Evening journal., 1888-07-13
RLL wooo H. NoGNy.
Eon. charles fs. Lore's True and
Henutsfnl Tribute 30 the Dead.

Benutsfui Tribute 10 she Dead.
The funeral services of Eliwood r.
N rnv were held ab his late residence
mar Port Penn yesterday afternoon. Rev.
r. C. Jones OF Oiessa conducted the ser
v ices. The body was taken TO Philadelphia
fhis morning FOR intermert in Laurel HUI
Cemetery. The funeral wss largely At
tended by the friends and acquaintance
OF the dseeosed. These present from Wa
mtneton were Hon. Charles B. Lore.
Oh srles II. New ortar. Enoch Moore,
Isaac Dnlin, Alvan Allsa and DR.. E. g.
khortlidge.
Mr.. Lore, who kusw the deceased well.
vas called upon to make few rensrks.
de responded in an exss@pors bus feeling
lddresa He said:
NY desire is bring the tribute Of
deeply Indebted friend, aad lay IL on che
bier of The departed. "a is hard 70 com
pass a human life, whiIe Ifvirg, selfish con-
siderations govern as exclusively and color
our whole being. tits our ssreV. and troubles.
and sorrows. end Joys, and hopes, and
works that al the measure OF our Days.
Is Is largely self that controls all our
actions; but when we stand nj tho open
grave. all selfish motives aud purposes end
1t is then simply retrospect; Of life an
the inquiry ia, not what ia he doing fol
himself but what has he done for others2
Ii is simply what influences the life OF the
departed has leit to mould and fashion
those y 'th whom be associated.
IL know Elwood r Nornv well About
generation ap. ho came from hss Penn
syivania home en-. settled az bis Long
Island home 10 my matte hnndroa' here
for quarter OF a century b. nveo On non
est, unpretendug life; but 80 h. Veu s'hong
his neighbors as TO wiz for hinssh
aheir estecm and entire eonEdencs. n 'e
when critical period in our political llfs
came and they needed man OF work 70
servs them. they turned to him and elected
him as member Of the, House OF Rope
senbstivss OF this ttaees his course IS a
member OF the LaRislAtafe won the praise
Of all who came in cons@ea vita him he
suffered no selfish interasAn 20 bias or con
tract his Judgment, but ever sought the
interests OF hia constituency and /
the welfare Of bis adopted state. he was |
recognized as a man OF rare sincerity; and |
no one ever questioned sr doubted Ellwood |
II. Horny's word. What ha sAid thsy knew
90 be srue and tbs umSvarral verdict was
that be was on hansss. maa, the Sobiest
work Of Cod he carefully and copscisn-
siously investigated sYssg subjsct that he
gas called 10 pass upop, esskinK only ire
.it and when thRt was REACHED /
-. 49, .o,,r.. w.. d.,. '.uAlasSs ssd tT0n that
n~ VVusHo wSs ueee' lnnh !
coarse be could not be diverted. he ". !,
great iateresS In every movement that was
for the advancement ee oar lIttle state,
and no native son ever entered moro
heartily or more zealoudy into prof acts for /
her highest devslopmsat ssd best interests
"Kindly, genial and mnmlls almost as a |
woman, his very personality and presence
won respect aud softened the asperites OF |
life. Indeed, it might justly be said Of him |
that TIE elements we're Hst mixed In Ihim.
that all nature might ghaud up and soy, |
thia is q man
s'This IA a briet retrospect Of the public |
life and private virtues OF Elwoed H. !
Norny. The iuhueacs OF such a life upon
a community cannot be ether than good;
and would that we had many more such
men, whose lives would he legacy 10 the
publIe men who may follow Us hereafter
We sometimes stand at the graves.
and retrospecting ths lives OF the dead
wish that their life could be blotted ou'
It's iufusnea, IL any, seemed 10 have been
only evil. but At this open grave, we can
say Of tho deceased that his life. 90 far as
we know. was only for aeod. 1t measured
mp so ths STANDARD OF trua manhood and 10
worthy cf the imitation Of all those OF us
who gather to-day 10 sadaess around his
cef1n.n
Anorg the friends and neighbors who
attended the funeral were Governor Bigee,
Pierce Biegs. Colonel "A. 4. Cooper, p }
Lynch, james T. shAllcross, serick #.
Bhsllcrosr. Nathanisl Williams. Henry H
Appleton and John Corbit