New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
FUNERAL or MRS. DILLON.

A TOUCHING TRIBUTE By TIE REV. Or. HALL"
The parlors of Sidney billions house in
ThIrty-sevcnthst. were filed yesterday afternoon by
large number OF ympahizng friends gathered to attend
the funeral OF Mrs Dillon. Between the two parlors was
placed the syer-mounted walnut coffin. almost hidden
under q Of ferns and white roses mingled with white
hyacinh In the assembly seen the faces OF many
wcll.known railroad men. At a little after o'clock Mr.
Dillon entered the and took seat near the door.
He was followed by the Rev. Dr. John Hail. pastor OF the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church After short prayer
By Dr. Hall the hymn Rock Of Ages was
sung DIR. Hall then delivered al impressive address,
in the course Of which he said
In this case death has been coming slowly. We have
the progress OF gradual aud very gentle decay
accompanied with physical PAIN h.d saH'Iln- bhi borne
snntlva IT W., ~, b frr b,t I'M IAN Greater ban The
product of Gods teaching and sustaining grace There
have been All the possible mni-trauus ~ tenderness and
Ttion and SKIM lut al length The end came II IL not
i'm human nature to bc without feeling IN cir
cumstanccs Of this kind. There are hearts
nndcr hs roof now whose feelings cannot DO expressed
In words A long close. very tender and faithfully kept
49,, u , A. a. yycak - little child when This great
blow ran, upon him And there children that feel
deeply their loss and chdrcns chidren and there are
friends here, associates Of the We that has come 70
work: sympathv does its work We remember piac'
that were 1llcd that are now vacant and Kindly i"ce5
that shall and gentle words that shall be heard
nrni "eITe clnscs here God has constituted The
and lie does not forbid tears Jesus wcpt He ha, put
Within ms tho social syInpahlc. that link one
another and when lie strikes Hts blows In His Prov
dcnce lie is not angry with ~ mat We iet th' force OF
those blows and express our keen and tender feelings Ia
al proper and rational ways Only there Il 10 be
muIing fault finding with His di,pcnsatons no doubt!
ing of Ills fatherly goodness and wisdom and through
there Is % 10 up before the ord Thy VIII be
All the easier 10 speak this word dear friends when
We know what the main hope In the heart that las
ceased 10 beat She whom God has taken away 4
disciple Of the best Master believer the Lord Jesus
a.frt hat htr
service who sought 10 do the dutics that God bd
c her 70 do in Ills strength aud according TO His r.
ycaled will When she fell asleep, she Zen asleep ia
Jesus. The hope that sustained her wd- The Christian
hope Aud nov what do believe and hope for Il
the saviour who said " In my Fathers house many
mansions" and If II had not been lie would not have
made the promise. Even the body shares m the redcmp
lion and In the last day the voice O9 the Lord Will prne
trae the grave aud the bodies OF HE saints will rise up
ana come FORTH bcautifcd reconstructed perfected. glO
fed ike unto Iia own glorifcd body. Ia be- reunited
with the spirits that have been all the time with Him
This ID the Christian hope, and what believers look for
and they do not FOR Il upon guess aspra-
ton, hypOthe-- or dremn-they look for upon the
authority Of the sarc word 81 the living Cod And now,
fellow uouucrs let God speak 10 you by what lie has
done There Is relationship tender thar death
stroyer cannot penetrate IT, No sympathies co,,
lives near that death cannot come and break up the
union. You and must pass away too Ana, ON let us
maze that when do 50 10, we have the
ness OF Jesus for our covering, and 50
among lis children in Ills house above.
Dr. Han was yisibly affected, and his voice trcmbled
frequently during the delivery of his address. The
hymn Asleep IN Jesus" then sung, and, after
other prayer and the boncdction, Dr. Hall requested
those present 70 take their last look the face Of their
departed friend The coffin then placed In the hcare
and accompanied By the family and a few intimate
friends was taken 20 Wo0dllwu for burial There
no pabcarers. Among those present were Jay Could
Cyrus ". Field Coils Huntington General J. watson
Webb General Horace Porter, Dr. Cornelius X. Agncw.
DR.. T. IL. Carney William Bcdcn, 8. II. kUceland. 4. H.
Miller. George j. Could n kInesmL. J. H. Eqttar G. T.
W. +. Seymour, John Ross aud A. NJ. HOyt.