Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-10
Died August ., 188S Aged 73 Years.

| At half past ten the casket was closed and
 the funeral procession entered the church, | the Rev. B. ". Maxey, D. D., of St. Johns church of Bridgeport, leading and reading
 the sentence 'I am the resurrection and the | life saith the Lord" The other clergymen
 were Rev: Dr: Shelton, D. D., of. Buffalo, l N. Y., eighty-four years of age and 8 very
 great friend of the deceased; Rev. J. O. Drumm rector of St. Pauls church, East Bridgeport ; Rev. B. B. Beardsley, D. D., Rev. B. s. Lines, Rev. B. w. Babcock an
 Rev. T. J. Wilcoxson, of New Haven Prof
 Rev. W: A. Johnson, of Middletown Rev W. B. Vibbert, D. D., of Fair Haven Rev.
 Arthur Sloan and Rev. c. I. Potter, of Strat .
 ford Rev. L. N. Booth, of Bridge
 port Rev. J. K. Lombard, of
 Greenwich; Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald, of Mil ford; Rev. ". T. Nichols, of Hartford; Rev.
 Henry Tarrant, of Huntington; Rev. w. H.
 BElkley, of Easton; Rev. George s. Pine, of
 New Canaan; Rev. Louis French, of Darien;
 Rev. G. R. Warner, of Monroe, and Rev. A.
 F. Chapman, of Putnam The basket was
 borne to the chancel by the officers of the
 church, Wardens Alfred Beers and E. T.
 Elwell. Vestrymen. Isaac Keeler, Eli Dew,
 hurst, Samuel Reed and O. E. Buckminster,
 and placed in the chancel of the church in
 the position for deceased clergymen in the
 Episcopal church, the head towards the
 altar. The Episcopal burial service was
 said by the Rev. J. O. Drumm; reading the
 lesson and the prayers and benediction by
 Rev. E. B. Beardsley, D. D., of New Haven
 Appropriate music was furnished by the
 church choir, Mrs. Thornton soprano, Miss
 Georgia Kerr contralto, MT. George P. Ra nd
 tenor, Mir. R. Hill busso, and
 Mir. T. J. Lea7enwOrth organist The hymns 26O and 485, which were the favorite ones with the deceased, were very touchingly sung. beautiful floral crown, a nf iuu ruifh garland of flowers rested upon the casket At the conclusion of the services the remains were borne to the heaFse by the following clergymen Rev. W. E. Vibbert, D. D., Rev. B. M. Warrington, Rev. O. I. Potter, Prof. Rev. ". A. Johnson, Rev. J. K Lom- bard and Rev. George R. Warner, and con- Veyed to the depot and brought to New Haven on the 12:43 train. Accompanying the remains were the Rev. E. E. Beardsley, D. D.; Rev. E. W. Maxcy, D. D.; Rev. W. B. Vibbere, D. D.; Rev. J. O: Drumm, Rev. 1 E. s. Lines, Rev. J. K Lombard, Rev. E. ! ". Babeock, Rev. ". F. Nichols and Rev. George R. Warner, Warden Alfred Beers Eli Dewhurst, Samuel Reed, O. E. Buck l minister, Henry Oowd, D. M Holden, M. R. | T. J. Leavenworth and Hugh | Stirling and large number of his porishion- | CTS. The interment was in the family burial | lot in the Grove street cemetery. The ser vices at the grave were conducted by the | Rev. E. B. Beardsley, D. D., and Rev. E. | ". Maxcy, D. D. At 8 meeting of the clergymon present at the funeral, held in the | vestry room of the church in Bridgeport | preceding the services, the Rev. E. E. Boards | ley, D. D., of New Haven, was chosen chair man and the Rev. E. w. Maxcy, D. D., of | Bridgeport, was chosen secretary. An appro- pr1ate memorial minute and resolutions were passed, which are to be published in the Guardian.