The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-04
REV. DIR. J. Z. EDWARDS.
OBsEQUfES or 7UE AMIR AND BE-
IODED DfyINE.

His Remains Reached the City i'm the Morn
ing Services ut the Church-Pail Bearers
and Attendants ~EuIosy by Rev. Dr.
Whitehead.
The train which reached the Allegheny depot
from Lynchhurg yesterday morning anoni ,
O'Clock bore the remains of 'he beloved ana Ia
mcntcd DR.. John L. Edwards
The train was met by all the Methodist minis
tiers Of Richmond and Manchester, number OF
Richmond Commandcry NO. 3 hmgh'' rem
plar. and a delegation from the churches "lhch
he had served II llcnmond-Irnit'' IaiA
Place. Centenary and Broad-strcc' besides
large number Of those who loved anu hohoieu
this venerable divine.
tion ron me (ourt-strcct church. Lyhchn1rg
md A number of Nasons from that city. ,
The following ministers also came; blah'
John c. GranDcry. Rev. Dr j. Powell Garland,
Rev Or. s. x Lambeth, and hcy Jane, a. iuil-
can. Of Lynchhurg, and kcys Il. 1. Wilson ana
J. n. c. Cheatham. OF Poiersnufg. ,..t a,,,
The body Was taken 10 centenary chuIch anu
tho plate removed from the caskct
MANY of those who knew and loved HIM passed
through the church ana iook,d l.t .iiv .a,'
The appointed hour for the services was ID
O'Clock. but long before that every seat III lhe
house was filed, when AT 10 inc, lloceS.luh
Folowinc that we're the Methodist ministers
of Richmond ana Manchester. and the Lynch
burg delegations The display OF flowers was
one Of the most lavish and beautiful ever seen
In the pulpit were Bishop CRANBERRY Rev; Drs.
Judklns. A. q. Brown, ". V. Tudor, J.. A. Ieitf-
son Leo Rosser. T.. VI. Peterson, :. s. lambeth
George II. Ray, Rev. Mossrs. Anvil, Lumpkin'
Duncan and others.
presiding elder of West Richmond district, who
read the first hymn, Servant OF God wen
Done, followed by deeply impressive prayer
by Or Tudor. Of Broad-street church.
The reading of the Holy Scriptures pertinent
TO the occasion was 10y Rev. H. NJ Peterson Of
Central church, Mapchester, Then the gls sn
tcnary church, after which Or. laul Whitehead
read well-prepared paper on the life AMI ser
30 minister could have more fitting and APP
propriatc culogles spoken IN his behalf, than
those rendered 10y Drs lOsscr, j.. Whey Bledsoe
and Z. A. PETERSON co-laborers with. INN III the
fhe solo Good Night" sung by Captain Cum
bingham was very expressive, and caused a
deep feeling in the large audience assembled,
COMPOSED of all denominations.
After the services the cortege Irocccded 10
Hollywood. whore Bishop GranDery conducted
the last rites.
Of the Bantist Church: Drs. Read and German,
Of the Presbyterian Church, and the following
Methodist ministers iii addition 10 those named;
tenbaker and j. 7. Woodward.
I he honorary and active pal-boarers from
this city were: j. b. Pace, stephen luiucy'
George l.. Bidgood. T. J. Crew. John W. Fergus
son. Charles Il Willis, John Morton. q. T. Mclsl-
ger. Or. Christian, John j. Branch, \. y Lee
aud Valentine. of Union station.
The singing 10y the choir was well rendered
and the entire services appropriate 10 the
memory of one of the oldest ministers OF the
Methodist Church, who IA So well known and
universally beloved not only hy ms denomina-
ton. Of which he WAS tine leader, but hy every
community in which De has served and ms re-
markably,actiyo life showed how great was ms
desire 10 fiji his days with usefulness, and he
now receives the reward Of a wcl-spcnt life.
well done, good and faithful servant"