Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-18
R.BRANCH's FUNERAL
SERVICES AT CENTENARY METHODIST
CHURCH RERE YESTERDAY,
The Eemsins Taken TO Petersburg FOR
burial In Blandfora cemetsry-In-
oidents Of the Occasion.

The noouiime sun 81 yesterday, shining |
from a .crcncly blue shy. streamcd through |
the stained glass windows Of Centenary /
Methodist church and fcll upon great con- |
ereradon hushcd into = deep and reverent /
silence. Outside The tile 81 business and OF |
pleasure swept on, the moving crowds stop !
ping onig FOR moment 70 listen 10 the toill0g !
bell or ia catch the strains oi she organ peal I
ing one - those psalms - lie wherein there's
purmurrd sorrow for the dead and consola- /
ton r'bc living. NOW funeral procession /
comes up and stops a. TIE church steps;
body IS borne out Of the hcarsc bv coloved /
ncn. They arc followed by large number |
q distincuishcd.iooki gentlemen who are !
The honorary paIi-beaogs and who carry The /
floral designs Which the CofiD-lid broad ~
IT'S Is Too small to hold Then follow To /
extraordinarily largc family group, sud then !
The other relatives 9uU many irlfnds.
Ilcadio1 the line TIE pastor w,ik' rel ealing /
"i am tae resurrection and 'he iae, auH UP /
tho aisle rey go and in ht.c "hHe !
The clrn DO. before noe chaDccl Che people, |
who had ail risen, orc sraicd ecdu, ma tAe |
ministers I'D! the pulpit and The chaneel chairs /
aud occupy orcor two nearby pc~s. Rev. /
v. T.. Judklps, tbc pastor, Is the leader oi /
The c,rcmouie-. 90 as.ie, hin are Rev. Moses /
II 100. ID %. oft1c second Presbyterian I
clrrrn. nv 1h,rlrs "a. Read. -. d., % the /
Cracc-~tlcci Trc.b.tcr,an church; Rev. /
Ci,afl,e II. Vigplfor00e. pastor ~ It, Plu's I
F,a.csu,l church. white The olher clergy /
mon present one iJr. Lambeth, ". Ai"iii, :
>. Vie, Bcfsoc. j.. "a. Peterson, ". .. /
Va,oencr. d q. ''art,t. S.. q. NcGNvray, /
". A. S.. Conrad. DR. Dss1ieil. vs.. &. Lump /
I'm. and H.v. slr. Cutler while rroh1' lg T.
many ot.rrs sfe srrnklld throughout the /
oou,rf..fon.
rtnC.,,I offerings aro .frI klng'y numerous /
sra ur..gaf.g n,u'iiul. and WHINE uauy arc /
ricssr. many more noticeable. none is more /
appropriate thu tbr rip,nr1 sheai cut IN ana /
Ltrscs.,i in r.. glorious m1tnrty. To ih' /
lD.f ~ i.e pulpit IRE rufnhero Of p'"- rcrn- ,
pied Dy toe Z ml'c co'nfri servants oil The F
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VACANT CHAIR
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~ .I .f. people about .r. Iln iory /
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