, 1880-12-27
THE REV. HOOPER CREWS.
Ills Funeral Rites In tho Church OF
Which He Was pnstor Whom lko


Of sadness to tho people of this bonutltut llttls
city, on account OF tho obscqulcs Of that m,,ch-
beloved and wltlply-lsnown snint, Dir. Crews
Tho vnat concourso Of worshiporB that crowded
tho spacious Methodist Church-mnpy of them
coming from Distant polnts-attcstod tho high
cstcoul In which he Was held. Probably no nlan
In alt the Northwcst-ccrtainy no Clergyman
was butter or more favorably known ttnn was
be, For over forty years 10 has Travelled over
those pratrics, Until his namo hua become a
household word.
moro devoted, untiring, md inborious work.
or In his chosen profession Ia seldom, II eror,
found In tho Church Of Christ. No tasks wero
toe artluons for him TO undertake, and no sacri-
fees too great for him 10 make. Everywhere ho
went ho wns most wcicotnc, and at ovury pnce
ho loft 4 bGncdotton.
lcsitcs largo delegation from Chicngp, thore
was spccfai car FROM Rockford TINT brought
sou1o thrty.ivo OF his friends from that city,
who cntno to weep With tho beruavctl fnnly,
md to pay thoir lnst respects TO tho departed,
The church was most beautifully mud appropri-
ntoly decorated, and In every seat tho mournora
Eat, for IN NIL probability thcro WIS not ono
present who had not a personal acquaintance
with tho satntcd dead, md ali TINT
know him lovod him. On tho platform and In
The congrcEation th9so must hay. y boon thirty or
scrvlcos. -
Inc choir Cponeu ny rendering 10 most touch
Ing tnnnter tho hymn beginning:
Jjsna0I jssss /, fna1; ,siocs' sss'r'y caFtalY' Joy
Aftor which thoilrst Scripture lesson WIS read
by Or. Moro, Presiding Elder Of tho Frecpott
District. This was followed by an approprale
hymn; and then tho .congrcguttou wns ieI ia
of tue Ccntonn1al Church, Rookrors OF which
church DR.. Crows was pastor lnfoFe going to
HT0' sa ot HSnSs ehcas aaopea eyp IN nRa aIess p @ @
Acts, xt., l, "a: "Tor ho wns good nun, And
full OF tho Ilnly Ghost mad Of fNith; and much
people was adilcd unto tho Lord. Though
overy onc at nilco rceognlxui tholr fitness tis lr
Piled to tho venerable nlA,, whose remains lay In
tho beautiful cusktt before tho chnnccl. Good
ness WINS tho prcilLnincut quality TINT tst,n-
Gullcd; and Dy tic power OF n subtimo faith au3
tho 1In1y Ghost, ho had wrought 9roat WORK in
nlnnting churches In this and adjoining States,
r, liaillclus ronaris wcro wcli chosen aud IDLY
Tho ltcv. @. L. s. STUFF, who wAs n member of
tho second class that uniied With tho iiocE Hiycr
Conference, and who Ind hul long and init.
touohEnS @ roniscences ot tGoIr enrlter xori. s
enco; which wns followed by q brief address, l,y
| tito Noy. lIartOp Cartrght, ono Of tho oldest
| momlers OF, the Conference. l1o dv,iud tbs
,roihor, and maintained snat ho belonged to h,,.
,mnnity by virtue or the work tint ho hnd done
| for humanity. Another hymn wns sung, ulll tho
splemu cxorolses wero concluded with prayer by
| Mono could have loft that euorol sput Without
| saying, at least to himsnlf, ''L0t mo die tho
deAth Of the righteous, and lot my lust csiu bo
| After many years Of acquaintance With tho
| deconsed. nm prepared to state TINT ho was
oile Of tho most transparent men / have ever
mot Ho was opon and. frank In all Afs Inter-