, 1879-05-05
p.b,r,s Funeral Yesterday Largely
IL Attended.
,,,,our,o BY lilo Rev. Mr. CollJer on
the Dead MINIS Mcrits'
. ,..,ons to 30 Drawn from His
Life and Death.
~, gr.euobaum Makaa q ! Statement ia
'"' His 0wn Behalf.
=, minis lbat lla Estr Aided or Encouraged
Mrs. Roberts Sait.

THE FUNERAL.
,.,, ,od wortis wcro aald oTer tho body OF
lls II Weber yesterday, nnl his remains
lleoo /, . vault Mt uraceland, there to rest
~ W. w. r.,rn OF hts 'vIfo iron. Europe, when
W. III bo finally inferred IN The city OF The
THE FUNERAL sEHVICE3
..u - ,,c dreeased's late rcsldcnee, No.
ssas,l, TT, 1asa}lc street, and vero attended BY
Ut s,nc lo,cest gatherings Bcen Oil sinilarIy
~. ..d oerssons IN Chicago for years. ihc well.
ssara ~ bu.iprts anu tocial pos't!os OF the dead
n.o .u eonspired Of itself to make 1t such, but
us., uss there was added to this tile tragic c'e-
Wv wv. IN bis tnkIng-o1 the attendance wns
l" l.,n,,lI, even larger than IT otherwise
p.nM hare been, hundreds being drawn
sus ".sh,r cut Of something not unlike curiosity,
~. ~ ,hronr uf carriages and pedestrians COM
.,stl, blocking the stract In .rout Of thu house
..d far a considerable space each Side. Tho
~, NJ The man SO suddenly shot down In
s..ith md manly ynor lay in plain, metallic
.sss. IN tbo largo front parior of hts late resi-
..s ..a.. Through tho glass could be seen the
~. nj Tie dead, natural and lfclikc, slrunken
.so,ub II was The silver plate boro tile fcT
"ars,. up,cd siay 2, 1870. Theodore =. Weber.
,4.a5lyears,u At Its head was placed a narni!l.
..o, floral ptccc,-a cross mud anchor resttng OH
hsl of nnt1ax,-the Offering Of the Chicago
RovIing Ctnh; below the glass plate, floral
,,-ath and cross, from the family; at the foot,
.i,roe floral pillow, from Sir. 1. J. Lewis; md,
t+,t,np on the mastel, star from the family,
md crown from Mt. F. A. Ocrtef. THE cham
differs, mirrors, ETC., were tastefully draped IN
tn,lsx. ...-.--
TIE Fn1rNDs
xhon Mr. Weber had known, and by whom hc
hid been esteemed for years past, from the hail
s.d pa,t Tho colIin md looked on the face Of
Fin who bud 40 lately been among them.
Prominent among thosn who, by their pros
,nes AID sunducl beariug, showed t!lc sorrow
ihey fit at bis sudtlel, transition 10 the world
t.you, were tts Rev. Joscnt Hartman. tho
ri. Robert Collyer, Col. Claussensus, Peter
VII. Eotz, f. A. oestel, August Bauer. N.
Petris, F. Noe.eh. Y. DcEenhart,, F. Msdlcncr,
lout, Sues, +. Baumail. l.. Wrnderic, Con.
nd acIpp, CJl. Edmund Jncsscn, George
Wseentuehr, GEORGE At:ct, Louis Eltcl:, +.
Welge, ulrcll Busch, N. ulrich, Dr. Hosz,
H.A. Kirchhotf, August Beck, c. Mechclke, Q
Lkhtenbcrget. 1acab Reil11l, Louis Huck,
Charles Kern and. many others, including
representatives of the Gornanta Macnnerchor,
tte ChEcago Bowling Club, anl tho loot and
eh5e Association
choir chosen from thc Gcrtnan!u Maenncrchor.
ol "Ni2ht, O Night" This waa folluwed by
The reading Of a purtion OF the Scriptures by tha
Rtg Robert Collyer, after which the choir gave
,no,her soleclion, ""ariS nlt. warte nar,
badsr schlaist aucl, a,;" The house. was very
1Eln In Which lay tic dcad, pronounced
THE FnTJ ntytN9 Ft1NEu4t. SERMnt:
Il have not Enown your friend .'erannnlly o. all,
sd there nre possibly 1nnny men more lifted for
u. reason to speak as 10 h!s i!fo and character
SS 0gf = m aea y 'nu wo
sI1aJs bad pIcnsnnt look for me, noighbor, and
Iushss u'easnra friend. Bur bcy9nd that have
come near to him IN no wny, that know Of. So
n.aS ,oday q a STRANGER, Sy eomrar1son, les!as d.,
tour hero md conduct these services. 81
q q ;aa,e ,a,sss Of ,hcm, when ono ct ~, h,s
= ra. among the Last w,sles ot hfa life that /
shoutd come and stand bcfore his dnst few
r,umenta ana du what could 10 t0,tch tic heart
n1 own heart before liz was horne hence to l,a no
1ute sccn. 1t was your friends wish, my hcigh-
hts wish; aud 20 ! stand hera fn my place as Il
p3os word that ,nay tonch all our hearts, nnd,
while cannot ronoyc tho sorrow and pain that
llsst henry io-day OH 20 many heatts, still. u
DECD And It il nos 70 ,nrl rs leusht II l.iyht DO
totay ny word snep su 1nany' uf our nolcllhoss
ina fricnds TINT can trust tho1uugh!y-aone OF
own church, men who lIaYo wa!kca with this dead
nan 1afoagh many ycars-hAyo been to sec p,e nnu
tell ne how deeply md truly they be!lcycd in him.
loias as they knew hla life and history. ~ whulo
Ean, nun u1
ALAE0E AND GENEROUS HEART,
arsn With All open hand to tbs poor and tho
needy. tflund Of those that wure dekolntc dis.
tledco about him, wise aud ablo merchant, and
msn who would mike any sacrihco 10 maintain h!s
asnad ha work 10 do and his life 10 lead, They bud
tata % nc, one a!tcr another, 1--WE have heyrs
iMaWt HnaWt better nlan In these respects thnn MI.
Asatf, ard ttahftd. md fsne, md generous ia
saateYes need there was about him, which, 70 fat
= no coulu ECU, II wns worth wf1e to lelp OIL, NJ
,ns,Mnst help on and hit those that aro fallen 70
taelt teet agaln, encourage fnuso that discart
sned Fr to give soA,e l.tla lisht to thosc that
~ lAEheas, comfort th0se that are III sotEoW, aid
mss. n 's H. sst sas.t ' ys . wSes
OUT llte ID otcr. That fl tho testimony that hat
@ome 10 me ttoul every direction about our friend,
maa. Particular thinus related to ms pYoye tins.
IL, tS1ash cannot, must not, E,ention them y.
''s'' respects T. Weber trlea to live Ills life well!
TO DO MS DUTY rnonouat1LY,
Mal to DO what a man should be who has gifts,
Ana tAlente. and qualities TINT win him fortuna.
aep lhose thnt arc loss fortunate. knd 10 Ky X
.Se lntngs Httl4 mora evcn than they could b
= NOS who hare all this In tllslr hAhds did no
M M,ske la's kindly consideration for thoss who have
,,And, dear friends. ws shonll not unde1zate suet
sase sssnne qualities ~ thcac. We should not prcfo
M, %' wing. - them lhal nre often prcferrea ".
aSe Pows, t9 ak great asr, @ hnxa sn9
IL IL pnaefs ends all tho arguments for religion
snrt shd nll Tint. aHl this might do YerY Wcll,
rrspposs, 10 those who imagine That Tho word !!
H.. ~. nan tho dcud+ That profession u moFs thai
s,a.. ~ ,ast gut when you cuMe dawn TO tho hard
IIas 1tet, and Ind man striving catnealy ant
Ill., lTti 70 do Tho anttcs That lie closn abaut hi
sssfi.rto :Ssi % hold up before men sturdy, sserl1
H. H. poof esery duy Of that deep. Aura worth !.
ahn",, a1oAt him mil The world he lives In, y
c css'a not think lightly Of such psuof when II /
glse. or thtnk that any thing can alter 1t YER
III st, " tho great tribunal bcfotc Which We a4
..ut,Ha were otherwise than th!a-if cur frienl I'M
"t,nn ~ tae stsecl dead. suddenly, taken away b.
g. t..so o. fsoyldance. a. wo ahonld have TO- cal
M Se,nNg no further Than wo do, u there had bee
de.,huNle.aaeo ~ hls death. hut simply q sudde
ill., ~ ont Of Tho world III the midst oi hi
;Sa5e}ofs ;aea = ~. sudden takins i, for one. 4sy
s.sat ss~at this llfc-that il from day i
II. r. r.. tsy to keep thtnra square III
rn.sibo 20 nn'th up our daYa work ~ well as VIC en-
10 IL anssh II, and lnd egery night that Il is
liza Hhs o. our Nc 40 far ~ we hate tried |
thsnt,MhH Nt try 10 do our duty, to be tcndot
ht,. ana Generous to the world About ", =
"o causar then, and
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