Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-06
A LARGE FUNERAL.
RESPECTS PAID TO FATHER
TAYLOR.
Inc Largest weekday FunerAI Evel
Known In Asbury m. n Church
Addresses and Resolutions
Respected by All.

Asburs M. Il. Church haa often been
crowded Upon funeral occasions, bat
nevar before Was II so crowded Rs or
Wednesday afternoon, when STANDING
room WAS In demAnd In the main audi
torium and the galleries we're Alice
with the friends Of the late Raw. VIII.
liam W. Tagiof, more endeaFingly
called "Fa,heF Taylor" on account Of
hts snowy white head, that gave him \
venerable appearance, and priro'p,liy
on Aoeount OF his kind, fAthefly bearing
10 all be met.
The pail bearers who bore the re
mains Of "FAtber Taylor" from his late
fesid eaoe TO the church and from thence
20 M Salem oemetery ior iptsTmen,
we're the local ministers with whom he
bad lAboTed. They were; Rev. John
elmms, Rsv Thomas r. Dill, Rev,
william II. HendHIckuA, Rsv John Y.
moLAuRhlln aud Rev. james M. DUN.
brAooo, oil Of this city except Mr.. Hen.
drioksop, who resides near CenttOvllle,
and iills and appointment on Newport
Circuit.
The remains were ancAsed IN . hand
some cahket furnished By Undertaken
John r. Kilmer. A floral pillow, rep
restntInR rest, WAS placed ~ the head Of
the cIsket, while At the foot, az anchor
and bunoh Of wheat represented life
ending In Iloh fruitaRe.
A ohotr Of Ahbuty's sweet singers,
led BY W. I. GrUves, nAt within the
altar railing and furnished the solemn
soul-stiTEing strains OF music, that was
an impressive part OF the ceremony.
hAhleep tu JeHuA" vas the hFst
hymn sung, end thin followed prayer
by Rev. Fl II SAndsTsOB. Rev A II
Scott read the 9th Psaim and Rev.
70. Bran read part OF the 18Th ohSp o.
VI lHt OoTinthinps. Then follow ed the
slngipR Of the s9lst hymn, "ssrvAnt OF
Gsd, Well Done"
Rev Charles Moore was introduced
As Tire GrAt speaker. MI. Moore sale
that IL was in 1875 when hs first be-
came associated with Father Taylor in
active church work. At that tlms the
city miEeiOn WAs organised. IL con-
sisted OF 10 local preachers, 0 sxhoFtors
and 2S helpers from tho VArloue
churches There were mine appoint
msnls, embracing Second and WGsb
inRton stratts, RiohaTdson's school
house, o sohool house on the New OAs.
tie roaa, ever Eleventh street bridge,
BOW KingsWood, MoDOWsiville and
other places around the city. Father
/ Taylor Was the busiest AMONGST all He
vent over Eleventh street brioRe and
When he could get no house 10 preach
in he wOa d GET = little company to
Rether and preach under . willow tres
or from some friendly door step. When
a church was built there Father Taylor
vent on the hunt OF some osher place.
He Was . man who rested on the
proniaesi he was man Of God and has
gone hume 10 his reward.
Rev. DIR. Simms bore hls strong tes
tiwOpy TO the piety and seal OF Father
TAy lor and made . strong exholtatlon
to meet him In Heaven.
Rsv. J. u. Bryan, referring 10 Cook
man M. E. Chapel ct Fourteenth and
Scott streets % the last fTultaRe OF
Father TayloI'H ministerial laboFS. IN
eroduoed q representative OF that ohApe
who made q few remarks Of the work
Father Taylor had performed OF thai
place, and then read the following ex.
precision Of sympathy and eatssm pRanso
by the friends OF the chapel at q meet.
ing held the night before;
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
"YeA, though 1 walk through the
valley Of the shadow OF death, / viii
fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy
rod and thy STAFF they comfort me y
Thus sang David, this sWset SINGER Oi
Israel, In his strong confidence In God
though he WAS passing through the
shadowB Of death, and thus sang Father
rAy lor - be met the ups and downs Oi
life, and the ntaFer be approached TIE
valley the stronger grew his oohfidsDo,
| tV. "a ~ he -
But the struggle with him nov is over
and Father TAy l0r now sings "Home 81
Last" Therefore, the committee IN
temporary charge OF Oookman NJ. e
0hApsl has deemed II ezpsdient AnC
proper to place upon record the follow
log tribute TO the memory Of Fathsl
Taylor:
WHEREAS, God In His insorutiblI
WltdOm and goodness has spokeI
sWsetly to the Riv. W. W. Taylor II
the golden sunset Of his life, and said h
him, III IL enough, come up higher.
Therefore,
Resolved, That In the death Of FAthsi
Taylor We recognise the hand Of Provi
denos in removing him from us as tn,
weight OF years had commenced 10 boV
him 70 the earth, from the scene Of hi
toll and anffsrings to = country wher'
the wicked cease from troubling Ant
the weary are forever at rest,
Resolved, That We, appreoiAting hi
lAboEs end wto are benenIlsd bS them
will cherish his memory, obsy bis pre-
oepts and admonitions, follow his ex
Amples Of piety, initiate his virtues ant
strive to meet him In Heaven.
Resolved, That to the widow Rn(
children We tender our sincere sym oA