Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
BURIAL OF PROF. L. /. HOLIDAY.
Impressive Ceremonies at the Funeral at
Unmnden-SidneY College.

ICorrespondence Of the Kichiaond Dspatch.l
U.MPpES-SrDNEy. Va, July 2's-The very
heavens seemed to weep to-day as If in
sympathy with the mourning people, as
devout men carried the body OF Professor
Il. l.. Holiday TO its final restlng-place IN
the burial-gI0uud Of College church. He
died July sd about 3 A. NJ. OF angina
pectorls.
Death he's never struck a mightier or
more stunning blow in this community.
All ages, sex, and races are in tears. No
man could have fallen whose loss will be
moro deeply felt in every department OF
life. All classes Will miss him. ID was in
tended. az requested by the family. only to
bear his body 10 the grave and have
brief. simple service tn6re, but as the ram
had fallen heavily and the weather was
still threatening, 1t was. judged pest 70
have tho service in the church. His
brothers and other relatives who had just
arrived gathered at the house and were
there Joined by friends from Farmville and
from tho regions around with friends from
q greater distance. The family in carriages
were followed by a large number on foot,
headed by the pastor of College church and
the president of the college. Rev. Drs. l..
II. Harding and T. W. Hooper. the venera-
bic DIR. b. III. Smith and Professor j. Is.
Henneman.
These were followed by the body, borne
by acting pall-bearers. Professors j. NJ.
Thornton. w. w. Bocock, j. A. Hogue,
and Messrs. J. NJ. Hart. g. W. Sommer;
Vile, II. venable, J. S. McIlwaine, and
Colonel J. p. Fitzgerald. The following
were the honorary pall-bearers: Messrs j.
VI. Venable, A. II. Venable. @. &. Talia-
ferro, L. II. Taliaferro Ii. Stokes, ST., DIR.
j. d. Eegleston, g. NJ Eggleston, s; b.
Mckinney, W. L. Johnson, II. 8. Reynolds,
and G. G. Bass. On entering the church
the choir sang Come. ye dlsconsolate."
Rev. Or. Harding led in prayer, and this
was followed by the hymn. Corona
ton All hail the power. of Jesus
name.n The pastor then read selections
from the Scriptures adapted to the occa-
sion and was followed IN prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Mcllwaine. Az we were pas sing
ont of the church the choir sang "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" At the grave a
short PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR..
Hooper. The pastor then committed the
body to the grave and the choir sang
Home of the Soul" and THY Will BE
Done
HIS VENERABLE CLASSMATES.
When the grave had been covered with
flowers by loving hands, the last touching
oct was that the four only classmates OF
Professor Holiday present, with deepest
and tenderest emotion, stepped closer TO
the grave, and for them DR.. Harding LAID
another tribute of flowers thereon. The
other three classmates were Drs. Nell
waine and Hooper and Mr.. O. G. Bass. 1t
was indeed scene that moved all hearts
TO see these four men with heads now Sill
vered bowed with grief, and in this gen;
tie way SAYING. How We loved him "
And how we all shall miss him! The
college for thirty-slx years has had
his invaluable services, given with the
heartiest good will aud executed III the
strictest honesty. He was ready &c. fill
and capable OF filing any position when
the emergency arose. and he always did II
with success. Tue faculty found in him
brother. The students universally loved
him. If marble or granite monuments
could tell his worth his old students would
no doubt consider IL privilege and an
honor TO erect such a one as would show
their love, but the best monument he
could have and one already reared IS that
which stands in bold relief in their hearts
and on which their affection is inscribed
sacred to his memory.
HIS GREAT less.
To the Church his loss is grievous: HIS
pastor will miss his wise counsel ana
loving and tender sympathy. for OF his
welfare he was ever considerate and KIND.
As ruling elder in his Church and IN her
/ courts he was q model in many respects.
| His brethren of the session of the Church
will miss him. for he was en- example IN
punctuality, regularity, and method. Inc
whole Church will miss him-for OF her
interests he was thoughtful. and in her
service active and generous. His family
no tongue can tell how they will mss nm.
and we cannot attempt it. Who will not
mss him? The suddenness OF this blow,
by which death has taken away so great
and good O man. has created universal
lamentation.
Callimachus. In his epieram on good
man, says: ITS ever wrong to say GOOD
man dies" In this instance we can say, as
Tennyson-ln Memoriam-" Coda hnger
| touched him and he slept"
Fast as the rolling seasons bring
Tho hour u death 10 those We love-
Each psari that leaves the broken strin8
Is set In Friendships crown above.
As narrower grows the earthly chain
The circlo Wtdens In the sky;
These are eur treasures that roman
2u3 thnss axe stars tAa ban - M