Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-29
AN IMPRESSIVE OCCASION.

! synagogue. The funeral was probably the largest and most imposing ever held from | the edi6ce. The church was filled to over flowing and it was deeply solemn occasion. Present were large number of our most ] prominent Hebrew residents and many prom | inent citizens of the Christian faith. The following lodges, of which the deceased was ! a highly esteemed member, were represented by delegations: Harmony lodge No. 5, In- l dependent Order of Odd Fellows, Steuben lodge, Knights of Honor, Horeb lodge, B'nai 1 Brith, and Free Sons of Israel. The floral tributes were very numerous, choice and beautiful. Among them were a broken pill | lar with the word Partner" inscribed there l in, which was from Corporation Counsel c. T. Driscoll, law partner of the deceased; an | anchor from Steuben lodge, Knights of ] Honor; a broken wreath with white dove
 above from MT and Mrs Gerstle of Youngs- l town, Ohio; star with support from MT. Rogowski; a star from Mir L. Osterweiss; | star from MT. and Mrs. J. Johnson with the
 name "Adolph"; a large picture frame on easel composed entirely of flowers, with empty space, with single bunch of flowers 1 in corner from Mr. and Mrs. s. B. Shoninger; pillow with star and word ''Rest" 1 from MT. A. Strouse, New York. MT. M. Sonnenberg, a personal friend of de- ceased, president of the Hebrew charitable
 organization and prominent in the Court ! street church, was master of ceremonies.
 The Rev. Dr. Kleeberg was the officiating clergyman and delivered @ beautiful address,
 full of pathos and eloquent passages
 Dr. Kleeberg said: It is the majesty of
 death that holds us in its spell, and when it 1 swings it's scepter he to whom it is extended must auccumb without choice The bereaved ones can do nothing save submit to the will of God, and exclaim in the words of Job ''The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken l away; blessed be the name of the Lord" Though death speaks forcibly and loudly, and again at times nolselessly, still when its 1 icy hand touches one of our beloved ones we exclaim in astonishment, E'Who would have expected this?" Could we have thought that the dear departed brother, who stood | just at the threshold of manly life, 1 would have been called away so suddenly! l Though standing at the beginning of his no
 ble career, we might say that his life was al
 ready accomplished, for the lives of the good | and the brave are always finished, though they may live only a short time, while the | lives of sinners are never finished, though I 1 Moses was permitted to ascend Mt. Nebo, l wherefrom he could overlook the promised | land, so the departed brother was permitted | to ascend 8 spiritual height whsrefrom he could overlook the bright future which was spread before him. But alas! he was not | permitted to enter the land of the future. His appearance was commanding and in l spring of respect. He was noble, aristo- cratic and proud. Yes, he was proud man. It was the pride of noble manliness, mani festing itself in him, internal and external
 beauty combining themselves harmoniously. His external appearance was but reflection l of his soul life His mouth could not utter | an untruth. His hand was free from any | wrong doing He pleaded the cause of jus | tice, not only at the bar of justice, but I everywhere. He pleaded the cause of the innocent. He was the friend
 of the poor and the downtrodden. The consciousness of his integrity and puri- ty of soul showed itself in his whole car riage. So he seemed to be proud without l being oVerbearing.
 He was a true and faithful son of Israel l and proud of his race and his religion, and l was reused to just indignation when the 1 name of Jew was spoken contemptuously,
 and he resented the insult. He was kind
 hearted son to his aged parents, who looked
 upon him with particular pride. He was 8
 model worthy of imitation to his brothers
 and sisters. He was a true friend to his as-
 sociates who loved him on account of his in
 tegrity He was faithful, loving husband
 Over his home lowered the aroma of sweet ness, love and unity. His married life was
 blessed with two children on whom he dotted, one of whom preceded him in death but
 short time. He felt the loss keenly.
 The lamentation about his death is so jus
 tifiable that not only his nearest relatives, but
 also his friends and the thousands assembled
 here in the synagogue are deeply touched.
 We all feel the loss, his many friends as well as the community at large, and the large fo- ral tribute rendered by his many friends is
 an evidence of the esteem in which he was held.
 If should wish that we mourn for him less would imply that he had been less
 worthy of lamentation. When Socrates had
 to drain the hemlock cup, one of his pupils
 said, Alas, master, that thou must die, so pure
 and good" And Socrates answered him:
 "Wouldst thou wish that should die guilty!"
 If now you would say, O that so good and
 noble man must so soon depart this life,
 would ask in the spirit of Socrates, would you wish that he had been less pure, less good, less noble? It is related in the Talmud that when once distinguished rabbi died the sun went down at midday. This miracle oc- CUTS even now. For the sun of happiness has set in house where the husband and father has departed. But when the sun has gone down the stars appear and we begin to look for the reappearance of the sun. So you, my friends, up1ift your eyes heaven ward and new sun of hope will rise again for you. Behold, the day of atone ment is approaching, and millions of Israel l ties hasten to the house of God to invoke his blessing, and many tears are shed and many prayers for life and happiness are ut tered, and when the day has passed the wor- shippers return to their homes and families. The departed brother was received in pri- vate audience by the King of Kings. And | we all accompany him to the gate. But the l King of Kings found pleasure in him and kept him and he will return no more to his l wife and chief and his friends. You will no longer enjoy his presence and look in his 1 bright face; but his memory will be cherish l ed in your hearts and he will be guardian | angel on the pilgrimage of your life till final 1 ly you will be reunited with him in the 1 regions where there are no tears and no part ing.
 After the exercises view of the remains was offered, nearly all of the large audience taking last look at the sleeper after which the funeral procession was formed. The in- | torment was in the Hebrew cemetery at West vile. The procession numbered about seY- enty carriages. At the cemetery there was | large concourse of people. The Rev. Dr. 1 Reeberg conducted the exercises, and the | lodges paid the last sad tribute. The pail | bearers were Colonel A. Heaton Robertson and Senator J. D. Plunkett, representing the l New Haven County Bar; c. F. BolIman, from | Adler, from the Conereeation Mishkan Is- rael; Michael Myers, from the Free Sons of | Israeli Professor B. Jepson, from Harmony l lodge of Odd Fellows, s. Goodman, from | Horeb lodge, l. o. B. B., and S. W. Wise. of | New York, classmate of the deceased.
 BAR MEETING.
 The special meeting of the New Haven bar on Saturday was largely attended Very | feeling tributes were paid to the memory of | Adolph Asher by Messrs. Julius Twiss, H. L. | Hotchkiss, James I. Hayes, 0. H. Fowler, c. | city, J. P. Pigott and J. H. Webb of this city and J. J. Kennedy of Naugatuck. Reso- Iutions were adopted as follows:
 Resolved, That in the death of Adolph Asher, esq.,, of this bar the profession mourns the loss of one of it's brightest and most honorable members ready speaker, careful in the preparation of his always st his post and punctual to any engage