The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-29
FUNERAL OF THE LATE JERE-
MIAH 8. BLACK.
Prominent People Gather at Brockie
to Participate in the last SAD Rites
Funeral Address Of Rev. Powers.


Special dispatch to the Patriot.
YORK, August 21.-The funeral o
Judge Black to-day was an even
such as this town has not known 70,
half a century. The places of busi
ness were closed and the whole pop.
ulation turned out to pay their last
sad homage to their departed neigh
Dor and friend. A large number o.
persons from other places were also
present, among them many OF the
distinguished men of the State and
country. The remains of the de.
ceased lay in state at his late resi-.
dence at Brockie, mile and a quar-
ter south of this place, where they
were viewed by many sympathlzlng
friends. At half past four tie relig.
ious services began, Rev. DR.. Powers
of the Christian Church at Wash.
ington, Rev. Mr.. Powell of st. Johns
Episcopal Church and DR.. J. o. Mil
ler of Trinity Reformed Church OF
this place officiating. Rev. DR.. Pow
ers delivered an appropriate address
as follows:
REV. DR.. POWERS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Power said: "Dear Friends
We are assembled TO pay the last
sad duties to this mortal body. The
great spirit which moved here and
whose touch was felt through all the
land has passed out from our pres
ence. The majestic form which
bore it, the noble head where the
grand intellect dwelt, the gentle
heart which throbbed with tender
ness and all lofty sentiment, are here
but the man who reigned within has
vacated this earthly tabernacle. p"
Amid the flowers, trees and birds,
the summer fields and skies and
manifold voices of nature which he
loved SO well he has been called
hence. His eyes closed upon his
beloved Brockie when radiant in its
brightest beauty to open scenes rich
er than are ever suffered to mortal
vision. The change is a sublime
one which greatest as well as SIM
plest souls may well covet. If it be
true that the highest minds live in
thoughts with the great dead more
than with the living, it may be per-
mitted on still to live with him. but
for him there are higher compan-
ions, grander associations, wider cir
cles than can ever be known on
earth. "How can / fear to cross the
dark river when my father waits for
me on the other shore?" 20 thou
beloved and most merciful Heavenly
Father, from whom l have my being
and in whom | had ever trusted, if
it be thy will, grant that my suffer
ings end and that | speedily be call
ed home to Thee !" Was not this
the consolation of the old Arabian
poet Of inspiration? 81 know that
my Redeemer liveth, and though
worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall | see God, whom | shall
see for myself, and mine eyes shall
behold and not stranger. What a
reception to the pilgrim! What a
sublime association for men even of
most exalted spirit intellect! The
The bliss of Immortality consists of
being present with God, in being ap-
proved of God in the exercise of su-
preme love of God, in ascribing love
to God, in exploring the wonders of
God and if the marvels of the uni
verse be but fragments of God, but
touches and suggestions of God,
what must it be to come face to face
with God himself! And what nobil-
ity of mind and soul must be requir-
ed to contemplate the glories of
Gods presence and majesty! When
Cineas. the ambassador of Pyrrhus,
after his departure from home was
asked by his master, "what he
thought of the city and state" he
replied, shat it seemed to be state
of none but great statesmen and
commonwealth of kings" Such is
Heaven, no other than a parliament
of emperors. commonwealth of
kings, an academy of our immortal
minds,a paradise Of gloomy souls,ex
panding, developing, fructifying un-
der the gracious light and wisdom
and majesty of Jehovah, for every
humble, faithful soul in the kingdom
is a co-heir with Jesus Christ, with
role of honor, q sceptre of power,
throne of majesty, crown of glory
and spirit touched by the spirit of
God. This height is obtained only
by living faith. The gospel brings
its knowledge of the higher life and
bids ever believr. You would not
prove the magic of the night, the
rich harvests, the Towering mead
ows, 10 u man who from dawn TO
twilight, and often under the moon.
traverses the fields, who draws his
scythe through the grass glittering
with dew, who returns in the eveD-
ing by the side of the river in which
the stars are reflected. To him who
sees, belief is easy the thing exists,
| touch it, it is mine. To him who
sees not, you bring faith, and he who
names faith, names contes! and con-
flict. This man was a man of faith.
He believed in God. He trusted in
Christ He leaned upon the arm of
infinite mercy for salvation. He
the truth, after all his
honors, that the most illustrious OBJ
ject in the universe is a sinner saved
by grace. He said he had no doubt
Of the truth of Christianity, but that
his faith increased with his added
years. He was a praying man. and
in the face of all things sought to do
the right. He who when goodness
is impressively put before him ,exhib-
its distinctive loyalty to it, starts
forward TO take its side, trusts him
self to it, such man has faith, has
the root of all righteousness in him.
He who is truly great sees the per-
fection Of goodness in Christ, and
saving faith in the flight of n peni-
tent sinner to the mercy of God in
Christ. Our brothers faith was sim
pie. Indeed his whole character was
grandly simple. Forty years ago he
made public Acknowledgement of