New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-03
FUNERAL or BENJAMIN 4, PHELPS.
SERVICES IN DIR. TAYLORs CHURCH.

GATHERING OF MANY FRIENDS or THE PHELPS
FAMILY-REMARKs OF DIR. TAYLOR AND DIX
HITCHCOCK
The funeral of the late Benjamin X. Phelps took
place Yesterday afternoon III she broadway
tabernacle at fhirty-fourth-st. The church was
filled TO its utmost eaPaclty ana many peas tnn WI
Pbelps's late home. No. 101 West FOrty-sevent-st'
accompanied by tine memners OF the family ana inc
housrhOld and by n few intimate friends. at
. o'clock and arrived ut the church few MINUTES
before ha!f-past Q. The members OF the Union
League Club and of the New1England society as
sembled at the Union League Clubhouse and pro-
ceedcd To the church. The pall-bearcTS were Judge
John r. Brady. Judge tilheTsleeve. Corporation
Counsel Whitney EIig Root General r T.. mara'
Depew The c0fiin was of oak IL was covered
with black cloth and had oxldized silver handles;
1t bore the inscription, BenJamn IA. Ihcips' Dleu
December so 1850"
On the arrival Of the hearse at the church door the
coffin was carried into the edihce preced'd Nv
the pall-beaTers and was placed at the head OIL the
cent?, aisle the foot Of the pulpit: Several iloral
designs with palms and ferns were deposited on the
Among those who were in the church were Salem
II. Wales, Jordan l. Mott Henry B"igh. Ahram
Wakeman, jude Cowlng, Cephas Brancrd. WIZ
IAN Dowd James NJ K qua, Samuel u: Consthtey'
Hamilton Fish. ST., Hamilton Fish; Jr;; T.. W,
Stoughton. Dr. James K. Woot, Surrogate
CALVIN, Electromagnetic Chester A. Ar
thur Ex-Governor Hoffman, Abraham Lent,
j. Picrpont Morgan. judge Miles Beach, Joseph
ii. Choate William Laimb.cr, Charles ;. smith.
Charles A. Whitehead. Judge c. =. DAILY, Francis
ward ! Hall. Daniel g. Rollins. George Lyon,
James Bell Theodore Weston, Edward Enslrn,
era i j. {. Jackson Cornelius n. Bliss Bliss.
John y, Lawson. Theron IL. Butter,
Leonard hazetlne, BIIdseye Bakeman Alderman
Waite Locke w. Winchester |. II. Bailey. Hugh }.
HASTINGS, john HOry, General Shaler Judge Lhrie-
more General G.. y. Fisk, General Merritt, Police
Commissioners French and Mason. e1-rohce OH
mssioners Wheeler aud joel Is. Erhardt, Edwards
Plerrepont Police J istce Patterson, john II.
Starin, Colonel George Bliss, Colonel william BONG
Judge Roosevelt Recorder Smyth. William v.
Leary. A. l.. Wood, cxJudge Horace Russell, John
f. Camden jackson s. Schultz General Denis +.
Burke Luther Horton. john W. Lewis eX-Mayor
Cooper james racptt. William Anderson and Police
Justices TANNER and OJtcIDOurg. Tnere was also
q large number Of ladies present. - ~
The service was conducted by the Rev. Pr lay
lOr pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. DR..
HItcI cock of tbs Union THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
When the coffin had been placed by the pulpit the
organ played, and quartet OF male voices sang me
ant hem, " Our days on earth are as sia lOw. Dr.
1avlor in his remarks said that IN thirty years oil
preaching this was tho Saddeat bereave-
ment he had witnessed. llo referred to
the recent death of Mrs. Phelps, and spoke of
the happiness which had marked the life of the dead
couple. Mr.. Phelps had been member OF the
church in good standing for more than twenty
wears, and he had secured the respect anu love OF
all who knew him. lie Il so referredto the thorough
manner IN winch Mr.. Phcip, mad always performed
his duty as a Government officer.
DIR. Hitchcock said 1t was great thing
to have had a clean life. For himself
ne was more afraid of Tomorrow than of death, be-
cause the seal of death teammates life and does
away with temptation. He next spoke of what tue
AIMS OF the members OF the several learned probes
s0ns should be HIS sympathy was with the man
who, like Mr.. Phelps, during so many years had
acted as q prosecutor aud had never stained his rep
utaton with unlalTHess or PeTsecuton re quoted
no evil that we may not either lace or ny from, eX-
cept the consciousness OF duty undischargcd."
" Can there be-" added, "a better motto for the
| tomb of our friend than the words Duty dis
charged
| % flu. ,ri.,I, liz H,rl,,. nod
the al ctcd family aud also for the recovery OF Dnd
lev Phelps, a haf-brOther OF Mr. Phelps who
has been Frustrated with lllness for several days
The quartet then sang the following lines, winch
were written by Mr. Phelps, and which were sung
at the funeral OF his wife:
Fair are these houses fairer far the dwelling
Bullt by the Master; Death, the gentle angel,
Ienderly leads u.s. throwing wide the portals,
Bidding liz enter
Blessed is life here, tho BY new afllictlon
Haddcned each nomenclature beyond the river
Happier the salnted there's the bliss unendiug
knowing no sorrow.
Gloomy for us now, paths they tread no longer:
Kindly the hand Of Christ stretches through the dark.
Clusping 1t stand We waiting TIL the summons
Calls us TO follow.
| After announcing that a special train had been
provided for the convenience OF those who wished
| 10 accompany the body TO the place Of nerment in
| WOOdlaWn Cemetery, DR.. Taylor SAID that IN COM
| plauce with the wish of both Mr.. Phelps and his
wife the collin would not DC opened. Inc Denedic-
| CATION which had flied every part of the church
slowly dispersed. great number Of carriages fol-
| lowed the heaTse TO the railway station.
| At meeting of the officers of the New-England
| Society, held at the Union League clubhouse FRI
dSy evening Josiah NJ. Flske, presiding, the follow
| in4 resolutions adopted;
| We have heard with sorrow, which we can
only feebly express, of the death of our first
vice-presdent. the Hon. Benlamln X. Phelps.
We have been connected with him AS officer of this
society aud in intimate social relations for many
| years.
| public man. He led a blameess public and private
life; manly, upright. gentle, simple Wise he met
crave responsibilities and discharged difficult du-
| ties in such manner as to bring good government
70 this CITY aud to attract 10 himself the esteem Of
al, classes of our cItlzeus.
n,v,-tne loss of a dear and valued friend.
To his children and kindred, weighed down by O