Daily Republican., 1882-07-18
THE LAST RITES,
THE REMAINS OF RIsnOP SCOTT
LAID AWAY IN THEIR LAST
RESTING PLACE,

:. RESTING PLACE.
Bishop Levi Scott, the senio: Bish
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, W
buried yesterday, from his late residen
{ near Odessa, at the Union M. L. chur,
cemetery, Blackbird Hundred. III
funeral was the largest attended of al
known In the county, although 1t W,
the season of harvest when farmers q
pecially are all supposed to be busy.
large number of ministers and 9th
friends of the deceased went down @
the $40 a. m. train from this city. A
Middletown they were met by a nun
Der OF carriages sent by the friends {
the family and were taken throuR
Odessa to the late residence of the d.
ceased. The following ministers wei
present from the Wilmington ConfeI
ence.
George W. Miller, Charles Hill
Charles Hill; jr., NJ. A. Richards
Adam Stengle, W. B. Gregg, 7. B
Hunter, j. p. Otis, j. L. Houston, W
II. Hutchin, Thomas K. Martindale
7. E. Bell, L. G. Mstlack, j. e. Brian
I. II. O'Brian, @. W. Prettyman, W
L. 8. Murray, W. M. Warner, r. X
Stephenson, W. E. Avery, j. v. Smith
1. e. Ferry and q. III. Sentman. From
the Philadelphia Conference Their
were present George W. Lybrand, W
j. Paxson, W. L. Gray, Joseph Mason
W. Swindell, Andrew Longacre, G. d
Uarrow, s. w. Thomas, George A
Phgbus, j. F. Crouch, A. Atwood, M
D. KLrtz, Andrew Manship and Adam
Wallace of the Ocean Grove Record
Besides there were present Bishops
Simpson and Andrews, DR.. Kynett
secretary of the church extension socie
ty; DR.. Stokes, Superintendent at
Ocean Grove; Prof. G. s. Gassner, OF
Brandywine Springs, and Rev. John
Wilson, who will take charge of the
Wesleyan Female College in Septem-
Der. II. 9. Robinson, Wesley Weldin
and Henry Evans were sent by Grace
M. e. Church to represent the church,
and Abram Murray represented in q
delegate capacity Ezion M. X. Church.
Dinner was served to all who came and
an hour was spent in the delightfully."-
shaded lawn by ministers and others
in talking over the virtues of the de.
ceased Bishop and calling up pleasant
"reminiscences of his life, The little
old log house standing a few rods back
where the Bishop was born was visited
by nearly everybody present, and the
cane made from beam from Barrett's s
chapel presented to him last spring
while Conference was in session at
as the senior Bishop and
which now descends to Bishop Simpson
with many other souvenirsofM ofMethodism
made up the subjects for conversation.
A quiet Calmness seemed to pervade
the place enforced by the solemnity of
the occasion. The dead Bishop lay in
L spacious parlor wuere he spent many
pleasant hours, and as the people came
they walked around the casket and
took last, long, lingering look at him
whom they all knew their life times,
and whom they all loved while living,
and now that he was dead they vene-
'ated his memory. The remains were
neatly robed in plain black and lay as
f calmly and quietly sleeping in a
beautiful walnut caSket without orna
nents. A simple sheaf of wheat at
ais feet was the only emblem, that
1enoting a rich and abundant harvest,
'ipe, and gathered, and 1t was deemed 80
to the memory of the dead
Bishop that 1t alone was permitted to
occupy place at his feet. There was
IN entire absence of all floral decora.
ions, thus in death carrying out the
simplicity of the Bishop while living.
The appearance of the Bishop was
7ery little changed except that there
we're traces Of the 30 we're physical sui.
ering through whic he had passed, in
lis face. Thomas Enos of ofOdessa, fur
lished the casket and had charge of
he funeral. j. p. Otis, pastor of Odessa
d. f. Church, which the deceased at
ended when he was able, had charge
f the religious services.
A0out half.past II o'clock, the min
5t0rs and friends were summoned in
ide in the house, when the religious
ervices commenced by Rev. DIR. Mat
ack who read the 149th hymn, stating
hat it had always been favorite with
be Bishop. A quartette choir from
be Odessa Church led in the singing.
Is the words:
There's fulness in God 8 Mercy"
anne from the choir and organ in SOL
mn, melodious strains, which held the
udience as il were in spell, it was no
niger wondered why the selection was
favOrite with the deceased.
TO a sister coming with him upstairs
, the church he said never mind sister,
fter awhile we will have wings and ne
er tire any more. No breath of asper-
on has ever been uttered against him;
| character he was like the Apostle
ohm all gentleness and love. He was
rock for his master, and yet hum
10 and Innocent as child. Well
lay it be said of him what a beautiful
ltumn, what a lovely old age. He
as liberal contributor to St. Paul's
hurch, Odessa, and also liberal in his
to other churches that
peded help.
He has gone from the community in
'hich he lived ard dispensed liberal
Ospitality. To none was he more
,urtly and genial than to his wife, who
as confined to her room. He returned
ON the General Conference of 1880,
.tistied that his work was done, and
at the time had come when 'the
,ints of all ages in harmony meet" "
few minutes before his death he re-
,ated several times in succession, |
Glory be to the Father, Glory be to |
le Son, Glory be to the Holy Ghost. !
,me Lord Jesus Come Quickly"
His prayer was answered, and lie was /
ken home. 4
Bishop Simpson, with quivering lips t
ID moist eyes, arose and said he felt
ore like taking place amongst the t
ourners than occupying the place he '
d. he first became acquainted with V
shop Scott in 1848. -Four years af- t
rwards we we're both placed in the r
shops office, an Office which he o>cu. i
cd until his death and which position s
still occupy. They were often thrown t
gether and their lives were sweetly y
ended. Thirty years ago, he and a
shops Scott, Baker and Amos stood t
gether yet he lived to follow them all
the grave, and he felt that he stood C
w alone. He never saw Bishop Scott h
.itated but he was always in good h
,r,nr and a, ,wava ready for his mart of h