Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-07
AT oHrLDs, FUNERAL.

Overflow the Church fin which the
 tered in the Drexel Mausoleum- | Although the Intermens Was to be | Private, more Than Two Thousand Persons Had Assembled.
 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The body of George ". Childs was this afternoon con- l signed to the tomb. Beloved by those
 who knew him and respected by all men,
 thousands paid last tribute to the phil
 anthropist by attending his funeral They represented all classes and conditions of
 persons. The banker, tho distinguished literateur, the railroad president and the workingmsn sat eide by side in St. James Protestant Episcopal church. of which Mr. Childs was for 90 long e vestryman, and were alike deeply affected ss they listened to Bishop Potter's eulogy of "great and good man." There were but few fearless eyes in the ssssmblsge.
 Previous to the church services, which
 began at o'clock, Bishop Henry o. Potter of New York and Rev. Dr. Joseph N.
 Blanchard, the latter the rector of St. Jsnes' church, conducted e brief private service of the immediate family in the Childs mansion.
 Long before noon the vicinity of Twen- ty-second and Walnut streets, the Childs residence being on the southeast corner, with St. James, church diagonslly oppo- site, was thronged with crowd eager to gain admission into the latter edifcs.
 The auditorium has seating capacity of about ,000 and the greater portion of the space was reserved for the family. the i'm. mediate friende, 300 employees of the Pub lie Ledger, and Various delegations. When these had been seated the public was ad- mit;sd and the church was quickly crowded to the doors.
 Several thousand persons clamored in content with viewing the cortegs as 1t wended it's way to the cemetery. The services were conducted by Bishop Potter, Bishop Scarborough of New Jersey. Bishop Ozt Whitaker of Pennsylvania, Rev. Df. Blanchard and Rev Dr. William B. Bodine, rector of the Church of the Saviour.
 The funeral procession was met at the church entrance by the bishops and clergy and @ surpliced choir of twenty seven boys and nine men. With theclergymen in the lead and Bishop Scarborough intoning the 'sentences" of the beautiful but simple burial service of the Church of England, the procession moved up the main aisle.
 The casket, which was covered with black cloth, bore a silver plate upon which was inscribed "Georee w. Childs. born May 12, 1929; died February 3. 1894"
 The psllbesrers who followed the bier were Messrs.J Pierpont Morgan, John R Mo- Lean, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Dspew, General Horace Porter, Judge Ed ward Patterson. Colonel Fred D. Grant, MT. John Bigelow, MT Enoch Pratt, MT. Rsverdy Johnson, General Felix Angus, MT. Charles Mayer, Mir. E P. Wilbur, Dr. James Mac allister, Frank Thompson, Judge Henry Greene, Judge Craig Riddle, Me.srs. Fred erick Fraley, Henry N. Paul, John Lowber Welsh, George c. Thomas, William N. Slngerly, L Clarke Davis, RIch- ard 0. Dale, Clement A. Griscom, William V. McKean, Eugene Dslano, Issao H. Clothier, Charles E Warburten, Joseph M. Wilson, Richard M. Cadwalader, Joseph oneI M. Richard Muckle and Colonel Will | liam Wayne.
 The casket was placed in front of the | chsncel and the choir chantsd the burial | anthem, after which Rev. Dr. Blanchard | read the lesson beginning with ''Now Is | Christ risen from the dead" The hymn, 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul" was sung with | solemn effect. and then Bishop Potter de- livered an address on the manifold virtues of the departed.
 When the choir had sung the hymn "My God, My Father" the creed and prayer were intoned by Rev. Dr. Bodine. "In the Hour of Trial" was the next hymn, and | Bishop Whitaker closed the services by off, | fering pathetic prayer and pronounoing | the benediction. "Hark, Hark, My Soul" was the recessional.
 The cortege then proceeded to Woodland | cemetery, where the interment was made | in the Drexel msusoleum. The brief ser. vicee at the grave were conducted by Bish- ops Potter and Whitaker and the Rev. Dr. | Blanchard. The intermsnt was announced | to be private, but over 2.000 persons en- tered the cemetery and crowded around | the vault.
 The intermsnt of Mr. Childs' remains beside the body of bis most intimate | friend, Anthony J. Drexel, was a fitting | finale to the lives of both men. Mrs. | Childs has not decided, however. that this | shsll be the final resting place for her hus- band.
 The Ledger employees and many of the | attendants marched in | body to tLe church from the Ledger office. | The latter was closed from noon until 8 | D. m