Smyrna times., 1891-01-28
credit of his mind and heart.

credit of his mind and heart.
Following the footsteps of his father
in the Episcopal Church, of which he
was, when so young, an earnest mem
ber, he developed a serious and stable
character, a moral purpose and prin-
cipal of charity, that controlled his
actions, and awakened an abiding in
terest in the welfare of all the members,
particularly in the guidance of educa-
ton OF the younger memL ers, and in
the guardianship of the youngest
brother whose education he fostered
with persistant solicitude, and whose
estate he managed with sound judg-
ment, scrupulous fidelity and remarka-
BILE success.
He preferred the quiet routine of hus-
mess and agricultural pursuits to the
excitement and ambitious strife of pol
itics, although he always, until later
years, exhibited an active interest in
the success of the Democratic party,
and through their suffrages, served in
the State Legislature, as Speaker OF the
House of Representatives in 1857. He
was President of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company from 1868
to 1886, and then declined reelection.
For several years he was a director OF
the Bank of Smyrna, and afterwards
! of the Farmers Bank of Delaware, at
Dover.
lie was devoutly attached to St.
Peters Episcopal Church, of which his
grandfather, Daniel Cummins, a signer
of the Ratification of the Constitution
of the United States, was member
and the chief founder of the church
building which stood for century al
old Duck Creek. When the present
church at Smyrna in the building o.
which, his father, John Cummins, wa.
eminently instrumental, needed en-
largement and improvement, he was
ready with open hand to lead off, anC
to consummate the work, not counting
the cost to himself. His whole life ha,
beeu devoted to the prosperity of this
church never SO busy but that h,
could contribute of his time and money
to the advancements of its interests
u faithful friend of all rectors, in har
mony with all vestries, kind and atten
tive to all wOrshippers-he endeareC
himself to the whole congregation; anC
remained Senior Warden of the Parisl
for 68 years. Surely, being dead, h,
yet speaketh to the Church. He leave
wife aud two sons and two daughters
and has gone to rest in paradise, t,
receive at last the welcome "Wel
done good aud faithful servant ente
thou iCtO the JOY of the Lord Trul,
he was faithful in all the relations O
life as husband, affectionate as fathe
indulgent; as brother, considerate il
office, conscientious in private life
urbane; in public, cOmplaisant.
He was "a good type of the old Iash
iOned gentleman unOsteutatiOus il
bearing, cOurtly in manners, grave ant
dignitied, yet sympathetic aud easy o
access, and almost the only remaining
link here, that united us to the grandly
plain character Of the days of his boy
e hood. His noble figure is renovet
from our streets, but the example of
life cOnsecrated to duty and to God,
before US.
With the armOr buckled on he stoO,
at his post; where he stood, there b
fell, bravely struggling, submissivel
yielding, acknowledging the power O
the king of terrOrs and looking for tn
victory of eternal life His sun of lif
has set, but the shadows of darkness
dissolved in the light of the sun G
righteousness shed upon his soul.
"Or ever the silver cord be lOosed
Or the golden bowl be broken, ther
shall the dust return to the earth as i
was, and the spirit shall return unit
God who gave it"