Daily Republican., 1886-11-08
the LATE GREGG CHANDLER.

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| rHE LATE GREGG UhANDLER.
Memorial Service ut st. Andrew
Church Last Night-The Sermon b,
| Bishop Leo.
81. Andrews p. e. church was vel
| Allied last evening, the occasion being |,
| sermon by the venerable Bishop Les U
the late Gregg Chandler. The service.
were opened with q voluntary BY thu
choir, II Heard . Voice from Heaven. >
This was followed by an introd uopory
service conducted by tie Rev. Charles
Z. Murray, assistant rector; the Rev
| I. Garlner Littoll, d. D., OF St. johns
church, and h. II. LAr0oe, Of Calvary
P. u church, and reading Of the scrir.
tu'Al lessons, the first beipe the 18th
chapter Of the First Kings, and ths
second the 80 chapter OF the gospsl Of
81, John. The choir then sang the l7g.h
hymn, "How Bright those Gloriou'
| Spirits Shire" after which Bishop Lee
assembled into the pu pit. and ann ounced
i his text y. the Feb verse Of the 10th
chap ,er Of Proverbs: "The memory Of
the just Is blessed" He opened his
discourse by say Ing that the human
heart clings 10 Its treasures, and when
death takes them we cannot fully re-
| alixe that they are gone, or lost to ia
forever. We reason within ourselves,
was our companionship with our loved
once juLt for day? and our instinct. I'VE
doubts on this subject are q pledge OF
Immortality; the finger that points
toward q reunion in happier and bes
ter land.
Therefore our former associates are
not loet when the grave closes upon
their forms. and hides them from our
view, and when We count over our fami.
lies, or even our friends, we do not
exclude thoss who have passed away,
rs We know that We shall NEST them
again beyond the narrow Confines OF the
grave Death cannot remove, or tue
grave cover up mans infl uenc e, thcre-
fore "the memory OF the Just is blessed. I"
Such memory is precious, and the
light which opoe burned 30 brightly 10
not quenched In death. The Bishop
said these remarks would spply to the
lac Gregg Chandler, and proceeded 10
give sketch Of his life, prefacinR II by
saying that he sought first the kipgdo ono
of God, and other things were cd
afterwards. just before attaining bis
majority be wa, converted, and q few
days after wards confessed his faith In
Christ, and become q member of 81.
Andrews Church. The great truths II
the gospel were 70 him grand realities,
and this abiding seDee of the Divine
presence gave him o denison of oharao-
ter which made him sucoessful in life.
He made every thing else secondary TO
hts DUTY TO God, and thus deserved the
confidence OF the community, which
| was freely exteuued to him, and which
be never betrayed. His character was
above reprcach, and his integrity was
nevor called In question. He partook OF
bis first communion on Christmas day,
1882 and sAortly afterwards became .
Sunday School teacher, and although
I others rssi sned when they felt age com.
( ing on thom he continued up 70 the
tune OF his death, period OF over so
! yesrs.
| IL was his great delight 10 point his
scholars 10 Christ, and come have oon 9
from the Sunday school who are NO "
preaching the gospol, while others have
passed away firm in the faith, and
have no de- ubt greeted hin before this
MOI few can trace their conversion ia
his efforte. AID his burning desire tC
win souls TO Christ caused him to be
panied WHEN be sAw others Indifferent
10 their eternal welfare. IL private
he secUnded the efforts publicly u adj
by the minister fium the pulpit, anc
his task Was nos Elways apiessa AMI one
ss IL il sometimes a very delicate mat
ter NO approach persons In regard Il
eternal welfare Nearly 90 years ago
he became an ufhccr OF the church, arc
for the greater part of that time wa,
warden and treasurer. He was also
F.la fnr A..
the btocesian Convention, and was en-
trusted with considerable funds be
longing 10 the church. Shortly befor,
lis death he was asked II there wst
2nstbiAg be wished 10 say or any di
rec sions be would like to give in refer
ence 20 his accounts, and he replied no
that they wers all correct. After hi,
doAst when bis accounts were examined
they were all found to be carefully bal
an ,ed and fully settled up
He was an active member of severa
associations lou uded on the broad plan,
OF charity, and consequently this mad,
his uoath q loss TO The entire com m u
nifty. The nature of hts disease forbade
death-eed tesiimony, but even whil
oils mind WAS wandering aud he wa
delirious he was exhorting sinners b.
come TO Christ and repeating texts o
ecripiure. just before hls deash h.
looked up and said, "The gates ar,
opes," and prOounoed the ben I'd lotion
and his last ~ igible words were. ."
knew that my Redeemsr liveth." Ono
duri22 his Illness he asid, "All IL oop
fus,ou around me-" no dOub. reierrin
TO the dissesa, but all 10 peace withis >
Sach was his life Asd such his deA.
and IL remAies an example to all.
The Bishop spoke about thirty min
nses, and several times was viaibly VI
fscGsS sEd showed considerably emo
tion. The discourse held abe usdivide
attention Of aha oonarsg alton, and " he
the ssrvio<z wele ended with sin9iu
and y prayer by the Bishop, followe
By the beneiio,ios, they seemed almos
10Th 70 leave the sacred sdihcs.
Grnss and Water Famine IN Kansas.
PARSONS, Kan, Nov. 7.-Repori
sre eomina 10 from all dlrections iha
D oatsls are dying off in great number
u one isEner having Loaf eight In til
r spAos OF threh hours. The symptoms
q all are alike. Some pronouucs 1t u
!; dry murr.ip, aud the conditions arc e.
n ceodinRiJ alarming and favorable
A this opinion. The pastures have bee