Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17


meetings of all committees after the ad- |
journment of Council. Committee |
meetings were promptly called and |
Council then adjourned. Immediately |
after adjournment the committees met |
and the bills read on September 3D.,
were examined and approved for pass |
age at the next stated meeting.
FUNERIL OF CHARLES W1RNER.
The Services Attended by Many of His
Friends and Business Acquaintance
The 1ntermcnt Private.
The funeral of Charles Warner was
held on Friday afternoon. Services were
conducted at his late residence, No. 902
Broome street. Many of his friends and
business acquaintances were present. The
exercises were simple but impressive
George w. Stone and the Rev. William H.
Johnson were the speakers. Mr.. stone
said
"Hhe silent procession that ever moves
steadily on, receiving into its ranks the
young, the middle aged and the old has
again passed this way and taken from us
noble and useful man. We are here to-
day to testify by our presence our respect
for one who has finished his work and
who has been promoted to higher life
where, as our faith teaches us. he will find
an opportunity for, larger growth and
an event as this how natural and benefi-
cent seems the divine order of existence,
the sequence of life and death. In the
newer thought of death which has come
to the race with its greatly increased
knowledge, much of the terror with which
il was formerly regarded has passed away.
The thought of God has more and more
taken possession of mems minds. The
wonderful revelations in the material
world about u.s. which have taken place
with such rapidity, have given unmistake-
able evidences of the still greater things
| coming to increase the comfort and the
happiness of His children; so that we find
ourselves growing more and more to re-
| gard Him as our loving Father rather than
as stern judge. For all the ills that beset
| us He is teaching us the remedies. For the
dangers to which we must necessarily be
exposed, He gives us timely warning and
the skill to avoid them. We see that all
evil is of our own making; that He is Good
only good. So into this thought of death
has come to such an extent the thought of
| God that it can only be regarded, in ITSELF
us one of the Fathers bencficent provi-
sions for the ultimate benefit of His chill
dren. When once this thought has estab-
lished itself in the mind, Immediately the
man is filled with loving, coniiding,
trusting faith in God, and III His good
ness. The grave excites in him no fears,
for he sees that the same God that cares
for him here. rules there, and that what
eer betides, His love abides.' Death is no
longer the King of Tcrrors,' but the
white-winged angel that shall meet him at
the end of life's journey and folding him
lovingly in its arms bear him away to
another apartment in the Fathers many
roomed mansion. This faith is the fruit
age of Christianity as taught by Jesus the
blessed Master. 1t grows as the thought of
God, enlarges, and becomes more an active
principle of our lives.
The words of the sweet singer of Israel
which have Just been read, are more fully
understood than ever. More and more
do we know that the Lord is our Shep-
herd more and more is the Valley Of
the Shadow of Death, lighted by His
our hand in His we fear no evil.' His
goodness and mercy we know shall remain
with us to the end, and His house shall
forever be our home
These thoughts have been suggested to
my mind by the natural, well-rounded,
practical life of the dear friend to whom
we were all so much attached. Charles
Warmers life has been an unqualified Sue
cess; for success means the accomplish
ment of things undertaken. He selected
his avocation III life and pursued it to the
end. He attended to its duties with un-
varying faithfulness, and with a skill and
earnestness that resulted in its establish
foundation. This was his chief work so
faf as the labor of his hands was con-
cerned, but the accomplishment of this
! work did not absorb his entire attention.
He found time to help others, to work for
the improvement of the city, and to assist
in the solution Of the problems that pre-
sent themselves to each generation. He
, was admirably fitted by nature for the
work he had chosen. His mind was
active; he thought rapidly, and acted
quickly, and his capacity for details was
unusually great. In all his work he was
Punctuality was with him u rule seldom
broken, and never without good cause.
! Very naturally such a man came to be in
demand for service as trustee, to direct cor
porate institutions, TO manage large sums
, of money, and in work Of this kind he
; had few equals, and perhaps no superiors.
Faithful to his trusts always, he was never
harsh or unfeeling in their execution. He
was as we all know, a man of
engaging. manners. He never lost
certain childlike manner diff
,, !..,,,,t cult to D., describe @ but clearly
} courteous. In the best sense of the word
} he was gentleman. If | were asked to
name the trait of his character which
i, dominated the rest l should answer, JUS
, tice. lie was, as far as ordinary mortals
ever become, just man, giving every man
, hiS uuV' W hetHSt III TtSpcCt or money,
he was fair man and II square man
Trickery of any sort was simply impossi
2 BILE for him. Whichever way the obliga
! tions rested, when the fair balance was
i struck, that way must the payment go
and no thought of any other course could
j, ever be tolerated by him; The law of right
! and justice governed his conduct con
1 stantly. Next to his love of Justice rs
c manifested i'll his life, was his devotion tc
: moderation. He enjoyed the comforts of
s this life us fully as men ever do, but never
carried comfort to luxury or pleasure tc
> excess. He enjoyed the fruits of his own
' labors, as few men are even able to do
Z, He always kept money rs his servant and
n never allowed it to become his master, ant
! with wisdom as admirable as it was rare
/ he knew when TO cease accommodating and
o to begin the enjoyment of it. With an al
? most absolute certainty of great wealth
9 before him, and the ability already &C
. quired to accumulate it, he quietly HANDED
over the reins into younger hands, AMI
s turned aside to less exacting duties, deter
Y mined to spend the rest Of his life in tn,
4 enjoyment of what he had already accu
/. mulated He carried out his plans to tht
!. last. He INDUCED in travel and social life
|, He was the centre of large circle of rela
2 tives and friends, who respected admiret
u and loved him. In sickness and in healtl
:. he had the comfort that comes from aifec
g ton and friendship to an unusual degree
j. His counsel was sought by all WHO hat
e any claim to it, and freely it was given
Y He was generous in all matters pertainin,
q TO the welfare of mankind. To works o
+, charity and love he gave money, and wha
= was better than money, his time, hi
o ability and his enthusiasm.
Ills religious associations were with tn
d Society of Friends, of which he was life
l. long member. 1t was never my good for
II tune to hear him express himself OH tn
- - subject of religion, but was more forum
: ate in having the benefit of MANY years N