The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-12
THE RIGHTEOUS DEAD.
MEMORIAL. SERVICES YESTERDAY
Al tho Fist Prnbytsrian Church Ia Memory Of
q Alexander Lone, SRA Tender Tribute to
the Worth Of tbs Departed By his Pa,tcr.
Tho DAY Ia the Sabbath School

The services at .hs FRS! presby teriau
church yesterday were largely devoted TO
the memory Of Alexander Done, 81.
In the sabbath.school hlu iavorits hymns
were sung, addresses were mado by The pat
tor, Robert White, Esq. Samuel Laugin
and by Mr.. VIII Amick for The claBs Of
young men which Mr.. Bone 50 long taught.
Tho desk ind chair OF tho deceased wesc
covered with heavy mourning, aud all the
exercises were In keeping with tho solemn
occasion. There was u bouquet OF exquisite
lowers on tho dcsk, u gift from thoughtful
friends.
Rsy. DE-. Cunningham look for bis text a,
tho morning service, Revelations xiv, Is:
"And heard voics from heaven, saying
unto me, Write, Blessed are tho dead which
die III The Lord from henceiorth; yea, saith
tho Spirit, that they may rest from their Ia.
bors; and their workH do follow them"
The sermon was full VI passages OF beauty
and tecllng nllusioas 10 tho dead man's lie
and his s,rvlces to the church and Sabbath.
Ecrool. rH-I
Mr.. Bono was blessed with cody parents,
who brought him up In the nurture and ad.
lnonition Of tho Lord, and hG became n pro.
Teasing Christian early In Me. In January,
1857, tTcn,y.isyon yeara ago, ho was ordain.
eda ruling elder Of this church. During
most OF these years he was a teacher iu the
Sabbath school, and for II fcw years supsriE-
lund0nt oil the mission school. Il.
"He loved young ne,l," said DR.. Cunning.
ham, "and wac always delighted to see them
prosper In business. They would often 20 To
nm Tor counsel; not infrsquenily would
business firms resort to him for Idyice, and as
an arbitrator OF Misunderstanding. Bnch
vas tho public confidsncc rsposed In him as
q Just and honest man, ra
Hs knew the Scriptures, and ho was re-.
mafkabiy gifted In prayer. He was q DOW.
erful inierccssor In the prayer meeting; be
lived In the atmosphere Of prayer. An Incl.
dent illustrating this was told: 'Iu 1916, n,
tho meeting Of tho Synod Of Pittsburgh, he
was called Oh to pray IN the midst OF some
| very important business. 1t WAS q marvel.
Gus prayer. For fervency, JUNCTION, direct.
ness, c0mprehsnsiyenesS and Tenderness,
hava rarely heard 1t excellsd. Many OF the
ministers came TO me afterwards, saying,
Surely, your elder must hayo been inspired
to.day.'h
lie loved his church, and was always
thoughtful and willing holper OF his pastor.
Hs was thorough Presbyterian, aud loved
hs own church, her doctrines and her form
OF government; but bs had big, wsrm hear,
for Christians OF all denominations.
"He re,ained to the last u fond memory OF
his own native Scotland. He would olton
speak Of her heather hills her smiling val.
leys and her beautiful lakes; he loved her
poets and her poetry: bat above all he loved
her churches her Ministers, her communion
seasons and her well observed Esbba;hs. He
loved the graves OF her martyrs, and cher.
ished tho niemory Of the men and women
who gave their lives in testimony for the
truth" W.
He possessed rare nGtura. gifis, poetic ma.
ture, a vivid Imagination and clear intel.
lect, and lacked but collegiate education to
have attained cminencs In literature. He
WAS n NAH Of strong convictions, but his
spirit was as gentle rs that Of child.
From his life Lesson was drawn Tor those
he leaves behind in the church and the
world. Tho sermon was one worthy OF the
subject, and did space permit the publicG-
ton in full it would we'll repay parusal.