The Jersey City news., 1890-01-20
MR.. Henderson BURIED |
Impressive Services at the
Bergen Presbyterian
Church.

Every seat in the First Presbyterian
Church. on Emory street, was filed this
morning by mourner. They had assem-
bled there to pay the last tribute of re-
| spect to the late Peter Henderson.
1t was nearly half past eleven o'clock
when the family took leave of the bier at
his late home on Garfield avenue. Then
it was removed to the church.
The parting was tender and impressive,
but the ceremonies at the house were
quiet and without ostentation.
PAIL BEARERS AND AfOURNERS.
Before the hearse reached the church
and the casket was bOrne in by pail bear
ers Charles B. Thurston. ex Mayor
Charles Seidler. George Clifford, Daniel
York, and E. F. G. Young, large
and sorrowing audience awaited It.
Among them were James Stevens, Abram
G. Tuers, Thomas Rosenberg, j. NJ
Clumpf, ex-Alderman r. A Mcknight,
William Frost, Mayor Cleveland, Jacob
Van Horne, John H. Hopkins, r F. En-
Lewis E. Wood, John w. Pang-
born, j. Charles Appleby. Stephen
b. Vreeland, Jeremiah Halsey, the Rev.
G. K. Garretson, ex-senator William
Brinkerhoff, DIR. Leonard j. Gordon,
Counselor Frank L. Clark, G. III. Lea,
Patrick Lillis, Humphrey w. Carr, Will
lam Bumsted, f. w. Harrison, ex-Direct-
or George w. Perkins.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL REAfEMBRANCEs.
Pastor Charles Herr led the procession
up the long centre aisle, and as he as
cended to the platform he gazed ON
wealth of flowers that hid it.
"A broken column of roses and lilies
of the valley had been sent by the
society of the American Order OF Forest
ers. Some palms bore the card of
Asa w. Collerd, some Sage palm
leaves and lilies were from f. e.
ScAllister, three Sage palm leaves
crossed with sheaf of wheat, lilies of the
vally and white ribbon, were From sor-
rowing employees" an ivy wreath was
sent by M. A. Forbes and sheaf of
wheat and lilies bore the card OF Gustav
Ludwig, Allegheny, Pa.
Following the casket came the son and
on his arm was the widow. Behind them
were other relatives and friends. Pastor
Herr waited until all were seated, and
then read chapter from the Bible after
which he said
THE SERMON.
ut is our sad duty to bid farewell to
man this community and the world
might well be proud of. His success in
building up his business was marvellous
and was never surpassed by anyone in
ST was his pluck. industry and capacity
for work that combined to make him sue
cessful.
mo chance fortune came to him and
he got only what comes to all who are
ready to battle for it.
1T is said that there are some men who
only have to touch things to have them
turn to gold, but Mr. Henderson was a
different sort of man.
"His monument he erected himself 1t
is industry and genius. He had the true
scientific spirit, profound love of nature,
and mind that searched for the philo-
sophy of things and never wearied of
searching for the truth.
ssrhese things made him master of
that branch of natural history which re-
lates to the vegetable kingdom.
Mr.. Henderson's religious views did
not fill the measure of church doctrine,
but it is not the duty of the church to
criticise the dead but to instruct the liv-
ing;
and there were characteristics in his con-
stitution which justifies those who loved
him to rejoice that he has gone to his
Lord
"Mr. Henderson knows now more about
the future life than any of us present and
could he but speak he would tell US of
door that opens to eternity, the glories of
which every contrite prodigal is entitled
to but which is shut to the unrepentant.
TO GREENWOOD.
This closed the remarks of Mr.. Herr
and after the friends and relatives passed
by the casket to take a final farewell
Undertaken Mead closed and depoited it
in the hearse and conveyed it to Green
wood