National Republican., 1880-10-04
IN MEHORIIM.
Tho Hutton Memorial Services at tho Re-
form d EpIsoopnl Ghmrch.

Tho Hutton Memorial Services at the Re
form d Episcopal Church.
DIR. Roa, acting rector Of tho reformed opis-
copal church. preach cd 4 sermon at willard hall
yesterday morning In memory Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Joseph d. Hutton. whose rocont sudden doith is
so widely lamonted. Tho hall was we'll filed,
the audience embracing many of tho temper
ance people and personal friends Of tho de-
ceased. After the reading of tho service by
Rev. Charles King, DR.. Rea announced liis
text as Micah vii, 8: 81 viii boar the ndigua.
ton of tho Lord, because have sinncd against
Him" etc. After referring to several instances
in the history OF Israel, when that nation was
afflicted on account of its uniaithlulness, he
inquired whether tho bereavement they wero
now met TO commemorate might not be Of a
similar character, and intended to incite the
orders of which Brother Hutton was so active
and exemplary member to greater zeal in
the cause llo loved so we'll.
He then proceeded to give sketch of Mr..
Hutton. He was born in 1888, Ia FlOminK-
ton, Del, where his father, OF quaker descent,
was practicing physician aud during the
lato war u surgeon in tho army His mother,
Mary j. Harper, was lnea descendant OF
Major.Gcneral Robert q. Harper of rovou.
tiouary fame and subsequently United States
senator for Maryland during Jcnersons ad-
ministration. Devoted from early boyhoOd
to religious studies, Joseph passed his youth
and early manhood in Philadelphia, being
connected for many years with the Sunday
school of old 81. Paups church. lie was sub
lsGquently licensed as lay reader by the late
Bishop Potter, aud for some time had charge
OF mission church there. His marriage IN
1857 to Margaret Lukemrc resulted from an
acquaintance formed on sick-bed, where she
had been his tendor aud assiduous nurse.
Their welded life was peculiarly happy, as
their spirits were entirely i'll unison. They
| walked hand In hand through life, and in
| their death they were not DIVIDED. In 1861
they removed to Washington, and since then
he has boon connected with the treasury de-
partment, where his afldbilly and upright
character won him many friends He
was accustomed TO preach the gospel
wherever an opportunity offered, but he
will be moro especially remembered in
connection with the temperance organizations
with which he was actively identified during
his entire residence in this city, in the several
orders of which he had attained to the highest
distinction, being chaplain OF the grand lodge
OF Good Templars, and Of the Dashaways at
tho time of his death. His whole life was a
beautiful illustration of tho religion which he
professod and like his Heavenly Master be
was continually going about doing good. In
this way he sometimes oYertaXcd his bodily
strength and probably hastcncd his end. Eccle-
siastically an episcOpalan Of tho broadest
aud most liberal type, he WAS naturally IN
hearty accord with the principles OF tho ro.
formed episcopal church, to membership in
which he was recently admitted, and to which
he promised 10 bo most valuable accession,
having area y begun TO otcate AS lay
reader. But alas ho has been suddenly cut
down in the midst of his uselu noss-a
solemn adnontion Tor us to be also ready,
for in such an hour as ye think not the Son
of Man comoth,"