blair Scribner.
the publisher were held yesterday afternoon. At
30 O'Clock the Rev DE- Marvin r. Vincent
offered brief pra5er AZ the house NJ" u
East Fo.t,-c,.hth-,t.. immediately before clos
ing tie coffin. Tie rema MS were then taken
10 ,Lc Church 81 the Covenant, at Park-ave. and
Thirty .Hi.i-st. At the door the lali-hcaIerS
wee luct ~ the pastor. DR. Vincent, ana pro-
ce-- moved slowly up she aisle, followed by the rea-
tVcf. Tie coffin. when was OF PLAN rosewood Win
v.f 'oall.s Was placed IN front Of The pulpit feW
flowers rested on the coffin Ia tne first pew were seated
,le pa-u,aIr, yao were Dr. J. g. Holland, Whjclaw
Reid James r. Ossood, j. II. Harper, Edward L.
lullm.amc, Colonel Alexander Il. Crane. ho>WtH
smith ANA IloInas Powell Fowler Among the mem
bcis 81 the .auily present were Walter LaFned ah"
ai.a Of Chicago.
Al employ q The firm OF Charles Scr0nerS Ions
occupied ..ats IA the lett aisle. Representatives, oil
,,,r,v an the publishing houses present Among
Them ,,crc L. MAYNARD, of Clark, Maynard Co.; A. D.
f. ElnGolpn. Of Randolph Co; James o ,Rlcy George
A. L.avltj, Robert Carter ana Peter Carter OF Garter
Brothers; william Il. Dick Of Dick & FIiz-
gerald; James Miller, W. Pratt, NJ Fag-, Of
T. T. Ddiion & Co.; Henry Holt, OF Holt d
CO., Mcssrs. IvsIn and Brakeman, Of Ivson'
Brakeman, Taylor IL Co., ID. Z. Appleton, W. H. Apple
ton. Isaac sheldon, Charles r. Dillingham;, g. W Carlo
tou q. H. Pgin IN. W H. Farm. ston, CHARLES t. Crevlcr'
HeuIy lrWiu,J Is. Van Wagcncn,R Warrington, ares
NIc,, Charles collins james :. Baker, James PoIt'
C.a1.c. f Ta,utor. c. A. Capp Juuu Pyne. u. X.
L."'u c. %t,dmdn, me R.V. ~. LI"arH LGEicst"n.
M-. ,i'ry M"p-~ po"ee,o ST. tft"0SE i"hrl Eo"7
w. Kuox. 3D., I;,v. Dr. Ia. 0r of the Broadway TaDc.-
i..c.,: Noah BROOKS, Corporation connect whitney
Aa.run : sullivan. he Rev. Or. Chaplin aud otHers.
iu- ,crV,.e, were Il. cdu ny invocation IRON the
Rev. Dr. scuaI. after watch was sgnG the hymn,
Friend after friend dcpirts; who has not LOST
Frcnt2 r. y resdus from the Scriptures by iho Rev.
IycrcG L., tae Rev. Dr. Vincent
W, need 10 better cent. salt the spraLci, on the
words " God's Way are not our wdJs, than Is iu-
usnco us t3-ay. Whatever else tlis event may be. it Ii
iuy>tcIy. II We merely reason upon II, l. we iusis
upon NlniIg ~ oar standards Of what is ju>t and
a4ch has struck terribly HOm out The dark
-t.en death Ia tIs case can oIY he 90 Us the
srmr"esi ana most bitter OF saies W. can rtacn 40
,&p anal which goes Lot leave us bOth stricken and
moch,d. For We SHOULD nave NaIu ihaI ms Young mans
FANNY tce. ms business relations ui' nrali ahih.
tjoa, m'c-iity ms promise OF usefulness, marked
3 N exempt Oi long ne TO come rom Tie common
hl ANA Vet thr si"Ae mas i"''tu Us RUN
e sy though the man were no u'ofe than the
useless 'ungcr Who iVrs on to tuch sQtcE; as
tAo.-n NO Nv were mixed To as anu II" ma Is "ti' 80
be crashed when us ceased to "et; as though there
were 10 nome dc7Olaed by his death. ANA 10 eve
iodrop tear over ms eaItIy tFa|F. h 's' mas no ar
ovation for al TINS. II We can 90 no better
he colo. and can only silver OUT our
protest against gigantic cruelty But thanks ne to- God
ter than search fO explanations. We can trust would
.t tuat are human. ana II Is nat human that
Dries OF ne We may rghtl' gatIcr NJ what comiou
Uut O the past; aud t!at comfort fails IA win
the lg.er cluUI Of pare fth u proportion rs The lie
las been marked by night aims ana pure principles
OF such comforts the Ike Just eHGod Is ny no means
barren II j, niUcu To OF young maG that has idea
living haa iiom the first coutematfI az active ana
winch nave grown up here, too many youths have
taken advantage OF clreun stances similar TO
H. to throw themselves upon society dr0nes
and doaI weights, thus adding themselves
to the oo Of f' f, fiC' whom %G 6
Ereauy honOred ana VINO srt his mark d''! upon TN,
community 10y ms hlSh Chr stan character ami c0lla-
elo4s 'n"H seemed to nave 'sses1ed hhi horHughl
lie had liz IarF tastes ana perhaps literary Ambitions
ana had made some progress Ill ~ course Of
he abandoned his college course and entered
upon thu bus irss Wh"r felt that he should h.
dcd, :, tim himself diligently To master II III every
Oeail. In aba'uonmrnt OF dIstlucuYey literary pur
Tor business Is always trial I" one Who Is III ove
Win th'u. Ihc irla IN his case Ndo lnihSufd some
what D. the uatur" Of has business, Walrl Kept him
among books aud literary associations Books were tie
Wnrl the important change in The business by which
he bc. ms tn u at OF The tsm was IN CONTEMPLATION
sld TO an old 1rcnd that nv might lead quiet lie
II he closc, and that personally thI- would his
duty upon To carry on the od house II was uuder
t4i. Impulse th't lie undertook responsibility
wuich would Rave been Formidable to one OF more
year ana experience. lie had ptde III the old house
retaining IT'S Old name, anI 81 developing MS lahus
plan. lie Uuk S.aIc OF the actual burden cheer
fuDy and enthusiastically He might have been as en-
crtctlc il less honorable channel, even III ms own
br.ucn OF bdsness Bad books pay; shallow books
circulate widely ah good aud noble Htrlaue mn
always Cunulctrd III Tie interest OF sound
learning and OF religion. j. fad in our hearts
10 sorry for anything III connection with aidaDe
ca.eer IT j, mt his ambition surpassed his strength
and Tat ms energy sometimes Outran his prudence He
Was a CONSCIENTIOUS man. HIS remarkably systematic
habits wcrc perhaps "a result OF utIOus
o the value lime If he had Il holiday In prospect he
would carefully map on; beforehand how he would
spend every In conversation he dld mol like to
consume time in the TRIES " ordinary chat
remember evening at his hrcNdo had been talk
ny over some indifferent matters, When he suddenly
gave an abrupt to The conversation, and said.
" Come let US talk ont BOOKS" Like ALI men OF hs
temperament he ws ret cent about the greatest OF all
sal jccs. lie never made any pubic profession OF re-
S"us atn YET mere we're eEld'hcrs tiHt lh9 ChllS-
ti"u Influences when surrounded ms childhood had n)t
been los lie thought more on such thcmea tnan he
spoAe. and lie Was regular attendant at pubic "or-
And now the brief story ended. He Is gone in the
freshness of his carry m4nhOOd, his hgh aims uu-
reached, us ambitious uuiuIhHtt IL j. something To
have stored Gpsucn treasure Of precious memories a.
you daily WIN No wOr' ana presence ana smile,
.omethins to have won the sohd re'pcct OF
legacy 81 an unbleuisbtd reputation. Death can
not rob you Of these. But If The memory OF tins
sOoiaOn, ! CuIir Win II lesson alike IN lts PROSE
cation auI SiGdcn clOsc-a lcs-"n II you young mcu
pheasant and genid, ana WHO viii sadly nlss his face
If0m your woted scene 81 labor to von' ms com
r.des friends fired, WIN like Ambitions, competitions
win aim IN the race for hucccSs ulaw yOu near and
look upon This pd!e face and where ambition aud
honor aud earthly success ailhc cnd.
The HYMN Nearer. my G 3D. TO Thee" was then rem
der,d by the CHOIR, and Or. Vincent pronounced the
bencdictiou. Alter an Oppor unity had been given
Tor the r nds 10 view the remains, ihey taken
Woodlawu Cemetery ior inteiment.
ACTION ~ Mr.. SCRIBNER'S EMPLOYEES
At Il meeting OF the employees of Charles !
scIi,nos ANA ocn0ncr 4 WeIorj, he yesterday
al tho Tdrk AYcndc Hotel Jonn II. DnGman, cuaruau
o respect ana esteem for the late head Of
the houec. john rlilr S'gibner, were adoI.cd:
AeSoir.d, mat iu the mysterious Providence which
has puCGch rl Us tAr beloved head
Tie house win WicI dlc associated, We Who lave
expert nCc4 constant hiudu,ss ;iud thOucHiiuluc~
d'Si' "tA "d' H. ART 'oiIo'' 'hd arS' 81 PEI
solld4 loss lir Cuil"idri OuI WIl.u- service hy lis
own CX.pt Ui ga. Hpiu,e ci,iGy and conscientious
lcI.OItIalc Uf tUtY. itGrc.u tHt uulc ambition
ana anus VIA Ia governed M. ~c1huCr, WUui.
Is increased ! ., ANA devotion To- In
cgcsts Of app Ui the work he as
rft, ana our desire That al AI- pans and PURPOSES