St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-05
TEARS UPON CHILOS' BIER.
NOTHING BUT KIND WORDS FOB THE
DEAD PHiLdN7HR0PiSE
A PUBLIC LEDGER MEETING,

At Which Touching Resolutions
Arc Adopted = His Constant
Endeayor Was to Promote
peace on Earth, Good VIII to
Men" - Resolutions by Many
typographical Unions.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 4.-There was
probably not single church in this city
in which some touching allusion was
not made today to the memory of
George w. Childs. At st. James Prot
estant Episcopal church. of which the
deceased was vestryman, an eloquent
tribute was paid by the pastor, Rev.
Joseph n. Blanchard. There were few
callers at the house today, and these
consisted OF the more intimate friends
OF the family. The arrangements
for the funeral are nearly completed.
There will be brief services at the resi-
dence. to be followed by public service
at st. James church at l O'Clock on
tuesday. Bishop Puth, of New York.
for many years an intimate friend of
Mr. Chlds. will officiate. He will be
assisted by Bishop Whitaker, of Phila-
delphia, and Rev. Dr. Blanchard, the
pastor of the church. The remains
will be temporarily inferred in the
DreXel mausoleum at Woodland ceme-
terry. the body to be placed in the cata-
comb next to the one occupied by the
remains of the late A. j. Drexel, the
business partner and boon companion
OF Mr.. Childs. The employees of the
Ledger Will attend the funeral in
a body. The list of honorary pail
bearers Is completed. but j. W. Paul.
who is in charge of the arrangements,
will not announce the names until he has
received acceptance, and there will be
about thirty names OH the list. Ar
rangements are being made for special
trains from New York and Washington
to accommodate the crowd which ex-
poets to attend. 1t has not yet been ali
nounced, but it is expected that Presi-
dent Cleveland, with the members of
his cabinet and several senators and
congressman, will attend. A meeting
of the employees of the Public Ledger
was held this afternoon. Col. Nj. Rich.
ards Muckle, who has been employed
Oh the paper over fifty years, acted as
chairman. Addresses were made, at
which minute attesting the esteem in
which the deceased had been held was
adopted. The minute was as follows:
1.-THE employees of the Public Ledger,
having lost by the death of George w.
Childs one who has stood TO them in the
relation of kind and considerable
father. find it impossible to express in
formal resolutions due sense
theless seek 10 record in this minute
their high appreciation of his
character as it has been revealed to
them in daily intercourse. He was the
embodiment of kindness and benevo-
lence; his broad Sympathies had made
him citizen of the world and not
merely those associated with him
socially and in business, but humanity
itself lost a generous friend and
noble exemplar by his death. 1t
would be unjust to his memory. how
ever, to allow It'll be supposed that the
most obvious characteristic of his ma
ture-the possession of sympathetic
heart that knew no impulses that were
not kindly-was his sole claim to dis
tinction. He was broad-minded and
helpful In every way. All his writ
ings and publications were we'll con-
sidered efforts to upllft humanity; to
promote peace on earth, good will to
men;' to strengthen and succor the
downfallen; to help and encourage the
ambitious. He was a philanthropist. it
is true, but he was more than that;
he was guide. counselor and friend
to all who came within the
scope OF his wide-reaching influence
OF Mr.. Childs, it may be said, as he said
OF Mr.. DreXel: We, to whom he gave
so much that was vital, such as affec-
ton. friendship. faith, can scarcely
think of him as dead, but rather as one
who has gone into more life, into
fuller, better life than he ever knew, as
one that we shall happily meet in that
far cOuntry'o